Hollywood Clip Joint: G.I. Joe, Muppets, Watchmen, Australia, Stone’s “W”
posted by  Eric Melin on May 7, 2008

Well, the same site that was reporting last week that “Superbad” star Jonah Hill was in talks to star in “Transformers 2″ is now saying that he won’t. … Hot off her recent Oscar nomination for “Juno,” Variety says Ellen Page will star in a new BBC Films adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s “Jane Eyre,” scheduled […]

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Hollywood Clip Joint: Sleestaks, Coens, “Transformers 2″ co-star?
posted by  Eric Melin on May 1, 2008

Remember the cheesy live-action Sid & Marty Kroft Saturday morning TV show “Land of the Lost”? Will Ferrell is hoping that you do because he’s starring in it (although it’s not a family in peril anymore, just him and two other adults–weird). Let’s just hope this is better than “Bewitched.” Universal Studios has just released a photo […]

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Scarlett Johannson’s new song is kickass.
posted by  Eric Melin on April 30, 2008

Since when was it okay for movie stars to sing?
Despite his hit “Respect Yourself,” Bruce Willis sure didn’t leave me breathless for the return of Bruno. I was happy to hear that Eddie Murphy thought he was Rick James, bitch, and wanted to “Party All the Time,” but even happier to hear that that sicky-sweet insipidness was the end […]

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Addictive TV remixes entire “Iron Man” movie into a song
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When I was at SXSW this year, I met and interviewed two amazing audiovisual artists from London who call themsleves Addictive TV. Through multimedia museum installation pieces, AV mash-ups, live VJ parties, and remixing Hollywood films into original compositions/previews, Graham Daniels and Tolly have been pushing the boundaries of art for quite some time. Although […]

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Hollywood Clip Joint: Cannes lineup, new Ang Lee, Apatow, and Frank Miller
posted by  Eric Melin on April 24, 2008

The official lineup for the 61st Cannes Film Festival was unveiled yesterday in Paris. “Changeling,” starring Angelina Jolie and directed by Clint Eastwood, and Steven Soderbergh’s two Che Guevara films, were last minute additions. Soderbergh’s films, “The Argentine” (starring Franka Potente, Catalina Sandino Moreno, and, of course, Benicio del Toro in the title role) and “Guerrilla,” (starring […]

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Hollywood Clip Joint: Norton “feud” with Marvel goes public, Spike gets social, modern movie posters suck, spoiler alert T-shirt
posted by  Eric Melin on April 17, 2008

Did somebody tell on somebody? Bad idea. You wouldn’t like Tyler Durden when he’s mad. After a month of speculation, Edward Norton, star of the new “The Incredible Hulk,” has finally made a statement. It seems that the actor, having previously given full authority by Marvel Studios, disagreed quite vehemently with the more action-styled cut of […]

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“There Will Be Blood” by 4-yr. olds
posted by  Eric Melin on April 11, 2008

Daniel Plainview and Eli Sunday face off in the bowling alley in last year’s most controversial and memorable movie scene. Performed by 4 year olds. Huzzah! WARNING: ONLY FUNNY IF YOU’VE SEEN THE MOVIE.

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Hollywood Clip Joint: Iron Man origins, O’Reilly, “Valkyrie,” “Hellboy II” sneak, Uwe Boll must stop
posted by  Eric Melin on April 9, 2008

Whose idea was it to use Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man” in all the trailers and marketing for the upcoming Jon Favreau-directed Marvel comics spectacle (starring Robert Downey, Jr.) ? Give them a freaking medal (made of iron, no doubt) because this is both kitchy and fun and totally bad ass at the same time. But […]

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David Lynch on watching movies on your iPhone
posted by  Eric Melin on April 6, 2008

Some clever YouTube user out there cut this hilarious gem of a fake commercial together from the DVD special features of David Lynch’s new movie “Inland Empire.” It pretty much sums up the way I feel about watching a movie on anything that small. Funny thing is, with ironic humor being as popular as it is today […]

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Now on the Endangered Species List: Movie Critics in Print
posted by  Eric Melin on April 3, 2008

I have mixed feelings about this article, which appeared Tuesday in The New York Times. Yes, the film criticism world is losing ’serious’ critics at a rapid pace. Yes, it’s partially because of people like me. But…while J.D. and I may nowhere near the literary background of someone like, say, J. Hoberman, we take what we do […]

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