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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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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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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Seth Rogen, James Franco and Danny R. McBride take the Pineapple Express
On first viewing, the true measure of a comedy is how much it makes you laugh. If you laugh enough, you’re able to forget whatever other flaws it might have. If the laughs stop however, the movie underneath better deliver in some other way [...]

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This week’s Forecast starts off with a film that has already been released. Why? Because it’s one of the best movies of the year so far and it’s finally expanding from the two theaters in which it opened. If you’re wondering when I’m going to shut up about Man on Wire, the answer is: don’t [...]

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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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