Thanks to Adam Sandler, Armond White is back in the news. The former New York Press film critic who notoriously loves almost universally panned movies like Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Jonah Hex while hating, and often being the sole voice of opposition against, beloved films like Inception and Toy Story 3, last week published a rave review for Jack & Jill, Sandler’s latest film which has gotten some of the worst reviews of his career. That film currently stands at a putrid 3% on Rotten Tomatoes but White’s review has not been included. In fact, he hasn’t been featured on the site for a few months. Has Rotten Tomatoes finally kicked off Armond White for being controversially contrary? It depends on who you ask. Read more after the jump. Read More »
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Posted on Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 by David Chen
The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient audio file. In this episode, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley chat with film critic Armond White about this year’s New York Film Critics Circle controversy, the online reaction to his persona, his thoughts on Toy Story 3, and the state of film criticism in general. You can find Armond’s reviews at CityArts.
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What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If you have any interesting items that we might’ve missed that you think should go in /Film’s Page 2 – email us!
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The man who famously panned Toy Story 3 and Inception but loved Grown Ups and Jonah Hex once again finds himself at the center of a huge controversy. This time, though, it’s a bit more serious than his unconventional taste in movies. Famously contrarian New York Press film critic Armond White got national attention last week after getting into a public war of words with Darren Aronofsky and reportedly making Annette Bening cry at the New York Critics Circle Awards. Now White has accused that group of attempting to smear his reputation because of racism.
In addition to a brand new essay on the topic, which describes the events in detail, White appeared on Sirius XM’s Ron Bennington Interviews to not only comment on the events at the Awards but to air his beef with Village Voice film critic J. Hoberman and Entertainment Weekly critic Lisa Schwartzbaum. The full interview will air at 2 p.m. Sunday on Sirius Stars Too, XM 139, Sirius 108 but Bennington played some clips from the interview on his regular show, The Ron and Fez Show, which airs at 11 a.m. weekdays on XM 202, Sirius 197 .
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Posted on Tuesday, October 5th, 2010 by David Chen
This week, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley discuss the passing of several great cinema icons, praise the brilliance of Louis CK, and delve into the state of online journalism and film criticism. Special guest Anthony Ha joins us from VentureBeat.
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Okay, so it’s obvious by now that I’m both obsessed and in love with The Social Network. I’m trying not to bombard the site with posts about the film, but I’m finding a lot of cool and interesting coverage/interviews around the web that I’d love to share. And yes, I really do hope that people go see this film (I’m not sure middle America is too interested thus far). Hit the jump to see a new interview with Fincher and Sorkin on Charlie Rose, a profile on The Sound of The Social Network, and learn who didn’t love the film (yes, Armond White).
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In this special episode of the /Filmcast: After Dark, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley are joined by New York Press film critic Armond White to discuss the state of American film criticism. Later, we delve into a couple of theories about what exactly Inception means. For more details on the articles we referred to, be sure to check out NYMag’s excellent interview with Dileep Rao, as well as Devin Faraci’s interpretation of Inception.
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This week, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley delve into the mysteries of Christopher Nolan’s Inception. Special guest Armond White joins us from New York Press.
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