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Superheroes and Celebrity Resurrection: SpoutBlog Week in Review

May 9, 2008 – 6:00 pm

Contrary to the connotations of that headline, we did talk about something other than Robert Downey Jr this week.

By Karina Longworth | Comments (1)

Donnie Darko 2 In Cannes

May 9, 2008 – 1:30 pm

Screen Daily reports that the sequel to Donnie Darko, which begins shooting on May 18, will be looking for international buyers in the Cannes Market. Wait, back up––there’s a sequel to Donnie Darko? Yeah, and Richard Kelly, who is quietly working on a mainstream horror film in the aftermath of Southland Tales, has nothing to [...]

By Karina Longworth | Also posted in Film festivals, Hollywood, cannes 2008 | Comments (0)

Documentaries: It’s Either a Crisis or a Boom. BlogNosh 05/07/08

May 7, 2008 – 4:04 pm

Plus: Netflix subscribers are behind the times.

By Karina Longworth | Comments (2)

Tracey Fragments and the Ellen Page Conundrum

May 7, 2008 – 2:55 pm

Why having Juno in your movie can be a double-edged sword.

By Karina Longworth | Also posted in Community, Film marketing and distribution | Comments (4)

Stride Gum is Anti-Uwe Boll

May 7, 2008 – 2:00 pm

Is it really support for the gaming company or is it just a marketing stunt?

By Christopher Campbell | Also posted in Film marketing and distribution, Humor | Comments (0)

Los Angeles Film Festival Lineup

May 6, 2008 – 2:00 pm

Just minutes ago I was trying to figure out where to stay in L.A. during the Los Angeles Film Festival, when an email floated through informing me that the fest’s full lineup has been posted at The Circuit. The Film Independent-backed event will open with the, um, less-than independent Angelina Jolie action film Wanted; it [...]

By Karina Longworth | Also posted in Film festivals, LAFF 2008 | Comments (0)

Sex and The City, Scent and Sentimentality

May 5, 2008 – 3:10 pm

A journey deep inside the world of SEX AND THE CITY fangirls. Well, as deep as can be expected.

By Karina Longworth | Also posted in Hollywood, Stars | Comments (5)

Iron Man “first comic-book movie better than its source material”

May 1, 2008 – 4:17 pm

So often reviews of films like Iron Man, even positive ones, give you the sense that the critics are a bit embarrassed that they’re required to go through the motions of critiquing a Hollywood product for which financial success and pop cultural domination is a foregone conclusion. I’m the first to sympathize with the critical [...]

By Karina Longworth | Comments (9)

Coen Brothers in Venice: Trade Roughage 04/29/08

April 29, 2008 – 9:09 am

George Clooney and Brad Pitt go to Venice, cosmo-guzzling women prop up the economy of Manhattan, and Mark Cuban finds a way to make money off of illiterate men.

By Karina Longworth | Comments (0)