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Jim Calhoun Versus Reporter
This is making the rounds in Connecticut cyberspace today.
Freelance reporter Ken Krayeske, perhaps taking a page from the Michael Moore playbook, asks UConn coach Jim Calhoun about his salary.
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Update: Here’s Krayeske’s story, which I found by going here and then here.
Academy Award Predictions
The Oscars are tonight. There are Oscar parties tonight at Two Steps on Ives Street and at Bethel Cinema.
Here are my predictions.
BEST PICTURE: Slumdog Millionaire
BEST ACTOR: Mickey Rourke
BEST ACTRESS: Kate Winslet
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Penelope Cruz
BEST DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle
(Possible) American Idol Nick Mitchell speaks!
On Ryan Seacrest: “He smells like money.”
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How to watch The Warriors
Local guys go to midnight showing of “The Warriors” in New Haven.
Watch first 40 seconds or so, then fast forward to 2:50 seconds in.
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CT Film Fest, Two Steps, host Oscar night
This sounds cool as heck. Throw back a few Coronas as Hugh Jackman lulls you into a coma during this month’s Oscar telecast:
The First Annual
Connecticut Film Festival
Oscar Awards Party
Sunday, February 22nd
7:30pm – Midnight
Two Steps Downtown Grille
5 Ives Street, Danbury CT 203-794-0032
THE OSCARS, HOSTED BY HUGH JACKMAN
Show starts at 8:00 PM
The Connecticut Film Festival [...]
Brookfield Film Festival to launch in April
Just received this in the ol’ mailbag today:
Brookfield Arts Commission Unveils First Annual Brookfield Film Festival
Brookfield, Connecticut (February 13, 2009) – The Brookfield Arts Commission is proud to present the first annual Brookfield Film Festival, to be held April 4th and 5th, 2009. The annual festival has been created to cultivate appreciation for independent filmmaking [...]
Darth Vader Kills George Lucas
FROM GIZMODO
If you thought you hated George Lucas for crimes against your childhood, you haven’t seen this image yet. Yours—or mine—is not hate. This is true Dark Side hate.
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‘Friday the 13th’ makes ton o’ cash
FROM USA TODAY:
Friday the 13th scared up the largest debut on record for a horror film, taking in $42.4 million this weekend, according to studio estimates from box office tracking firm Media By Numbers.
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Nick and Nora Eh
Watched “Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist” the other night.
Sweet, harmless teen romance. Not terribly filling.
But — has Manhattan really become that non-threatening?
Is there no grime left anywhere in that great city?
Is it all just hipster kids living on trust funds?
A blogger describes a similar reaction to the trailer for “The Taking of Pelham 123.”
The original Taking [...]
