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Summer is over but you couldn't tell it by the 100+ degree heat wave hobbling Los Angeles. Hollywood execs are huddling in their air-conditioned offices, swinging one deal after another to stay cool. Last night they gave us new roles for Anthony Hopkins,...
My first Doc Talk column, which honestly feels much longer ago than January of this year, was centered on news that chimpanzees were shooting their own non-fiction films as part of a BBC special. The idea inspired me to complain about the seemingly...
The cast of 'Toy Story 3' aside, it's hard to imagine that the classic toys and board games many of us grew up with would work as movie premises. That hasn't stopped Hollywood from raiding the toy chests of Generations Jones and X for movie ideas that...
If you were watching the box office over the weekend, you might have noticed that the success of Monsters vs. Aliens has everyone talking about 3D again. Everywhere you look, critics are weighing in on whether 3D really is the wave of the future, or...
So I'm not going to waste anyone's time by decrying the decision to make major motion pictures out of board games; Lord knows enough time and ink have already been devoted to that topic. But, regardless of what you may think about Hollywood's creative...
