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Adventures in Filmmaking: Something Resembling Forward Motion
The other day I was grumping to my colleague Ray Pride about how I needed something to stir a fire in me to write about. Usually a stroll through my Twitter and Facebook feeds and my routine pit stops through my morning bookmarks is good way to shift my writing mode into gear, but I…
Read the full article »The Komen Controversy: Rethinking Pink
The internet is all in a tizzy today over the Susan G. Komen Foundation cutting off a grant to Planned Parenthood. I don’t know why everyone is so shocked that an organization founded by a major GOP supporter would have an agenda around not supporting a pro-choice organization. It’s not like Komen CEO Nancy G….
Read the full article »Sundance: Wrapping the Fest
My Sundance pace finally caught up with me, knocking me pretty much flat for a couple days, but here’s the last bit of my Sundance coverage this year. For me, this year was what my great-grandma would have called a “fair to middlin’” sort of Sundance. In other words, there were plenty of films that…
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SNL Recap – Helen Mirren and Foo Fighters
If you’ve ever seen an interview with Helen Mirren, then you’d know that in addition to being a world-class actress, she also has a wicked sense of humor. She has the twin traits of being both regal enough to play Queen Elizabeth II (The Queen) and versatile enough to play the proprietor of a Nevada…
Read the full article »Come Back, Warren Beatty!
So I just finished reading Peter Biskind’s biography about Warren Beatty, “Star,” and I found it as enjoyable as all of Biskind’s other books about Hollywood. He has a knack for finding people that are willing to speak their minds about subjects that are usually taboo and off-limits according to the modern-day PR machine. Even…
Read the full article »SNL Recap – Elton John
I mean, we all know that Elton John is a world-class singer/pianist and he’s crafted some of the greatest songs of all-time, but I’m curious to see if he’ll be able to entertain us when he’s not singing on SNL. My guess is that there will probably be a lot of skits revolving around John…
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RIP Peter Breck
Seen here in Samuel Fuller’s Shock Corridor, after exclaiming in interior monologue, “Nymphos!”
Read the full article »For Valentine’s Day, T-Mobile Clips A Joe Swanberg Movie
A clip from Alexander The Last? Um…. thanks, Cupid? [Via Joe Swanberg.]
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