The Attitude in action. (photo: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters) At first I wasn't going to write anything about last weekend's "disappointing" domestic grosses for "M:I:III" (or, as Stephen Colbert pronounces it, "Miiii"), because, well, who really cares about the box-office numbers of…
Herewith, a belated salute, on the occasion of the sailing of the revamped "Poseidon," to the late, great Shelley Winters. At a party of movie geeks on a rainy Seattle night -- the evening of her death (January 14, 2006)…
"Twister": Bovine poetry in motion. Readers have sent in some choice bits of poetry and prose from the MPAA's Classification and Ratings Administration, which I consider to be the institutional poet laureate of Hollywood. Chris Finke writes: "I work in…
Lucky and Flo, the DVD-sniffing labs. Excerpt from MPAA Press Release (link to .pdf file): [May 9, 2006] United Kingdom, Los Angeles - - The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT), express delivery company FedEx and HM Revenue & Customs, has…
Press Release From: www.DadsandDaughters.org
From: Bredon Clay, DeKalb, IL
From: Frank Cecrle, South Bend, IN
From: Mike Casey, Cranston, RI
A disturbing image of frenetic violence and menace -- and some sensuality, if you're into the whole Cronenbergian "Crash" thing. You may not have noticed one of the most exciting blurbs appearing in ads for "Mission: Impossible III." It reads:…
Philip Seymour Hoffman is the bad guy in "M:I:III." "Sure to be one of the best films of the year." -- Jeffrey Lyons (on "The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio") "Anthony Hopkins gives one of his finest, most endearing performances…
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