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Looks Like Rain! Aronofksy's "Noah" is Coming
The publicity for Darren Aronofsky's Noah (2014) -- the first big name biblical epic since, what, The Passion of the Christ? -- is a light drizzle now. Here's the first photo from the set tweeted...
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8 Degrees of Linking
/Film Angela Lansbury wanted for Wes Anderson's next film? Gah!My New Plaid Pants JA delights me when he reorganizes the world. #TeamCharbender ! Oscar Metrics returns (yay Mark Harris!) with a...
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To Woody With (Tough) Love
Dear Woody Allen, I will always be there for you. Stop punishing me for my loyalty! Back in 1984 my older brother drove me to see Broadway Danny Rose. I don't remember why. I'll readily admit that much...
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Yes, No, Maybe So: "Oz, the Great and Powerful" (Plus "Wicked")
Technically we should resist going all Yes No Maybe So on teasers. When we have in the past everyone expected it all over again with the subsequent full trailer... and I can't do redundancy like that....
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Linkfall
Acme Databank amazing $60 silkscreen print celebrating Pixar's BraveFilm School Rejects has a fine gallery of Comic Con posters while we're on the topic of fine illustration work Chicago Reader...
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one thing I forgot to mention about that "Oz" trailer...
I'm so surprised this thing didn't pop up in my nightmares last night. Maybe tonight?
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Stripper of the Day: Jacy Farrow
Michael C here. I think it's safe to say a lot more people can relate to Cybil Sheperd's striptease in Bogdonavich's The Last Picture Show than they can to Magic Mike. Strippers in movies usually hit...
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Complete the Sentences. My Favorite French....
My favorite French movie is _________________ because ___________________ . My favorite French actress is _____________ and she should _________________ . You know what to do in the comments! France...
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Linkland Express
The Onion "Katie Holmes Glad She Can Finally Practice Scientology in Peace." Hee!The Advocate has a historical interview piece on the making of the gay drama Making Love (1982) a landmark movie for...
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Men of Steel 'n' Spandex
My eyes are beginning to glaze over from the Hype-a-Thon that is the interwebs around Comic Con time. The Earth is so overrun with superheroes that it's remarkable that crime still exists at all. I...
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Box Office Quickie
There's not much to report with this weekend's box office. It's more of the same as every studio, shaking from fear of the Bat, avoiding getting anywhere near opening weekend of The Dark Knight Rises....
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Celeste Holm (1917-2012)
The oldest living Best Supporting Actress winner has now, unfortunately, left us. And to think we were just talking about the divinely appealing Celeste Holm. Holm died earlier today at 95 years of age...
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Review: "Farewell My Queen"
An abridged version of this review originally appeared in my column at Towleroad There are numerous reasons why the Marie Antoinette story has fascinated artists and storytellers for centuries now....
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Truth in Advertising
My friend sent me this photo of a marquee on the East Side yesterday. Ha! I guess that means he read my review.
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Burning Questions: The Best of Bonus Features
Hey everybody. Michael C here to rifle through your video collections like a guy at a garage sale. All of us probably have enough material residing in the bonus features of our DVD collections to fill...
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Stripper of the Day: "Ricky The Rocket"
While "Magic Mike" is in theaters we're looking back at memorable movie strippers It's hard to know what possessed Oscar winning director John Avildsen to make the very trashy A Night in Heaven (1983),...
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Curio: The Dark Knight Rises, Posterized
Alexa here. It seems like anticipation for The Dark Knight Rises has been going on for years. With it has come an inevitable stream of fan poster designs that recently broke into a flood. (Riding the...
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Take Three: Vincent D'Onofrio
Craig here, back after a week away, with this week's Take Three. Today: Vincent D'Onofrio Take One: Full Metal Jacket (1987)The first thing I think about when I think about Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal...
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Same Link Time Same Link Channel
Matt's Movies Harvey Weinstein is talking up movies he had nothing to do with and is not distributing. "Is this some sort of reverse psychology marketing strategy?"Towleroad a filthy gay love song for...
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