- 8/27/10 /
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The Wire Alumni Watch, Part II
With new movies from Stringer Bell and Jimmy McNulty out this weekend, we take a look at the rest of the cast's post-'Wire' activities.
The Take
- 9/3/08 /
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Are We Approaching a Nicolas Cage Tipping Point?
Could 2009 be the year we finally wash our hands of action hero Nicolas Cage?
- 8/28/08 /
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The Aaron Sorkin Facebook Movie: A Facebook History
Watch Aaron Sorkin go to work — as reflected in his Facebook status updates for Tuesday, September 2, 2008.
- 8/28/08 /
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Will We Hate the New ‘90210’ As Much As Jennie and Shannen Do?
'When they told me that, I thought, Aaron Spelling is rolling over in his grave right now.'
- 8/27/08 /
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‘Piss Christ’ Photographer Andres Serrano Craps Out Some New Art
Serrano has a new show opening next month at the Yvon Lambert Gallery, and he's moved his focus from No. 1 to, naturally, No. 2.
- 8/26/08 /
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How Will Christopher Nolan ‘Dark Knight’–ify the Stupider Batman Villains?
Could a short, chubby dork really take on Christian Bale’s high-tech Batman while wearing a monocle?
- 8/22/08 /
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Fire Up Your Silk Screen: Mickey Mouse Might Be in the Public Domain
Disney, of course, doesn't think this is nearly as hilarious as we do.
- 8/21/08 /
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‘The Rocker’ Continues the Curse of ‘The Office’
Movies starring 'Office' principals have been consistently bad — and unpopular — since the series became a hit.
- 8/20/08 /
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A ‘Veronica Mars’ Movie Is a Lousy Idea
Who's gonna pay for a movie based on the 148th most popular show on TV?
- 8/19/08 /
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German Producers Put 100,000-Euro Bounty on Reviewers of ‘Der Baader Meinhof Komplex’
German critics are rolling up their sleeves to hate on the biggest German-language movie of the year.
- 8/19/08 /
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Which Will Germans Find More Offensive: ‘Valkyrie’ or ‘Inglorious Bastards’?
Will ordinary Germans be more upset about the scalpings or about the eye patch?
- 8/18/08 /
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The Adventures of ‘Beijing Ben’ Silverman
The chairman of NBC is reporting from the Olympics, in as inimitable a fashion as you might expect.
- 8/15/08 /
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Claire Danes, Having Watched ‘Tropic Thunder,’ Takes Autistic Role
HBO announces Danes's Temple Grandin biopic the same week that 'Tropic Thunder' makes fun of actors playing the disabled.
- 8/14/08 /
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Whit Stillman Offers Praise for August Movies — and Might Finally Be Directing a New One
An insightful interview of the nineties indie-comedy favorite suggests he might have a movie set in Jamaica shooting soon.
- 8/13/08 /
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The New York ‘Times’ Takes a Stand Against French Horns
What on earth is so hateable about an instrument mostly known as the one that no one in your tenth-grade concert band wanted to play?
- 8/11/08 /
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‘Mad Men’: Last Night’s Skirt Scene Was Don Draper’s Tony Soprano Moment
You think this is escapism, lifestyle fun, 'Entourage' with better suits? Wrong-o.
- 8/11/08 /
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Did the Beijing Opening Ceremony Finally Make Opening Ceremonies Cool Again?
The ball's in your court, London.
- 8/8/08 /
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Why a Tiny New Production Company Might Be Taking Up Carrie Bradshaw’s Mantle
Remember just a few months ago when 'Sex and the City' came out and when the media was all 'This just in: Women go to the movies, too'?
- 8/8/08 /
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Tom Cruise’s ‘Tropic Thunder’ Cameo Is Not Actually All That Funny
It's not like seeing Tom Cruise acting crazy is such a huge surprise.
- 8/8/08 /
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Former Bush Aide Proves in Lawsuit That Almost None of ‘Swing Vote’ Was His Idea
Disney seems guilty of nothing other than producing an election comedy featuring Kelsey Grammer.
- 8/6/08 /
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What Other Indie Directors Should Join Team Apatow?
What other auteurs could benefit from the Apatow touch — and how would they shake up the Apatow formula?
- 8/5/08 /
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Could Pansexual Ryan Phillippe Make ‘54’ a Good August Movie After All?
On the other hand, Harvey optioned 'Wolf Boy,' so he's okay in our book!
- 7/31/08 /
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The ‘Times’ Tortures Penniless Music Promoter With the Ritzy Venues He’s Not Running
We can just imagine poor, hungry Sean Carlson opening up his 'Times' today and reading about Le Poisson Rouge.
- 7/31/08 /
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The August Movie: A Theory of Awfulness
Why do such terrible movies come out in August? And what defines the classic August Movie?
- 7/31/08 /
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The August Movie: A History
Fifteen years of lousy movies, in handy chart form.