Friday, September 18, 2015

I Am Link

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--- The Rim Is On - The sad internet echo chamber got another one wrong -- Guillermo Del Toro says that Pacific Rim 2 is not dead, and he's still handing in his script to the studio in a couple of weeks. I am down with that news! GDT says he might do something else first though, and seeing as how he's always got approximately five thousand things lined up I don't doubt it. Oh and there are a few new pictures from Crimson Peak over at The Playlist.
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--- Small Dive - One day Jason Statham's getting called a shitty actor by Paul Bettany and the very next he's turning to the small screen for employment - coincidence? Never underestimate the power of Bettany, or something. Anyway Statham's set to turn the book series that also birthed Daniel Craig in Layer Cake into a TV series - it'll be called Viva La Madness, but there's no network attached yet. I can't remember, was Craig's character in Layer Cake also a diver? because I feel like Statham really needs to break out his old speedo at this point in his career. it's well past due, even.
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--- Mr Elegance - Yes Tom Hardy followed up what he had to say to that "inelegant" journalist who basically asked him if he's totes into cock and junk with this and that about the way it was phrased and yadda he was actually very nice and reasonable about it all, and I am on his side or whatever. But I am still waiting for the answer to my question about, you know, if he's into me specifically. Well, Tom? Also, speaking of Gay Tom Hardy, his movie Legend got pushed back a couple of weeks - now it's out around Thanksgiving-ish.
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--- And Speaking of actors trying to clarify points they made that I both understood and rolled my eyes right out of my head over, here's Emelia Clarke saying she was misquoted with what she said about her discomfort with "gratuitous" sex scenes... but she once again annoys me with her seeming disavowal of the worth of anything actually gratuitous. Gratuitous has its place, good lady!
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 --- Winnin' Women - The Emmys are this weekend and I might watch just to see who wins the two big Best Actress prizes -- and then if it's not Frances McDormand and Lisa Kudrow, watch out world! Over at the Film Experience the Team submitted Top Ten lists of their favorite nominations (I missed the deadline, boo, but mine would've has Lisa on top like most everybody else anyway), and speaking of you should read Matthew Eng's piece on Why Kudrow Needs To Win over at Tribeca.
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--- Flip it Fassy - I can't really keep track of how many trailers there have been for Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs movie but hey here's a new one, and it's got this shot of Michael Fassbender...
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... so I'm good with it. I really like the ad that's been playing on TV lately with the Mac sound incorporated into the music; I wonder if that's actually in the film's score? It might be too on the nose there but it works beautifully in a trailer, anyway. (thanks Mac)
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--- And Finally, speaking of scores I haven't bothered listening to this, the first snippet of Thom Yorke's score for the upcoming Pinter play with Clive Owen on Broadway, because it will make me depressed that I decided spending a hundred bucks to go see a Broadway show just so I could hear the score wasn't a worthy usage of my limited funds. But maybe you're stronger than I.
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