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Helen Mirren Says She’s a ‘Man in Disguise’

July 5, 2010
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British film actress Helen Mirren has called herself a “man in disguise.”  A revelation for the tabloids?  Is she a secret cross-dresser, or does she have some sort of sexual quirk that has hitherto escaped public scrutiny?
No, far from it.  In fact, she’s merely admitting to feeling an aversion to anything overtly emotional or histrionic.  [...]

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Splice – International Trailer

May 12, 2010
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Whenever you hear a film actor utter the words, “We’ve changed the rules…we’ve crossed the line…,” you know you’re in for an evening’s worth of good, clean entertainment.
This new film starring Adrian Brody (“The Pianist”) and Sarah Polley (“The Sweet Hereafter”), and directed by Vincenzo Natali (“Cypher”), is an update of an idea that’s been [...]

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Spielberg-Abrams’ Secret Poject, ‘Super 8′ – Teaser Trailer

May 11, 2010
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Steven Spielberg and J. J. Abrams have been working on a top secret sci-fi project for Paramount – except it’s not so secret anymore.  A teaser trailer for their “Super 8″ was shown to audiences on Friday at “Iron Man 2″ showings.  The film was apparently inspired by Spielberg’s sci-fi efforts of the late seventies [...]

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‘Inception’ Is Christopher Nolan’s Latest Visit to the Dark Side – Trailer

May 10, 2010
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Christopher Nolan’s (“The Dark Knight,” “Insomnia,” “Memento”) latest visit to the dark side is “Inception,” a sci-fi thriller that must have had the CGI gurus salivating when they first read the script.  The basic premise involves corporate espionage, with a predictable sci-fi twist.  A crack corporate thief Don Cobb (Leonardo DiCapri) steals secrets, but not [...]

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Kate Winslet to Star in HBO’s ‘Mildred Pierce’ Remake

May 4, 2010
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Movie adaptations of novels often prove to be cases of “they should have left well enough alone.”  With remakes of adaptations, the risk can be doubly great.  Fortunately for Hollywood, the early books of James M. Cain seem to have written with films in mind. Cain was proof of the old axiom that pulp fiction [...]

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Conan Calls Relationship with NBC ‘Toxic’ – 60 Minutes Clip

May 1, 2010
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Conan O’Brien recently appeared on 60 Minutes to discuss his departure from NBC’s “Tonight Show.”  The interview gives us a brief glimpse at O’Brien’s psyche, and if you’re like me,  even a brief glimpse is probably more than you really want.
One thing you notice in the clip is that O’Brien is distinctly unfunny.  Then again, [...]

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Marlon Brando – a la Francais

April 29, 2010
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This is an amazing clip.  I’d never seen it before.  I’d always thought that Brando had faked his French in “Last Tango,” but clearly he was actually fluent.  In fact, he seems more articulate in French than in English.  I’m not sure what the occasion was, but it was clearly done in the sixties.  Judging [...]

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Dennis Miller’s ‘Bathrobe Sessions’ – Clip

April 27, 2010
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Have you ever wondered what happened to comedian Dennis Miller?  I heard recently that he’d interviewed former U.S. Veep Dick Cheney on his internet “radio” show, and decided to check it out.
As you might know, after leaving “Saturday Night Live,” Miller starred on a series of short-lived cable TV shows that all, to one degree [...]

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ABC Launches ‘Happy Town’ – Wondercon Clip

April 24, 2010
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ABC launched its new series “Happy Town” at San Francisco’s recent Wondercon convention.  The show’s producers, along with several key cast members, were present at the event.  Sam Neill, Frances Conroy and Steven Webber co-star in the series, as does veteran character actor M.C. Gainey, who is featured in the clip below.
Gainey is a noteworthy [...]

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Is Hugh Laurie Caught in a Talk Show Time Warp?

April 20, 2010
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Many of us probably feel as though we’re stuck on a treadmill.  The daily grind is such that one day blends into another, and most days seem more alike than they do different.  Your boss yelled at you yesterday?  Or was it the day before?  Maybe it’s every day.  Have you finished that TPS report?  [...]

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