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Watch The Replacements documentary ‘Color Me Obsessed’ online now
After two decades of near silence The Replacements have shown signs of life. Earlier this year lead singer Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson collaborated on a benefit EP for Slim Dunlap and even hinted at a possible ‘Mats reunion, an … Continue reading
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Tagged Color Me Obsessed, Documentary, Movies, Music, Paul Westerberg, The Replacements
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Judd Apatow on pure comic rage
There’s something inherently funny about watching someone lose all semblance of self-control when they flip out. Comedians like Chris Farley and Adam Sandler made careers on playing people who might (hysterically) lose it at any moment and Bill O’Reilly’s freak … Continue reading
Help this fan fund a documentary about the hapless Buffalo Bills
Former Editor in Chief of National Lampoon Scott Rubin is trying to make a movie about his lifelong obsession, and depression, with the Buffalo Bills. The team (of which this writer is also a fan of, Gilmore looks okay … Continue reading
Recording the authentic sounds of ‘Lincoln’
Lincoln is sure to see an influx of ticket sales as moviegoers hit theaters in the north and south to avoid holiday conversations. What’s less obvious than Daniel Day-Lewis’ awesome performance as the 16th president, though, is the ambient sounds … Continue reading
Mel Brooks discusses his Frank Sinatra impression
Mel Brooks was discussing his 1977 movie High Anxiety during an interview with Salon when his impression of Frank Sinatra came up. High Anxiety isn’t as well known today as Blazing Saddles or Young Frankenstein but those movies had … Continue reading
Celebrate Halloween with ‘Plan 9 From Outer Space,’ the worst movie ever made
There might be no better way to spend Halloween than with a few drinks and the train-wreck that is Plan 9 From Outer Space, widely accepted as the worst movie ever made. Released in 1956 after being written and directed … Continue reading
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Tagged Bela Lugosi, Ed Wood, Halloween, Movies, Plan 9 from Outer Space, Seinfeld
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Indiana Jones was denied tenure at Marshall College
What follows are excerpts from a 1939 letter from the Committee on Promotion and Tenure at Marshall College to the most famous archaeologist that (n)ever lived. By Andy Bryan. Far more times than I would care to mention, the name … Continue reading
Some absolutely killer Wes Anderson art
Bad Dads: Royal Tenenbaum by Oliver Barrett We Are Legion by Aaron Jasinski Fantastic Mr. Fox by Michael de Pippo Rushmore Beekeepers – Jesse Riggle Life Aquatic by Tracy Ching The Royal Tenenbaums by Joshua Budich Moonrise Kingdom by Dave … Continue reading
‘The Umbrella Man’ documentary; Errol Morris’ analysis of the JFK conspiracies
The Umbrella Man is a short film documentarian Errol Morris (The Thin Blue Line, First Person) made for the New York Times on the 2011 anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination. The Umbrella Man has long been a fixture in Kennedy … Continue reading
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Tagged Assassination, Documentary, Errol Morris, History, JFK, Movies
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Final trailer for ‘Arrested Development’ documentary
The final trailer for the upcoming documentary about Arrested Development has arrived. The movie doesn’t have a release date yet but looks like it will come out around the same time the new episodes of the show hit Netflix. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrested Development, Movie Trailers, Movies, TV Shows
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Official ‘Hitchcock’ trailer already has Anthony Hopkins earning Oscar talk
The trailer for Hitchcock, which is set for release on November 23, has already catapulted Anthony Hopkins into the Best Actor conversation along with Joaquin Phoenix and Daniel-Day Lewis. Starring alongside Helen Mirren and Scarlett Johansson, Hopkins looks like the … Continue reading
How Dangerous is Hitchhiking, Really?
In the new documentary Craigslist Joe one man, 29-year-old Joe Garner, sets out for a month to see if he can survive solely on the kindness of strangers. So Garner leaves home with no money, contacts in his cell phone, … Continue reading
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Tagged Craigslist, Craigslist Joe, Documentary, Hitchhiking, Movies, Podcasts, Science
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Anonymous Documentary ‘We Are Legion’ Comes Out Next Month
As often as Anonymous is in the news, not many media outlets seem to have a very firm grasp on what the hacker collective is all about. First making a new for themselves by breaking into Sarah Palin’s personal email … Continue reading
The trailer for “The Master” remembers it’s a trailer
When Netflix first broke into the mainstream I was somehow able to convince my mom to sign up for the plan that allowed you to have two DVDs in circulation at once. That way, by maintaining a strict regimen of … Continue reading
“Borat” could cost you a year in jail in Kazakhstan
When Borat took over the world in 2006 everyone repeated the jokes and famous “MY WIFE!” so many times that the catchphrases were ruined. Somehow, unlike “I Love Lamp” or “Motorboat,” Borat’s high-pitched accent weathered all the terrible impressions and … Continue reading
