CinemaCon Buzz: Wide Lantern Reporter on the Scene
Michelle Pfieffer looks f%^&ing great. That’s what I took away from CinemaCon, the trade show for theater owners put on by the National Association of Theatre Owners (the …
CinemaCon Buzz: Wide Lantern Reporter on the Scene
Michelle Pfieffer looks f%^&ing great. That’s what I took away from CinemaCon, the trade show for theater owners put on by the National Association of Theatre Owners (the other NATO, the one with fewer fighter jets). On my GizmoPorn blog, I’ve been quite vocal about CinemaCon’s having a caste system …
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New Latino/a Films: “Girl in Progress,” “Mamitas,” “For Greater Glory.” Support, Go!
There are three new Latina/o feature films you should know about…. Spread the word ASAP & forward this article — via e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, carrier pigeon, whatever you can think of — to support diversity in filmmaking and storytelling. Girl in Progress — starring Eva Mendes Mamitas — opened …
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Mini-Review of New Film, “Helpless”
Stealing can be the sincerest form of flattery. Implanting the desire to steal, maybe even more so. Hollywood has made a habit of stealing ideas. India, Japan, China, and Korea have recently been providing source material for Hollywood to [swipe/borrow/buy and adapt/co-opt?]…. There must be a Hollywood remake coming for …
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Said It Out Loud: President Obama Supports–Yes, It’s Official–Gay Marriage
And headline number 2: Evolution Is Proven. Yes, the President’s position has “evolved,” the term of art long used to describe his thinking on the subject, from semi- to fully enlightened at last. We are overjoyed. The hot question is whether this hurts him politically — after all, although Americans …
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Casting Notice Watchdog: Pepper-Sprayed Asian … Funny?
Oh, shit. Are we back to violence against Asians as comedy again? Another in our watchdogging series, taking a closer look at some of the iffy language put out in Hollywood casting notices. (Maybe you saw the WL watchdog post picked up and tweeted by Roger Ebert, and then written …
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Casting for “Chink”
Hmm, that title’s going to bring in curiosity hits… Lower those angry fingers for a sec… It’s for “Chink,” a new film. After a successful crowdsourced funding campaign, …
Mini-Review of New Film, “Helpless”
Stealing can be the sincerest form of flattery. Implanting the desire to steal, maybe even more so. Hollywood has made a habit of stealing ideas. India, Japan, China, …
Said It Out Loud: President Obama Supports–Yes, It’s Official–Gay Marriage
And headline number 2: Evolution Is Proven. Yes, the President’s position has “evolved,” the term of art long used to describe his thinking on the subject, from semi- …
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CinemaCon Buzz: Wide Lantern Reporter on the Scene