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Uwe Boll's "Darfur" drama.
Wed, Nov 4 2009 6:42 AM

Like the part of Cannes you don't usually hear about, the American Film Market is the largely unglamorous event held every year in L.A. where film buyers and distributors from across the globe come to put the business back in show business, looking at the latest Sofia Coppola film in the same way they look as "The Whiffler," a comedy about a 'roided... Read More...

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Filed under: Odds, Alex Cox, Repo Chick, Darfur, Luke Goss, Andrew Keegan, Nick Carter, Uwe Boll, American Film Market, Tekken, Don Johnson, Billy Zane

Welcome to Hugowood, where revolution rules.
Mon, Oct 26 2009 9:54 AM

Hugo Chávez is having a movie moment. The Venezuela president is the subject of a fawning Oliver Stone documentary. He's had visits from Sean Penn, Danny Glover and Kevin Spacey. (And, of course, Tim Robbins, if it even needs to be said.) And, as I pointed out last month, his anti-golf politics have a lot in common with Alex Cox's "Repo Man"... Read More...

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Filed under: Watchy, Oliver Stone, Alex Cox, Sean Penn, Mussolini, Pulgasari, Secuestro Express, Libertador Morales, Kim Jong Il, Hugo Chávez

Hugo Chávez's "Repo Man" sequel.
Wed, Sep 9 2009 3:40 PM

I'm among those who was intrigued by the prospect of "Repo Chick," Alex Cox's sorta-sequel to his 1984 cult favorite "Repo Man." The film premiered last night at Venice, and alas, Leslie Felperin's Variety review is in and not so hot. Felperin deems the film a patchy, occasionally amusing mess, "what you would get if Michael... Read More...

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Filed under: Oliver Stone, Alex Cox, Venice 2009, Coming attractions, Repo Chick, Repo Man, Hugo Chavez

"That's like saying Americans are gangsters because they like Michael Corleone in The Godfather."
Thu, Jul 31 2008 3:25 PM

Quotes from the interview circuit: "That's basically ridiculous. That's like saying Americans are gangsters because they like Michael Corleone in The Godfather. We don't take ourselves that seriously." --José Padilha, director of "Elite Squad" (I'm filled with urge to follow that title up with sound effects -- "Elite Squad... Read More...

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Filed under: Pineapple Express, Huey Lewis, In quotes, David Gordon Green, Alex Cox, Mamoru Oshii, José Padilha, Elite Squad, Brendan Fraser, The Sky Crawlers