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All About Robin Williams. Trade Roughage 7/16/08

I can connect all of today’s news to Robin Williams. Unfortunately.

Inglorious Bastards Script is Tarantino’s “Ur-Text”, Apparently.

Greek nudes, French New Wave references, and a “Jew Hunter.” Tarantino might just be Doing Tarantino On Crack, but I guess at least his shtick has gone global.

Benjamin Button Trailer

The Playlist point to this “teaser” trailer for David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button which spins on the wildly exciting premise that the wisdom and life experience of an old man could travel in the body of a young(ish) Brad Pitt. The trailer is long, slow, and almost dialogue free. We can only [...]

Universal Fire, Love Guru Under Fire. Trade Roughage 06/03/08

Oh, the sad irony: the Universal Studios fire, which destroyed the New York Street section of the backlot, was “caused by sparks from a blowtorch used to repair” that set. The theme park tram tour continued as scheduled yesterday, with visitors able to see the damaged facades (which will be rebuilt) up close.
Brad Pitt is [...]

Brad Pitt Pompadour. Clip of the Day

The latest from the Coen Bros. unintentionally (?) pays homage to the debut film from Tom DiCillo.

Lesbian Hooks as Cannes Cooks: SpoutBlog Week In Review

Enter our Presidential Zombie Photoshop Contest! And if you need inspiration, watch the brilliant Aussie zombie short I Love Sarah Jane.
Karina in Cannes: Follow her here. Also: Black Downey Jr. Billboards; Damme on Van Damme; THINKfilm’s Cannes do; Waltz With Bashir trailer; Sex on the way to Cannes.
The “controversial” lesbian kiss revealed: Vicky Cristina Barcelona [...]

The 15 Films That Buyers Want At Cannes

Two films that came together under the shadow of Heath Ledger’s death are expected to be big with buyers. Also: details about Terrence Malick’s TREE OF LIFE! Sort of!

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

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.

Brad and Jen Still Something We Need To Be Concerned With: Trade Roughage 04/01/08

Are real celebrities now taking self-parody cues from an unusually trite episode of Entourage? The same morning that Paramount announces a major acquisition for producer Brad Pitt and the production company Pitt started with former wife Jennifer Aniston, Aniston announces that she’s starting her own production company! Through which she’s going to make moviesĀ  “about [...]

Brangelina Torn Apart By Candidate Bonds

Brad and Obama are cousins. Angelina and Hilary are cousins. Well, I’ll be a monkey’s uncle.