Peter Bogdanovich
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How Many Films Have You Watched in Your Lifetime?
Cinematical &bull Aug 26, 2010
The world record-holder for movie watching has died. Gwilym Hughes (pictured), 65, watched more than 28,000 movies in his lifetime and held the Guinness World Record since 2008, according to BBC News. Hughes didn't see his first film until he was 8 years of age, but more than made up for lost time, averaging 10… Full Story »
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The Criterion Column: Chaplin, Laughton, Von Trier, and Some Radical 60s and 70s Cinema
Twitch &bull Aug 21, 2010
In November, The Criterion Collection is set to release an eclectic mix of American classics with a bit of European transgression thrown in. A newly restored version of Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times is planned for DVD and Blu-Ray. Charles Laughton's… Full Story »
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Abandoned
DVD Verdict &bull Aug 18, 2010
Mary Walsh (Brittany Murphy, Girl, Interrupted) drops off her boyfriend (Dean Cain, Lois and Clark) for a routine outpatient orthopedic procedure in a Los Angeles hospital. An hour later when she returns from the waiting room nobody can find him. Mary begins to browbeat the medical center's staff, convinced they are hiding something-particularly the snarky head administrator (Mimi Rodgers, Someone to Watch Over Me). Soon the hospital's resident shrink (Peter Bogdanovich, The Last Picture Show) reveals… Full Story »
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Bell Lightbox unveils fall film lineup
Hollywood Reporter - International &bull Aug 16, 2010
Veteran directors David Cronenberg, John Waters and Peter Bogdanovich, film editor Walter Murch and "Dexter" creator Jeff Lindsay, will help launch the new home of the Toronto International Film Festival this fall, organizers said Monday. Full Story »
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What's Up, Doc? (Blu-Ray)
DVD Verdict &bull Aug 10, 2010
The legend of Peter Bogdanovich plays as a Hollywood cautionary tale: upstart filmmaker gets a break with Roger Corman, then scores with a series of films that hit commercially and critically; begins to believe his own press and gets hoisted on his own petard with some big-budget indulgences, sheepishly returns to low-budget features… Full Story »
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SnagFilms Announces Roll-out of New Platforms and Products, Inclu...
Zibb.com: Media/Movies & Film (Industry News & Blogs) &bull Jul 21, 2010
SnagFilms announces a landmark expansion in its distribution of nonfiction films by bringing its library to a suite of new platforms, including the creation of VOD offerings with Comcast, the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communication products, and with Verizon FiOS TV, the converged communications platform. Additionally, SnagFilms' wholly-owned indieWIRE (which focuses on the independent film sector's news and reviews, and is this month celebrating its 14th birthday) expanded its roster of leading film voices, announcing a new blog with legendary director Peter Bogdanovich. aThe web's infinite choice can lead to confusiona… Full Story »
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Congratulations, indieWIRE
The Lost Boy &bull Jul 19, 2010
In my Berlin daze, I forgot to blog a happy birthday message to my dearest employer and friend, indieWIRE, who turned 14 last week. But since today is an even bigger day for ol' iW, I figured I do so… Full Story »
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Eugene Hernandez: Good people & Good ideas.
indieWIRE &bull Jul 19, 2010
July 19, 2010: New York, NY--A A couple of weeks ago, on a quiet mid-week afternoon in California, I sat in a booth at the Beverly Hills Hotel's Polo Lounge with our CEO Rick Allen, indieWIRE's ad sales director James… Full Story »
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Brittany Murphy's Final Film 'Abandoned' Goes Straight-To-DVD; Peter Bogdanovich Is In This?
:: The Playlist :: &bull Jun 29, 2010
While Brittany Murphy's passing last December was certainly tragic, her film career hadn't exactly been worth speaking about for a number of years. Do you remember "Across The Hall" or "Deadline"? Neither do we. So we can't say we're too… Full Story »
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The Definition Of Insanity
DVD Verdict &bull May 27, 2010
Robert (Robert Margolis) is a struggling, overly ambitious NYC actor constantly on a quest for roles bigger than bit parts on the stage and screen. He shares an apartment with girlfriend Sally (Kelli K. Barnett) and young son Dylan. Utilizing an unseen cameraman,… Full Story »
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TCM Classic Film Fest To Return In 2011
Cinematical &bull Apr 27, 2010
L.A.' But if you missed the first ever TCM Classic Film Festival this year, fear not: it's coming back in 2011! Osborne himself made the announcement to fans packing the Grauman's Chinese Sunday night before the landmark screening of Metropolis, which made its North American debut at the fest. Continued... Given the fantastic debut… Full Story »
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"Five Easy Pieces," still uneasy after all these years.
IFC.com - Indie Eye &bull Apr 23, 2010
Jack Nicholson turned 73 yesterday, making the timing of the week-long Los Angeles revival of "Five Easy Pieces" that starts today all the more appropriate. We tend to think of Nicholson's archetypal run from "Rider" and "Pieces" to "Carnal Knowledge,"… Full Story »
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Why I Made A Gaming Documentary With Neil Labute
Paris Guardian.com &bull Mar 22, 2010
Nicolas Roeg, Peter Bogdanovich, Stephen Frears, Hanif Kureski and Samuel L Jackson are among those who reveal to Neil LaBute how far they'd go for love in a new documentary short. Personally speaking, I'm not a huge gamer, but I've… Full Story »
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Mar 13, THEY ALL LAUGHED, 1981 Movie Review. COMEDY.
New on WILDsound &bull Mar 13, 2010Peter Bogdanovich made his career as a director based on his love for a time gone by. Almost all of his films take place at some point in the past, or are a revival of a genre from the golden age of Hollywood. Whats Up Doc? They All Laughed (1981) continued in this tradition; a fast-paced romantic caper, where everyone talks fast and… Full Story »
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Anchor Bay picks up Brittany Murphy's final film
Frankly My Dear... &bull Feb 12, 2010
Dean Cain and Peter Bogdanovich co-starred in Brittany Murphy’s last completed movie, Abandoned. Now little Anchor Bay has picked up the thriller for distribution. We’ll see it this summer. Full Story »
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Peter Bogdanovich Moves from Meows to Barbies and Manson
Cinematical &bull Feb 10, 2010
It's been eons since we've gotten a Peter Bogdanovich tale. Aside from some TV work and his Tom Petty documentary in 2007, there hasn't been a big-screen feature since he dug into William Randolph Hearst's dirty laundry with The Cat's… Full Story »
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Bogdanovich directs! Turn of the Century is his next one
Frankly My Dear... &bull Feb 9, 2010
Maybe it’s his tie to the late Orson Welles, or his earliest films or his simple love of classic cinema, but I’m always pleased to see Peter Bogdanovich get another stint behind the camera. At 70, he will co-adapt and… Full Story »
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Peter Bogdanovich Will Be Around for the 'Turn of the Century'
FirstShowing.net &bull Feb 9, 2010
Sometimes the prospect of using our past, present and potential future just isn't good enough for a story's setting and an alternate timeline with familiar elements but vast differences really sets the stage. The most recent example is Watchmen, where… Full Story »
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Bogdanovich Feels the Turn of the Century
Rotten Tomatoes: News &bull Feb 8, 2010
Peter Bogdanovich has agreed to write and direct an adaptation of Kurt Anderson's "Turn of the Century," a 1999 novel about "a Manhattan power couple with three kids who are managing their troubled marriage in a world where BarbieWorld has… Full Story »
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What's Next for Independent Cinema?
Rotten Tomatoes: News &bull Feb 1, 2010
The glory days of the studio-indie model that flourished after Disney purchased Miramax are over -- but the New York Times suggests that things might be as grim as they seem. Full Story »
