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wonderings
Would Brüno Be Possible Without Borat?
Finally Brüno comes out today, earning only middling praise from Borat-chuffed critics. And it makes us wonder: What if Brüno had come out first? Would Sacha Baron Cohen exist in the same way he does now? More » -
moguls
Facebook Movie Turns Sean Parker Into Rock Star
The blog ScriptShadow got hold of the first draft of Aaron Sorkin's Facebook movie. The verdict? The movie reads oddly mesmerizing, and has an unexpected hero: Sean Parker, an early investor in the social network. More » -
media wars
YouTube's Changing of the Guard
YouTube co-founder Steve Chen has quietly left his baby behind, moving to a different Google division. Fellow co-founder Chad Hurley might leave too, PaidContent writes. Now comes a more Hollywood future for the video-sharing site. More »
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books
Facebook Tell-All Has Founders Banging Groupies in Bathroom Stalls
Ben Mezrich's forthcoming Facebook exposé was sold to film producers before it was even written. The Hollywood influence helps explain why the book answers such pressing questions as, "Who might the co-founders have conceivably boned, and where?"
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the cinema
The First Rule of Facebook Club Is...
Columbia Pictures is close to securing a director for its Facebook movie: David Fincher, of Fight Club fame, is reportedly in advanced talks. He'll be expected to move fast, before the market for a movie about the social network evaporates. More » -
the cinema
Ad Agency Sex Tape Inspires Short Film
Remember that infamous ad agency sex tape that "surfaced" last year? Sure you do. Now it has inspired a real cinematic short film! In this way we contribute to the arts. More » -
work for jerks
Ben Karlin Knows As Much About Girls as a Nine-Year-Old Does
Former Daily Show exec-producer and Area Jerk Ben Karlin will be one of two writers on the upcoming movie based on How to Talk to Girls, that book written by precocious little nine-year-old jerk Alec Greven. More »
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gays of our lives
But Is Bruno Good for the Gays?
Gay Bruno landed balls-down on straight, angry Eminem's face last night, thus firmly heralding the beginning of the Summer of Bruno. And it made me wonder: Based on that little antic, and the leaked details of the film, is Bruno gonna be good for the gays?
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urban anthropology
The Jakob Lodwick Crack-Up Goes Taxi Driver
Vimeo founder Jakob Lodwick is now sporting a haircut straight out of Taxi Driver. Which wouldn't be disturbing, except that the young millionaire seems to be having a breakdown that would make a fitting sequel for the gritty film. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by SeaBassTian: Travis Bickle may have had his faults but he never showed up half naked to a networking event. Or Tumbled... 3 Responses | Other threads
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print is dead
Google's Newspaper That Wasn't
Eric Schmidt now says Google thought about buying a newspaper but rejected the idea as "crossing the line" between technology and content. The real message for newspaper hacks: You're just not profitable. Compared with, say, TV and movies. More »
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roadblocks
Two of Martin Luther King's Children Don't Approve Of New Biopic Plans
While many people were happy to hear Monday that a prestigious Martin Luther King movie was in the works, two of the civil rights leader's children weren't so pleased. Martin Luther King III and Bernice King claim that their brother, Dexter King, sold their father's life rights without consulting them. More » -
the cinema
Lars Von Trier Is the Best Ball-Banging Director in the World
Recently two films have shocked the world with graphic depictions of violence followed by acts of sex: Bob Dylan's Beyond Here Lies Nothing and Lars Von Trier's Antichrist. Coincidence or zeitgeist? You decide. More » -
monday box office
Roman Catholicism Beats Space Deism Every Time
Religion on Earth just slightly trumped religion in space this weekend, though that should not, we repeat not, encourage any Scientologists that they're gaining traction. More » -
rumors
Guys, We Were Just Kidding About that Jamie Foxx as Frank Sinatra Thing
Last week we made a joke that Jamie Foxx should play Frank Sinatra in Martin Scorsese's upcoming biopic about the singer. Well, now Brit tabloids are making the same joke, except they call it "reporting." More » -
blinkered
Al Pacino and Leo DiCaprio Will Read Your Mind
Remember hairdo'd Malcom Gladwell's pop philosophy bestseller Blink? It was all about the power of the mind or something, and now they're making a bizarre-sounding movie out of it. Starring the increasingly bizarre Al Pacino. More » -
celebrity profiles
McG Still Calling Himself McG; New Terminator is About Yelling?
This month's Esquire says that the new Terminator movie is all about a scream, or something, but that the scream is bad, and McG definitely isn't a tool. Oh super. This movie will be great. More » -
from the front
Tribeca, Twittered: Nursing the Swine Flu on the Couch
Our weary Tribeca Film Festival Twitter Troupe soldiers on as the festival winds down. They may be coming apart a little bit even! Plus, the East Village wants its neighborhood back. More » -
journalismism
Press Turns Obama News Conference into Bad Action Movie
The insular White House press corps is said obsessed with Beltway inside baseball. But it can also pander to the masses as well as any tabloid — or Hollywood studio. More »
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imitating life
Wall Street Episode II: Attack of the Loans
Now is the perfect time to make movies about the economy, because it's all anyone can talk about, so they must want to watch it, too. Specifically, someone should really do a Wall Street sequel. More » -
critics cornered
Woody Allen's Not-So-Triumphant Return to New York
The director's new film Whatever Works premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last night, marking his first New York-set feature since fleeing for Europe six years ago. So how did it fare? Not terrifically. More » -
the cinema
An Early Star Trek Rave
The Daily Mail took an early look at the new Star Trek prequel movie due out in May. "Effusive" does not quite describe the review: More » -
celebrity science
Woody Allen Is Feeling Bleak Enough Without Your Judgement
Woody Allen uses the word "tragic" four times in his front-page interview with the New York Observer. Also, "nihilistic," "dreadful," "sad," "malcontent" and "embarrassment." And that's before he gets going about the "appropriate police." More » -
the cinema
Movie Deal for Staggeringly Wrong Political Journalist
He said Matt Drudge and Karl Rove held the key to the presidency. His last book was embarrassingly wrong. Barack Obama won by studiously ignoring his advice. Someone put Mark Halperin in pictures! More » -
the cinema
Gen Art Film Concludes with Long Legs and Giant Checks
Over the last few days, Gawker operative Stephen Kosloff continued to investigate the flora and fauna of the Gen Art film festival, which concluded last night. He brought you back these words and pictures. More »
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on beauty
Gwyneth Paltrow Implicated in Deflation of Scarlett Johansson
So who put Scarlett Johansson on that strict diet that reduced the starlet to a shadow of her former self? Gwyneth Paltrow, the noted medical expert who last year hallucinated from undereating.
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casting
'Would You Be Willing to Have Unsimulated Intercourse on Screen?'
Peter Greenaway, director of The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, & Her Lover and Pillow Book is casting for a new film. Yes it sounds like porn. But artful porn! The NSFW deets: [Fleshbot] -
journalismism
Pirated Wolverine Review Puts Fox Newser's Job on the Line
(UPDATED) Despite reports he was fired for reviewing a pirated copy of Wolverine, Fox News columnist Roger Friedman will have a chance to argue for his job, a Fox News source said.
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things we actually like
An Amazing Rescue in Little Sydney
Australia-based photographer Keith Loutit is spending a year shrinking Sydney, taking video around the city using a shooting technique that makes everything look miniature — and an apparent near-drowning seem fun to watch. More »
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the cinema
The Gen Art Film Festival and the Weirdest Hand Job You Will Ever See
Over the last two nights, Gawker operative Stephen Kosloff braved the Gen Art film festival and related events. He brings you back this, the harrowing true account (and photographs) of what he saw. More »
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gawker stalker
Alec Baldwin Sneaking Out of Own Movie Premier With Lady Friend
Judging from this emailed stalker sighting, Alec Baldwin is either not much of a fan of his movie Lymelife, or he really wanted to talk to Stylista winner Johhanna Cox about something: More »
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the cinema
Sean Avery's Vogue Movie Has a Title
What do you call a film about a celebrity fashionista famous for gleefully manufacturing drama with other men? Other than The Marc Jacobs Chronicles, that is? More » -
books
Sequel Director Is Publishing's Latest Embarrassing Sugar Daddy
Oh, hey there, literati. Remember when that German factory manager took over Random House? Sad. But take heart: The director of Beverly Hills Cop IV is investing in the biz, too. Exciting! More » -
before and after
Scarlett Johansson Deflates
Scarlett Johansson complained about the "rigid diet" she's on when she showed up "very slim" to a London film party Tuesday, says Page Six's source. The starlet does seem streamlined. More »
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the cinema
Finally, a Film Trailer Parody that Speaks to Our Generation
Funny or Die figures out how all SXSW movies are all the same. More »
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fameballs
Diablo Cody Posse Craves, Hates Your Attention
Diablo Cody and her Hollywood gal-pals cooperated on today's self-consciously sexy New York Times profile. Odd, then, that they complained people pay too much attention to their looks.
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the cinema
Liam Neeson's Coma-Movie Plans
Actor Liam Neeson understandably set aside his work in Chloe, which was shooting in Toronto when Neeson's wife Natasha Richardson suffered a fatal skiing accident. His next role? More » -
accidents
Natasha Richardson Suffers Brain Injury In Ski Accident: Report
Liam Neeson's wife, the actress Natasha Richardson, injured herself skiing in Canada and suffered a "traumatic brain injury," reports IrishCentral.com, citing a Montreal "hospital insider."
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the cinema
Watchmen Shellacked on Second Weekend
Comic-book geeks can't turn movies into blockbusters, or at least that will be the lesson from Watchmen's spectacularly bad second week. Literally begging nerds to see the movie this weekend didn't work. More » -
obits
Actor Ron Silver Dead At 62
Ron Silver, the actor and Democrat-turned-Republican political organizer, died this morning after a two-year-battle with esophageal cancer. He was 62. More » -
breaking
Robin Williams Hospitalized For Heart Problems
In the midst of a tour, stand-up comic Robin Williams checked into a Miami hospital with "heart issues," the Miami Herald reported. Drudge said the movie star is in "intensive care." More »
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