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The hypothetical MacGyver movie we fantasized about four months ago here is actually coming to fruition, according to CBC News: A big screen version of the long-running TV series MacGyver is in the works by New Line studio. “We think we’re a stick of chewing gum, a paper clip and an A-list writer away from … more…
As if science fiction as a genre weren’t already the butt of so much unfair derision, now the Sci Fi Channel has gone and changed its name to “Syfy,” which is precisely the corporate equivalent of that girl in eighth grade who rechristened herself “Braaandiii” with hearts over all the i’s, and just as stupid. … more…
The preliminary weekend box office numbers are in, and it doesn’t look good for Watchmen: after a so-so opening last weekend of $55 million, the movie dropped like a stone this weekend, taking in only an estimated $18 million… a plunge of 67 percent, which is pretty much a death knell for a flick. I’ll … more…
Going to see Watchmen again today with my geek gang. Then it’s all work, work, work for the rest of the weekend… What are you up to?
I’m stealing today’s question wholesale from the Guardian’s Film blog, where Ben Child asked recently: Should we care that Kevin Smith has sold out? It seems that Kevin Smith has accepted a job directing a film for a major studio that he himself did not write. It’s a buddy cop comedy that was originally going … more…
In the comments section of the Patrick Goldstein L.A. Times piece I linked to the other day, the one about the gnashing-of-teeth that the box-office performance of Watchmen has ignited, one commenter posted this to explain the appeal (or not) of the film: It comes down to this: Do you mind watching a blue schlong … more…
Legendary Variety editor Peter Bart has some advice for movie stars in this year’s special movie issue of Vanity Fair, on newsstands now. Among his “rules” for creating and maintaining stardom: • A star must be willing to navigate the treacherous waters of both art and commerce in order to sustain a vital career… • … more…
“Scholars studying the life and times of William Shakespeare unveiled a portrait Monday believed to be the only authentic image of the Bard painted during his lifetime.” Woo-hoo! Here’s a closeup of part of the painting: If it looks not unlike our idea of what William Shakespeare probably looked like, it’s because this painting was … more…
An article at whiotv.com captures Julia Roberts’s rage at celebrity photographers: “It should be against the law to take a picture of a celebrity’s child,” the Oscar winner told Allure magazine, adding that she doesn’t know “what is going on with this crazy, bloodthirsty child hunt.” Roberts said that she and her husband, Danny Moder, … more…
It’s nice that it feels like spring here in New York today — this winter has felt endless — but it still feels bizarre to be going to Daylight Savings Time already. Which means it’s gonna be dark in the morning again. I hate trying to wake up in the dark. Battlestar Galactica blogging will … more…
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