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Blu-Ray Review: Remarkable 20th Anniversary Edition of ‘Say Anything...’

29 November 2009 2:04 PM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – Sometimes fans have the choice between holding on to the standard DVD version of their favorite films or upgrading to the latest format, anniversary, or ultimate collector’s unrated fantastic edition. With many Blu-Ray releases merely improving the technical specs but often leaving the special features alone, it can be a tough call. Such is not the case with the 20th anniversary edition of the great “Say Anything…,” a release packed with excellent bonus material that make it a must-own for fans of Cameron Crowe’s directorial debut.

Blu-Ray Rating: 5.0/5.0

After breaking through with his script for “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” Cameron Crowe fell into the worst project of his career, a lackluster ’80s teen movie called “The Wild Life”. After that experience, Crowe told himself that he wanted to write something personal and real; a film that took the lives of young people seriously and not merely »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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Watch This: Pearl Jam's 'The Fixer' Video, Directed by Cameron Crowe

26 August 2009 1:45 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

If ever there was a director who truly loved rock and roll it's Cameron Crowe. The man started his illustrious career as a rock journalist and as a film maker, and he also made one of the greatest rock movies of all time, Almost Famous. Grunge legends Pearl Jam and Crowe go way back; the band appeared in his film Singles, and Crowe helped put together Pearl Jam's Single Video Theory back in 2000. Now, Crowe has made music videos in the past, but this has to be the perfect combination of band and director because nobody respects rock and roll more than Crowe ... and nobody takes it more seriously than Pearl Jam.

Back in May, the band showed up at Seattle's Showbox for a surprise concert with Crowe behind the camera shooting a commercial for a deal between the band and the discount retailer, Target -- and yes, you just read that right. »

- Jessica Barnes

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Jennifer's Body - Music From The Motion Picture (Review)

24 August 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Putting together a proper motion picture soundtrack is something of a lost art. Often thought of as a final step in packaging a film for it's final release, many films suffer from a lack of care when it comes to a proper sonic counterpart. While original scores can set the mood and tone of a film, working brilliantly for epics that require no "pop" or "rock" enhancement, in some cases the latter works better and that's usually where the problems start to show. When done correctly, a proper soundtrack should conjure images of the film for listeners long after the last flicker of the projector, or the final screen of the DVD.

The first decade of the "new millennium" has been overtly devoid of memorable soundtracks for the horror genre (sans a few exceptions), as if the music supervisor was brought on-board last-minute and given a tiny budget to work with. »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)

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Paul Giamatti, Please Be a Little More Selective

14 August 2009 4:03 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Oh, Paul Giamatti. He's the man you can't help but love and respect. He's got acting chops on all sides of the fence, being able to play it straight and serious just as much as over-the-top ridiculous and campy -- in other words, the perfect combination. Giamatti has come a long way since he popped up as Kissing Man in Singles, and these days, he's the kind of actor who might even lead you to movies you would not have otherwise considered. But now the man needs to get a little more selective.

For ages, he's been attached to Bubba Nosferatu, a project that got immensely worrisome when Bruce Campbell exited over the screenplay (only to get Ron Perlman). It might seem like a project going nowhere, but according to the new Elvis, the film will finally play out during Perlman's Sons of Anarchy hiatus. And Giamatti is still on-board. »

- Monika Bartyzel

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Gay Of The Dead 19 – Underground filmmaker, Pervula’s Armando Muñoz

20 July 2009 2:28 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

I met Armando Muñoz at the Los Angeles Weekend of Horrors after moderating the panel on The Lair. He approached me in the dealer’s room and we had a nice chat. I left with one of his films in hand and was soon watching one of the more twisted shorts I’ve seen in a long time.

A week later I had the complete Armando Muñoz collection in my hands – Killer Krapper, Mime After Midnight, Panty Kill, The Terrible Old Tran, Pervula and They Have No Shame. Each one more twisted than the next.

When I first started writing this blog, I vowed I would write about people and films that I found interesting, regardless of whether or not they were well known. With that in mind, I present should-be-better-known, out, underground filmmaker Armando Muñoz.

Watch the entire Pervula short film (10min., Nsfw)

Sean Abley: All of your films, »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Sean Abley)

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Discuss: In Love of Past Decades

17 July 2009 10:02 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

I have this problem. I have really sensitive triggers to the '90s. Dazed and Confused. Cameron Crowe. Sheryl Lee. Grunge music. Pirate DJs and Christian Slater. Kevin Smith. Plaid. Hackers.

Get started on one train of thought and in no time, many parts of that decade flash through my mind. When I see that perfectly coiffed teen movie, I think back to Empire Records, Dazed, Pump Up the Volume, and the other films that didn't look like fashion ads. Movies about relationships lead me back to the days of Singles and Chasing Amy. And the music. Oh, the music. Sure, there was bubble-gum mainstream fare, but there was also so much that was fresh and unexplored.

One of the main reasons that I adore the '90s is because many of the films were just a little different, a little less polished, and all the better for it. I »

- Monika Bartyzel

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Wake-Up Video: Alice In Chains’ ‘Would?’

23 June 2009 5:54 AM, PDT | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »

Yesterday, the first images from Tim Burton’s upcoming “Alice in Wonderland” hit the Internet. According to the stills, the film will be both frightening and delightfully insane (which is exactly what we’re looking for in a Burton/Depp collaboration).

There’s no shortage of references to Lewis Carroll’s classic novel in pop music (Gwen Stefani’s video for “What You Waiting For,” Marilyn Manson’s 2007 album Eat Me Drink Me, the 7,000 metal bands who have songs titled “Malice in Wonderland”), but Alice in Chains always brought the best combination of beauty and fear. Formed in 1987, disbanded in 1996 and reformed with a new singer (replacing departed frontman Layne Staley, who died in 2002), the band was always had one foot in the metal arena even as they rode the Seattle grunge wave. The clip for “Would?” is a fantastic time capsule, as it represents the sound, the clothes and the attitude of 1992. Plus, »

- Kyle Anderson

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Dog Ears Music: Volume Sixty-Eight

17 April 2009 11:23 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

Paul Westerberg Singer/songwriter Paul Westerberg, former frontman of Minneapolis alt-rock legends The Replacements, is a song wizard oozing with anthem. This prolific writer went solo in 1991, and has released about ten projects since '93. Westerberg's also contributed to many soundtracks, notably I Am Sam, Open Season, Smart People, and Singles. Collaborations include Joan Jett, Hal Wilner, and former Replacements cohort Tommy Stinson. It's hard not to appreciate the depth of Westerberg's lyrical intuition and melody. The title "Let the Bad Times Roll," from the Catch and Release soundtrack, should be required listening. Buy: iTunes Genre: Rock Artist: Paul Westerberg Song: Let the Bad Times Roll Album: "Catch and Release" Soundtrack Skip James Bluesman Skip James was born Nehemia Curtis James in the Mississippi Delta in 1902, the son of a preacher and reformed bootlegger. As a teen, he held »

- Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

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Scenes We Love: Pearl Jam and Cameron Crowe

16 April 2009 1:15 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

The realm of music documentaries is about to get a little grungy. Billboard reports that Pearl Jam is itching to get a documentary made about themselves, and they want old friend Cameron Crowe to do it: "We're building up to our big 20th anniversary," McCready said. "We're trying to have a little campaign of building rereleases with new mixes and new outtakes up until that time. We're trying to do a movie with Cameron Crowe with all of our existing footage."

In other words, a sort of reunion movie with the man who gave us Singles all the way back in 1992. As you might remember, the members of Pearl Jam acted as the rest of Matt Dillon's "Citizen Dick" band, which leads me to this Scenes We Love clip -- Dillon's Cliff all eager to hear only the good things in a review of their band, which results in »

- Monika Bartyzel

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10 Best Weird Cameos Of The '90s

12 March 2009 12:40 AM, PDT | TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news »

10. Sean Connery - Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves (1991) At a personal request from Kevin Costner, Shir Sean turned up at the end of Prince Of Thieves as King Richard the Lionheart. For one day’s work he earned the princely sum of $250,000, which he donated to his Educational Trust in Scotland. It was supposed to be a big secret. Even in the days before Ain’t It Cool, though, everyone knew about it long before the film was released... 9. Tim Burton - Singles (1992) “He’s only, like, the next... .

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- sashurst

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Salon Series-Staged Readings Of New Plays Begins Again 3/27

5 March 2009 5:33 PM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

The Fire Dept Artistic Directors Erica Gould and Audrey Rosenberg have announced that the return of the company's Salon Series-staged readings of new plays, presented in non-proscenium environments that encourage an intimacy between audience and performer, followed by a discussion with the artists and noted guest speakers whose life experiences speak to the issues raised by the material-will begin with The Minotaur by Anna Ziegler (Bff), directed by Erica Gould (Neil Labute's autobahn and Stand Up), and starring Mario Cantone (Sex and the City), Jill Clayburgh (Dirty Sexy Money, An Unmarried Woman), Campbell Scott (Dying Young, Singles, Longtime Companion), and Jeremy Webb (The Glorious Ones, Kander & Ebb's The Visit) on Friday, March 27 at 7 pm at the historic Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park South at 20th Street. The event will be produced by Audrey Rosenberg (Infamous with Sandra Bullock, upcoming documentary about Barack Obama). »

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