August 2007 - Posts - Company Town

Telluride Hum by The Hot Blog

So, the word up here is that people are a bit disappointed with the list of films up here this year. And all I can say is.... Get Used To It! We are entering the fall season of films and there will be plenty of quality... but not so much excitement in...

Filed under: Festivals

Telluride's Content Press Release by The Hot Blog

Telluride, CO (August 30, 2007) - The Telluride Film Festival (August 31-September 3), presented by the National Film Preserve and Apple, announces its program for the 34th Telluride Film Festival. Celebrating the best in film, past, present and future...

Filed under: Festivals

Into The Telluride by The Hot Blog

A confluence of events has led to no prior posting today, but I am now in Telluride... it's beautiful... and the list of films has been posted by the festival. (This year, no one got to jump the gun. The festival released the list and all coverage...

Filed under: Festivals

Dunne's "Fierce" Film by Variety On the Town

At the "Fierce People" preem Wednesday night at the Pacific Design Center, Lionsgate topper, Michael Burns, described pic's director Griffin Dunne as a "true hyphen" for his role as a producer-helmer. He also spoke about Dunne's...

Filed under: Premieres

Noah Catch-Up by The Hot Blog

Who Will Be... The Next Scorsese? About seven and a half years ago, Esquire Magazine asked five film critics to nominate a young director to answer the question, "Who is the next Scorsese?" The man himself even offered up his own nomination...

Filed under: Columns

Sorry... by The Hot Blog

It's a travel prep day... been getting ready for a few weeks away in Telluride & Toronto... Make yourself at home... pick some well spiritied fights... new entries soon...

Filed under: Oddities

Helmers Debut Their 'Reel Talent' by Variety On the Town

Helmers Jon Turteltaub and James Foley were back where it all began for the unspooling of their first student films at USC's Eileen Norris Theater last week. Turteltaub and Foley along with USC alumns George Lucas and Robert Zemeckis have...

Filed under: Film

Cirque Du Soleil Swings Into L.A. by Variety On the Town

From bratpacker Judd Nelson to TV’s Florence Henderson, it was the stars of yore that outnumbered the usual throng of teenaged red-carpet walkers at Thursday’s preem of Cirque du Soleil’s “Corteo.” Perhaps the most welcome relief after being held-up for...

Filed under: Cirque Du Soleil

Cheney's Next Gig by The Hot Blog

Surf's Up for Efron and Hudgens by Variety On the Town

While hip celebs like Fergie and “Superbad” trio Michael Cera, Jonah Hill and Christopher Mintz-Plasse turned up at the Gibson Amphitheater for the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday, the cast of “High School Musical 2” were the evening’s most lauded...

Filed under: Awards

A Monster Musical by The Hot Blog

Some of the remake shows, including the jukebox musicals, reach well beyond their roots. The Lion King does. So does Jersey Boys. And of course, The Producers. For me, Spamalot is the example of where the line is clearest. The show is at its best when...

Filed under: Reviews

Owen Wilson by The Hot Blog

I am not really interestes in covering the Owen Wilson story... sad if it's truly what's been reported. However, I am fascinated by the dance between The National Enquirer, where the news apparently broke, The Star, which followed, Perez Hilton...

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