Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
If you weren't already tired of the late-August movie "dog days," last Friday gave us three more movies that weren't pre-screened for critics: "Babylon, A.D.," "College" and "Disaster Movie." And next weekend holds "Bangkok Dangerous," which looks dreadful.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 30/08/2008
Simon Schama: This was a stunning gamble: he dared to show his belief in the enduring power of words to reform American life
http://www.CelebrityVideoTube.com (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
MSNBC DENVER | If Cecil B. DeMille had directed the Democrats' Denver festivities, the trailers would have touted, "a cast of thousands." Even if the possibility of a strike hadn't shut down film production… Read the full article here
SayUncle (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
I always kinda made fun of people at the range who used laser sights on handguns. I’m a traditionalist and figure that open sights are the way to. Then one day, I shot a S&W revolver decked out in Crimson Trace Laser Grips that was owned by Les Jones. I realized how much the [...]
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
DENVER -- A pivotal moment in the 1998 movie "Pleasantville" comes when an unusual remote control pulls a brother and sister into their television set. They emerge on the other side, inside the world of the show they are watching.
New York Post (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
EVEN Charlton Heston's family concedes his reputation as an actor was less known than his politics. During the last decade of his life, Heston was an outspoken conservative and president of the National Rifle Association. "A lot of people feel my...
Screenhead (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
A short film directed by Steven Spielberg on the country’s military veterans is lined up to be screened tonight at the Democratic National Convention. The film is narrated by Tom Hanks with music composed by John Williams. Spielberg plans to attend the convention tonight as well. Related PostsBaron Cohen Takes ‘Seven’Reportedly, Steven Spielberg and Baron Cohen [...]
Screenhead (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
The Hollywood Reporter notes that the comment by Brussels’ Herge Studios that Peter Jackson was taking over directing duty on the first Tintin movie has been denied. Representatives of both Jackson and Spielberg insist that Jackson remains attached to direct the sequel, though he will be a producer on the first. Steven Spielberg will be [...]
China Digital Times (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
Tion Kwa, an editorial writer at The Straits Times in Singapore, is currently a Bernard Schwartz Fellow at the Asia Society in Washington. He writes in the Japan Times: What I found particularly disquieting about the opening ceremony in Beijing was the mass sublimation of individuality in the service of the ...
Salon.com (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
Like all the Olympics, the Beijing Games leave us with abiding memories -- and a spark of inspiration.
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008
Nick Clooney is as restless as a freshman leaving home for the first time. "I'm nervous," says the 74-year-old, about starting a career teaching journalism.
NewMexiKen (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
If you know anything about mythology you probably learned about it first from Edith Hamilton, born on this date in 1867. Hamilton’s book Mythology, written after she had retired as a school head mistress, was published in 1942. George Hamilton is 69 today. Mark Knopfler is 59. Money for nothin’ and your chicks [...]
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Comedic actor Bernie Mac has died today at the age of 50. According to his publicist, Danica Smith, Mac had been suffering from pneumonia brought on by sarcoidosis for about a week, although it was believed initially that he would make a full recovery. However on August 2, 2008, a day after Mac was hospitalized, [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
Ben Walters finds intriguing what-ifs at MoMA's Dalí and film exhibition but wishes the surrealist had pulled off his collaboration with Groucho and Harpo
Havering On (Free subscription) | 03/08/2008
Tonight, a couple of minutes before my Cecil B. Demille moment with the owl...
