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If you’re not in the U.K. you may not have heard, but Jade Goody died yesterday. If you’re not in the U.K., you’re saying, “Who?” She was the star of an early incarnation of the British reality show Big Brother in 2002, and managed to stretch her 15 minutes of dubious fame into seven years … more…
We’ve all got those favorite movies that don’t exist. I’d love to see Sand Pirates of the Sahara, the fake movie-within-the-movie we get only glimpses of in The Majestic. I’d also love to see The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Against the World Crime League, the sequel that was promised to us at the end of … more…
It’s hard to believe that someone so prominent would be so willing to out himself in public as a big ol’ crybaby: NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) – NBC Universal Chief Executive Jeff Zucker fired back at comedian Jon Stewart on Wednesday, saying it was “unfair” and “absurd” for the funnyman to criticize CNBC and … more…
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…
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…
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