frost/nixon
Only Two More ‘Christmases’ To Go Before We Can Forget It Existed
3:21AM Seth | The US weekend kicked off with a mild rumbler and closed out with a sputter, as not even Lionsgate’s completely stupid Punisher remake of a remake of a remake managed to connect with completely-stupid-movie-loving audiences. Still, things continued to bode well for indepe—we mean specialty films—as Milk, Slumdog Millionaire, and a number of other brain-fertilising offerings continuing to show specialty legs. That said—buckle-up for a ride on the post-Thanksgiving Deja Vu Express, aka the Grove Trolley to Movie Hell:
6:11AM STV | Adventures in Obviousness. A helpful reminder from MSNBC for anyone who might have forgotten: “Movies no place to learn real history.” Like Frost/Nixon? Their meeting never really happened! Spoiler alert! [MSNBC via MCN] More »
7:35AM Kyle Buchanan | By George: Here at Defamer, we’ve made it no secret that we didn’t really care for Frost/Nixon (in the crowded cinematic genre that is “movies that employ a titular blackslash,” we still have a soft spot for Face/Off). But could our opinions have been swayed by the suavest, most-mustachioed actor/director around, George Clooney? Writer Peter Morgan says Clooney made a full-court press for the helming gig: “(Clooney) said things like, ‘We are really going to kick arse with this!’ Not going with him was a complete fucking agony because he suggested doing some script work at his house by Lake Como – at which point my wife was just shaking her head.” We can see it now: noted Clooney wingman Mark Wahlberg as Richard Nixon. “Hey there, Frostie. Say hi to your mother for me!” [Daily Express] More »
