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Posts for June 27, 2008

  • Posted 6/27/08 at 5:00 PM
  • Roll Credits

Week in Review: Things That Wall-E Will Probably Have to Clean Up in 700 YearsWeek in Review: Things That Wall-E Will Probably Have to Clean Up in 700 Years

Wall-E will certainly have his work cut out for him in 2708 cleaning up the trash we went through this week.

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  • Posted 6/27/08 at 4:30 PM
  • Agenda

First Season of ‘Mad Men,’ Now on DVD, Earned the Hype

Mad Men really is that good.

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  • Posted 6/27/08 at 4:15 PM
  • Right-Click

The Wrens Rock for Your Internet RightsThe Wrens Rock for Your Internet Rights

Plus: New MP3s from Nas and Thom Yorke's brother!

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Don't Miss FELA! On Broadway.

Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, along with Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, present an original new musical on Broadway. Enter the extravagant, rebellious world of legendary Afrobeat musician Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. This high energy show also features the Tony® Award-winning direction and choreography of Bill T. Jones. Come for the music. Come for the dancing. Come awaken your soul.

Come see the show that is winning rave reviews around town. Ben Brantley from the New York Times says "There should be dancing in the streets! There has never been anything like this on Broadway."

Click here for tickets and more info.

  • Posted 6/27/08 at 3:45 PM
  • Beef

Pixar vs. Fat PeoplePixar vs. Fat People

Some body-image-issues blogs have been concerned about the movie and its portrayal of the overweight since November.

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  • Posted 6/27/08 at 3:00 PM
  • Art Candy

Artist Rachel Selekman Cuts the Middleman Out of Flower-WateringArtist Rachel Selekman Cuts the Middleman Out of Flower-Watering

Is this Big Edie Beale's watering can?

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  • Posted 6/27/08 at 2:30 PM
  • Trailer Mix

‘Bolt’ Trailer: The Anti-‘Wall-E’?‘Bolt’ Trailer: The Anti-‘Wall-E’?

While Pixar's protagonists get less cute every year, Disney's other animation studio goes the more traditional route.

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  • Posted 6/27/08 at 2:00 PM
  • Last Night's Gig

Maroon 5 Rock the Hell Out of ‘Good Morning America’Maroon 5 Rock the Hell Out of ‘Good Morning America’

Things took an odd turn as balloons of various shapes were released: stars, peace signs, and … crosses?

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  • Posted 6/27/08 at 1:30 PM
  • Chat Room

Documentarian Les Blank on ‘All in This Tea’ and Going Too Far With Werner HerzogDocumentarian Les Blank on ‘All in This Tea’ and Going Too Far With Werner Herzog

Blank talks to Vulture about his new film, plus that time he and Herzog were almost killed by South American Indians.

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  • Posted 6/27/08 at 1:00 PM
  • Quote Machine

Stevie Wonder Didn’t Know So Many People Were Licking and SuckingStevie Wonder Didn’t Know So Many People Were Licking and Sucking

Plus: Fred Willard on his dreams, and Grant Show gets mistaken for a porn star.

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  • Posted 6/27/08 at 12:30 PM
  • Agenda

Ska-Beated Video Features Jamaican M.C., Ants, Ducks …

“Hangin' Around” might become this year's grade-school summer hit.

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Don't Miss FELA! On Broadway.

Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, along with Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, present an original new musical on Broadway. Enter the extravagant, rebellious world of legendary Afrobeat musician Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. This high energy show also features the Tony® Award-winning direction and choreography of Bill T. Jones. Come for the music. Come for the dancing. Come awaken your soul.

Come see the show that is winning rave reviews around town. Ben Brantley from the New York Times says "There should be dancing in the streets! There has never been anything like this on Broadway."

Click here for tickets and more info.

  • Posted 6/27/08 at 12:15 PM
  • News Reel

John Waters and His ‘Filthy World’John Waters and His ‘Filthy World’

John Waters performs his one-man show at the Society for Ethical Culture.

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  • Posted 6/27/08 at 11:30 AM
  • Countdown

‘Hancock’ to Be Huge Hit, Despite Probable Badness‘Hancock’ to Be Huge Hit, Despite Probable Badness

Will Smith's drunk-superhero movie could make as much as $115 million, if people are as crazy as Nikki Finke thinks they are.

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  • Posted 6/27/08 at 11:00 AM
  • Kudos

Confirmed: The ‘Wall-E’ Oscar Campaign Is On!Confirmed: The ‘Wall-E’ Oscar Campaign Is On!

But what do the all-important 'bigwig Hollywood marketers' think?

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  • Posted 6/27/08 at 10:30 AM
  • Kudos

Emmys Announce Ten-Show-Long Lists for Best Series AwardsEmmys Announce Ten-Show-Long Lists for Best Series Awards

'The Wire' and 'Family Guy' highlight lists full of surprises.

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  • Posted 6/27/08 at 09:45 AM
  • Apropos of Nothing

J.J. Abrams Still Stumped on ‘Cloverfield 2’J.J. Abrams Still Stumped on ‘Cloverfield 2’

Abrams said he'd do a 'Cloverfield' sequel if he could come up with a good enough idea. So far, no luck!

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  • Posted 6/27/08 at 09:00 AM
  • The Industry

Philip Seymour Hoffman Performs an OverturePhilip Seymour Hoffman Performs an Overture

Plus: Jeff Goldblum joins the 'Law & Order' franchise, and someone's making 'The Happening,' but with animals instead of plants.

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