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TALKING PICTURES: NANNY BASHING

By | March 2006

David Templeton takes interesting people to interesting movies in his ongoing quest for the ultimate post-film conversation. This week, a real-life kid-wrangler unlocks the secret messages in Emma Thompson’s “Nanny McPhee”…

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TALKING PICTURES: NANNY BASHING

“Nannies never get the same kind of respect in real life that they usually do in the movies,” says Suzanne Hansen, a former Nanny herself, and the...

MOVIE MARKETING MADNESS FOR DUMMIES – PART TWO

So last week I promised, after a good bit of griping, to offer some constructive criticism and advice for how movie studios can optimize what they're doing...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: "POPEYE MEETS THE MAN WHO HATED LAUGHTER"

BOOTLEG FILES 118: "Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter” (1972 animated TV mess). LAST SEEN: During the 1972-73 TV season. AMERICAN HOME VIDEO:...

SPIDER-MAN 3 PIC: SPIDEY IN BLACK

Here it is, the first shot of Spidey as he will appear in Spider-man 3: Nerds, commence debate over at Back...

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: X3 AND SPIDER-MAN 3 SPOILER WARNING

Speculation. Sneak peeks at photos. Hints of villains. Who will die? Who will come back? Is this the end of the franchise? Yep, it's time for the...

TALKING PICTURES: GROSS NEGLIGENCE

“Listen, there aren’t very many people who are bigger fans of offensive humor than I am,” says Brian Copeland, not long after catching Steve...

MOVIE MARKETING MADNESS FOR DUMMIES – PART ONE

Last year I wrote on Movie Marketing Madness: The Blog about how movie studios had failed to keep up with emerging technologies such as blogs, podcasts and...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: "A BAYOU LEGEND"

BOOTLEG FILES 117: "A Bayou Legend” (1981 made-for-TV all-black opera by William Grant Still). LAST SEEN: In its 1981 PBS premiere. AMERICAN HOME...

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: THE BLUE SCREEN MENACE

The only person who cares more about what America's children see on the screen than our politicians is Jack "I'm not a censor" Valenti. Valenti, who seems...

14 DVDS GUARANTEED TO SET THE MOOD…FOR LOVE (AND SEX!!!)

Movie night with that special person in your life can lead to a very romantic evening – one that leaves the entire room a complete mess. Because, when...

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