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Dig A Hole: Polly Platt, Production Designer, Producer, and Screenwriter
Polly Platt first met Peter Bogdanovich in the summer of 1961. At the time, Bogdanovich was working as the artistic director for a theatre in Phonecia, New York. The director describes the encounter in his book Who the Devil Made …
It had to happen...AGAIN.
Because you demanded it. From the makers of Gard Haard comes the explosive follow-up: (Still waiting to get fired.)
Interview: Brit Marling, Co-Writer and Star of Another Earth
Brit Marling first met Mike Cahill while attending Georgetown. One of Mike’s short films won the Georgetown Film Festival. Brit saw it, introduced herself and soon began appearing in Mike’s other shorts. It’s been a good working relationship: Brit stars, …
The Eyes Have It: Spider-Man Through the Ages, Animated Edition
Well, that was fun. Let's try another round, this time, with cartoons! I'll wait again. Time's up! Clockwise from upper left: Spider-Man (1981), Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Spider-Man (1967), Spider-Man (1994).
The Eyes Have It: Spider-Man Through the Ages
Quiz time! Can you correctly identify all six Spider-Man eyes? I'll wait. Time's up! Clockwise from upper left: The Amazing Spider-Man TV series, Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man movie (upcoming), The Electric Company, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3. Your summer of superheroes: …
(More) Reviews!
This week, your humble correspondent humbly unleashes his megacritical skillz on Captain America: The First Avenger, Crazy, Stupid, Love (so many commas!), Sarah's Key, and the re-release of The Man Who Fell to Earth. In the capsules: absolutely nothing new. …
Reviews!
Good grief, is it Thursday already? Those tomato-water Bloody Marys - Unbloody Marys? - have a way of blurring the days. Wait, what do you mean it's Thursday of next week? Omigosh - I forgot to link to last week's …
Review: Love Etc.
Love Etc. began with an, “I do.” Executive producer Jonathan Tisch and his bride-to-be Lizzie spent a day standing on line at New York’s City Hall Marriage Bureau waiting for a license. Surrounded by couples united under an umbrella of …
A Re-butt to "Cowboys & Aliens: Daniel Craig, Fitted Chaps. Er, Fit Chap"
Look closer, Mr. Lickona. All that's missing is the DNA taken from Jon Favreau's lip-prints.
Angels & Airwaves Hitting Theaters August 10 with Feature Film Preview
More than 460 movie theaters nationwide will broadcast a live Angels & Airwaves performance, video screening, and a Q&A session on August 10, with Angels & Airwaves Presents LOVE Live. Their new album Love Part Two will finally arrive November …
Cowboys &. Aliens: Daniel Craig, Fitted Chaps. Er, Fit Chap.
A friend who attended a preview screening of Cowboys & Aliens reports on what may be the most noteworthy aspect of the movie:
Kristen Stewart Out As TS Autistic Druggie Convict in Mom's Movie
Photo at left: Tiny Lister Looks like "Snow White" won't be drifting after all. Kristen Stewart, long-rumored to don four hats as a transsexual yardbird with autism and a nasty drug habit, will not star in her mom Jules' directorial …
REVEALED! Alice in Wonderland Producer Joe Roth's Master Plan for Disney Heroines!
Lessee now... Alice in Wonderland: Snow White: Hmmm.... Ah ha! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSS5dEeMX64
Banned 3-D Asian Sexploitation Flick Coming to Clairemont!
It was only a matter of time before the three-buck surcharge for 3-D glasses went towards something other than cartoon birds, redneck roadsters, annihilative tin cans, and Smurfs. The same year that saw Werner Herzog's Cave of Forgotten Dreams join …
Scenes from Comic-Con: Steven Spielberg Gives Some Advice to Peter Jackson
It wasn't quite Clash of the Titans down there in Hall H, but there was a definite sense that school was in session: Alas, the Master's lesson seems to be taking a while to sink in: Now, if only Martin …
Universal Squeezes a Few More Dollars Out of the Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine
I understand the tactic - Oedipus ain't just a Greek king - but frankly, I question the studio's good taste with this latest interactive feature:
Scenes from Comic-Con: Either there was a mix up with the Ghost Rider 2 display...
...or Men in Black 3 is going to take a turn for the demonic. (Yeah, that's right, we're posting photos from the convention floor. Nothing exclusive here, folks. Well, maybe a little something that is not Spielberg-huge but is nevertheless …