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Steve Coogan Eulogizes Pal Tony Wilson

August 22, 2007 4:50 pm

Having portrayed recently deceased Factory Records magnate Tony Wilson as a pretentious, yet lovable blow-hard in the film "24 Hour Party People," Steve Coogan has written the requisite and affectionate eulogy ...

Things We Thought We’d Never Say: Ice Cube Is A Huge Wuss

Rodrigo Perez

August 22, 2007 4:29 pm

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There was a period from 1989 until about 1995 when Ice Cube was one of the scariest motherfuckers on the face of the planet. And rightfully so - as best we could gather at the time, the only things he rapped ab...

“Be Kind Rewind” Moves To 2008, Mos Def On Soundtrack

Rodrigo Perez

August 22, 2007 3:39 pm

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As many of you may be well aware, Michel Gondry's absurdist VHS/'80s movie paean, "Be Kind Rewind," has been moved from its original December release to January 25, 2008. For the seventeen nerds on the IMDB boa...

Reuters Trades Brain For Salaciousness With “Hottest State” Preview

Rodrigo Perez

August 22, 2007 3:03 pm

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Yesterday's Reuter's article on Colombian actress Catalina Sandino Moreno check its brain at the door: or at least where the headline is concerned.Writing a profile on the actress for the upcoming Ethan Hawke m...

Is Casting Biggie Smalls Impossible? Pretty Much

Rodrigo Perez

August 21, 2007 7:31 pm

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Voletta Wallace (Notorious' moms) says to fill the requirements of playing her son Biggie Smalls, all on needs to do is have size 13 shoes, weigh around 230lbs and can act capture B.I.G.'s swagger (not to menti...

Say Whay? Kanye West, 50 Cent, Pitchfork

Rodrigo Perez

August 21, 2007 3:41 pm

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"We push each other. I look at me and Justin like Prince and Michael Jackson in their day." - Braggadocio-meister Kanye West calls Justin Timberlake his inspiration and his only competition in the new issue of ...

“I’m Not There” Trailer Arrives; Harvey Weinstein Says “If Cate Blanchett Doesn’t Get Nominated, I’ll Shoot Myself.”

Rodrigo Perez

August 21, 2007 1:35 pm

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After months of waiting, the "I'm Not There" trailer has finally arrived (click on the image).The Gist: "Inspired by true/false/authentic/exaggerated/real imagined stories," pretty much says it all. Avoiding a...

T.I. Still Trying To Grasp This ‘Acting Thing’; Flaming Lips Get With Stiller

Rodrigo Perez

August 20, 2007 10:18 pm

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"It's one of the most prolific black gangster pictures ever to hit the screen." - Films can't actually be prolific, but try telling that to T.I. who stars alongside Common and RZA in Ridley Scott's forthcoming,...

Muttering Along With The New Mumblecore Movement

Rodrigo Perez

August 20, 2007 7:27 pm

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Perhaps you've heard all about this nascent film "movement" dubbed "Mumblecore" by the press, characterized by vaguely hipstered characters suffering from "chronic dissatisfaction," excessive talkiness, flat ...

Woody Allen Goes Back To The Darkness For “Cassandra’s Dreams”

Rodrigo Perez

August 20, 2007 4:41 pm

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The Gist: Doing his best "Match Point" (i.e. serious films that don't suck), Woody Allen returns to the thriller genre with Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell as brothers caught in a gambling quagmire that turns d...