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The teaser for David Fincher’s upcoming “The Social Network” hit the net at Mashable yesterday. If you’re somehow unaware, it’s a biopic (weird to say that, no?) on Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg from a script by Aaron Sorkin, based on Ben Mezrich’s novel “The Accidental Billionaires.” There is no footage, just a lofty tease that […]
Entries from June 2010
‘The Social Network’ trailer
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:15 am · June 26th, 2010
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FRIDAY FORECAST: Things get Cruisazy!
Posted by Chad Hartigan · 9:19 pm · June 25th, 2010
*All historical figures cited are adjusted to today’s dollars. This post is a little late so sorry if it’s brief. Turned out to be a very hectic Friday. I should have gone to a “Jonah Hex” screening for a little piece and solitude. Hey-oh! But seriously folks, we have two new releases to talk about, […]
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AMPAS welcomes 135 new members
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:12 pm · June 25th, 2010
Well, we already knew Jeremy Renner had got the nod. And no surprise that many of his fellow acting nominees from this year’s Oscar race — Christoph Waltz, Mo’Nique, Carey Mulligan, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick among them — have now been granted Academy membership. (Lest you think that the invitation automatically follows a nomination, […]
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EDINBURGH: ‘Get Low,’ ‘Restrepo,’ ‘Vacation!’
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:02 pm · June 24th, 2010
My third day in the ‘Burgh (shut up, I have legitimately heard people call it that) wasn’t as film-heavy as the previous one: social commitments and a certain football match between Slovenia and some other country got in the way. Under these circumstances, three screenings — taken together, as disparate a cross-section of the U.S. […]
Craig Brewer’s rock and roll film
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:25 pm · June 24th, 2010
Some time ago I remember an interview or maybe just a bit of director Craig Brewer’s general PR patter that he was interested in making a series of films that reflect various styles of music. “Hustle & Flow,” for instance, was his “rap film.” “Black Snake Moan” was his “blues film,” and so on. It […]
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Pixar animators = Renaissance masters?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:55 am · June 24th, 2010
I’m not saying it — Guardian art critic Jonathan Jones is. In a brief but gutsy blog post, Jones adds an alternative (but still admiring) view to the past week’s pile of love letters to “Toy Story 3,” focusing less on their storytelling and more on their value as fine art pieces. In so doing, […]
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Peter Jackson’s King Kong…again
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:01 pm · June 23rd, 2010
I must say, I’m kind of amped for the new Peter Jackson-directed King Kong 360/3D ride at Universal Studios. The old, classic attraction, you might recall, went up in flames along with much of the historic lot when the area caught fire in the summer of 2008. Here’s one of the many commercial spots that […]
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Case closed…for now
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:09 pm · June 23rd, 2010
I’ve been out scouting potential wedding locations all afternoon, but as a Variety story revealed today, the hub-bub concerning a potential shift to January for the Oscars would apply to the 2012 show, not the upcoming 2011 show. Which, you know, of course. I’ve been dealing with it as a kind of abstract idea and […]
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LIFE WITHOUT OSCAR: 1953 and 1954
Posted by Chad Hartigan · 8:07 pm · June 23rd, 2010
Catch up with the idea behind this series here. Did you guys see that USA-Algeria game today? I mean, talk about a life without Oscar. How can anyone think of movies while the World Cup is going on? Can we start a petition to give Landon Donovan the Jean Hersholt award this year? I suppose […]
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EDINBURGH: ‘The Extra Man,’ ‘Two Eyes Staring’ and others
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:52 am · June 23rd, 2010
My third afternoon at the festival finds me wandering around the premises boasting a still-expanding black eye – not, alas, from a macho fistfight with Patrick Wilson over yesterday’s evaluation of “Barry Munday,” but from an accidental collision with a handrail after sneaking late into a pitch-dark screening theater this morning. The more I try […]
Reacting to the Oscars in January
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:34 am · June 23rd, 2010
Nikki Finke’s report last night that AMPAS execs discussed moving the Oscar telecast to January spurred plenty of debate from the readership. I thought I’d poke around and see what the rest of the blogging community has to say on the matter. For starters, David Poland is seeing things the way I do [The Hot […]
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Ruffalo is back with ‘Kids’
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:26 am · June 23rd, 2010
Lisa Cholodenko’s “The Kids Are All Right” opened the Los Angeles Film Festival last Thursday night, right across 11th Street from the Staples Center downtown as the Lakers triumphed in Game 7 of the NBA playoffs. No, they weren’t rioting on Figueroa because the movie’s good, but it IS a solid piece. I spoke briefly […]
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AMPAS brass debating moving Oscars to January?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:54 pm · June 22nd, 2010
That’s what Nikki Finke is reporting tonight (in the midst of further outlandish bitching about AMPAS executive director Bruce Davis), just hours after a new producer and director were tapped for the ceremony. And it’s obviously a major decision with a lot of moving parts, but let’s consider this. First and foremost, it’s the drum […]
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Cohen, Mischer tapped as Oscarcast producers
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:41 pm · June 22nd, 2010
What a novel idea, getting a jump on things. The press release, in part: Academy Award®-winning producer Bruce Cohen and acclaimed television producer/director Don Mischer will produce the 83rd Academy Awards telecast, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak announced this evening. Mischer will also serve as the telecast’s director. This will […]
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‘The Green Hornet’ trailer
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:11 pm · June 22nd, 2010
Hardly awards material here but hey, Christoph Waltz is having fun slumming. “The Green Hornet” hits screens in January and will probably be a fun distraction. The presence of Michel Gondry behind the camera would lead you to expect a certain artistic flair, but then again, nothing about this trailer — which debuted at Yahoo! […]
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‘Inception’ character featurette
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:20 pm · June 22nd, 2010
More and more, the drop zone date of July 16 feels like an oasis out there somewhere in the middle of the summer. “Inception” has screened to some long-lead press and will be shown to more Thursday night. I don’t think there’s anyone who isn’t actively anticipating this thing, so how about another trailer/featurette to […]
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Still waiting…
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:06 pm · June 22nd, 2010
Liberal Hollywood is all set to shoot its wad over Davis Guggenheim’s “Waiting for ‘Superman,’” which held its Los Angeles premiere last night at the LA Film Festival and opens in theaters sometime in the fall. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, because if nothing else Guggenheim’s film will start a much-needed conversation. The decision-makers […]
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EDINBURGH: ‘Au Revoir, Taipei,’ ‘Barry Munday,’ ‘brilliantlove’
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:15 am · June 22nd, 2010
Arriving at a festival at the halfway mark is a little like turning up late to a party where the food has been eaten and the guests you know are already starting to leave – the night may not be over, but you’re going to have to work your way into it. So it was […]
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