Reuters - “Flash of Genius” may not be the sexiest film to debut this fall, but its true tale of the inventor of intermittent windshield wipers poses a timely question of values and ethics in the current economic crisis.
Entries from September 2008
In “Flash of Genius,” greed is not so good (Reuters)
September 30th, 2008 · No Comments
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Hanks: Newman an “Extraordinary Artist and Man” (E! Online)
September 30th, 2008 · No Comments
E! Online - Tom Hanks is the latest to offer a tribute to the late acting legend, recalling their work together on the Chicago-based gangster film The Road to Perdition:
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Annual Woodstock Film Festival kicks off this week (AP)
September 30th, 2008 · No Comments
AP - Director Kevin Smith and ’60s troubadour Donovan will make appearances at the ninth annual Woodstock Film Festival this week.
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Audiences set sights on ‘Eagle Eye’ with $29.2M (AP)
September 30th, 2008 · No Comments
AP - Movie-goers put “Eagle Eye” under surveillance, lifting the conspiracy thriller starring Shia LaBeouf to the No. 1 spot with $29.2 million over opening weekend.
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Thai film delves into murky Muslim insurgency (Reuters)
September 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Reuters - Five years on, the insurgency in Thailand’s mainly Muslim south continues to defy attempts to placate it and a new Thai documentary uses the brutal death of a young Buddhist art teacher to examine why.
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Dell-Paramount deal puts “Iron Man” on PCs (Reuters)
September 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Reuters - PC manufacturer Dell and Paramount Pictures are opening a new front in digital distribution with an offering allowing consumers to order “Iron Man” preloaded into newly purchased computers.
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Casting Couch: Diddy’s Star Search; Demi’s Sonny Days; Jesse’s tru Calling (E! Online)
September 30th, 2008 · No Comments
E! Online - ? He’s made the band. Now Diddy’s looking to be a StarMaker. The hip-hop multihyphenate is teaming up with MTV and Survivor mastermind Mark Burnett for a new reality series. Taking the Idol formula one step further, StarMaker features solo artists trying to outperform each other while also dealing with photo ops, […]
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Maher vs. God: `Religulous’ flays organized faith (AP)
September 30th, 2008 · No Comments
AP - Bill Maher has taken his crusade against religion to the big screen.
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Peter Sarsgaard takes wing in ‘The Seagull’ (AP)
September 30th, 2008 · No Comments
AP - Peter Sarsgaard wants to meet in a coffee bar in Brooklyn, but balks when he gets there.
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Recent Hollywood script deals (Reuters)
September 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Reuters - “Nights in Rodanthe” screenwriter Ann Peacock will adapt John Grisham’s 1997 novel “The Partner” for the big screen.
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