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The 'Villain' of 'The King of Kong' Speaks Outnew

Billy Mitchell is trying to prevent history from being revised, and, he says, his reputation tarnished by the newly released video game documentary.

New Times Broward-Palm Beach | John Linn | 09-11-2007 | Movies

Tags: Seth Gordon, The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

Paul Haggis Gets the Iraq War Right

Writer/director Paul Haggis (Crash) uses a biblically grounded metaphor as an all-encompassing touchstone for the desperate plight of physically and psychologically wounded Iraq War soldiers returning home.

Maui Time | Cole Smithey | 09-10-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Paul Haggis, In the Valley of Elah

Milwaukee Tries to Lure Filmmakers with New Tax Creditnew

Filmmakers are already filming a pilot that would make the city a TV setting for the first time since the Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days nostalgia series of the 1970s.

Shepherd Express | Dennis A. Shook | 09-10-2007 | Movies

Vancouver International Film Festival Announces Lineupnew

Veteran program directors Alan Franey and PoChu AuYeung announced the lineup of this year's approximately 300 features from more than 50 nations, including Iran's Persepolis, the German-Turkish The Edge of Heaven, and Romania's 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days.

The Georgia Straight | Ken Eisner | 09-07-2007 | Movies

Jodie Foster Discusses 'The Brave One'new

Jodie Foster isn't one of those people who stumbles through life unconscious of who she is and where she's going, nor is she one of those actors who have no idea how or why they work their magic, and who can sound endearingly insecure in interviews.

L.A. Weekly | Judith Lewis | 09-07-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One

Laura Linney Specializes in Shades of Greynew

The two-time Oscar nominee and indie scene fave talks about her most savage performance yet.

NOW Magazine | Glenn Sumi | 09-07-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Tamara Jenkins, The Savages

William Friedkin Thinks 'Cruising' Isn't Controversialnew

The director insists that certain gay groups' decision to assail the plot for being homophobic is akin to prostitutes complaining about a movie based on Jack the Ripper.

New York Press | Eric Kohn | 09-06-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: William Friedkin, Cruising

Dear Focus Features, I Want to Lick Your Facenew

Ang Lee's Lust, Caution gets a NC-17 rating.

San Antonio Current | Ashley Lindstrom | 09-05-2007 | Movies

Tags: Ang Lee, Lust, Caution

Russell Crowe and Christian Bale Discuss '3:10 to Yuma'new

The two actors recently spent the day at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel promoting their efforts, and who should be one of the first to sit down with the tired, mumbling men, but the San Antonio Current.

San Antonio Current | Cole Haddon | 09-05-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: 3:10 to Yuma, James Mangold

Two Takes on William Friedkin's 'Cruising'new

The 1980 tale of an undercover cop's pursuit of a serial killer in the West Village's leather-clad S-M scene is being screened in select cities in anticipation of the DVD release.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Matt Sussman and Jason Shimai | 09-05-2007 | Reviews

Tags: William Friedkin, Cruising

Michael Davis on the Delirious Action of 'Shoot 'Em Up'new

Not many people have asked the question, "What if you took the hospital scene from John Woo's Hard Boiled with Chow Yun-Fat holding a gun and a baby and extended it to over ninety minutes?" but I'm glad Michael Davis did.

Chicago Newcity | Ray Pride | 09-05-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Michael Davis, Shoot 'Em Up

'Kid Nation' Stirs Controversynew

The idea was to send 40 kids into the wilderness and allow them to create their own Lord of the Flies-style society, but now at least one parent and the American Federation of Television and Radio Actors are raising concerns about how the series was made.

Weekly Alibi | Devin D. O'Leary | 09-04-2007 | TV

Tags: TV