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Tag: Tom Bernard

  • Weekend SPC food for thought

    First, Barker and Bernard are unfortunately forced to go on the record and defend themselves against rather naive and myopic attacks from the blog-o-sphere.

    Second, one of David Poland’s inside baseball “State of the Union” DP/30s is dedicated to the duo.

    Well worth your time if you’re interested in the business of show.

  • 5/7 Web Round-up

    X-Men Origins: Wolverine(Somehow this post disappeared earlier. No idea why. Apologies.)

    • Mother’s Day is coming, so here’s a list of the 40 (yes, 40) best movie moms. [Premiere]

    • Has “Wolverine” skewered the intelligent superhero movies? [The Guardian]

    • With Cannes around the corner, Tim Robey spotlights the best Palme d’Or winners of all time. [Daily Telegraph]

    • Stu VanAirsDale stands up for Sony Classics honchos Michael Barker and Tom Bernard against the jolly mean giant, Nikki Fikke. [Movieline]

    • Screenwriter Larry Gross attempts to take yours truly to task on a passing comment that obviously had more behind it by spewing assumption after assumption with verbiage that would bring Bill Strunk to tears. [The Hot Blog]

    • Peter Bart writes up former CBS programming head Mike Dann’s new memoir. [Peter Bart]

    • Steven Zeitchik presents the MTV Movie Awards as an Oscar cautionary tale: when populism runs rampant. [Risky Biz Blog]

    • Back to business.  Sasha Grey to follow up “The Girlfriend Experience” with “This Ain’t Star Trek XXX.” [/film]

    • Erica Abeel chats up Carlos Cuaron on his latest work. [indieWIRE]

  • 9/14 Oscarweb Round-up

    Danny Biyle• Anne Thompson wraps up this year’s Toronto/Telluride corridor. [Thompson on Hollywood]

    • Jeffrey Wells, meanwhile, recaps the Toronto fest. [Hollywood Elsewhere]

    • David Poland thinks Toronto’s “car wreck for expectations” might be a good thing. [The Hot Blog]

    • Peter Scieretta reports on a release date for “The Wrestler”: December 19. [/Film]

    • James Rocchi chats it up with David Poland via podcast in Toronto. [Cinematical]

    • Oscar-winner Kevin Costner defends his Hollywood legacy — and he damn well should. [The Times]

    • Patrick Goldstein spends some time with Toronto “smart shoppers” Tom Bernard and Michael Barker, co-chiefs of Sony Pictures Classics. [The Big Picture]

    • Kevin Kelly talks to filmmaker Danny Boyle, fresh off his People’s Choice win in Toronto for “Slumdog Millionaire. [Spout Blog]

    • Geoffrey Macnabb welcomes Mickey Rourke back to the top with open arms. [The Independent]