Peter Bogdanovich
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Film Noir of the Week &bull Sep 6, 2010
Josef von Sternberg's The Shanghai Gesture, his last major picture, is characterized as a noir, but this is a film noir staggering through a cloud of opium smoke with fresh bruises on its hipbones. The film's focus on an investigation into a nighttime world of corruption is one of the reasons for its noir status, not to mention the strong spider-woman in the lead, but in many respects the film eludes classification. Based on a play by John Colton, the script of The Shanghai Gesture was problematic from the start, and von Sternberg was forced to make extensive cuts. The… Full Story »
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Peter Bogdanovich Debuts His New Film Column: Blogdanovich
Inside Movies &bull Sep 3, 2010
On his first day, the director has already shone a spotlight on 'Ball of Fire,''Meet Me In St. Louis,' 'Love Affair' and John Cassavettes' legendary 'A Women Under the Influence.' Bogdanovich broke out with 1971's 'The Last Picture Show.' After winning two Academy Awards -- and garnering… Full Story »
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Blogdanovich
Criterion Collection &bull Sep 2, 2010
A message for those who can't get enough of the writing of tireless, timeless movie maven Peter Bogdanovich: click on over to his just-debuted indieWIRE blog, which bears the apt, no-brainer title Blogdanovich. Though, as he explains, this new online… Full Story »
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How Many Films Have You Watched in Your Lifetime?
Cinematical &bull Aug 26, 2010
The world record-holder for movie watching has died. Gwilym Hughes (pictured), 65, watched more than 28,000 movies in his lifetime and held the Guinness World Record since 2008, according to BBC News. Hughes didn't see his first film until he… Full Story »
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The Criterion Column: Chaplin, Laughton, Von Trier, and Some Radical 60s and 70s Cinema
Twitch &bull Aug 21, 2010In November, The Criterion Collection is set to release an eclectic mix of American classics with a bit of European transgression thrown in. A newly restored version of Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times is planned for DVD and Blu-Ray. Charles Laughton's… Full Story »
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Abandoned
DVD Verdict &bull Aug 18, 2010
Mary Walsh (Brittany Murphy, Girl, Interrupted) drops off her boyfriend (Dean Cain, Lois and Clark) for a routine outpatient orthopedic procedure in a Los Angeles hospital. An hour later when she returns from the waiting room nobody can find him. Mary begins to browbeat the medical center's staff, convinced they are hiding something-particularly the snarky head administrator (Mimi Rodgers, Someone to Watch Over Me). Soon the hospital's resident shrink (Peter Bogdanovich, The Last Picture Show) reveals… Full Story »
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Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Damn The Torpedoes
DVD Verdict &bull Aug 16, 2010
I was apathetic to rock and pop music before I hit my tweenage years, but if there was one artist who managed to capture my eight-year-old attention, it was Tom Petty. At twelve, my brother received his first guitar, as well as a musical 'starter' set of CDs. It was a strange mis-mash-Led Zeppelin's collected hits next to the cringe-worthy jam of Dave Matthews Band. As all little brothers regard their older siblings as masters of cool, my eight-year-old mind zeroed in on his new stash for my next parasitic feed. Only one of these records stood out to me… Full Story »
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Abandoned Clip Featuring Brittany Murphy
Movie Web News &bull Aug 11, 2010
We have a brand new exclusive clip from the upcoming release Abandoned, which will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 24. Click below to watch our exclusive clip, which features the Brittany Murphy in her final performance, looking for her boyfriend Kevin in the hospital. Abandoned: Please… Full Story »
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What's Up, Doc? (Blu-Ray)
DVD Verdict &bull Aug 10, 2010
The legend of Peter Bogdanovich plays as a Hollywood cautionary tale: upstart filmmaker gets a break with Roger Corman, then scores with a series of films that hit commercially and critically; begins to believe his own press and gets hoisted on his own petard with some big-budget indulgences, sheepishly returns to low-budget features… Full Story »
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Congratulations, indieWIRE
The Lost Boy &bull Jul 19, 2010
In my Berlin daze, I forgot to blog a happy birthday message to my dearest employer and friend, indieWIRE, who turned 14 last week. But since today is an even bigger day for ol' iW, I figured I do so… Full Story »
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Eugene Hernandez: Good people & Good ideas.
indieWIRE &bull Jul 19, 2010
July 19, 2010: New York, NY--A A couple of weeks ago, on a quiet mid-week afternoon in California, I sat in a booth at the Beverly Hills Hotel's Polo Lounge with our CEO Rick Allen, indieWIRE's ad sales director James… Full Story »
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The Definition Of Insanity
DVD Verdict &bull May 27, 2010
Robert (Robert Margolis) is a struggling, overly ambitious NYC actor constantly on a quest for roles bigger than bit parts on the stage and screen. He shares an apartment with girlfriend Sally (Kelli K. Barnett) and young son Dylan. Utilizing an unseen cameraman,… Full Story »
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TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL 2010: THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (1948)-Onstage Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich
The Evening Class &bull May 12, 2010
Asked how Orson Welles might react if he knew that The Lady From Shanghai was being screened at San Francisco's historic Castro Theatre, Bogdanovich asserted Welles would have been thrilled. When Bogdanovich asked Orson Welles how people reacted when The… Full Story »
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Anchor Bay picks up Brittany Murphy's final film
Frankly My Dear... &bull Feb 12, 2010Dean Cain and Peter Bogdanovich co-starred in Brittany Murphy’s last completed movie, Abandoned. Now little Anchor Bay has picked up the thriller for distribution. We’ll see it this summer. Full Story »
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Stalked: Rachel Weisz, Tom Felton, Mesrine in America, Tim Robbins in Green Lantern, The Heist Society, Hugh Laurie, Amber Tamblyn, Peter Bogdanovich
Filmstalker &bull Feb 9, 2010
Dream House gains Rachel Weisz... Tom Felton joins The Apparition... Mesrine arrives in America... Tim Robbins joins The Green Lantern... The Heist Society adapted... Hugh Laurie returns to film for Oranges... Amber Tamblyn joins 127 Hours... Peter Bogdanovich writing and… Full Story »
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Brittany Murphy's Cause of Death
Alternative Film Guide &bull Feb 5, 2010Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy in Clueless (top); Murphy, Eminem in 8 Mile (bottom) Brittany Murphy died from pneumonia, though prescription drugs and anemia were also factors in her death, according to reports. Murphy, who had roles in Clueless, Girl, Interrupted,… Full Story »
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What's Next for Independent Cinema?
Rotten Tomatoes - News &bull Feb 1, 2010The glory days of the studio-indie model that flourished after Disney purchased Miramax are over -- but the New York Times suggests that things might be as grim as they seem. Full Story »
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Talking About a Revolution (for a Digital Age)
New York Times Movies &bull Jan 29, 2010
Is independent film on the verge of being new again? Full Story »
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With Crazy Heart,' Jeff Bridges is at the top of his game
Kansas City Star &bull Jan 12, 2010LOS ANGELES - Townes Van Zandt, the tortured Texas troubadour who drank himself into an early grave, had a sad, sly song called "No Deal" in which a used-car salesman hands him the keys to a sedan with no engine… Full Story »
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The Oscars: The B King Takes His Place on the a List
New York Times Movies &bull Jan 8, 2010
Roger Corman has been recognized, at last, by the industry establishment that for most of his long working life he'd had precious little to do with. Full Story »
