“Drop Dead Gorgeous” is one of my favorite movies of all time. The film is a mockumentary about a vicious competition between two contestants in a rural Minnesota beauty pageant. While the two girls prepare for the contest their mothers (an overbearing hairdresser and a civic-minded matriarch) decide they will stop at nothing to help […]
Category Archives: Movies
March
01
“Drop Dead Gorgeous” – The Best Bits [Part 1]
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“Drop Dead Gorgeous” is one of my favorite movies of all time. The film is a mockumentary about a vicious competition between two contestants in a rural Minnesota beauty pageant. While the two girls prepare for the contest their mothers (an overbearing hairdresser and a civic-minded matriarch) decide they will stop at nothing to help […]
February
24
Ryan Gosling Explaining What It Is Like to be an Actor
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‘Drive’ heartthrob Ryan Gosling gives an entertaining insight into the perils of the Hollywood audition in this clip, also featuring Alec Baldwin, from award-winning director James Toback’s latest documentary “Seduced and Abandoned.”
January
21
A Conversation Between JK Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe
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In a heart-warming interview, J.K. Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe talk about Harry Potter, their introduction to each other, and some of the challenges and delights they’ve both experienced, bringing the books to life on film.
December
19
‘A Kiss At The End of the Rainbow’
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“A Mighty Wind” is a 2003 American mockumentary comedy-drama film about a folk music reunion concert in which three folk bands must reunite for a television performance for the first time in decades. One of my favorite songs in it is ‘A Kiss At The End of the Rainbow.’ Check out the song and let […]
December
01
R.I.P. Paul Walker
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Actor Paul Walker — a self-styled adrenaline junkie best known for his role in “The Fast and the Furious” movies — was killed Saturday in a fiery single-car wreck in Southern California. I was a huge fan of Paul Walker and eagerly awaiting the seventh film in the franchise.
November
21
Channing Tatum 1, Jean Claude Van Damme 0
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Channing Tatum spoofs Jean Claude Van Damme stunt. Have I mentioned how much I love this man?
November
20
Harry Potter Wanders Penn Station, Looking for Platform 9 3/4
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The latest in Improv Everywhere’s ‘Movies in Real Life’ series features a kid playing Harry Potter wandering Penn Station to find his way to Hogwarts.
November
19
Why Hans Zimmer Got the Job You Wanted (And You Didn’t)
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Via Soundtracks and Trailer Music. I worked for Hans Zimmer for about 8 years, 5 of which were in a studio at Remote Control, his facility in Santa Monica. Since leaving Remote, many people have said to me, usually in a conspiratorial tone of voice, things like this: Hans doesn’t really write his own music. […]
November
18
Report: Sony Entertainment Looking at $100 Million in Cuts
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