This little number is lighting up the Internets and Joel brought it to my attention. Drawn by Evan Shaner, it’s 37% more amusing if you know Alan Moore’s Watchmen and/or if you’re looking forward to Zack Snyder’s film adaptation coming to theaters in March 2009. I especially like Snoopy as Rorschach.
I’m skeptical that a feature length [...]
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There were some casting announcements yesterday for Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming project The Informant. Among those joining star Matt Damon are Scott Bakula, Joel McHale (E!’s The Soup), Mike O’Malley (CBS’ Yes, Dear), Melanie Lynskey (Heavenly Creatures) and Andrew Daly (Semi-Pro).
The Informant is based on NY Times investigative journalist Kurt Eichenwald’s true story of Mark Whitacre, [...]
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Blacklisted writer/director Jules Dassin died Monday in Athens at the age of 96. A cause of death hasn’t been given.
Some will remember him best for his post-exile works starring future wife Melina Mercouri, Never on Sunday (1960) and Topkapi (1964). Others will treasure his earlier noir films Brute Force (1947) the prison escape drama with [...]
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In the late ’90s when I was still adjusting to life in sunny, exciting Los Angeles, Rod Lurie used to have a weekend movie show on KABC radio. This was when he was still a film critic and journalist, before he made TV shows and directed movies.
One morning, his guest was a man who had [...]
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