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Bookmarks for June 30th through July 2nd

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Jul

2009

What we’ve been reading – June 30th through July 2nd:

A Trend with Teeth
Why the heck are there so many damned Vampire films/TV/books in the popular culture these days? T
‘Conquest of the Useless’ by Werner Herzog
"Conquest of the Useless: Reflections From the Making of 'Fitzcarraldo' " comprises Herzog's diaries from the three arduous years he worked on that movie, which earned him a best director award at Cannes in 1982 yet nearly derailed his career. It reveals him to be witty, compassionate, microscopically observant and — your call — either maniacally determined or admirably persevering.
Why "Ghostbusters 3′′ Bucks the Bad Movie to Game Trend
Cast the original voice actors, get the original writers. Duh!

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Video: Hotel Hell Vacation (2)
- murph: but seriously, the last “Vacation” movie was embarrassingly bad anyway, so i guess it isnt much of a...
- murph: really. really. really. unfunny.
Bits from a Bill Murray Interview (2)
- murph: that Ghostbusters tidbit really, really made me lose interest for it. as if the idea wasn’t stupid enough so many...
- Andy: It kills me that he feels like that about the Ghostbusters franchise. I’m thinking ‘Spider-Man 3′ bad.
Assassins Kill Eachother in The Tournament Trailer (7)
- swarez: This is one of the times where the trailer is better than the actual film sadly. I was ready for some fun mindless...
- John Anderson: Just watched it online and omg, amazing f1lm.. really is one to see If you want to watch it onl1ne for free,...
Neo-Giallo goodness: Trailer for AMER (1)
- Bob Turnbull: Yeah, I’ve seen a bit of chat about this too and I’m also eager to see it. If it can refine some of...
Ten Nights Of Dreams (3)
- Bob Turnbull: Yeah, the stills certainly help sell the film. And to be honest, they may oversell it. I enjoy the film a great...
- David Brook: Wow, yeah me too!
- kurt: those stills alone make me want to see this film!
Film on TV: February 8-14 (1)
- Me: Wow looks like a great week. I dont know if theyre going to play it again but IFC was playing Chopper last week also.
Trailer for Luc Besson’s Adventurous Adele Blanc-Sec (3)
- Ray: Are you kidding?! We all remember Arthur and the Invisibles right? Joking aside, it has the vibe that we see in A Very...
- David Brook: That looks pretty cool, got a hint of Jeunet & Caro in there too. Let’s hope this is a bit of a return...
- Ray: Clearly i have no idea what is going on but i am intrigued
Trailer: Cemetery Junction (2)
- David Brook: That’s not what I expected coming from Gervais and Merchant. The lead does seem to be channeling...
Auteur Directors Directing The Superbowl (9)
- Ty Webb: Love the Herzog clip.
- Andrew James: That was awesome. I liked the Lynch one the best. It’s so obvious, it’s hilarious.
- Kurt Halfyard: Text + Sarcasm = Fail.
- Rusty James: So wait… Jean Luc Goddard didn’t really direct the Superbowl? Well now I feel like a fool. Thanks...
- Kurt Halfyard: You got it, Swarez.
- swarez: So these are not actually directed by these directors but made in a style that they might have?
Short film Terminus to get feature length adaptation. (1)
- gail: I thought the short was pretty good. The CGI was great and it made you think how it would be if someone… or...
Stylish Set of Tarantino Posters (31)
- Goon: i bought kill bill 1 and 2 (and FDTD) in a blu ray three back that only cost 15 bucks total. i just decided that i dont...
- Henrik: I don’t count them as one, I just happened to like them the same amount (not very much).
- Rusty James: You gotta count 1 & 2 as the same film. You just gotta.

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