Did someone turn the clock back to the 1950s when I wasn’t looking? I’m sure Kevin Smith and The Weinstein Co. were expecting a little controversy over Smith’s romantic comedy Zack and Miri Make a Porno — indeed they were probably hoping for it — but who’d have thought that TV stations and newspapers would [...]
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Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Banks in W.
Somehow, Oliver Stone’s W. manages to live up to my best hopes and fall victim to my worst fears all at once. When Stone first announced he was planning a film about our sitting president, his intentions for it were unclear. Being too late for effective satire yet too [...]
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As the crap really begins to fly in yet another depressing American presidential campaign (my guy is pulling ahead and yet the whole thing is leaving a bad taste in my mouth…how sad is that?), Oliver Stone’s W. has finally been seen by journalists and the word so far is mixed.
Variety’s Todd McCarthy calls it [...]
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Rotten Tomatoes has a new foul mouthed red band trailer for Kevin Smith’s Zack and Miri Make a Porno starring Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks. It didn’t turn me on. Judge for yourself.
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What am I not getting about this movie?
Source: Rope of Silicon
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Philip Seymour Hoffman and Samantha Morton in
Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York
Moving right along with the Fall Forecast. Here’s what’s coming up in October. Once again, all dates are subject to change based on studio whim. LiC’s picks are starred.
October 3
An American Carol. I love Airplane! as much as anyone, but David Zucker’s name hasn’t been attached [...]
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According to an AP report in USA Today, Kevin Smith has won his appeal with the MPAA over Zack and Miri Make a Porno. The previously NC-17 rated comedy will now carry an R rating. Once they make a decision, I was under the impression the MPAA rarely budges so this is good news.
Zack and [...]
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