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Sharon Stone banned in China

May 27, 2008 – 5:03 pm

And no, it’s not because the censors just discovered BASIC INSTINCT.

By Karina Longworth | Also posted in Stars | Comments (6)

Miss Piggy is from Philadeliphia and she never talks about things like that in public

May 27, 2008 – 8:44 am

Here’s a bit of candy to keep you entertained while I settle into the post-Cannes, post-holiday bloggy business as usual. Continuing the Muppets revisionist cinematic history trend (first came Sesame Streets by Martin Scorsese, then Elmo auditioned for a remake of Casino (he lost the role to Ernie, apparently), here comes The Muppets Take Manhattan. [...]

By Karina Longworth | Also posted in Humor | Comments (2)

Cannes Market Watch: Sex and Breakfast

May 20, 2008 – 9:18 am

The Macaulay Culkin group sex movie––in Cannes, and on YouTube.

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

Cannes Market Flash: Uwe Boll’s Vietnam Epic

May 19, 2008 – 10:53 am

Uwe Boll’s suicide of a special kind.

By Karina Longworth | Also posted in Film festivals, cannes 2008 | Comments (4)

The Downfall Meme

May 12, 2008 – 4:00 pm

The German film is finding a second life on YouTube.

By Karina Longworth | Also posted in Foreign Films, Technology & Web | Comments (6)

Zellners Promo CineVegas

May 12, 2008 – 12:00 pm

Above: 41 seconds of psychedelic casino nightmare by the Zellner Brothers, masquerading as a promo for the CineVegas Film Festival. The Zellners’ latest feature, Goliath, will be screening at the fest in June. Several other filmmakers have made promos for the fest, including Cam Archer and Kevin Everson; see them all here.

By Karina Longworth | Also posted in CineVegas 2008, Film festivals, short-films | Comments (1)

Jessica Alba and the Female Gaze

May 9, 2008 – 12:00 pm

You’ve been looking at Jessica Alba for years. Now it’s her turn to look back.

By Christopher Campbell | Also posted in Culture/art, Film watching, Stars, Technology & Web | Comments (1)

Political Groundhog Day

May 9, 2008 – 9:38 am

Your Blogger is having some computer issues this morning. While I get sorted, check out this blog post from Roger Ebert , in which he ponders the never ending Democratic primary in cinematic terms. “It must have been a species of torture for the anchors at CNN, who seemed caught in a Groundhog Day loop… The [...]

By Karina Longworth | Also posted in Politics | Comments (0)

Tokyo! Trailer

May 8, 2008 – 10:45 am

Twitch has a trailer for Tokyo!, the omnibus film with contributions from Michel Gondry, Leos Carax and Bong Joon Ho which will premiere next week at Cannes (ed. note: ahhh! I’m going to the South of France next week!). As far as trailers go, it’s not much of anything––it’s basically just footage of the [...]

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

John Cusack Baits Celeb Friends To Support WAR, INC

May 6, 2008 – 3:00 pm

John Cusack seeks celebrity endorsements for his anti-war debacle; hip girl celebrities who should know better find they can’t say no to a pleading Lloyd Dobbler.

By Karina Longworth | Also posted in Politics, Stars | Comments (0)