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"Gentlemen Broncos" gets corralled.
Wed, Nov 4 2009 1:44 PM
Fox Searchlight has become to the '00s what Miramax was to the '90s: a company that gets known for putting out "niche" movies that aren't honestly the toughest of sells. With the trifecta of "Napoleon Dynamite," "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Juno," they basically cracked open the window for the mainstreaming of... Read More...
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...
David Duchovny would like to be your Warren Beatty.
Tue, Aug 25 2009 3:50 PM
Every summer since "Star Wars," pundits have complained about The Death of Adult Film. Sunday, it was the Washington Post's Ann Hornaday's turn to speculate on why "movies for grown-ups are in the cross-hairs," or, in her formulation: "Hello, 'Paul Blart.' Sayonara, 'Frost/Nixon.'" Oh, c'mon. The article's... Read More...