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  • May 2008

    • Barely Illegal: 16 Jailbait Films

      Nerve  |  May 29, 08 1:40 PM CDT

      Barely Illegal: 16 Jailbait Films

      (Newser) - As the recent uproar over Miley Cyrus “back-gate” revealed, the taboo topic of teenage sexuality never strays far from the American psyche. Nerve lists 16 films that walk the fine line between sexual initiation and legal deviation. Lolita : A British professor marries the mother to get to the oh-so-young daughter in this Kubrick flick, remade in 1997 by Adrian Lyne. More »

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      list  • film  • Woody Allen  • Stanley Kubrick  • Lolita  • Taxi Driver  • age of sexual consent

    • Pollack's 'Films Always Felt Like Best Pictures'

      Washington Post  |  May 27, 08 3:45 PM CDT

      Pollack's 'Films Always Felt Like Best Pictures'

      (Newser) - Sydney Pollack was a throwback, Desson Thomson writes in the Washington Post . He liked to say he didn’t have a style, and it was true—he "made movies in what seemed like every conceivable genre—thrillers, westerns, epics, actioners and comedies. But his formula was pretty much the same: Cast great actors as even greater characters." More »

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      film  • obituary  • Paul Newman

    • Oscar Winner Sydney Pollack Dead at 73

      New York Times  |  May 26, 08 8:48 PM CDT

      Oscar Winner Sydney Pollack Dead at 73

      (Newser) - Oscar-winning filmmaker Sidney Pollack died of cancer today at age 73 in Los Angeles, the New York Times reports. His career, defined by classics like Tootsie and Out of Africa , spanned an era when directors wrangled stars and battled studios to make artful yet commercial films. He later grieved that mainstream movies are good only by "accident" in today's Hollywood. More »

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      film  • obituary  • Hollywood  • movies  • film director

    • Jones Knocks Out Box Office

      Variety  |  May 25, 08 5:43 PM CDT

      Jones Knocks Out Box Office

      (Newser) - Indiana Jones whipped his box office rivals this weekend with the second-best Memorial Day debut ever, Variety reports, grossing $126 million. Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian finished second with $23 million; Iron Man showed no signs of rust in third, earning $20.1 million; and What Happens in Vegas and Speed Racer wrapped up the top five. More »

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      film  • Hollywood  • box office  • movies  • Indiana Jones

    • French Class Tops Cannes Honors

      Hollywood Reporter  |  May 25, 08 5:11 PM CDT

      French Class Tops Cannes Honors

      (Newser) - Laurent Cantet's The Class walked away with Cannes' prestigious Palm D'Or today, the final day of competition, reports the Hollywood Reporter. It was the first time a French film had claimed the prize since 1987. Cannes Jury President Sean Penn followed the announcement with a list of largely sleeper candidates. Among them: More »

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      film  • movies  • Cannes Film Festival  • Che Guevara  • Sean Penn  • Benicio Del Toro  • Palme d'Or

    • Williams In High Spirits at Cannes

      People  |  May 23, 08 12:50 PM CDT

      Williams In High Spirits at Cannes

      (Newser) - Michelle Williams, in her first high-profile appearance since Heath Ledger’s death, seemed in high spirits at the Cannes Film Festival, People reports. She said it was "cool" to be there for the premiere of her film Wendy and Lucy and also to promote Synechdoche , in which she stars with Philip Seymour Hoffman.  More »

    • Cannes Agrees: Che Is ... Long

      New York Times  |  May 23, 08 12:30 PM CDT

      Cannes Agrees: Che Is ... Long

      (Newser) - Steven Soderbergh’s much-anticipated Che Guevara biopic debuted last night at Cannes, and critics agree on at least two points: It was really, really long, and American audiences might never get to see it. A tough sell to distributors, the 4½-hour Che focuses almost entirely on military procedure, with mirror halves depicting first the successful Cuban revolution, then the failed Bolivian one. More »

    • HBO's Recount Scathing But Fair

      Salon  |  May 23, 08 10:11 AM CDT

      HBO's Recount Scathing But Fair

      (Newser) - "Recount," HBO’s “first-rate” docudrama about the aftermath of the 2000 presidential election, takes the bold step of showing the harsh truth of the story, instead of “playing it safe,” writes Gary Kamiya for Salon. Leading players on both sides approved the script—surprising, Kamiya notes, “because 'Recount' shows just what an outrageous, profoundly anti-democratic coup” George W. Bush’s team achieved. More »

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      George W. Bush  • television  • film  • Al Gore  • HBO  • Election 2000

    • Spike Lee Plans Jordan Documentary

      Variety  |  May 21, 08 12:41 PM CDT

      Spike Lee Plans Jordan Documentary

      (Newser) - You might remember Spike Lee's classic "Is it the shoes?" ads for Nike. But the director told a Cannes crowd he'll team up with Michael Jordan again for a different purpose: a documentary on the basketball legend, reports Variety . The NBA will finance the flick, which will feature unreleased footage from Jordan's last two pro seasons. More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • film  • documentary  • Cannes Film Festival  • Michael Jordan  • Spike Lee

    • Watchdogs Say Hollywood Going to Pot

      Christian Science Monitor  |  May 20, 08 1:26 PM CDT

      Watchdogs Say Hollywood Going to Pot

      (Newser) - Production of cannabis-centric films is hitting a high, reports the Christian Science Monitor . Once pigeonholed with Cheech and Chong and low-budget cult films such as The Big Lebowski , movies that feature pot-smoking characters now tend toward mainstream frat-house humor. This summer alone will see four marijuana-tinged releases, including the Judd Apatow-produced Pineapple Express . More »

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      film  • Hollywood  • drugs  • smoking  • marijuana  • War on Drugs  • Pineapple Express  • young Hollywood

    • Cannes Goes to the Dogs

      Times (UK)  |  May 20, 08 10:47 AM CDT

      Cannes Goes to the Dogs

      (Newser) - Dogs will paw the red carpet at Cannes this week as the "Palm Dog" ceremony returns to the festival, the Times of London reports. Critics determine the winner of the 56-year-old award (8 in human years) for the top canine performer in the competing films. The victor receives a stylish brass-studded black leather collar—and top-dog status. More »

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      film  • dog  • Cannes Film Festival  • awards

    • Being Hated Is All But an Art for Uwe Boll

      New York Times  |  May 18, 08 1:25 PM CDT

      Being Hated Is All But an Art for Uwe Boll

      (Newser) - Uwe Boll is either the world’s worst filmmaker or its most-targeted whipping boy. Either way, the 42-year-old German, who bases his over-the-top gore films on video games, is unlikely to stop anytime soon. “The art form is, almost, in being hated,” one actor told the New York Times . “It’s his relationship with the audience that is his creation, his relationship with the critics, more than the movies.” More »

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      movie  • film  • video game  • film director  • horror flims

    • Waltz Explodes at Cannes

      New York Times  |  May 16, 08 2:10 PM CDT

      Waltz Explodes at Cannes

      (Newser) - Now that's more like it. After a typically lousy opening—allegorical disaster Blindness —the Cannes Film Festival shook things up yesterday with Waltz with Bashir , a ferocious animated documentary from Israel recounting the 1982 massacre at Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. It’s “stunning,” writes Manhola Dargis in the New York Times , “at once a furious act of conscience and a lament.” More »

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      film  • movie review  • documentary  • C