Nostalgic ’80s film fans can now own the very property where the “Truffle Shuffle” was first put out into the world.
The classic Victorian-style home where the gang from “The Goonies” plotted out their treasure hunt is up for sale.
From left to right, Corey Feldman, Jeff Cohen, Josh Brolin, Ke Huy Quand and Sean Astin standing on porch in a scene from the film 'The Goonies', 1985. — Warner Brothers via Getty Images
The Astoria, Ore., property was listed earlier this month by Jordan Miller of John L. Scott Real Estate for US1.65 million.
Cinephiles will be stoked to learn the home’s exterior remains very true to the 1985 film, although the window casings and door are now orange, not red. Also missing, somewhat disappointingly, is the Rube Goldberg machine that powered the home’s front gate and was featured in the movie’s opening scenes.
Nevertheless, the historic home, which was built in 1896, measures 1,935 sq.
The classic Victorian-style home where the gang from “The Goonies” plotted out their treasure hunt is up for sale.
From left to right, Corey Feldman, Jeff Cohen, Josh Brolin, Ke Huy Quand and Sean Astin standing on porch in a scene from the film 'The Goonies', 1985. — Warner Brothers via Getty Images
The Astoria, Ore., property was listed earlier this month by Jordan Miller of John L. Scott Real Estate for US1.65 million.
Cinephiles will be stoked to learn the home’s exterior remains very true to the 1985 film, although the window casings and door are now orange, not red. Also missing, somewhat disappointingly, is the Rube Goldberg machine that powered the home’s front gate and was featured in the movie’s opening scenes.
Nevertheless, the historic home, which was built in 1896, measures 1,935 sq.
- 11/24/2022
- by Alex Nino Gheciu
- ET Canada
The “joke,” it seems, was ultimately on him.
Less than a year after a local New Jersey politician, John L. Carman, mocked the Women’s March online, he was defeated by a woman who was inspired to run by his “misogynistic” meme.
Ashley Bennett, a 32-year-old screener for a 24-hour emergency crisis hotline, tells The Washington Post she was “furious” when she learned that Carman, an Atlantic County freeholder, had posted a Facebook meme suggesting that women belong in the kitchen on the day of the Women’s March.
“It’s 2017. Really? Is that what we’re going to do?...
Less than a year after a local New Jersey politician, John L. Carman, mocked the Women’s March online, he was defeated by a woman who was inspired to run by his “misogynistic” meme.
Ashley Bennett, a 32-year-old screener for a 24-hour emergency crisis hotline, tells The Washington Post she was “furious” when she learned that Carman, an Atlantic County freeholder, had posted a Facebook meme suggesting that women belong in the kitchen on the day of the Women’s March.
“It’s 2017. Really? Is that what we’re going to do?...
- 11/9/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
What’s the opposite of a Confederate monument? A statue of Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott.
A man from Virginia has started a petition calling for the removal of a monument in the Olde Town area of Portsmouth and in its place, he has suggested putting one up of the rap legend — who just so happens to be from the area.
Nathan Coflin writes in his Change.org petition, “Who better to encapsulate the culture and spirit of the city enshrined in a new monument than Grammy Award winning rapper, dancer, and record producer Missy ‘Misdemeanor’ Elliott?”
Elliott, 46, was born in Portsmouth...
A man from Virginia has started a petition calling for the removal of a monument in the Olde Town area of Portsmouth and in its place, he has suggested putting one up of the rap legend — who just so happens to be from the area.
Nathan Coflin writes in his Change.org petition, “Who better to encapsulate the culture and spirit of the city enshrined in a new monument than Grammy Award winning rapper, dancer, and record producer Missy ‘Misdemeanor’ Elliott?”
Elliott, 46, was born in Portsmouth...
- 8/19/2017
- by Daniel Goldblatt
- PEOPLE.com
Mark Harrison May 19, 2017
From the currently playing Their Finest to the likes of Bowfinger and Boogie Nights, we salute the movies about making movies...
If you haven't caught up yet, Their Finest is currently playing in UK cinemas and it's a gorgeous little love letter to perseverance through storytelling, set against the backdrop of a film production office at the British Ministry of Information during the Second World War. Based on Lissa Evans' novel, Gemma Arterton and Bill Nighy play characters whose access to the film industry has been contingent on the global crisis that takes other young men away from such trifling matters, and it's a real joy to watch.
Among other things, the film got us thinking about other films about making films. We're not talking about documentaries, even though Hearts Of Darkness, the documentary about the making of Apocalypse Now, may be the greatest film about...
From the currently playing Their Finest to the likes of Bowfinger and Boogie Nights, we salute the movies about making movies...
If you haven't caught up yet, Their Finest is currently playing in UK cinemas and it's a gorgeous little love letter to perseverance through storytelling, set against the backdrop of a film production office at the British Ministry of Information during the Second World War. Based on Lissa Evans' novel, Gemma Arterton and Bill Nighy play characters whose access to the film industry has been contingent on the global crisis that takes other young men away from such trifling matters, and it's a real joy to watch.
Among other things, the film got us thinking about other films about making films. We're not talking about documentaries, even though Hearts Of Darkness, the documentary about the making of Apocalypse Now, may be the greatest film about...
- 5/3/2017
- Den of Geek
One judge called it a “porno-trolling collective”: John L. Steele would make porn, place it on piracy websites, and then lie in wait — hoping people would download it without paying. Why? Because he wasn’t a normal pornographer, trying to make an honest buck in the adult-film business. Steele was a lawyer, playing a long-con game in which he sued the thousands of people who fell into the trap of downloading the porn he himself had placed online. Prosecutors said he sued defendants in California, Florida, and other states for supposed copyright infringement, and that the scheme raked in...
- 3/9/2017
- by Susan Seager
- The Wrap
In a rather surprise announcement Dwayne Johnson made a Facebook post saying that a Doc Savage movie is in the works with The Rock to play the role of Clark "Doc" Savage Jr. Check out the details below.
In the meeting were Shane Black and his writing team Anthony Bagarozzi and Chuck Mondry. They met with Dwayne Johnson and Hiram Garcia, a producer from his production company, Seven Bucks Productions. Black had made a statement earlier this year about the film:
“Doc Savage is sort of in the ether now,” Black stated in March. “We’re hoping to make it sometime next year. I would very much like to do Doc with a fellow named Dwayne Johnson if we can make that work. I made a decision that Dwayne is the guy. It’s on the back burner while he’s busy.”
(Shane Black)
Shane Black (Iron man 3, The Nice Guys...
In the meeting were Shane Black and his writing team Anthony Bagarozzi and Chuck Mondry. They met with Dwayne Johnson and Hiram Garcia, a producer from his production company, Seven Bucks Productions. Black had made a statement earlier this year about the film:
“Doc Savage is sort of in the ether now,” Black stated in March. “We’re hoping to make it sometime next year. I would very much like to do Doc with a fellow named Dwayne Johnson if we can make that work. I made a decision that Dwayne is the guy. It’s on the back burner while he’s busy.”
(Shane Black)
Shane Black (Iron man 3, The Nice Guys...
- 5/30/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Bayne)
- Cinelinx
It seems somewhat odd that in this era of superhero movie domination, we have yet to see Dwayne Johnson headline as a bona fide comic book superhero. He’s played plenty of heroic figures in fun action-adventure films, but the actual superhero genre has yet to snag the former wrestler. He has long been associated with the DC title Shazam!, but with this remaining unconfirmed and unannounced, it has been left to an entirely different creative team to apparently lock him in: director Shane Black and his adaptation of Doc Savage.
While it has not been officially announced, Dwayne Johnson seems to have dropped a sizeable hint about his involvement in a Doc Savage project via his Instagram account.
Finding our anchor. When I’m shooting on location I always need a space where I can work and keep building the enterprise. Here in Georgia this has been my space for months now.
While it has not been officially announced, Dwayne Johnson seems to have dropped a sizeable hint about his involvement in a Doc Savage project via his Instagram account.
Finding our anchor. When I’m shooting on location I always need a space where I can work and keep building the enterprise. Here in Georgia this has been my space for months now.
- 5/18/2016
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
StudioCanal/The Weinstein Company
The world might seem like a dark and dangerous place at times, but it definitely used to be much darker and much more dangerous.
Fortunately, history is littered with clever do-gooders who spent their lives doing their very best to improve others’. Many of their discoveries and inventions are things that we take completely for granted today, and the chances are that you’ve probably never heard of them, but their legacy lives on in the fact that you are still walking, talking and breathing.
Unless you’ve spent your life living under a rock, there’s a very good chance you owe a great big thank you to at least one of the people on this list.
These are the heroes that Gotham deserves.
8. John L. Leal – Clean Water Wikipedia
You know what’s fun? Not having dysentery.
John Leal was a physician trained in bacteriology,...
The world might seem like a dark and dangerous place at times, but it definitely used to be much darker and much more dangerous.
Fortunately, history is littered with clever do-gooders who spent their lives doing their very best to improve others’. Many of their discoveries and inventions are things that we take completely for granted today, and the chances are that you’ve probably never heard of them, but their legacy lives on in the fact that you are still walking, talking and breathing.
Unless you’ve spent your life living under a rock, there’s a very good chance you owe a great big thank you to at least one of the people on this list.
These are the heroes that Gotham deserves.
8. John L. Leal – Clean Water Wikipedia
You know what’s fun? Not having dysentery.
John Leal was a physician trained in bacteriology,...
- 3/5/2016
- by Stevie Shephard
- Obsessed with Film
The SAG-aftra Foundation and their dependents looking to pursue higher education qualify for an added financial boost from the Foundation’s resources. The deadline is March 31 to apply for the three types of scholarships available, according to the Foundation’s website. The George Heller Memorial Scholarship and the John L. Dales Scholarship are awarded to eligible members and their dependents looking to study at accredited institutions of higher education, and the Dales Transitional Scholarship is given to members hoping to pursue new or related career paths. See the video below for more info on what the scholarship has helped other actors accomplish, as well as what it can do for you! Visit sagaftra.foundation to apply. Click here for more SAG-aftra Foundation news!
- 12/2/2015
- backstage.com
The conversation is now over and has been archived, and, thankfully, is available to watch online. I've embedded it below my original, earlier post (published while the conversation was happening live). *** It actually began about 20 minutes ago (it's 7:50pm Est right now, and it started at 7:30pm Est), but it's a 90-minute conversation, so if you're getting here while it's still live, you have some time to go until it's over at 9pm Est. I assume it'll be archived and made available online some time after today. So I'll keep this brief. Taking place, live (as I type this anyway) at the John L. Tishman Auditorium, at The New School, in NYC, a conversation with musical...
- 10/30/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Read More: Sam Smith to sing 'Spectre' Theme Song "Writing's on the Wall" Independent film distributor Vision Films has added two features and one documentary to their upcoming slate, including "A Year and Change," the romantic comedy "A Date with Miss Fortune" and the music biography "Sam Smith: Dreams Come True." "A Year and Change" is the touching story about a young man who, after getting drunk and falling off a roof at a New Year’s party, decides it is time to make some changes in his life. The film stars Bryan Greenberg opposite T.R. Knight, Jamie Chung, Claire van der Boom and Jamie Hector. "A Date with Miss Fortune" comes from from Canadian director John L’Ecuyer and focuses on a struggling writer who is rescued by a superstitious Portuguese beauty. The film was released theatrically in Portugal as "Um Encntro Com o Destino" in August to rave reviews.
- 9/11/2015
- by Wil Barlow
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Sam Smith doc, Bryan Greenberg comedy-drama among pick-ups for La-based outfit.
La-based distributor Vision Films has bolstered its line-up with a trio of acquisitions.
Comedy-drama A Year And Change stars Bryan Greenberg (Friends with Benefits) as a man who decides to make some wholesale changes in his life after an accident at a New Year’s Eve party. Co-stars include T.R. Knight (Grey’s Anatomy), Jamie Chung (Big Hero 6), Claire van der Boom (Hawaii Five-o), Marshall Allman (True Blood) and Jamie Hector (Halo: Reach).
Rom-com A Date with Miss Fortune stars Ryan Scott as a man whose luck changes after meeting a beautiful Portuguese woman, played by Jeannette Sousa. Canada’s John L’Ecuyer directs.
Music documentary biopic Sam Smith: Dreams Come True - which includes performances of the musician’s most popular songs – will get a multi-continent release in partnership with distributor Odeon Entertainment Group in the UK.
It was revealed...
La-based distributor Vision Films has bolstered its line-up with a trio of acquisitions.
Comedy-drama A Year And Change stars Bryan Greenberg (Friends with Benefits) as a man who decides to make some wholesale changes in his life after an accident at a New Year’s Eve party. Co-stars include T.R. Knight (Grey’s Anatomy), Jamie Chung (Big Hero 6), Claire van der Boom (Hawaii Five-o), Marshall Allman (True Blood) and Jamie Hector (Halo: Reach).
Rom-com A Date with Miss Fortune stars Ryan Scott as a man whose luck changes after meeting a beautiful Portuguese woman, played by Jeannette Sousa. Canada’s John L’Ecuyer directs.
Music documentary biopic Sam Smith: Dreams Come True - which includes performances of the musician’s most popular songs – will get a multi-continent release in partnership with distributor Odeon Entertainment Group in the UK.
It was revealed...
- 9/11/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Four out of five people who download screen content illegally feel nervous or guilty about their behaviour and acknowledge they are doing the wrong thing.
Only 20% of pirates dismiss the legality or ethics of the practice and say they are determined to continue despite any attempted government interventions.
That.s according to a ground-breaking survey commissioned by ScreenFutures, a new association of producers, directors, distributors and researchers dedicated to researching and debating issues affecting the Australian screen industry.
Their report, Content You Love: reframing piracy for a sustainable creative industry, was launched at Aftrs on August 13.
Market researcher Screen Audience Research Australia (Sara) conducted the survey which found about 33% of people had illegally downloaded movies and TV shows.
Sara then interviewed more than 900 people across the age spectrum who acknowledged they had pirated content to gauge their attitudes and motivations.
The chief attraction was that .it.s free. (20 per cent...
Only 20% of pirates dismiss the legality or ethics of the practice and say they are determined to continue despite any attempted government interventions.
That.s according to a ground-breaking survey commissioned by ScreenFutures, a new association of producers, directors, distributors and researchers dedicated to researching and debating issues affecting the Australian screen industry.
Their report, Content You Love: reframing piracy for a sustainable creative industry, was launched at Aftrs on August 13.
Market researcher Screen Audience Research Australia (Sara) conducted the survey which found about 33% of people had illegally downloaded movies and TV shows.
Sara then interviewed more than 900 people across the age spectrum who acknowledged they had pirated content to gauge their attitudes and motivations.
The chief attraction was that .it.s free. (20 per cent...
- 8/13/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Michael Caine young. Michael Caine movies: From Irwin Allen bombs to Woody Allen classic It's hard to believe that Michael Caine has been around making movies for nearly six decades. No wonder he's had time to appear – in roles big and small and tiny – in more than 120 films, ranging from unwatchable stuff like the Sylvester Stallone soccer flick Victory and Michael Ritchie's adventure flick The Island to Brian G. Hutton's X, Y and Zee, Joseph L. Mankiewicz's Sleuth (a duel of wits and acting styles with Laurence Olivier), and Alfonso Cuarón's Children of Men. (See TCM's Michael Caine movie schedule further below.) Throughout his long, long career, Caine has played heroes and villains and everything in between. Sometimes, in his worst vehicles, he has floundered along with everybody else. At other times, he was the best element in otherwise disappointing fare, e.g., Philip Kaufman's Quills.
- 8/6/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Over 300 people gathered at Leonard Nimoy‘s Los Angeles funeral on Sunday to say goodbye to the legendary “Star Trek” actor. Nimoy died at his home on Feb. 27 at age 83 after a bout with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Among those at the service were Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and J.J. Abrams, along with his wife of 26 years, Susan, and their children and grandchildren. Also Read: Leonard Nimoy, ‘Star Trek’s’ Spock, Dead at 83 Just as generations of sci-fi fans were captivated by Nimoy’s performance as half-human, half-Vulcan Spock, attendees at the funeral listened intently to the dedication from Rabbi John L. Rosove,...
- 3/4/2015
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
It was an intimate, but fond farewell as family and friends payed their respects to Leonard Nimoy at his funeral Sunday morning. J.J. Abrams, Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine were just some of the 300 people who paid tribute to the Star Trek star who passed away Feb. 27 due to a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. According to Rabbi John L. Rosove, who delivered the eulogy at the service, everyone who attended was an important part of Nimoy's life. "There was nobody there who didn't mean something to Susan and Leonard or to their children and grandchildren," he said before recalling the actor's love for his wife in particular. "His love, appreciation, respect and...
- 3/4/2015
- E! Online
As fans around the world mourned Leonard Nimoy's death, the Star Trek legend's family, friends and former costars gathered to celebrate his life during an intimate funeral on Sunday. Among the nearly 300 people who attended the ceremony were Star Trek director J.J. Abrams and actors Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine. According to Rabbi John L. Rosove, who delivered the eulogy at the service and is a cousin of Nimoy's widow, Susan Bay, "There was nobody there who didn't mean something to Susan and Leonard or to their children and grandchildren." Quinto, 37, was a speaker and was "absolutely eloquent," says Rosove.
- 3/3/2015
- by Melody Chiu, @chiumelo
- PEOPLE.com
As fans around the world mourned Leonard Nimoy's death, the Star Trek legend's family, friends and former costars gathered to celebrate his life during an intimate funeral on Sunday. Among the nearly 300 people who attended the ceremony were Star Trek director J.J. Abrams and actors Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine. According to Rabbi John L. Rosove, who delivered the eulogy at the service and is a cousin of Nimoy's widow, Susan Bay, "There was nobody there who didn't mean something to Susan and Leonard or to their children and grandchildren." Quinto, 37, was a speaker and was "absolutely eloquent," says Rosove.
- 3/3/2015
- by Melody Chiu, @chiumelo
- PEOPLE.com
When Leonard Nimoy was laid to rest on Sunday morning during an intimate service, the Star Trek actor's rabbi remembered his longtime friend in a touching eulogy. "He was unflappably honest and warmhearted. He embodied integrity and decency. He was humble and a gentleman," Rabbi John L. Rosove said about Nimoy at the funeral, according to a blog post he shared on ReformJudaism.org. Married 26 years to Susan Bay at the time of his death, "Leonard shared with me … that he had never met a woman like her, never had he loved anyone so dearly and passionately, that she'd saved...
- 3/2/2015
- by Melody Chiu, @chiumelo
- PEOPLE.com
When Leonard Nimoy was laid to rest on Sunday morning during an intimate service, the Star Trek actor's rabbi remembered his longtime friend in a touching eulogy. "He was unflappably honest and warmhearted. He embodied integrity and decency. He was humble and a gentleman," Rabbi John L. Rosove said about Nimoy at the funeral, according to a blog post he shared on ReformJudaism.org. Married 26 years at the time of his death to Susan Bay, "Leonard shared with me … that he had never met a woman like her, never had he loved anyone so dearly and passionately, that she'd saved...
- 3/2/2015
- by Melody Chiu, @chiumelo
- PEOPLE.com
Two British privates named Peaceful fight side by side in the trenches of World War I, and both face the wrath of their superior officers in a court-martial. Director Pat O'Connor constructs Private Peaceful as a mystery, using flashbacks to reveal the intertwined lives of brothers Charlie (Jack O'Connell) and Tommo (George MacKay) as one of them awaits the firing squad. Both the young-adult novel by Michael Morpurgo (War Horse) and screenwriter Simon Reade's 2004 stage adaptation employ the first-person narrative of teenage Tommo, and the director's decision to open up the story to other perspectives makes this Private Peaceful feel more shaded and mature, with echoes of O'Connor's wistful A Month in the Country and haunting Cal (whose John L...
- 10/29/2014
- Village Voice
Back in July we told you about Berkley Trade's impending release of John L. Campbell's Ship of the Dead, which is heading our way in exactly two weeks, and now we're back with the excerpt from the book that we promised. In fact, it's the whole first chapter!
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- 9/23/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
This past May, Berkley Trade released an expanded version of John L. Campbell's Omega Days, and Book 2 in the trilogy, Ship of the Dead, is steaming our way in October. Read on for the official artwork and details, and look for an excerpt closer to the release date.
From the press Release:
Zombies took over San Francisco in John L. Campbell’s Omega Days, the first novel in his terrifying trilogy. The previously self-published eBook shot up to #2 on Amazon’s Top 100 Horror bestseller list and impressively stayed on the list for 17 weeks.
Following different groups of survivors through a plague-ravaged landscape, Omega Days introduced us to an all-out war of survival and redemption. Now, in the stunning sequel, after surviving a massive zombie attack, the survivors have come to realize that they are dangerously short of supplies, ammunition, and time.
Only a half mile offshore, the U.S.S.
From the press Release:
Zombies took over San Francisco in John L. Campbell’s Omega Days, the first novel in his terrifying trilogy. The previously self-published eBook shot up to #2 on Amazon’s Top 100 Horror bestseller list and impressively stayed on the list for 17 weeks.
Following different groups of survivors through a plague-ravaged landscape, Omega Days introduced us to an all-out war of survival and redemption. Now, in the stunning sequel, after surviving a massive zombie attack, the survivors have come to realize that they are dangerously short of supplies, ammunition, and time.
Only a half mile offshore, the U.S.S.
- 7/21/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Sony Pictures Entertainment continues developing writer/director Shane Black's take on pulp magazine hero "Doc Savage" for producer Neil Moritz and Columbia Pictures, with a well-known comic book movie actor being suggested by Black to play the lead.
Black wants to go with actor Chris Hemsworth ("Thor") as 'Doc Savage' , but with a 'brushcut', as opposed to Hemsworth's trademark long hair:
"...'Doc Savage' is proceeding on pace," said Black. "...as 'Iron Man' wound down I sort of reconnected with Sony who have been gracious to say, 'We’ll wait a year and sit on these rights until you’re finished with this other picture that we don’t control.' So they were really cool about it, they were really nice. So yeah I’m back on it."
Originally published in the pulp magazines in the 1930's, 'Doc Savage' was created by publisher Henry W.
Black wants to go with actor Chris Hemsworth ("Thor") as 'Doc Savage' , but with a 'brushcut', as opposed to Hemsworth's trademark long hair:
"...'Doc Savage' is proceeding on pace," said Black. "...as 'Iron Man' wound down I sort of reconnected with Sony who have been gracious to say, 'We’ll wait a year and sit on these rights until you’re finished with this other picture that we don’t control.' So they were really cool about it, they were really nice. So yeah I’m back on it."
Originally published in the pulp magazines in the 1930's, 'Doc Savage' was created by publisher Henry W.
- 6/25/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
John L. Campbell's sequel to Omega Days, entitled Ship of the Dead, is coming this fall from Berkley Trade, and to help get you ready for it, they're releasing an expanded version of the original in exactly one week!
From the Press Release:
Zombies inherit the West Coast in John L. Campbell’s Omega Days! Previously published on Amazon last year, Omega Days quickly shot up to the #2 spot as a Top 100 Horror Bestseller and stayed on the list for an impressive 17 weeks.
Following different groups of survivors through a plague-ravaged landscape, Omega Days is an all-out war of survival and redemption.
The new printed Berkley edition features unreleased material—including an extended ending—that will excite fans already familiar with the material.
Look for it on May 6th with Ship of the Dead following in October.
Synopsis:
When the end came, it came quickly. No one knew where or...
From the Press Release:
Zombies inherit the West Coast in John L. Campbell’s Omega Days! Previously published on Amazon last year, Omega Days quickly shot up to the #2 spot as a Top 100 Horror Bestseller and stayed on the list for an impressive 17 weeks.
Following different groups of survivors through a plague-ravaged landscape, Omega Days is an all-out war of survival and redemption.
The new printed Berkley edition features unreleased material—including an extended ending—that will excite fans already familiar with the material.
Look for it on May 6th with Ship of the Dead following in October.
Synopsis:
When the end came, it came quickly. No one knew where or...
- 4/29/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
This Today, The New School for Drama, SAG Foundation, and BroadwayWorld.com will present a 90-minute career Conversations with Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale, starring together in Broadway's The Bridges of Madison County. Moderated by BroadwayWorld.com's Richard Ridge, O'Hara and Pasquale will share experiences from their careers on stage and screen and their current collaboration with a packed house of more than 400 union actors and drama students at The New School's John L. Tishman Auditorium.
- 3/20/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
This Thursday, The New School for Drama, SAG Foundation, and BroadwayWorld.com will present a 90-minute career Conversations with Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale, starring together in Broadway's The Bridges of Madison County. Moderated by BroadwayWorld.com's Richard Ridge, O'Hara and Pasquale will share experiences from their careers on stage and screen and their current collaboration with a packed house of more than 400 union actors and drama students at The New School's John L. Tishman Auditorium.
- 3/18/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for an inaugural filmed Conversations QampA series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. An upcoming installment will feature Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale - currently starring on Broadway in The Bridges of Madison County - and moderated by Broadway World's Richard Ridge of 'Backstage with Richard Ridge' on March 20 315Pm. The event will take place at The John L. Tishman Auditorium at the University Center 63 Fifth Avenue between 13th amp 14th Street.
- 3/10/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
While Sony Pictures Entertainment preps writer/director Shane Black's next feature, adapting 1930's pulp magazine hero "Doc Savage" for producer Neil Moritz and Columbia Pictures, Dynamite Entetainment and Conde Nast will publish a new "Doc Savage" comic book series, available December 2013, written by Chris Roberson and illustrated by Bilquis Evely, with covers by Alex Ross, John Cassaday and Stephen Segovia.
"In the course of my comics' career, I've been lucky enough to work on nearly every character and series that mattered the most to me growing up," writer Roberson said.
"'Doc Savage' is one of the final characters left on my bucket list. Growing up in the 70's, it was impossible to miss the Doc Savage reprints in every bookstore and on every newsstand, with those striking covers. Doc quickly became and remained my absolute favorite of all of the pulp heroes, and the stories of Lester Dent...
"In the course of my comics' career, I've been lucky enough to work on nearly every character and series that mattered the most to me growing up," writer Roberson said.
"'Doc Savage' is one of the final characters left on my bucket list. Growing up in the 70's, it was impossible to miss the Doc Savage reprints in every bookstore and on every newsstand, with those striking covers. Doc quickly became and remained my absolute favorite of all of the pulp heroes, and the stories of Lester Dent...
- 9/10/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Screen industry figures took to social media on Saturday night, most lamenting the election result.
The negative responses continued on Sunday although, to be fair, the Coalition.s victory was warmly welcomed in some circles.
Here.s a sample of Facebook postings:
Julie Marlow: A rotten week; a friend died way too soon, an emotional funeral and now this debacle of an election.
Angie Fielder: Despite the polls, I can't believe it's happening, I can't believe someone like Tony Abbott could be elected to lead our country.
Polly Staniford Seager: Soooooo depressing! Can't even bear to read/watch the news.
John L Simpson: Sad, not the Australia that's in my heart.
Stephen Lance: I can't watch.
Matilda Brown: How did we go from Julia to Tony? This is horrible.
Steve Saragossi: Australia, what the hell have you just done?
Stephen Sewell : I just woke up this...
The negative responses continued on Sunday although, to be fair, the Coalition.s victory was warmly welcomed in some circles.
Here.s a sample of Facebook postings:
Julie Marlow: A rotten week; a friend died way too soon, an emotional funeral and now this debacle of an election.
Angie Fielder: Despite the polls, I can't believe it's happening, I can't believe someone like Tony Abbott could be elected to lead our country.
Polly Staniford Seager: Soooooo depressing! Can't even bear to read/watch the news.
John L Simpson: Sad, not the Australia that's in my heart.
Stephen Lance: I can't watch.
Matilda Brown: How did we go from Julia to Tony? This is horrible.
Steve Saragossi: Australia, what the hell have you just done?
Stephen Sewell : I just woke up this...
- 9/8/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Sony Pictures Entertainment has greenlit writer/director Shane Black's new take on pulp magazine hero "Doc Savage" for producer Neil Moritz and Columbia Pictures, following Black's stunning box returns for Marvel Studios' "Iron Man 3", earning $711 million since its international release May 3, 2013 and domestic release May 6.
"...'Doc Savage' is proceeding on pace," said Black. "...as 'Iron Man' wound down I sort of reconnected with Sony who have been gracious to say, 'We’ll wait a year and sit on these rights until you’re finished with this other picture that we don’t control.' So they were really cool about it, they were really nice. So yeah I’m back on it."
Originally published in the pulp magazines in the 1930's, 'Doc Savage' was created by publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L. Nanovic at Street and Smith Publications, with...
"...'Doc Savage' is proceeding on pace," said Black. "...as 'Iron Man' wound down I sort of reconnected with Sony who have been gracious to say, 'We’ll wait a year and sit on these rights until you’re finished with this other picture that we don’t control.' So they were really cool about it, they were really nice. So yeah I’m back on it."
Originally published in the pulp magazines in the 1930's, 'Doc Savage' was created by publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L. Nanovic at Street and Smith Publications, with...
- 5/8/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Always Bet on Black. At least from Kiss Kiss Bang Bang onwards, we did. The director of the uber-blockbuster Iron Man 3 will direct this, which could be his next project, having already been attached to in 2010. He also co-wrote the script alongside Charles Mondry and Anthony Bagarozzi, based on the hero of the 1930s pulp magazines created by publisher Henry W. Ralson, and editor John L. Nanovic, and additional material by Lester Dent, the main writer of the series. Producing are Original Films' Neal H. Moritz and Ori Marmur, as well as Michael Usland. Columbia's president of production Hannah Minghella, who made the announcement with Colombia's president Doug Belgrad, said “We couldn’t be more excited to be building a franchise from the ground up with Shane and this team."...
- 5/7/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Writer/director Shane Black will continue developing his feature film take of "Doc Savage" for producer Neil Moritz, after the final box office results of "Iron Man 3" are tallied up.
"...'Doc Savage' is proceeding on pace," said Black. "...as 'Iron Man' wound down I sort of reconnected with Sony who have been gracious to say, 'We’ll wait a year and sit on these rights until you’re finished with this other picture that we don’t control.' So they were really cool about it, they were really nice. So yeah I’m back on it."
Originally published in the pulp magazines in the 1930's, 'Doc Savage' was created by publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L. Nanovic at Street and Smith Publications, with additional material contributed by the series' main writer, Lester Dent.
The character then spun-off into radio, film and comic books,...
"...'Doc Savage' is proceeding on pace," said Black. "...as 'Iron Man' wound down I sort of reconnected with Sony who have been gracious to say, 'We’ll wait a year and sit on these rights until you’re finished with this other picture that we don’t control.' So they were really cool about it, they were really nice. So yeah I’m back on it."
Originally published in the pulp magazines in the 1930's, 'Doc Savage' was created by publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L. Nanovic at Street and Smith Publications, with additional material contributed by the series' main writer, Lester Dent.
The character then spun-off into radio, film and comic books,...
- 4/25/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Somebody needs to teach Connor Bird about chivalry, because her certainly does not know how to treat a lady. Larry Bird's son was arrested at Indiana University after allegedly trying to run his ex-girlfriend over with a car.
The Indianapolis Star has the news, and says that the list of charges against Bird, 21, include "battery with injury, criminal mischief, intimidation with a deadly weapon and possession of marijuana." There's a lesson for you, kids: Don't smoke and fight with your ex's.
The trouble reportedly began after Bird and his ex got in a fight at his apartment. He threw a cell phone at her, and she seemingly left. Bird later went to her home to try to talk things over in a parking lot, but they fought again and she got out of his car. It was at this point that police say he tried to run her over twice.
The Indianapolis Star has the news, and says that the list of charges against Bird, 21, include "battery with injury, criminal mischief, intimidation with a deadly weapon and possession of marijuana." There's a lesson for you, kids: Don't smoke and fight with your ex's.
The trouble reportedly began after Bird and his ex got in a fight at his apartment. He threw a cell phone at her, and she seemingly left. Bird later went to her home to try to talk things over in a parking lot, but they fought again and she got out of his car. It was at this point that police say he tried to run her over twice.
- 2/12/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Australian distributor Titan View has picked up the distribution rights to a new documentary Stand in My Shoes.
The film is from Australian co-creators and producers Anna Reeves, Vivienne Somers and co-produced by Ahmed Salama, executive producer on The Tunnel. The film will be directed by Kurt Engfehr, who co-produced Michael Moore films Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11 as well as directing Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead.
The announcement:
The global social change film to be directed by Kurt Engfehr “Stand in My Shoes” has today secured an Australian and New Zealand distribution deal with Titan View, the innovative Australian distribution house responsible for the release of international smash hits “The Jammed”, “33 Postcards” and most recently, the gutsy documentary “This is Roller Derby”.
Stand In My Shoes is a crowd-fuelled social change film that exposes what President Barack Obama has coined as the “empathy deficit” in our world. The film will...
The film is from Australian co-creators and producers Anna Reeves, Vivienne Somers and co-produced by Ahmed Salama, executive producer on The Tunnel. The film will be directed by Kurt Engfehr, who co-produced Michael Moore films Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11 as well as directing Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead.
The announcement:
The global social change film to be directed by Kurt Engfehr “Stand in My Shoes” has today secured an Australian and New Zealand distribution deal with Titan View, the innovative Australian distribution house responsible for the release of international smash hits “The Jammed”, “33 Postcards” and most recently, the gutsy documentary “This is Roller Derby”.
Stand In My Shoes is a crowd-fuelled social change film that exposes what President Barack Obama has coined as the “empathy deficit” in our world. The film will...
- 10/15/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Kurt Wilberding for The Wall Street Journal Leo Mojica, an unemployed construction worker and father of an eight-year-old son, has been down at Zuccotti Park for the past week participating in the Occupy Wall Street protest.
The Wall Street Journal blogs have been covering Occupy Wall Street since the movement began. In this special edition of the WSJ Best in Blogs, here’s a look at the most interesting new and recent WSJ blog stories about the spreading protests.
Super-Wealthy...
The Wall Street Journal blogs have been covering Occupy Wall Street since the movement began. In this special edition of the WSJ Best in Blogs, here’s a look at the most interesting new and recent WSJ blog stories about the spreading protests.
Super-Wealthy...
- 10/20/2011
- by Christopher John Farley
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Everett
Everyone knows that men and women talk differently, but no one has told us why – perhaps because they think we already know that little boys learn to talk like their fathers and little girls learn to talk like their mothers. This all seems rather simple and obvious, so it can’t hurt to ask: How did the fathers and mothers get the way they are? Do our speech differences go all the way back to Adam and Eve in one long,...
Everyone knows that men and women talk differently, but no one has told us why – perhaps because they think we already know that little boys learn to talk like their fathers and little girls learn to talk like their mothers. This all seems rather simple and obvious, so it can’t hurt to ask: How did the fathers and mothers get the way they are? Do our speech differences go all the way back to Adam and Eve in one long,...
- 10/19/2011
- by John L. Locke
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Deadline says that The Shield and Predators actor Walton Goggins has landed a role in a huge upcoming film, Steven Spielberg‘s Lincoln. According to them, he’ll be playing Wells A. Hutchins, the Ohio Congressman who voted for the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery; being a Democrat, this went against the general beliefs of his own party at the time. There isn’t a huge resemblance between the actor and the subject, but this is Spielberg directing, so I’m not terribly concerned about that.
He’s joining a very impressive (and large) cast, one made up of Daniel Day-Lewis as the sixteenth President, Sally Field as his wife, Mary Todd, David Strathairn as Secretary of State William Steward, Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and — to sum it up both quickly and simply — a lot of other good names. Written by Tony Kushner and based on the book Team...
He’s joining a very impressive (and large) cast, one made up of Daniel Day-Lewis as the sixteenth President, Sally Field as his wife, Mary Todd, David Strathairn as Secretary of State William Steward, Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and — to sum it up both quickly and simply — a lot of other good names. Written by Tony Kushner and based on the book Team...
- 7/12/2011
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
The first film launched through Titan View.s innovative feature film distribution model, low-budget comedy Codgers, attracted an audience of about 600 people to Parramatta Riverside Theatre last Friday. The strategy, which was supported by Screen Australia.s innovative distribution fund late last year, aims to screen low-budget films in non-traditional venues while simultaneously selling DVDs and other merchandise. Titan View chief executive John L Simpson has previously had similar success with 2008 If Award-winning drama Men.s Group, which was regularly shown in similar non-traditional venues in response to audience demand. .Wherever the fans are, we.ll deliver the film in whatever format they want and however they want,. he said. Codgers...
- 6/30/2011
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
"A downbeat homage to bright-lights showbiz dramas, an epic orchestration that indulges in stubbornly obsessive riffs, Martin Scorsese's New York, New York (1977) seems to value awkwardness and indecision above all else," writes Dan Callahan for Alt Screen, and much of what follows is pretty rough medicine for those of us who love this film. "Coming off the success of Taxi Driver (1976), Scorsese secured a big budget and MGM sound stages for what was meant to be his tribute to and deconstruction of classic Hollywood musicals, but the tribute got lost somewhere in the deconstruction." The movie "plays out like some errant crossbreeding of Charles Vidor's Love Me or Leave Me (1955) and John Cassavetes's Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)."
It's screening as part of Hollywood Musicals of the 1970s and 1980s, Part 1: The 1970s, a series opening tomorrow at Anthology Film Archives and running through June 26. In his overview for the L,...
It's screening as part of Hollywood Musicals of the 1970s and 1980s, Part 1: The 1970s, a series opening tomorrow at Anthology Film Archives and running through June 26. In his overview for the L,...
- 6/16/2011
- MUBI
As Apple announces blowout earnings, its secretive CEO is once again demanding privacy to deal with his illness. Do shareholders deserve full disclosure? Casey Schwartz asks business experts. Plus, Dan Lyons and Brian Ries on Apple's record earnings.
Once again, Steve Jobs has us reading tea leaves, trying to squeeze out every last implication from the terse memo he sent out over the weekend to Apple employees, announcing that he is taking another leave of absence from the company. Jobs offered no explanation, leaving outside observers-in other words, almost everyone-to puzzle over the possibilities.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Apple Stock Gyrates
So the innuendo brigade took off, extrapolating from what is known-his diagnosis of a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2004, his liver transplant in 2009, his dramatic weight loss in recent months-to what isn't. Is his cancer back? ABC News wondered. Has it spread? Could it be the...
Once again, Steve Jobs has us reading tea leaves, trying to squeeze out every last implication from the terse memo he sent out over the weekend to Apple employees, announcing that he is taking another leave of absence from the company. Jobs offered no explanation, leaving outside observers-in other words, almost everyone-to puzzle over the possibilities.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Apple Stock Gyrates
So the innuendo brigade took off, extrapolating from what is known-his diagnosis of a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2004, his liver transplant in 2009, his dramatic weight loss in recent months-to what isn't. Is his cancer back? ABC News wondered. Has it spread? Could it be the...
- 1/19/2011
- by Casey Schwartz
- The Daily Beast
Heading into its 18th year in 2011, the Chicago Underground Film Festival is the longest-running underground film festival in the world. It used to be tied with the New York Underground Film Festival — both were started in 1994 — until Nyuff closed up shop in 2008.
In 1994, the Internet wasn’t the big promotional tool it is today so neither Nyuff nor Cuff that year had a website; or, if they did, those pages have since vanished off the web. So, details about what these fests screened in their first years have been sketchy. Well, until now for Cuff.
I’m not sure how I stumbled upon it, but I recently discovered that the alternative newsweekly the Chicago Reader had posted up the entire, full lineup of the first annual Chicago Underground Film Festival.
So, I copied that info and reformatted it into the style of Bad Lit’s traditional film festival lineups, which...
In 1994, the Internet wasn’t the big promotional tool it is today so neither Nyuff nor Cuff that year had a website; or, if they did, those pages have since vanished off the web. So, details about what these fests screened in their first years have been sketchy. Well, until now for Cuff.
I’m not sure how I stumbled upon it, but I recently discovered that the alternative newsweekly the Chicago Reader had posted up the entire, full lineup of the first annual Chicago Underground Film Festival.
So, I copied that info and reformatted it into the style of Bad Lit’s traditional film festival lineups, which...
- 12/9/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
It seems like over the course of the last few years a ton of new DVD labels are popping up specifically to deal with exploitation and grindhouse cinema. I, for one, am completely okay with this trend. Just a few weeks ago, another label made its intentions known, and they look like they'll be getting a great start in the business.
Intervision Picture Corporation is yet another label, like my beloved Arrow Video in the UK, trying to bring back the Video Nasty/Early VHS feel to home video. As you can see from their video trailer below, they've certainly got the feel for this type of home video nailed. Larry Gold, a veteran of VHS distribution from the early days of home video has chosen some really great titles to whet home viewers' appetites.
First up in January will be something old and something new from EuroHorror legend, Jess Franco.
Intervision Picture Corporation is yet another label, like my beloved Arrow Video in the UK, trying to bring back the Video Nasty/Early VHS feel to home video. As you can see from their video trailer below, they've certainly got the feel for this type of home video nailed. Larry Gold, a veteran of VHS distribution from the early days of home video has chosen some really great titles to whet home viewers' appetites.
First up in January will be something old and something new from EuroHorror legend, Jess Franco.
- 11/25/2010
- Screen Anarchy
With countless Australian films struggling to make an impression at the local box office - even those often backed by promotion and positive reviews - Screen Australia's new Innovative Distribution program seems a crucial and timely step in the right direction. The program recognises that new models are allowing access to expanding markets and there is a need to support low budget and digitally produced screen product, Australian or otherwise, that does not fit into traditional formats. The two recently announced recipients of the funding under the program are Gil Scrine and Louise van Rooyen's BeamAfilm and John L....
- 11/9/2010
- FilmInk.com.au
Godfather star apparently saw 'a very interesting character' in music producer currently serving life sentence for murder
Al Pacino will reportedly take on the role of Phil Spector in a film about the music producer's life. According to the New York Times, HBO Films plans to capture Spector's life in an as yet untitled movie, with Rain Man director Barry Levinson and writer David Mamet at the helm.
Spector was behind some of the biggest pop songs of the 1960s, notably the Ronettes' Be My Baby and the Righteous Brothers' You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'. However, the producer, now aged 70, was found guilty in 2009 of murdering actress Lana Clarkson, for which he is serving a sentence of 19 years to life.
Clarkson was shot and killed at Spector's Los Angeles mansion in 2003. The producer was charged with her murder but a mistrial followed before he was eventually found guilty and sentenced last year.
Al Pacino will reportedly take on the role of Phil Spector in a film about the music producer's life. According to the New York Times, HBO Films plans to capture Spector's life in an as yet untitled movie, with Rain Man director Barry Levinson and writer David Mamet at the helm.
Spector was behind some of the biggest pop songs of the 1960s, notably the Ronettes' Be My Baby and the Righteous Brothers' You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'. However, the producer, now aged 70, was found guilty in 2009 of murdering actress Lana Clarkson, for which he is serving a sentence of 19 years to life.
Clarkson was shot and killed at Spector's Los Angeles mansion in 2003. The producer was charged with her murder but a mistrial followed before he was eventually found guilty and sentenced last year.
- 10/12/2010
- by Rosie Swash
- The Guardian - Film News
Fresh off his acclaimed role as the controversial right-to-die activist Dr. Jack Kevorkian, Hollywood icon Al Pacino announced he will star in a new HBO film as the crazed and colorful music producer Phil Spector. According to London’s “The Guardian,” director Barry Levinson (“Rain Man”) and writer David Mamet both signed on to collaborate on the untitled ‘Phil Spector” movie. “He just saw a very interesting character to play, and he likes the sensibility of David and Barry,” Pacino’s agent John L Burnham told “The New York Times.”...
- 10/12/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The industry brings in $13 billion a year in the United States alone. No, we aren’t talking about the traditional film industry. We’re talking about porn. This Friday, Paramount is releasing George Gallo‘s Middle Men, which chronicles the rise of Internet pornography. To celebrate The Film Stage presents our 10 favorite films related to the industry.
Honorable Mentions: The Fluffer, Live Nude Girls
10. Wonderland (dir. James Cox) (2003)
John Holmes is a porno legend. Mark Wahlberg’s character in Boogie Nights is based on Holmes and the well endowed performer is at the center of the Wonderland murders in this film. Holmes, played adequately by Val Kilmer, eventually died of AIDS related complications and the surface of his persona is barely scratched here in favor of investigating the seedy world of crime that goes hand-in-hand with the world of pornography. - John L.
9. The Girl Next Door (dir. Luke Greenfield...
Honorable Mentions: The Fluffer, Live Nude Girls
10. Wonderland (dir. James Cox) (2003)
John Holmes is a porno legend. Mark Wahlberg’s character in Boogie Nights is based on Holmes and the well endowed performer is at the center of the Wonderland murders in this film. Holmes, played adequately by Val Kilmer, eventually died of AIDS related complications and the surface of his persona is barely scratched here in favor of investigating the seedy world of crime that goes hand-in-hand with the world of pornography. - John L.
9. The Girl Next Door (dir. Luke Greenfield...
- 8/5/2010
- by TFS Staff
- The Film Stage
While the cynical cineaste laments the low ratio of quality Australian films to foreign productions in our cinemas, the motivated and enthusiastic John L. Simpson is actually doing something about it. From August 5 to 19 Sydney's cinephiles have a chance to get their fix of inspiring and entertaining independent Australian cinema as Parramatta's Riverside Theatres plays host to Indie Gems: A Festival of Fresh Aussie Films. Opening with director Dee McLachlan's thriller, The Jammed, which features Saskia Burmeister, Emma Lung and Andrew S. Gilbert, Indie Gems presents a program of fresh features, a selection of short films and a free filmmaker's workshop headed by John L....
- 7/26/2010
- FilmInk.com.au
Who am I kidding? There is only one film to rule them all this month. After you’ve seen it your fifth time or it is sold out, here are nine other choices at the theater this month. Click the synopsis for the trailer.
See:
10.The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Turteltaub; July 14th)
Synopsis: Master sorcerer Balthazar Blake (Nicolas Cage) recruits a seemingly everyday guy (Jay Baruchel) in his mission to defend New York City from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath (Alfed Molina).
Why You Should See It: Bruckheimer tried to recreate the Pirates feel with Prince of Persia and after that failed horribly, here is his second summer attempt with a better cast, a better idea and what looks to be a lot more fun.
9. Salt (Noyce; July 23rd)
Synopsis: When CIA officer Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie) is called a spy by a Russian defector, she goes on the run, putting...
See:
10.The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Turteltaub; July 14th)
Synopsis: Master sorcerer Balthazar Blake (Nicolas Cage) recruits a seemingly everyday guy (Jay Baruchel) in his mission to defend New York City from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath (Alfed Molina).
Why You Should See It: Bruckheimer tried to recreate the Pirates feel with Prince of Persia and after that failed horribly, here is his second summer attempt with a better cast, a better idea and what looks to be a lot more fun.
9. Salt (Noyce; July 23rd)
Synopsis: When CIA officer Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie) is called a spy by a Russian defector, she goes on the run, putting...
- 6/30/2010
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Blame Laurence…he’s the dumb-ass this time.
Pretty brave of “Wavves” to ditch the fuzzy, distorted sound for their third record in favor of a sound where you can actually hear the lyrics, huh? I think it’s a wise decision. While it’s disheartening to see a band “grow up” a bit and normalize, I wonder how much longer they could have done fuzzy noise without making them look like a one-trick pony. It’s interesting that they did this after imploding on stage in Europe last year. More importantly, I can’t wait to see how Pitchfork reviews the album. I predict one of their famous 0.0 reviews. Personally, I think it sounds pretty good.
Do you even know what I’m talking about?
So welcome to This Week in Comics, where every day is a comic book and some days are fuzzier than others.
Monday
First Issues...
Pretty brave of “Wavves” to ditch the fuzzy, distorted sound for their third record in favor of a sound where you can actually hear the lyrics, huh? I think it’s a wise decision. While it’s disheartening to see a band “grow up” a bit and normalize, I wonder how much longer they could have done fuzzy noise without making them look like a one-trick pony. It’s interesting that they did this after imploding on stage in Europe last year. More importantly, I can’t wait to see how Pitchfork reviews the album. I predict one of their famous 0.0 reviews. Personally, I think it sounds pretty good.
Do you even know what I’m talking about?
So welcome to This Week in Comics, where every day is a comic book and some days are fuzzier than others.
Monday
First Issues...
- 6/30/2010
- by Danny Djeljosevic
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