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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Sally Hawkins and Alexis Zegerman in Happy-Go-Lucky
It was kind of an interesting if not altogether successful movie-going weekend at LiC.
First up was Mike Leigh’s Happy-Go-Lucky, a hard to categorize little number starring Sally Hawkins as Poppy, an eternally and somewhat irrationally optimistic London schoolteacher. When her bicycle is stolen, she’s forced into driving lessons with [...]
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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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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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