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The Nines at Cannes

May 15, 2007 Parade, Projects, The Nines

In case you’re wandering La Croisette, wondering where all the interlocking three-part dramas with unexpected science-fiction elements are, you might want to check out The Nines, which has three market screenings scheduled this week: * Wednesday, May 16th at 12:00pm – Palais K (Market) * Friday, May 18th at 8:00pm – Palais K (Market) * […]

Fish food for thought

May 7, 2007 Big Fish, Follow Up

One benefit of leaving the comment threads open is that sometimes a long-dead post gets a surge of new activity. Over the past month, I’ve noticed a few new comments on a 2004 post featuring this photo… …which is, according to Snopes, probably real in the sense that it’s not Photoshopped — though it’s probably […]

The Nines gets all domestic

April 11, 2007 Projects, Sundance, The Nines

Ever since Sundance, when I announced that GreeneStreet scooped up international rights to The Nines, I’ve been faced with many questions. I knew the answer to the big one but couldn’t say. The answer to all the others depended on the first. So I’ve been sitting patiently, feigning detached acceptance, when I wanted to be […]

On the topic of old things sucking

April 9, 2007 Projects, Rant, Shazam

My post on Captain Marvel/Shazam! generated a lot of comments, both on this site and AICN, primarily because of a single observation… If I were writing a dissertation on the evolution of the Captain Marvel character, [hardcover anthologies] would be invaluable. But I’m not. So every time I read one of these, I’m struck with […]

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