Here is a collection of news stories and features from around the web not fit to print. On /Film we call it Page 2…
The Movie Blog has a theory that Obi-Wan Kenobi was a Clone. A cool idea but I just don’t buy it.
Blockbuster, seeing the inevitable death of physical movie rentals, has proposed a bid to buy Circuit City. [blockbuster]
Buzz Sugar wonders if the Farrelly Brothers should make more movies? The Answer is no.
Rotten Tomatoes take a look at the 20 Greatest Fight Scenes of all time.
KungFuRodeo has photos of the new Iron Man billboards.
Scott Weinberg at Cinematical has a great Rant about how PG-13 horror movies suck. Scott, thanks for stating the obvious.
Kevin on Film School Rejects defends Uwe Boll in this highly disturbing video parody titled “Leave Uwe Boll Alone!”
UpcomingPixar asks “Cars 2: Is it Really THAT bad?” The answer: Yes, YES it is.
Alex at FirstShowing calls 2008 the Revenge of the Stoner Movies. Let’s hope this trend doesn’t continue into 2009.
Great White Snark counts down the Five Most Ridiculous Legal Disputes Involving LucasFilm. George Lucas sued Digg.com? Who knew?
A.O. Scott writes a great article about Roger Ebert and his role in film criticism: “One recent afternoon I was sitting at my computer studying old clips of Gene and Roger. After a while my daughter sat down next to me. We watched in silence for a while, and then she said: “These guys are always fighting. Even when they both like a movie, they have to fight about why it’s good.” That may not be an exhaustive definition of criticism as a discipline or a mode of thought, but it strikes me as a pretty good summary.” [New York Times]
AICN’s Moriarty is writing a script with Scott Swan called Bat Out of Hell, which is said to be a new spin on a classic monster. The story takes place on a red eye flight from LA to NYC. [ShockTillYouDrop]
ABC has confirmed that they have ordered an additional hour for LOST. The two-hour season 4 finale will air on May 29th. [SciFi]
21 screenwriter Peter Steinfeld will adapt the lottery scam memoir Money for Nothing: One Man’s Journey Through the Dark Side of Lottery Millions for Warner Independent Pictures. [THR]
April 17th, 2008 at 12:55 am
Thanks for the shout-out, Peter!
Yeah, I learned all kinds of stuff about Lucasfilm’s legal hijinx during the research for that post… I had no idea that Lucas ripped off R2-D2 and other ‘bots from 1972’s Silent Running.
April 17th, 2008 at 3:13 am
I like the idea of Ben Kenobi being a clone. I guess that’s because I absolutely HATE the prequels.
April 17th, 2008 at 3:51 am
I still don’t think and/or want physical movie renting to die. Most people reading this site will probably disagree because they have binders full of burned DVD-Rs or maybe even legit gigantic movie collections. Netflix instant demand or your local TV provider/DirectTV and the internet also have a lot of movies but there will still always be a time when you just get that urge to watch Full Metal Jacket or some random but classic movie that isn’t likely going to be available w/out some illegal downloadage and a few hours. I have the 3-at-a-time DVD subscription to Netflix but that still doesn’t stop me from going to local places when I feel like watching something that night that I hadn’t thought of in advance.
Just my thoughts.
April 17th, 2008 at 9:02 am
what’s your beef with stoner movies? as a stoner myself i say bring on some really good pot ass movies. i will admit harold and kumar 2 doesn’t look as good as the first one, but pineapple express looks amazing.
April 18th, 2008 at 12:55 am
So is it a great rant or is it me stating the obvious? I’m confused. Thanks for the linkage tho.
April 18th, 2008 at 1:02 am
@Weinberg: Can’t it be both? :P