Terrence Malick, Michael Bay: artists thwarted in their art by projectionists
All the experimental auteurs are passing written instructions to projectionists these days…
Tree of Life
film projection as a lost art; or, why projectionists must be scolded into doing their jobs
If Terrence Malick can instruct projectionists on how to project Tree of Life, why couldn’t someone do the same for Kung Fu Panda 2?
question of the day: Is the biggest Memorial Day weekend ever a reboot for in-the-doldrums Hollywood, or just a blip on the radar?
There will be no living with The Hangover Part II now: It had the biggest opening weekend ever and the second biggest ever for an R-rated film. But is this just a fluke for Hollywood in a year that’s been way down at the box office?
blame Twitter for Wil Wheaton’s nonblogging; ‘Shit My Dad Says’ shitcanned; Catherine Tate may take over ‘The Office’; more: leftover links
Plus: Cannes shocked by We Need to Talk About Kevin and Lars von Trier; family values robot from the future Arnold Schwarzenegger turns out to be a hypocrite…
