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It's the start of a relatively short week, but that doesn't mean we don't have a series of links worth your morning clicking.
-Barbara Walters ends her Oscar Interview Hullabaloo Whiskey-A-Go-Go after this year's. [NYT]
-For one night only, Avatar was different in Austin, Texas. [AICN]
-Cary Grant's An Affair To Remember is being remade in Japan, written by Saito Hiroshi (Samurai Fiction) [Variety]
-The award for "Dumbest PR Consultant Trying to Cash In on The Kevin Smith v. Southwest Saga is..." [here]
-The Tron Legacy teaser site for Flynn Lives has a new secret section that looks like Q*Bert line-dancing.
-Toy Fair happened over the weekend. This means you can now see toy versions of Jonah Hex and Avatar: The Last Airbender.
-An image has popped up for Sion Sono's Cold Fish. He could film paint dry and it'd still be incredible. [Twitch]
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Mm. Sure is slow today. Must be the weekend, I reckon. Mm hmm.
-The Blind Side won the Turkey Day toss with an estimated $9,485,000 box office. New Moon took the second spot and Ninja Assassin hit third. What does it mean? People see movies. [Box Office Mojo]
-In Soviet Russia, Films Pay You! But seriously, things look bleaker than that bad joke. [Variety]
-Reviews of Invictus are breaking embargo before Monday. If, you know, you're into that and weren't even aware there was an embargo. [HE]
-After seeing Sion Sono's Love Exposure last night, it is proper to have you read this profile from Andrew Grant. [GreenCine]
-Speaking of Ninja Assassin, if you see that, Old Dogs or The Road this weekend, submit your webcam review for The Rotten Tomatoes Show by tomorrow at midnight. [Current]
Mm. Sure is slow today. Must be the weekend, I reckon. Mm hmm.
-The Blind... more
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On this week's episode of The Rotten Tomatoes Show, Brett and Ellen review Saw VI, Amelia and Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant; Ellen takes on the Top 5 Creepiest Kids in The Movies and we have a Secret Movie Confession with Gentlemen Broncos' Mike White!
In other news:
-Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer according to his manager. [Current; h/t: Kelvin Chavez]
-Anthony Hopkins is in negotiations to be Odin for Kenneth Brannagh's Thor. [Heat Vision Blog]
-Tak "Versus" Sakaguchi and Sion Sono are working together on a script called The Blood of Wolves. Awesome. [Twitch]
-Etan Cohen (Tropic Thunder) will write Men In Black 3. But Columbia's track record with "3"'s isn't good. [Variety]
-Here's Ten Stars you should watch. Or, you know, read about and then forget. [Variety]
-So, Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy are in for Mad Max: Fury Road. Cool. [AICN]
-Those Sin City 2 rumors may be true, since Rodriguez needs to make a hit. [Current]
On this week's episode of The Rotten Tomatoes Show, Brett and Ellen review... more
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It's the start of a relatively short week, but that doesn't mean we don't have a series of links worth your morning clicking.
-Barbara Walters ends her Oscar Interview Hullabaloo Whiskey-A-Go-Go after this year's. [NYT]
-For one night only, Avatar was different in Austin, Texas. [AICN]
-Cary Grant's An Affair To Remember is being remade in Japan, written by Saito Hiroshi (Samurai Fiction) [Variety]
-The award for "Dumbest PR Consultant Trying to Cash In on The Kevin Smith v. Southwest Saga is..." [here]
-The Tron Legacy teaser site for Flynn Lives has a new secret section that looks like Q*Bert line-dancing.
-Toy Fair happened over the weekend. This means you can now see toy versions of Jonah Hex and Avatar: The Last Airbender.
-An image has popped up for Sion Sono's Cold Fish. He could film paint dry and it'd still be incredible. [Twitch]
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Though Japanese director Sion Sono has built up a cult following with his more extreme fare - Suicide Club, Exte, Love Exposure, etc - the weird stuff is just one side of this very prolific and complex director - a man who is actually at least as well known in his native Japan as a serious poet as he is a film maker. And Sono’s dramatic side is coming out with his newest film, Be Sure To Share, which is about to have its world premiere at the New York Asian Film Festival.
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We agree! Sono's work is incredible and this is the proof skeptics need to "admire him." Think of this like a switch akin to Takashi Miike.Though Japanese director Sion Sono has built up a cult following with his more extreme... more
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