Bottle Shock (review)

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In 1976, an English wine merchant name of Steven Spurrier, who ran a shop in Paris, hit upon the idea of setting up a competition between the wines of France and those of Northern California…

trailer break: ‘Rachel Getting Married’

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Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… In other words, Jonathan Demme gets Anne Hathaway to wallow in indie grunginess, and smoke in artistically appropriate ways (because movies are no longer allowed to approve of tobacco use). I bet she gets to indulge in some creative swearing and nudity, too. You know, purely … more…

shocking news: Adam Sandler hates movie critics

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Spotted at the IMDB’s WENN: Adam Sandler has blamed the media for influencing his box office ratings – because they never write good things about him. The funnyman ignores critics who deliberately write bad reviews of his films but he is angry when their opinions influence the public. But hasn’t Sandler heard that we critics … more…

have ‘Tropic Thunder’ protesters actually seen the movie?

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The only possible explanation for their complete wrongheadedness here is that they haven’t: US groups that represent the disabled have protested at the premiere of Ben Stiller’s new film, Tropic Thunder. Demonstrators who gathered outside the Mann Village Theatre, in Los Angeles, said the film “humiliates people with intellectual disabilities”. What? The movie, quite clearly, … more…

my week at the movies: ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars,’ ‘Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer,’ ‘Hounddog,’ ‘Henry Poole Is Here,’ ‘Sukiyaki Western Django’

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UPDATE: Just heard about a screener of The Rocker [opens wide August 20] that I’ll attend today. Rainn Wilson as a washed-up musician who gets another chance at fame? It could go to 11, I guess… I like the Clone Wars stuff from Cartoon Network just fine, but I’m not so sure what to think … more…

trailer break: ‘CJ7’

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Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… (Click here to see the Quicktime trailer.) It’s one of those boy-and-his-alien movies, Asian style. Cute. CJ7 is like E.T. meets Stitch, and the Three Stooges are looking after him, except all three of them are embodied in Stephen Chow. (The little boy is darn adorable … more…