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Uncategorized: To do: Bad acting, Louis Malle, sodomy.

by Brad Nguyen
posted 13/04/09

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Tonight (Mon 13th): Woody Allen’s HANNAH AND HER SISTERS plays with Ridley Scott’s THELMA AND LOUISE at Astor. [Astor]
Tue 14th: Is Not Magazine is screening the comically awful THE ROOM (from this century’s answer to Ed Wood, Tommy Wiseau) at Loop Bar. You are tearing me apart Lisa! [ThreeThousand]
Wed 15th: Cinematheque starts a season of French director Louis Malle’s films with LIFT TO THE SCAFFOLD (1957) and LACOMBE, LUCIEN (1974). [Cinematheque]
Thu 16th: Tarantino and Rodriguez’s GRINDHOUSE at Astor. [Astor] Also,…

Uncategorized: Short cuts: WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE will change your life.

by Brad Nguyen
posted 26/03/09

There are two competing Allen Ginsberg biopics coming out: Howl (from the makers of The Celluloid Closet and starring James Franco as Ginsberg; and Kill Your Darlings (starring Jesse Eisenberg from The Squid and the Whale). Since the latter also stars Chris Evans of Not Another Teen Movie fame, I’m guessing it’s the Franco version which will actually be good.
Jackie Chan is still making movies? I’m guessing he’ll eventually end up dying of a heart-attack in mid-air flying kick.
Apparently they…