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After much deliberation, I settled on a PS3 a few weeks ago and began building a Blu-ray collection (finally) in earnest. But I’m curious now if anyone here has some immediate “you must buy this” disc ideas. First out of the gate was “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” followed by […]
Entries from December 2008
Blu-ray query for the readership…
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:44 pm · December 26th, 2008
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Correction!
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:51 pm · December 26th, 2008
I knew when I tapped out my “year in superlatives” post last week that something was bugging me about my Best Poster pick. I had forgotten something, I just knew it. And as much as I loved the “W.” one-sheet I picked, I don’t know, it didn’t feel right. Then I was reading through this […]
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105 new AMPAS members receive their first Oscar ballots
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:26 pm · December 26th, 2008
Yes, the Academy mailed out Oscar ballots today. Nikki Finke is wondering whether it’s a foregone conclusion, claiming that “this year’s Oscars is shaping up as rather suspense-less.” Well, live and learn this season, Nikki, because nothing is ever foregone with this bunch. Meanwhile, Sandy Cohen of the Associated Press got on the horn with […]
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INTERVIEW: Dustin Hoffman
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:24 am · December 26th, 2008
He doesn’t seem like Dustin Hoffman for some reason. He sounds like Dustin Hoffman. He looks like him. But there aren’t really any traces of his decades-long assemblage of characters. And he’s got an approachability that seems somehow uncommon for a star of his stature. But there he is, piecing together a sandwich with arugula, […]
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Listen to Fox Searchlight’s original song contenders
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:17 am · December 26th, 2008
We featured Bruce Springsteen’s “The Wrestler” a few weeks back. It was a feature I wanted to keep up with but I never came back to it for some reason. Anyway, Fox Searchlight has made the track available along with A.R. Rahman’s “Jaiho” for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!
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45? Holy…
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:25 am · December 26th, 2008
I never really keep up with actors’ ages or anything, but jeez, Brad Pitt is five years away from the half century mark? Amazing. Anyway, Reed Johnson recently profiled the actor for the Los Angles Times regarding his role in David Fincher’s “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” Here’s a bit from the actor on […]
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12/26 Oscarweb Round-up
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:44 am · December 26th, 2008
• Bob Tourtellotte spends a minute with Sam Mendes. [Reuters] • David Poland responds to the week’s “Watchmen” wowser. [The Hot Blog] • Jeffrey Wells re-runs his thoughts on “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” [Hollywood Elsewhere] • Joel Stein wants it understood that Jews still run Hollywood, m’kay? [Los Angeles Times] • Lisa Marks […]
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Hoffman’s holiday hilarity
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:04 pm · December 25th, 2008
I just caught this over at Hollywood Elsewhere. BRILLIANT. Check back tomorrow, by the way, for an interview with Mr. Hoffman:
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Ho, Ho, Ho? Try Ha, Ha, Ha
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:44 pm · December 25th, 2008
(Courtesy: /Film)
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Merry Christmas
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:07 am · December 25th, 2008
For those who celebrate today’s festivities, enjoy the day. We’re checking out for a spell. Feel free to chat about whatever you like in this space.
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The reindeer droppings just hit the fan — Fox wins ‘Watchmen’ battle
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:04 pm · December 24th, 2008
It won’t be a Merry Christmas in Burbank this year: In a surprise ruling, a federal judge in Los Angeles said he intended to grant 20th Century Fox’s claim that it owns a copyright interest in the “Watchmen,” a movie shot by Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures and set for release in March. The decision […]
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The Bagger on the Joker
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:33 pm · December 24th, 2008
I missed this earlier this morning, but it looks like The Carpetbagger is going back to the “Dark Knight” well this holiday eve: But regardless of what goes into it, what came out of Mr. Ledger in “Dark Knight” was stone amazing. If part of acting — and it’s clear we are just guessing here […]
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Christmas Eve-ah
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:01 pm · December 24th, 2008
(Headline stolen outright from The Hot Blog.)
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INTERVIEW: Michael Shannon
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:53 am · December 24th, 2008
If you’ve seen James Marsh’s “Man on Wire,” then you know of Philippe Petit’s dazzling tight-rope walk between the towers of New York’s World Trade Center on the morning of August 7, 1974. What you probably don’t know is that while Petit was criss-crossing back and forth between the towers for roughly 45 minutes, Michael […]
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Mickey Rourke on Letterman
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:49 am · December 24th, 2008
From last night’s show:
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Why (and how) I became a film critic
Posted by John Foote · 6:11 am · December 24th, 2008
I think this is important to state right now. Why do Kris, Guy, Gerard, Blake, Brian and I do what we do? How did we get on this path? Obviously, I cannot speak for them, but here’s my story and some insight into why I love film, and how deeply that love goes. Though my […]
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12/24 Oscarweb Round-up
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:23 am · December 24th, 2008
• “The Headless Woman,” “Night and Day” and “Tony Manero” head up a list of the year’s best undistributed titles. [indieWIRE] • Speaking of lists, here’s one of cult and campy holiday flicks. [Cinematical] • Josh Horowitz goes toe-to-toe with David Fincher. [MTV] • Slow down, Hoss. Lou Lumenick thinks Dev Patel is going to […]
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‘Button’ on the rocks?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:04 pm · December 23rd, 2008
Sasha Stone over at Awards Daily points us to Roger Ebert’s two-and-a-half star review of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” and I have to say, it’s a pretty rough assessment. Scattering his piece with notions like “[t]he movie’s premise devalues any relationship” and “[g]iven the resources and talent here, quite a movie might have […]
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