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25 September 2008 5:04 PM, PDT | From blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news

Some days ago I posted an article headlined, Creationism: Your questions answered." It was a Q&A that accurately reflected Creationist beliefs. It inspired a firestorm on the web, with hundreds, even thousands of comments on blogs devoted to evolution and science. More than 600 comments on the delightful FARK.com alone. Many of the comments I've seen believe I have converted to Creationism. Others conclude I have lost my mind because of age and illness. There is a widespread conviction that the site was hacked. Lane Brown's blog for <New York magazine flatly states I gave "two thumbs down to evolution." On every one of the blogs, there are a few perceptive comments gently suggesting the article might have been satirical. So far I have not seen a single message, negative or positive, from anyone identifying as a Creationist.

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24 September 2008 3:49 PM, PDT | From The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news

Famous filmmakers have named THE GODFATHER as the best film of all time in a recent poll by Empire magazine. Quentin Tarantino, Sam Mendes, Mike Leigh, Guillermo Del Toro, Cameron Crowe and Pedro Almodovar all took part in the survey, which lists the 500 Greatest Films of All Time.

RAGING BULL came in second place, while SINGIN' IN THE RAIN was third. DR. STRANGELOVE was fourth, followed by another Martin Scorsese picture, TAXI DRIVER in fifth.

The latest Empire magazine features the full list, as well as the results of a 10,000 people strong public vote.

24 September 2008 2:11 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Film directors have named The Godfather as the best movie ever made. The Francis Ford Coppola mafia film, starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, beat Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull to first place in their top ten. Directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Sam Mendes, Mike Leigh, Guillermo Del Toro, Cameron Crowe and Pedro Almodovar took part in the survey for Empire magazine. Singin' In The Rain (1952) came third, followed by Dr. Strangelove (1963) and Taxi Driver (1976). Sixth spot was given to the 1968 (more)

By Sarah Rollo

2 September 2008 11:47 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

Bruce Springsteen is an American legend. He’s sort of like the musical equivalent of John Wayne or Clint Eastwood, a strong presence who delivers a quintessential view of the United States.

Now the rock icon is attached to two very different films, offering his services as not only a singer/songwriter but possibly also as an actor. “The Boss” has written and recorded a song for Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler while Judd Apatow has offered him a role in his forthcoming film Funny People.

So where did this cinematic love of Springsteen come from?

Simple answer - it has always been there.

Springsteen has always been a huge cinephile, and many of his songs and albums have been inspired by movies. His 1995 album The Ghost of Tom Joad was inspired not only by John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath, but also by John Ford’s film of the same name.

Niall Browne

25 August 2008 8:53 AM, PDT | From Spout.com | See recent Spout news

Ever since the great humanistic film critic Manny Farber died last week at the ripe old age of 91, writer/director (and former film critic and Kael acolyte) Paul Schrader, who so eloquently has been making the tribute rounds to Farber, has been on my mind. I’ve always been a fan of Schrader’s writing – as much for his fearless risk taking as for his Travis Bickle triumphs. American Gigolo, his very-1980 follow-up to Scorsese’s Taxi Driver, in which Richard Gere’s rent boy to rich ...

Lauren Wissot

16 July 2008 12:22 AM, PDT | From TwitchFilm.net | See recent Twitch news

Paul Schrader’s two lectures at Osian’s Cinefan Film Festival were clubbed with the screening of two of most well known works. For many of us who had not seen Mishima this was a golden opportunity thanks to the mint fresh print. Schrader was quite excited as he had done some work on the soundtrack as well as added a scene that he had previously edited out for the upcoming Criterion DVD release of the film. The film is a very interesting study of a writer driven by suicidal tendencies. During a Q&A that followed the film Schrader confessed that he wanted to follow up Taxi Driver with a film about a middle-aged man who was fueled by a passion to take his life. He had, in fact, written a film on Hank Williams but couldn’t get around getting it made. He chanced upon Mishima through his

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9 July 2008 4:12 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

A group of elderly fans have mistaken Ricky Gervais for Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro. The comedian was confronted by a group of Swedish tourists while walking down Robertson Boulevard in LA. According to the Daily Star, the fans quoted De Niro's famous line "Are you talking to me?" from the movie Taxi Driver. "Ricky is hugely popular in Hollywood, so it (more)

By Alex Fletcher

7 July 2008 1:35 AM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

Slogging through Europe promoting a film that many see as a missed opportunity (What Just Happened?, a prophetic title, no?), Robert De Niro talked to Variety this weekend but was more willing to talk about upcoming projects...even one he wasn't willing to talk about.

While in the Czech Republic accepting a lifetime achievement award, De Niro weighed in on the possible actor's guild strike, which he thinks is a bad idea. "“I do not think it is a good time to strike now. The issues could be resolved over the next couple of years (without strike action),” he said.

De Niro also indicated his desire to make two sequels to the cold Cold War spy film The Good Shepherd, which despite apathetic reviews, wound up making a surprising $100 million worldwide. Hearing that he'd like to make a trilogy prompts the question, "What, you mean it wasn't already a trilogy?

Colin Boyd

8 articles from 2008