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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 | Posted in Community, Film marketing and distribution, Uncategorized | Comments (4)

The Spirit Rises: Trade Roughage 05/07/08

May 7, 2008 – 8:02 am

Lionsgate has moved up the release of Frank Miller’s The Spirit, from January 2009 to Christmas Day. It’s a huge, and not entirely explicable, show of confidence for the comic book movie, which will now compete against family holiday films and Oscar bait instead of having a January graveyard weekend to itself.
Ellen Page will prove [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Film festivals, Film marketing and distribution, Hollywood | Comments (0)

Summer of the Actionless Female

April 23, 2008 – 1:31 pm

This year’s blockbusters have roles for women. They just aren’t that powerful, super-wise or otherwise.

By Christopher Campbell | Posted in Hollywood, Stars | Comments (5)

Sex on the Shelf? Trade Roughage 03/03/08

March 3, 2008 – 8:45 am

The collapse of New Line is expected to throw a wrench in the release of the SEX AND THE CITY movie. Plus: as far as poorly-reviewed movies go, girls kissing seems to be something of a selling point.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Hollywood, Indies | Comments (2)

Trade Roughage 02/20/08

February 20, 2008 – 8:30 am

Oscar producers are worried that the alleged inaccessibility of this year’s major nominees will have a negative impact on the telecast’s ratings. But how could that be, when the Best Picture nominees are so full of memorable catchprases? “I drink your milkshake!” “Homeskillet doodle blog!” “I am putting my scruples aside in order to blackmail [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Awards, Film marketing and distribution, Humor, Indies | Comments (0)

Trailer of the Day: Smart People

January 28, 2008 – 12:03 pm

Ellen Page isn’t too smart for allowing herself to be typecast as the next Winona Ryder.

By Christopher Campbell | Posted in Film marketing and distribution, Indies, Sundance 2008, Uncategorized | Comments (0)

BlogNosh 1/08/08

January 8, 2008 – 6:00 pm

This is the true hallmark of a word-of-mouth hit: when single lines of dialogue take on a life of their own. “’I drink your milkshake’ has such Dickensian grandeur that its miniaturization in the mouths of SportsCenter anchors, scab gag writers, bloggers, and their ilk is practically a national tragedy,” writes food blogger extraordinaire Josh [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Awards, Community | Comments (0)

Trade Roughage 12/26/07

December 26, 2007 – 11:30 am

The trades are apparently still in their holiday hangover. There’s so little news this post-Christmas day that the Hollywood Reporter is even attempting to regift old stories.

By Christopher Campbell | Posted in Awards, Hollywood, Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Amy Adams Better Not Get an Oscar Nomination

December 10, 2007 – 1:06 pm

Please tell me that in the real world, fairy tales like that just do not happen.

By Christopher Campbell | Posted in Awards, Hollywood | Comments (1)

Billy the Kid: The Anti-Juno

December 4, 2007 – 2:18 pm

Two films about eccentric teenagers hit New York screens on the same day. One of them needs you more than the other. Don’t you want to be needed?

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Documentary, Film Reviews | Comments (1)