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Cannes Diary: Che and the Quest For Relevance

May 21, 2008 – 11:00 am

Steven Soderbergh tries to rise to the Sean Penn Relevancy Challenge. Also: the French FORREST GUMP. With boobs.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Film festivals, cannes 2008 | Comments (2)

The 15 Films That Buyers Want At Cannes

May 9, 2008 – 4:00 pm

Two films that came together under the shadow of Heath Ledger’s death are expected to be big with buyers. Also: details about Terrence Malick’s TREE OF LIFE! Sort of!

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Film festivals, Film marketing and distribution, cannes 2008 | Comments (1)

Sex and the City Uncensored: BlogNosh 04/07/08

April 7, 2008 – 5:07 pm

Plus: the three faces of Gus Vant Sant, and recommended BFI Classics.

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

Tropic Thunder Trailer

March 18, 2008 – 2:33 pm

Blackface as box office draw. What year is it again?

By Christopher Campbell | Posted in Film marketing and distribution, Hollywood, Humor | Comments (2)

Trade Roughage 01/03/08

January 3, 2008 – 8:26 am

Tyler Perry in space! Plus, the Golden Globes may or may not go on, and Netflix ends three years of set-top posturing with an anti-climax.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Awards, Film festivals, Technology & Web | Comments (1)

More Strike Strife: Trade Roughage 10/30/07

October 30, 2007 – 5:10 am

Plus: news on Terrence Malick and Winona Ryder’s new projects.

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

New Releases (sort of): Into The Wild

October 19, 2007 – 9:57 am

In addition to the afore-mentioned, long-awaited Wristcutters, this weekend marks the expansion of a films that we’ve covered in depth here on SpoutBlog, Sean Penn’s Into the Wild. A refresher:

In this interview, snagged by Kevin at Telluride, Sean Penn talks about securing the rights to the book, transitioning to working behind the camera, and why [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Spout.com | Comments (0)

INTO THE WILD opens tonight. Sean Penn tells us about first reading the book. We compare the film to THE MOSQUITO COAST. Karina explains why everybody must see HEAVY METAL IN BAGHDAD and interviews the filmmakers.