Casual browsing for weekenders - ‘Stranger Than Fiction’ edition

Lightning round links. Updates over the weekend.

Stranger Than Fiction opens today - Roger Ebert Review | Trailer | Dustin Hoffman interview | Will Farrell Quiz - via Jo Blo

Idea theft - Pirates of the Caribbean, The Matrix, The Last Samurai, Broken Flowers, Amistad, Rounders - all have faced lawsuits due to accusations of stolen concepts.

Dane Cook - Contemporaries sing his praises - “Is he funny?” “They can’t stand this poor guy.” “Snatched a lot of material” “How can any comedian get this famous with no jokes?

Kevin Smith - Do the same quotes apply? The director will join the cast of Showtime comedy Manchild.

David Duchovny - Starring in one dramatic series, and helping a new comedy off the ground, both for Showtime. - Variety

Luke Wilson - “often hung over and late to the set, and when he does show, insists on bragging about ‘all the girls he hooked up with over the weekend and how drunk he got.’” - Defamer

Little Miss Sunshine directors Valerie Faris and Johnathan Dayton to bring film shorts to your cell phone?
Sin City 2 - rumors of it’s demise unfounded? - Filmstalker

Studio 60 - NBC orders full season.

My Blueberry Nights - Wong Kar Wai’s latest picked up by The Weinstein Company

Casino Royale - 10 clips from the lastest Bond iteration. Via ComingSoon.net

For Your Consideration - YouTube has a dedicated channel for Christopher Guest’s film, opening next week. Also features clips from A Mighty Wind, Best in Show, and Waiting for Guffman. Via Pop Candy

Fast Food Nation - Coming Soon interivews director Richard Linklater

tedzee | Permalink | November 10 2006 | Comments (View)