http://www.cinemaroll.com/Cinemarolling/Making-Movies-Beyond-the-Call-of-Duty.456075 Crappy list of actors who went “Beyond the Call of Duty” in preparing for screen roles, by doing things such as eating bugs or doing patrol rounds with cops. Not quite as beyond the call as weight gains/losses such as those of DeNiro’s or Bale’s (unworthy of listing, apparently) or the go-big-or-go-home action of […]
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The A.V. Club
http://avclub.com/ An unpleasant, early-onset theme for 2009 seems to be redesigns of my favourite websites. First StumbleUpon threatens to out-Facebook Facebook, now the AV Club has determined that what it was really missing was lots more white and lots more space, and – oh yes – lots more whitespace. Who decides upon these “modern” layouts? […]
Industrial Revelations (TV Series 2002) – IMDb
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418401/ This week, I have been mostly watching Industrial Revelations. Mark Williams proves just as affable as you’d expect, though also a damn sight more mechanically inclined than the average comic actor. The show is a fascinating mix of history and engineering, documenting the English Industrial Revolution with an emphasis on the machines that (literally) […]
Clerkdogs
http://www.clerkdogs.com/ Claims to find movies to your taste. A search for Elizabeth brings up Elizabeth I, Elizabeth R, and, er, Elizabethtown. I may have cracked their algorithm…
Joseph Cotten – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Cotten Quote by Joseph Cotten: Orson Welles lists Citizen Kane as his best film, Alfred Hitchcock opts for Shadow of a Doubt and Sir Carol Reed chose The Third Man – and I’m in all of them. I’m rewatching – and re-enjoying – Citizen Kane, and am a longtime fan of The Third Man. Given […]
Movie Review – Twilight – The Love That Dare Not Bare Its Fangs – NYTimes.com
http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/movies/21twil.html I lurve the NYTimes’ chief movie reviewers, the squeeful AO Scott and delightfully bitchy Manohla Dargis. At the best of times, their reviews can feel like equal parts history lesson and literature discussion, as well as a bang-on movie review. This Twilight review is no exception, though it also adds a touch of WTF-dom […]
Newman’s Own Inventory: 10 unmissable Paul Newman films | Film | Inventory | The A.V. Club
http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/newmans_own_inventory_10 I’m making an effort to catch up on the Paul Newman performances I’ve neglected for too long; the Onion AV Club helpfully provided me with some suggestions. Thus far, I’ve covered Paris Blues (Newman, Poitier, Woodward and Carroll never looked so good), The Hustler and The Verdict, all of which feature the future lung […]
Remembering Paul Newman, the philanthropist. – By Dahlia Lithwick – Slate Magazine
http://www.slate.com/id/2201116/ I was very upset – though not surprised – to hear of Paul Newman’s death last week. We’ve lost one of the last of the big time movie stars, a genuine good guy, and one of the most spectacular philanthropists Hollywood has ever seen. I’ve been delaying my posting of an obituary until I […]
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080721/ap_en_ot/people_roeper_1 Chicago Sun-Times columnist Richard Roeper says he is leaving the nationally syndicated show “At the Movies With Ebert & Roeper” after eight seasons. At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper… Starring neither Ebert nor Roeper. **EDIT** Wow. I’m psychic!
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http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/05/27/the-red-pill-10-films-guaranteed-to-blow-your-mind/ “10 Films Guaranteed to Blow Your Mind.” I find it fitting that those whose minds are fit to be blown would consider these overwrought and undergood films to be life-changing. Personally, I found most of them dreary and pseudo-intellectual – meaning silly and unprofound. And after being forced to sit through two hours of […]