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 […]
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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 […]
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://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080421/en_nm/disney_dc_1;_ylt=AoHHUlSTbSpHmPlHgejC7ykE1vAI Disney launches new nature film label Anyone else do a double-take, thinking that said “mature film label”? No? Just me again, I guess…
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080313/ap_en_mo/film_harry_potter;_ylt=AvumyN1OtrY2ZSiSX.mPEaFX24cA Producers are expected to announce Thursday that J.K. Rowling’s last “Potter” installment, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” will be split into two parts on the big screen. The first movie will consist entirely of camping.
Be Kind Rewind – Movie Trailers – iTunes
http://www.apple.com/trailers/newline/bekindrewind/ Jack Black and Mos Def recreate some of Hollywood’s greatest films. Has potential, but will likely squander it quickly once the credits fade. Having said that, if you’re going to make a film made entirely of film-references, you could do worse than cast Jack Black. One wonders, though, what the real movie’s budget was? […]
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http://www.apple.com/trailers/magnolia/flawless/trailer/ The legacy of Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels and The Full Monty is that every British film plot since has either been about a heist or a group taking on an unlikely project, usually in a cheeky manner. This is the former and the latter, but without the cheek. No thanks. And anyway, […]
Nim&x2019;s Island – Movie Trailers – iTunes
http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/nimsisland/ Romancing the Stone meets Indiana Jones meets meets Play It Again, Sam, and it’s all wrapped up in kid-friendly packaging. Plus, Gerard Butler gets to speak in his real accent. Oddly palatable – this one’s got potential.
Love Songs – Movie Trailers – iTunes
http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/lovesongs/ Officially the film I most want to see this year. A French musical, with all the weirdness and innovation that implies. That the lead male’s singing voice sounds exactly like Serge Gainsbourg is just icing on the very strange cake.