Day 7 – Wednesday Morgan Spurlock’s “Comic-Con: Episode IV – A Fan’s Hope,” turns out to be better than I expected. Far from a snarky smackdown on the geeks and freaks who descend on this San Diego festival every year, Spurlock offers an affectionate look at those who attend. From a young geek who...
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Despite my plan to post summaries of every film every day I am now beginning to realize that sleep and the need to eat precludes my ability to deliver a daily report. So, I’ve decided to instead mention the highlights of my last four days at the festival. Day 5 – Monday Kicked things...
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Five films today and things start out strong. The first screening of the day is a 9AM showing of Sarah Polley’s sophomore effort “Take This Waltz.” Polley, better known as an actress (Dawn Of The Dead, Go, The Sweet Hereafter), made an impressive debut with the tender and affecting “Away From Her,” which starred...
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Saturday kicked off with the much anticipated new George Clooney movie (his second at the fest), The Descendants. Perhaps it’s a bit unfair to call it George Clooney’s movie since it heralds the return of director Alexander Payne (Sideways) after a seven year absence from the big screen. Needless to say the lines were...
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I can’t begin to describe the complexities of planning which film screening to attend, how to get there in enough time, what to do when something is delayed (a 15 min technical issue can mean an entire shift in your day), or how you secure tickets to the public screenings. It’s dizzying, and sitting...
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I don’t know if it’s Canadians, Hollywood types, or all the Foreign filmmakers, buyers and fans but they sure do like to smoke up here. Outside every movie theater, hotel, nearby restaurant or cafe is a huddle of well-dressed smokers. And black is the color of choice. It’s a sea of fume-spewing PIB (people...
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Topher Grace and Demetri Martin on looking young, Bill Murray, kickass music and sleep deprivation So, here’s what made this interview awkward. I really like Topher Grace as an actor. I love Demetri Martin as a comedian. In fact, with only one notable exception, I liked the entire cast of Take Me Home Tonight,...
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Hollywood editor Richard Chew will be speaking next Thursday night at the Detroit Film Theater about the magic of film editing. How big is he? We he co-edited a small arthouse flick called Star Wars a few years back. Maybe you’ve heard of it? For the small percentage of you who managed to catch...
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Warner Brothers just announced the casting for Christopher Nolan’s next chapter in the batman  films – The Dark Knight Rises. Christian Bale of course returns as Batman. Wouldn’t be awesome if he made Bruce Wayne kind of like Dicky Ward in The Fighter? Ann Hathaway has been cast as Selina Kyle (aka Cat Woman)...
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This 30 minute black and white flick has surfaced on the net, showing us Tarantino’s first effort. On display is the auteur’s motormouth, pop culture obsessions. When he was first starting out, QT thought of himself as an actor first… and he’s clearly the best performer in his no budget cast. And even though...
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