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Hobbit Hires, Bond Rejection. Trade Roughage 08/20/08

August 20, 2008 – 9:05 am

Peter Jackson, Frank Walsh and Philippa Boyens will collaborate with director Guillermo Del Toro on the screenplays for the latter’s two Hobbit movies. The original plan was to hire outside hands to produce a script, but in order to make the first film’s 2011 release date, Del Toro and Jackson apparently concurred that they needed [...]

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

Comic-Con 2008: Barbie Invades San Diego

July 24, 2008 – 5:45 pm

Forget Iron Man, Batman, Superman, and all the other average joe male superheroes. Comic-Con is all about the Barbie. Mattel’s booth has one glass display case tucked away in the corner, far away from their massive replica of Castle Grayskull, and it’s an entire homage to Barbie. You’ve got Barbie as Supergirl, Barbie as Wonder [...]

By Kevin Kelly | Posted in Comic-Con 2008 | Comments (0)

Mad Men on DVD

June 30, 2008 – 3:12 pm

A fan-made video draws out MAD MEN’s Hitchcock influence.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Classics, Video | Comments (0)

FilmCouch #75 - The Happening: Finding Humor in Horror

June 20, 2008 – 9:00 am

Shyamalan’s THE HAPPENING succeeds as unintentional comedy, unlike similar films by his heroes, Spielberg’s DUEL and Hitchcock’s THE BIRDS, which are actually good.

 
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By Kevin Buist | Posted in FilmCouch, Podcasts, Uncategorized | Comments (0)

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 Hollywood | Comments (1)

Close-Up Blogathon Bits

October 24, 2007 – 8:08 am

I’m finishing up an entry this morning on David Fincher’s music videos for the Close-Up Blogathon. While I’m working on that, here’s a round-up of some of my favorite entries from other bloggers thus-far. There’s a full list of all entries at The House Next Door, which you should definitely check out–I don’t know how [...]

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

Kurt Cobain Truthiness: Trade Roughage 10/19/07

October 19, 2007 – 5:04 am

Plus: Roger Ebert is coming to New York, and a tiny trickle of news on the long-gestating remake of THE BIRDS.

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