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Bogdanovich and Cuban, The New Odd Couple

It’s the week of theatrical philosophical revolution, apparently: under the influence of Mark Cuban, Peter Bogdanovich steps into the digital age.

Mark Cuban to Flip Script on Day and Date

Consider this WIRED story more than loosely related to yesterday’s back-and-forth on theatrical distribution, and maybe sort of possibly related to today’s rampant speculation on Che. At the Television Critics Association conference yesterday, vertically integrated movie mogul Mark Cuban announced that he’s going to start selling Magnolia’s theatrical releases on HDNET’s On Demand cable service––BEFORE [...]

YouTube Quarterbacking. BlogNosh 06/19/08

A tour through the skepticism sparked by YouTube’s new short film platform, Screening Room.

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.

Redacted, Southland, Margot. New in Theaters.

Here’s a look at the notable films opening this week that we’ve previously covered here on SpoutBlog:

Redacted: Bill O’Reilly can finally get a look at the film he’s sight-unseen been threatening to boycott, while Magnolia finally gets to put that whole all-press-is-good-press maxim to the test. Here’s my review from Telluride; for a recap on [...]

SpoutBlog Week in Review

From NudeGate to adultery to a single woman in Baghdad, from John Kerry to Tyler Perry, here’s a look at the week that was at Spout.

Mark Cuban No Longer Dancing With the Stars

Magnolia Pictures and Landmark Theaters Owner Mark Cuban was voted off ABC’s Dancing With the Stars last night. Above, watch his final performance; below the jump, in his ABC-mandated exit interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Cuban talks about wearing a onesie, buying the Cubs, and baring his “unshaved” hip replacement scar on national television. Throughout this [...]

Spat Week: SpoutBlog Week in Review

From Finke vs. Warner Brothers to DePalma vs. Cuban, here’s a look at the week just gone by (we swear, most of it wasn’t nearly that combative).

DePalma Gives Up

DePalma is apparently resigned to defeat in the battle over REDACTED.

Redacted: More From Eamonn Bowles

The Magnolia president vehemently denies staging a protest at a NYFF press conference yesterday.