What happened to all the good Hollywood films?
Posted by Simon in Film on 08. Mar, 2011 | 0 Comments
In a sprawling piece over at GQ, Mark Harris digs deep into the systemic problems with Hollywood’s studio system and the slow death of American mainstream cinema. From the whoring of films for profitability, devolving tastes and economic realities, Harris weaves into his truly informative essay plenty of levity and Solomon-like pinches of balanced perspective. [...]
Morning Dump: Bret Easton Ellis may be a douche, Gary Shandling is funny, Scott Pilgrim is charming, kids are idiots
Posted by theashcan in Morning Dump on 14. Aug, 2010 | 0 Comments
The fanboys bring out the snark in Bret Easton Ellis I’m sorry, but Bret Easton Ellis is totally one of my favourite authors, even though he totally comes off as a pompous douche in real life and his latest, Imperial Bedrooms, so far isn’t that great even though I’m only half way through it. But [...]
Morning Dump: ?uestlove’s VIP tales
Posted by theashcan in Morning Dump on 23. Jul, 2010 | 0 Comments
The internet continues to find ways to be awesome this week with an entire website devoted to ?uestlove’s celebrity stories. His MANY celebrity stories. There’s the one about M.I.A. walking into a glass door, and the one about Will Smith’s disappearing mansion, oh and the one about Rosario Dawson getting uppity about an afro pick. [...]
