so much for “write what you know”

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Aaron Sorkin is writing a movie about Facebook. What’s it going to be about? Well, he doesn’t even know yet, because he has no idea what Facebook is. As seen in the Guardian: “I’ve just agreed to write a movie for Sony and producer Scott Rudin about how Facebook was invented,” Sorkin wrote in his … more…

5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘Blindness’

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All this week! 5 movies I’m psyched for in September, and 5 reasons why. No. 4: Blindness [opens limited September 12]. -1. This is not cool: the Blindness official site linked above keeps crashing two different browsers on my computer. I’d say that was supposed to be some kind of joke, but it’s not funny. … more…

Traitor (review)

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Well, it took only seven years, two invasions, one extralegal offshore prison, pretend justifications for torture, and the trashing of the U.S. Constitution, but here we finally have it: the smartest, savviest, most seditious movie yet about the ‘global war on terror.’

Frozen River movie review

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The stories of women are so disparaged — or worse, ignored — in our culture unless they have something to do with pleasing men, but here’s one that demands to be seen.

dream cast: hypothetical ‘Remington Steele’ movie

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It’s Thursday, so it’s time to remake an 80s classic TV show or movie with an all-new cast. This week: Remington Steele, the 1982-7 NBC romantic comedy series about a female private detective, Laura Holt, who hired a former con man, alias Remington Steele (possible real name: Harry Chalmers), as a front man for her … more…

5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘Lakeview Terrace’

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All this week! 5 movies I’m psyched for in September, and 5 reasons why. No. 3: Lakeview Terrace [opens wide September 19]. 1. The story: An interracial couple — he’s white, she’s black — get harrassed by their neighbor, a cop who happens to be black, disapproves of their relationship, and — oh, yeah — … more…