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15 October 2008 4:34 AM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news
(from left) Charlie Kaufman, Kevin Smith, Mark Wahlberg in Max Payne, Woody Allen Wednesday is going to be a busy day for me, but I won't be busy updating RopeofSilicon until later in the day due to a busy morning schedule, and if anyone was wondering why David Frank's The Shallow End articles have been so sporadic, fear not, he has been busy with the part of his life that makes him real money and just hasn't had time to hammer out his regular words of wisdom. He's not gone. Just so you have an idea of what I will be doing while I am not updating the site tomorrow; I will be seeing Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York at 10 Am. I will then rush home to take the dog out and show him a short bit of attention before rushing back to the same theater to check out Max Payne at 1 Pm.
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Brad Brevet
11 September 2008 10:59 AM, PDT | From blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news
Everybody is making lists of the questions the candidates should be asked during the debates. My question would be: What's your favorite movie? As my faithful readers all know, the answer to that question says a lot about the person answering. It could be used as a screening device on a blind date. Among other things, it tells you whether the person has actually seen a lot of movies, and I persist in believing that cinematic taste is as important as taste in literature, music, art, or other things requiring taste (including food and politics). I know the answers of the most recent Presidents: "High Noon" (Clinton) and "Field of Dreams" (Bush). What might this year's candidates say? A Google search suggests their answers, (alphabetically):
Joe Biden on Facebook: Didn't reply on Facebook. Google search yields nothing.
John McCain on Facebook: "Viva Zapata," "Letters From Iwo Jima," "Some Like It Hot.
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4 September 2008 10:30 AM, PDT | From NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news
What's a film noir - or a horror movie? Their definitions are stretched as a marketing hook by some new themed releases.
Elia Kazan's "Boomerang!" (1947) is among three films released this week under the Fox Noir umbrella. Strictly speaking, this is not a stylized noir but one of a series of celebrated documentary-style thrillers produced by Louis de Rochemont.
Noir mainstay Dana Andrews ("Laura"), cast as a district attorney investigating the murder of a Connecticut priest, heads a fine cast including Lee J. Cobb, Arthur Kennedy and
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By LOU LUMENICK
3 articles from 2008
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