Features
• Probably the first time I’ve enjoyed reading her in years, but Nikki Finke comes to the aid of Mickey Rourke after an unfairly conveyed New York Times profile. [Deadline Hollywood Daily]
• David Carr, meanwhile, confronts Rourke at the Gotham Awards. [The Carpetbagger]
• Michael Cieply reports on the changing face of the Academy membership. [New York Times]
• Pete Hammond takes a look at leading players in supporting competition… [Notes on a Season]
• …and gives a big, sloppy kiss to “Gran Torino.” [Notes on a Season]
• David Poland, meanwhile, takes another shot at Clint Eastwood’s film. [The Hot Blog]
• Nathaniel Rogers chats with “Rachel Getting Married” co-star Bill Irwin. [The Film Experience]
• Patrick Goldstein questions the Oscar prowess of “The Reader.” [The Big Picture]
• Indie is the new black, according to Anne Thompson. [Thompson on Hollywood]
• Karina Longworth reports from a New York press conference for “Revolutionary Road.” [Spout Blog]
• The trial of Mary Pickford’s Oscar takes flight. [Associated Press]
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6 responses so far
1 12-04-2008 at 6:51 am
Guy Lodge said...
I dunno… I actually really liked that NYT Rourke profile for not doing the usual celeb-gushing. I thought Rourke came across as a very interesting, self-effacing guy.
2 12-04-2008 at 10:45 am
cdmc said...
Peter Hammond’s blog is Notes on a SEASON not Scandal.
3 12-04-2008 at 10:46 am
cdmc said...
*Pete
4 12-04-2008 at 12:43 pm
Kristopher Tapley said...
Hahaha….oops.
5 12-04-2008 at 1:03 pm
Ryan Adams said...
“Mark” Pickford?
oh no, not another one of those Timmy/Shimmy stories.
6 12-04-2008 at 1:42 pm
Kristopher Tapley said...
The crazy thing being the “k” is nowhere near the “y” on the keyboard. These typos are killer today.