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Batman Escapes! Trade Roughage 07/23/08

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By Karina Longworth posted 1 year ago
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  • Oscilloscope, the fledgling distribution label spearheaded by the Beastie Boy formerly known as MCA, has picked up Kelly Reichardt’s Wendy and Lucy, which premiered at Cannes to raves from some but measured praise from me. It’ll open at Film Forum on December 10. If his boys don’t try to push Michelle Williams for an Oscar nod the same year her baby daddy has a posthumous nomination all but locked down, Adam Yauch needs to check his head.
  • People are still spending money they don’t have on a movie they don’t need. Also: Christian Bale says he didn’t hit his sister and mom, and London police released him yesterday after questioning. Does that mean he’ll show up at Comic-Con to promote his new Terminator movie?!!?? You’re a horrible person for even suggesting such a thing.
  • Ted Johnson has details on the many film oriented events happening at the Democratic National Convention next month––or, as he calls it, “the Sundance of politics.” I think I might go and cover them. Would you like that?
  • Sophia from Golden Girls, ie Estelle Getty, has died.
  • Blah blah blah the guy who made Hancock, blah blah blah something about Hercules…?

Christian Bale Arrested

By Adam Forrest posted 1 year ago
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Photo: Reuters The Daily Mail reports Christian Bale has been accused of assault by his mother and sister.

The alleged incident occurred on Sunday before the European premier of The Dark Knight, but police allowed Bale to attend the showing. One police source explained, “It was a very difficult situation…it would have been wrong to have wrecked the premiere over a complaint which we don’t yet know is founded in truth.” Bale is now in custody and will be questioned today.

Scotland Yard confirms they’ve received an allegation regarding a separate “incident” in central London.

I’ll be honest, my knee-jerk reaction was perhaps a bit like London police: sadness over this Batman buzz-kill. And then it hit me that it’s really uncool a guy might have assaulted his mom and sister.