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D-Nasty often writes wonderfully worded long posts about … well … whatever he wants. Yesterday, however, he wrote a 50-word summary that perfectly encapsulates Vincent Gallo’s latest … well … whatever — The Brown Bunny. In fact, it so completely represents the film, that depending on how you read it, it’s also a great review.Continue reading “BREVITY IS KEY, BUT DIFFICULT: THE BROWN BUNNY APPROACHES”

Are you ready for the greatest online video game ever? You may have already seen this on Defamer, and I have no idea how long it’s been out there, but Liquid Generations “Mary-Kate Olsen’s Crack-Man” game featuring our very own beloved multi-millionaire anorexic is just about the coolest thing ever. The only thing that wouldContinue reading “NOW I’LL REALLY GET NO WORK DONE”

Oh yeah … all the film geeks today are going to have this story:New Line Cinema “is in negotiations with director-producer Sam Raimi … for a project titled Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash. In the proposed sequel, Freddy (from the A Nightmare on Elm Street films) and Jason (from the Friday the 13th pics) wouldContinue reading “TRAIN WRECK OR REALLY COOL POTENTIAL? YOU BE THE JUDGE”

I’m still out in the Bay Area completing a whirlwind weekend trip filled with family and not much else, so I probably won’t have another chance to post today. Besides, my head is all clogged up trying to determine the exact moment that I stopped idolizing my parents and discovered that they are simply crazy.Continue reading “MONDAY MORNING GIVES ME NO WARNING”

For those of you who religiously read the New York Times Book Review every weekend, you may have noticed Ethan Bronner’s review of a book called “The Missing Piece” by Dennis Ross. Ross was the U.S.’s primary envoy to the Middle East peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians through the 1st Bush and ClintonContinue reading “SHILLING FOR MY RELATIVES”

I know. I’m sorry. I’ve been delinquent in providing you, my loyal reader, with a recap/analysis of last week’s Mid-Atlantic regional finals of IFC’s Ultimate Film Fanatic, and here we are at Friday with a new episode just raring to air tonight at 10:30. I know that Out of Focus has become the internet destinationContinue reading “AN ATTEMPT TO NOT BE LAPPED: THE PASSWORD FOR LAST WEEK’S UFF IS “DAMAGE””

Let me just say that I can’t remember purchasing anything through Ticketmaster in at least five years, and trying to buy tickets to any kind of quick-selling concert is something I haven’t done in well-over 10, back during a time when I’m not sure if web purchases even existed yet. You had to hit theContinue reading “ADVENTURES WITH TICKETMASTER”

Huh, you say? You say nobody important in the film industry named Julia died today? Well that’s true (at least to my knowledge). But famed TV chef Julia Child died today at 91, and not only was she one of the founding parents of TV cooking shows, to whom Martha Stewart and the entire FoodContinue reading “R.I.P. JULIA — TALES OF A SUBURBAN CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL”

Or uhm … a quiver. Or maybe a little shimmer or shake. How about a … zzzzzzzzz. Hey guess what? Craig Kilborn is leaving The Late, Late Show. And really soon. Within weeks, it seems. Apparently, he decided that 5 years of having nobody watch him was plenty, and if nobody was going to watchContinue reading “AN EARTHQUAKE IN THE WORLD OF LATE-NIGHT TELEVISION”

“And so, the end is near …” (sigh) Today is the last day of Gothamist Interviews by yours truly. Now just in case there has been any confusion this week, I was not being interviewed by Gothamist. Rather, I wrote up a bunch of interviews I conducted (mostly via email) with all these people. (AndContinue reading “THE GOTHAMIST INTERVIEW: DAY 5 – CRAIG WEDREN”