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The death of the original screenplay...?
Wed, Nov 4 2009 8:07 AM
This week's favorite Oscar topic, besides last night's announcement that Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin will be co-hosting the awards, is where all the original screenplays have gone. The Hollywood Reporter's Steven Zeitchik points out the a dearth of obvious candidates for the "Best Original Screenplay" category. If "Up," "Inglourious... Read More...
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The Wes Anderson Happy Meal.
Tue, Nov 3 2009 9:05 AM
It's expected that a blockbuster like "Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen" get nonsensical tie-ins like Strawberry-Peanut Butter M&Ms -- junk movies spawn junk food. And we don't squawk in protest at "Twilight: New Moon" band-aids, if only because it takes a certain amount of wit (or, uh, greed) to propose using a vampire's... Read More...
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Desplechin vs. Anderson: "Fantastic" family men.
Wed, Oct 28 2009 3:36 PM
Wes Anderson's "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (which is, yes, fantastic) begins its platform release domestically two Fridays from now, but it's already out in the UK -- complete with a "Fantastic Mr. Fox Happy Meal" -- and the publicity mill is already grinding. One of the cooler interviews Anderson's done is with French director Arnaud... Read More...
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What we learned from the "Fantastic Mr. Fox" junket.
Fri, Oct 16 2009 1:30 PM
Wes Anderson's "Fantastic Mr. Fox" had its world premiere at the London Film Festival this week. A boatload of reporters were there -- 250 print, 35 broadcast/online -- some on 20th Century Fox's dime. After wading through the many reports, here's what I've learned: The London Film Festival is becoming a bigger deal. Its budget has been... Read More...
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