online archive
5:00PM
OCT 31 2007
Schmucks with underwoods
The New Global Cinema: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu on why Hollywood must portray point of view of others; and Nathan Gardels and Mike Medavoy on Shock and Awe vs. Hearts and Minds at the movies. A review of Cecil B. Demille and The Golden Calf by Simon Louvish. A review of Otto Preminger: The Man Who Would Be King by Foster Hirsch. Seriously funny: A review of Mere Anarchy and The Insanity Defense by Woody Allen; and Conversations with Woody Allen: His Films, the Movies and Moviemaking by Eric Lax (and more). From Nextbook, the remake of “The Heartbreak Kid” favors bawdiness over sharp-edged satire; a look at the short story on which “The Heartbreak Kid” was based; and now, a major motion picture! What happens to a writer when Hollywood calls? Schmucks with Underwoods: Treated more like factory workers than artists, Hollywood screenwriters — currently threatening to strike — have never gotten much respect. Do they deserve it? A review of The Star Machine by Jeanine Basinger. Who's afraid of Michael Moore? The spirit and humanity of Moore's film-making shames the supine American media (and more). Mr. Bad Taste: Michael Hirschorn, boss of VH1, intellectual columnist, hits jackpot going low with Flavor Flav and Bret Michaels. A review of The Truth is Out There: Christian Faith and the Classics of TV Science Fiction by Thomas Bertonneau and Kim Paffenroth.
