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Phil Lord and Chris Miller Made the Multiplex Safe for ‘The Fall Guy’
The directors of 21 Jump Street and The Lego Movie masterminded the sort of hip, irreverent satirical action-comedy that paved the way for the hit Ryan Gosling film
The directors of 21 Jump Street and The Lego Movie masterminded the sort of hip, irreverent satirical action-comedy that paved the way for the hit Ryan Gosling film
A look at the eight major categories and what our Oscar expert thinks is getting nominated.
A quick look at a new companion book to Netflix's increasingly beloved family film, The Mitchells vs. the Machines.
A preview of the upcoming summer movie season, starring the 10 films we are most excited to see.
An interview with co-writer/actor Kyle Mooney and director Dave McCary about their new film, "Brigsby Bear."
Highlights of the live-action portion of 2015's D23, featuring "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," "Captain America: Civil War," and more!
A regular feature on the newest Blu-ray, On Demand, and streaming offerings, including "Mood Indigo," "Tammy," "Jersey Boys," "20,000 Days on Earth," "It Happened One Night," and more.
Hollywood's "female stuff" problem; Mike Leigh got John Ruskin all wrong; Update on Lindy Chamberlain; Miyazaki working on manga; Nolan defends "Interstellar" sound.
Is "The Goldfinch" art?; The meta-homophobia of "22 Jump Street"; Seinfeld on celebrity; Lack of TV writer jobs in NYC; "Orange" is the new "Hill Street Blues."
Marie writes: There was a time when Animation was done by slaves with a brush in one hand and a beer in the other. Gary Larson's "Tales From the Far Side" (1994) was such a project. I should know; I worked on it. Produced by Marv Newland at his Vancouver studio "International Rocketship", it first aired as a CBS Halloween special (Larson threw a party for the crew at the Pan Pacific Hotel where we watched the film on a big screen) and was later entered into the 1995 Annecy International Animated Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix. It spawned a sequel "Tales From the Far Side II" (1997) - I worked on that too. Here it is, below.
Marie writes: some of you may recall reading about the Capilano Suspension Bridge in North Vancouver, British Columbia Canada. (Click to enlarge.)
The Grand Poobah writes: Unless we find an angel, our television program will go off the air at the end of its current season. There. I've said it. Usually in television, people use evasive language. Not me. We'll be gone. I want to be honest about why this is. We can't afford to finance it any longer.
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