Posted on August 28th, 2008 by Craig Kennedy
Following an Islamic civil rights group’s call for a name change of Alan Ball’s upcoming Towelhead, Warner Bros.’ initial response could be paraphrased as something like “ummm…no.”
Yesterday, Alicia Erian, the Arab-American author of the source novel defended the title.
“As an Arab-American woman, I am of course aware that the title of my book is an [...]
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Posted on August 28th, 2008 by Craig Kennedy
99% of the stuff I bring to LiC is initiated by me and is filtered through my own interests and my own vision of what LiC should be. From time to time, a publicist will bring something to my attention and I’m happy to pass it along if it fits within the bounds of what [...]
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Posted on August 28th, 2008 by Craig Kennedy
Controversial filmmaker Todd Solondz (Welcome to the Dollhouse, Storytelling) has found someone to cough up the cash to pay for a sequel/companion piece to his blackly comic Happiness.
New indie production house Werc Werk Works will finance the project that once had Demi Moore, Paul Reubens and Emma Thompson attached. If it’s anything like the original, [...]
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Posted on August 28th, 2008 by Craig Kennedy
Three better choices for your weekend than any of the new releasesÂ
Ladies and gentlemen, I present the worst week for new releases I’ve seen since I started doing the Weekend Forecast 70 some weeks ago. Do yourself a favor. Skip all of these and just go see Trouble the Water, Man on Wire or Vicky Cristina [...]
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