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Hard-hitting news-magazine Access Hollywood sent out a media alert today in order to notify the press, and therefore the world, of the show’s big-time exclusive. It seems that the usually Salinger-esque John Stamos agreed to an interview that will air tonight. For the first time, Stamos answers the two questions over which we’ve all lostContinue reading “NOTED THINKER COMES OUT OF HIDING FOR A VERY SPECIAL ACCESS HOLLYWOOD“

This picture comes from theater marquee advertising that the theater will not enforce the R-rating on Fahrenheit 9/11 is from Michael Moore’s website. I’m sure you won’t see any major chains doing anything similar (at least not officially), but it is a good reminder that the MPAA’s ratings are not legally binding, and basically theaterContinue reading “I GUESS THAT’S AN EASY WAY TO FLIP-OFF THE MPAA”

Fahrenheit 9/11 came in first after all, pulling in nearly $22-Million at the box office, according to early estimates. That’s more money in one weekend than Michael Moore’s last film, the Oscar-winning Bowling for Columbine pulled-in throughout its entire theatrical run, and until this weekend, Columbine was the top-grossing documentary in history. I was sureContinue reading “MEA CULPA: CYNICISM LOSES OUT”

Thank you to Gothamist for reminding me that the Bruno Ganz series starts this weekend at the Walter Reade at Lincoln Center. If you ever suffered through the blech City of Angels with Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan, please do yourself an enormous favor and rush over to the Walter Reade either this evening atContinue reading “I CAN’T BELIEVE I FORGOT – WINGS OF DESIRE AT WALTER READE”

I’m fluctuating right now as to whether or not I should go, as planned, to the Ted Leo show at the South Street Seaport this evening and brave the humidity and expected scattered thunderstorms. I’ve been looking forward to this show for a couple weeks, but I just don’t think I can handle being wetContinue reading “MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANY: BECAUSE IT’S JUST TOO HUMID FOR ANYTHING MORE IN-DEPTH”

So I don’t spend a lot any time blogging here about sports, but the fact is that I’m a pretty big fan, particularly of football and baseball, and especially of my San Francisco 49ers and San Francisco Giants. During football season, you can usually catch me going to a sports bar to watch every NinersContinue reading “WE INTERRUPT THIS PROGRAM FOR … UHM … SPORTS”

We hare most definitely falling down the rabbit hole. Item 1 is terrifying; the rest belongs in the “Completely Unnecessary” files: I would say “They’ve got to be kidding,” but sadly I know they’re not. “A conservative group asked federal election officials on Thursday to investigate whether television ads for director Michael Moore’s anti-Bush documentaryContinue reading “MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANY: NO NO NO NO NO … THROW LOGIC OUT THE WINDOW”

Ads before the previews at the movies have become ridiculous. With 10-15 minutes of coming attractions already playing before the film you actually paid to see, 5-10 minutes of TV-style commercials seem to do nothing but annoy audiences anymore. I know that I have decided to try to specifically not purchase anything sold to meContinue reading “DON’T YOU … WANT TO … KILL THE FANTA GIRLS”

Not that Maxim or Stuff actually encourage reading, but they are printed matter and do include words. Now I’m not knocking Dennis Publishing; they also publish the great music mag Blender as well as my favorite weekly news and media digest, The Week. But I get the feeling that their new film shingle, as reportedContinue reading “MAXIM MOVIES: BECAUSE WHO NEEDS TO READ”

It may be Fahrenheit 9/11 day here in New York, but the most interesting news on the front page of Variety (sub req’d) has to be that HBO Films plans to produce “an original period tuner starring OutKast’s Andre 3000 and Big Boi.” For the Variety-lingo-challenged out there, that basically means a full-on singin’-n-dancin’ musical,Continue reading “HEY YA! HBO IS FOR EVERYDAY PEOPLE”