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10 Things I Want to Learn From Comic-Con

July 25, 2008 – 9:44 am

Check out the updates I want revealed and then comment with what you’d like to learn over the next few days.

By Christopher Campbell | Posted in Comic-Con 2008, Comic-con 2007, Hollywood, Lists | Comments (5)

Comic Glut: Trade Roughage 04/23/08

April 23, 2008 – 9:34 am

Pamela McClintock at Variety notes that the fact that Universal is opening two comedies in two weeks––Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Baby Mama––is a sign that the release schedule is over-crowded with comic content. Related: Judd Apatow gets yet another job.
James Schamus will adapt the memoir Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, Concert, and [...]

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

SXSW Review: Run, Fatboy, Run

March 6, 2008 – 4:13 pm

There may not be any literal baton passing going on in the marathon-set screwball comedy Run, Fatboy, Run, but the movie, which was directed by Friends star David Schwimmer, is noteworthy for its hand-offs. The first has to do with the writing of the film, which began as an original screenplay by American actor/comedian/writer Michael [...]

By Christopher Campbell | Posted in Festivals, Reviews, SXSW 2008 | Comments (2)