MTV’s Larry Carroll spoke with Zack Snyder about his eagerly (and/or nervously) anticipated adaptation of Alan Moore’s Watchmen. I’m almost as skeptical as anyone, but Snyder continues to say the right things:
“I feel like the thing with Watchmen that’s really important is the way it deconstructs superhero mythology, and I think that cinema now is [...]

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This is absolutely the last box office post I run for a while. I promise.
Initial estimates had The Dark Knight clearing $157 million over the weekend. This figure was revised downward to $155.3 million on Sunday, apparently accompanied by griping from previous record holder Sony who claimed the numbers were still inflated.
Well, the final figures [...]

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Screen Daily’s Mike Goodridge reports that Dutch director Paul Verhoeven (Black Book, RoboCop) is attached to direct a film based on the acclaimed World War II memoir The Forgotten Soldier by Frenchman Guy Sajer.
As a teenager, Sajer was recruited into the German army and sent to the eastern front.
The controversial Verhoeven is already attached to [...]

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Fly in the critical ointment Richard Roeper was unable to come to terms with Disney on a new contract so he’s bolting movie review show Ebert & Roeper with hints that he’ll be starting his own show somewhere soon.
Not much to say about that except “don’t let the door hit you on the ass on [...]

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Many pairs of these were soiled over the weekend.
Were yours?
So, we have a little deal around here Monday mornings called the Watercooler. The monkeys and I sit round in our robes and slippers sipping cappuccinos and comparing notes about the weekend’s cinematic adventures. You’re invited, particularly if you bring cinnamon rolls or croissants or bagels [...]

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