This Is Not a Film with Jafar Panahi and the iguana Igi. Under house arrest[1] following accusations of spreading “propaganda against the Islamic Republic” of Iran, filmmaker Jafar Panahi (Cannes…
Barack Obama movie ‘2016’ about to end its run Oct. 6 update: 2016 Obama’s America is on its last legs at the domestic box office. Despite recent claims of an…
Obama movie ‘2016’ vs. Fahrenheit 9/11: Absurd comparisons Aug. 28 update: Dinesh D’Souza and John Sullivan’s right-wing documentary 2016 Obama’s America had a solid first-wide-weekend run in North America on…
2016: Obama’s America movie: Anti-Obama right-wing documentary. ‘2016’ movie weekend box office: Solid but at lower end of expectations Aug. 26 update: The Republican national convention kicks off on Monday,…
Persepolis controversy: Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud animated feature offends – some of – Tunisia’s Fundamentalist Muslims. Persepolis Broadcast: Tunisian Television Station President Apologizes to Offended Muslims Three days ago…
The Thin Blue Line: Errol Morris’ landmark documentary. (See previous post: “Biggest Oscar Snubs: Non-Nominated Actors from Charles Farrell & Paul Newman to Tom Cruise & Leonardo DiCaprio.”) For better…
Wikileaks cables focusing on Michael Moore documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 have raised eyebrows, much like Britney Spears’ appearance in that 2004 nonfiction blockbuster. In Moore’s own words, these latest Wikileaks cables…
Angela Lansbury, Laurence Harvey in John Frankenheimer’s The Manchurian Candidate Nov. 8: For an undisclosed amount, in early November 2010 Warner Bros. has announced plans to buy Leavesden Studios, the…
Michael Moore shooting Bowling for Columbine. Michael Moore’s Bowling for Columbine, Kevin Macdonald’s One Day in September, and Errol Morris’ The Fog of War are among the 12 Oscar-winning short…
‘Lebanon’: Israeli war movie was Golden Lion winner at Venice Film Festival. Golden Lion winner Samuel Maoz: Lebanon dedicated to war veterans – but not for flag-waving reasons “I dedicate…
Michael Jackson kids and friends at singer’s Holmby Hills mansion. Michael Jackson kids & friends Provided by real estate developer Mohamed Hadid (via image.net), the above photo shows Hadid (left)…
Fahrenheit 9/11 movie: In one of the posters for Michael Moore’s 2004 blockbuster documentary, the invariably contentious filmmaker is seen holding hands with U.S. President George W. Bush, a key…
El Chupacabra Michael Moore: The Sicko and Fahrenheit 9/11 filmmaker has been turned into an urban legend. According to an executive at a U.S.-based pharmaceutical company, there have been various…
Wine Country road movie Sideways: Life lessons, picturesque views of California’s Santa Ynez Valley Wine Country, and the (sexist) portrayal of adult men as overgrown babies are all found in…
Is there a Jesus Christ & George W. Bush connection? “Hollywood observers” purportedly claim that the United States’ presidential election is somehow reflected in the Academy Awards’ Best Picture category.…
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