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  • Murdoch Tabloid Flick Could Liven Things Up in Cannes

    Will Danny Boyle‘s Ink, a saga of the launch of Rupert Murdoch‘s The Sun and the hungry, tawdry beginnings of his British tabloid empire, wind up being the tastiest big-city journalism drama since Tom McCarthy‘s Oscar-winning Spotlight (’15)? Who knows and maybe not, but Ink sure sounds like a rough and tumble serving of some…

  • “At Least Football Coaches Don’t Have To Give Their Preferred Pronouns”

    Easily the best Hitler-rage video in years…hands down.

  • The Eyes Don’t Have It

    I understand and accept that James Stewart was a Republican, at least after his flying and bombing service during World War II. And I accept that this native of Pennsylvania was a cornfield religious fellow as far as it went. But the trailer for Aaron Burns‘ Jimmy, which will open on 11.6.26, indicates a vibe…

  • “That’s Too Bad”?

    Donald Trump to Daily Mail about today’s revelation about Bryon “super big boobs” Noem, who’s still technically married to ex-DHS chief Kristi Noem: “They confirmed it? Wow…well, I feel badly for the family if that’s the case. That’s too bad. I haven’t seen anything. I don’t know anything about it. That’s too bad, but I…

  • I Thought It Was Just Me

    HE comment, posted on 12.16.23: “I don’t want to say that Keoghan’s bee-stung nose is the mark of Satan, but there’s something gargoyle-ish about this guy. “Saltburn is what sold me on this notion. “Warlock eyes, bulbous nose…a leprechaun from hell with a sizable schlong. He’s a figure from a Heironymous Bosch painting. His portrait…

  • Dear God…Again? Stretched Over Ten Episodes?

    The deranged and demonic Max Cady has been terrorizing the same Georgia-residing, three-unit family for 64 years now… The opener was J. Lee Thompson‘s 1962 thriller with Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum, the second was Martin Scorsese‘s 1991 version that costarred Nick Nolte and Robert DeNiro, and now a third effort in a 10-episode, Apple…

  • Ruimy’s Latest Cannes Tally

    These ten plus Pawel Pawlikowski‘s Fatherland (formerly 1949) for a grand total of 11. With the possible exception or inclusion of James Gray‘s Paper Tiger, you can forget any sort of significant American presence this year. Oh, and Jordan Ruimy’s latest projection piece says Joel Coen‘s Jack of Spades will be a no-show. I personally…

  • Aaaggghhh!….Kill Me

  • Aquatic Hitchhiker

    In the early ’80s I was the managing editor of The Film Journal, and as such was occasionally invited to long-lead screenings. The Warner guys let me see an early cut of The Shining, for example…a cut that included the famous hospital visitation scene between Barry Nelson and Shelley Duvall. I was also invited by…

  • Hook, Line and Sinker

    “Marriage requires a special talent, like acting. Monogamy requires genius.” The name of the person who owns this observation is after the jump.

  • Son of Worst Religious Horse Manure Finale

    Initially posted on 3.28.21: There’s nothing glorious and soul-cleansing about being executed by Roman arrows. Plus it would hurt like hell, and death probably wouldn’t come quickly. Plus one of the archers might aim poorly and shoot me or my fiance in the eye. Or I might get an arrow in the groin. If I’d…

  • First-Time Viewing

    King Kong’s Los Angeles premiere at Grauman’s Chinese happened on 3.24.33, or 93 years ago. That night $3.50 was roughly equivalent to $86 in today’s currency.