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Warners Closes Picturehouse, WIP

May 8, 2008 – 12:56 pm

What is this, ThursDay of Death?

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Hollywood, Indies | Comments (6)

Tribeca Lets Right One In: Trade Roughage 05/02/08

May 2, 2008 – 9:47 am

Swedish vampire buzz magnet Let The Right One In took the top narrative prize at the Tribeca Film Festival last night. Shane Meadows’ Somers Town walked away with consolation acting prizes for its two young stars, and the extremely narratively confused My Marlon and Brando inexplicably won the Best New Narrative Filmmaker award. More [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Film festivals, Tribeca 2008 | Comments (0)

Baby Boom: Trade Roughage 04/28/08

April 28, 2008 – 9:07 am

BABY MAMA makes money, THE PLEASURE OF BEING ROBBED edges towards a deal, and Mike Judge reverts to the realm of past success.

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

SXSW Shake-up: Trade Roughage 04/15/08

April 15, 2008 – 9:14 am

Plus: New Line’s anti-climax, and the Oscars duck and cover.

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

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

April 1, 2008 – 9:02 am

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 movies  “about [...]

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

The New New Line: Trade Roughage 03/13/08

March 13, 2008 – 9:00 am

Sketching the future of New Line. Plus: why you don’t have to wait in line for Space Mountain at Hong Kong Disneyland.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Hollywood | Comments (1)

Lust Ban: Trade Roughage 03/07/08

March 7, 2008 – 9:45 am

The Chinese censors have reportedly placed a media ban on actress Tang Wei, due to her sex scenes in Lust, Caution.  This means she can’t attend award show or appear on television, and the nation’s print media has been ordered to pull all feature stories about her.
Anne Thompson eulogizes New Line, with help from John [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Foreign Films, Hollywood | Comments (0)

Momma’s Day: Trade Roughage 03/05/08

March 5, 2008 – 8:54 am

Azazel Jacobs’ Sundance hit gets distribution, Joan Cusack enters the improbable mom role zone, and Time Warner’s math is bad.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Film marketing and distribution, Hollywood, Indies | Comments (1)

Scarlett Johansson’s Guide To Sexual History: BlogNosh 03/03/08

March 3, 2008 – 5:01 pm

Plus: the multivalent critical potential of gay zombies, and how working at New Line resembled being raised by an alcoholic.

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

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)