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Will Smith's 'Hancock' Fiasco
"Hancock" is supposed to be a wry commentary on the pressure of being Will Smith, but the meesage gets lost in a big-budget Hollywood train wreck.
AlterNet Saturday, July 05, 2008A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, George Lucas promised us some intimate movies . yeah, right
FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL never need to establish a George Lucas museum, because George Lucas has already built one for himself.
Scotsman Saturday, July 05, 2008DVD: There will be blood, Diary of the dead
There Will Be Blood (Walt Disney, £19.99) Diary of the Dead (Optimum, £17.99)
Scotsman Saturday, July 05, 2008Nosy neighbor
Just about the only thing scarier than being followed by a pack of evil birds or staying at the wrong motel is seeing a crime through your window and not being able to do anything about it. Tonight, you can live the fear when the Hampshire House restaurant continues its Alfred Hitchcock dinner series with "Rear Window," one of the ...
The Boston Globe Saturday, July 05, 2008In living color
Color consultant Natalie Kalmus was into intense reds and greens, but not for house projects or makeup. The wife of MIT grad Herbert Kalmus was a film consultant for movies that used her husband's new three-strip Technicolor process, invented in Cambridge in 1928 with fellow alum, Daniel Comstock. "Technicolor Dreams" at the Harvard Film Archive celebrates this complex photographic process ...
The Boston Globe Saturday, July 05, 2008'Get Smart' updates the gadgets, and the gags
LOS ANGELES - The shoe phone on TV's "Get Smart" wasn't just a sneaky spy gadget, it was a technological marvel: a wireless, portable telephone that could be used anywhere - though it did require a dime to make a call.
The Boston Globe Saturday, July 05, 2008Box office fireworks for 'Hancock'
Film News: Will Smith, Sony film nets $17.1 million Thursday -- Will Smith and 'Hanock' soared for an additional $17.1million at the box office Thursday, raising it's cume to $41.3 million.
Variety Saturday, July 05, 2008Sean Penn reaches out to SAG
Film News: Actor urges Guild to vote down AFTRA deal -- SAG and AFTRA have made competing last-minute appeals to members over AFTRA's primetime deal, with ballots due back Tuesday.
Variety Saturday, July 05, 2008Roberto Olla to head Eurimages
Film News: Fund gives cash to Michael Radford film -- Italian Roberto Olla has taken over at the head of Eurimages, the European film support program. Previous topper Jan Vandierendonck resigned earlier this year, after just two years in the job.
Variety Saturday, July 05, 2008''Kung Fu Panda'' prompts soul-searching in China (Reuters)
Reuters - More than just a box-office hit in
China, animated hollywood comedy "Kung Fu Panda" has led
Chinese artists to find fault with their own film industry and
call for fewer government controls on culture.
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