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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 | Posted in Politics, Video | Comments (0)

Weinstein Exploits Lou Dobbs, Lazy Film Critics To Push MOON

March 27, 2008 – 10:45 am

I’m not totally convinced that this is not a joke, but the Huffington Post claims that the Weinstein Company is going to start running this TV ad for Under the Same Moon today. The immigration drama broke the record for the biggest opening for a Spanish-language film in the States last week, and essentially became [...]

LIONS FOR LAMBS: Tom Cruise’s NETWORK Moment

November 9, 2007 – 7:15 am

Except that Matthew Michael Carnahan is no Paddy Chayevsky, and Robert Redford is no Sidney Lumet, and Tom Cruise is no Peter Finch…

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Film Reviews, Hollywood, Politics, Stars | Comments (1)

Michael Moore’s Rejected Debate Querie — Clip of the Day

July 26, 2007 – 1:33 pm

Sicko director Michael Moore submitted a question to the CNN/YouTube debate, but it didn’t make the final cut. (Hmmm….wonder why?) After the debates, he posted his question–along with a lengthy explication–at the Huffington Post.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Clip of the Day, Documentary | Comments (0)