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in Entertainment Weekly
by
Steve Daly, 25 April 2008
Daly's well-researched, behind-the-scenes story details how the fourth Indiana Jones installment finally came to be made, after years of rumors and a heap of discarded scripts. The biggest obstacle? George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and Harrison Ford all had "mutually-agreed-upon veto power" and no reason to make the film unless the right story came along. Indy fans looking for a reason to hit the theater need only read the cast list: Cate Blanchett as a KGB agent, Shia LaBeouf as Ford's sidekick, Karen Allen returning to play Marion Ravenwood, and Harrison Ford himself, showing his age, but "hard-bodied" and ready for one last adventure.
Posted 11:22, 22 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Laura Dixon
and edited by Brijit.
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in Entertainment Weekly
by
Chris Nashawaty, 25 April 2008
Katie Couric's pioneering solo tenure as the anchor of the CBS Evening News might be ending well before the contracted end date in 2011. Nashawaty accurately notes that both parties in this media marriage have not lived up to expectations. CBS offered Couric unprecedented control of the show's format, but pulled the plug on her innovations after a few months of low ratings -- which are at "train wreck" level. Nashawaty suggests that Couric's gender might be contributing to the nastiness of the rumored breakup, but his piece isn't long enough to thoroughly dig into this issue.
Posted 10:23, 22 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Laura Dixon
and edited by Brijit.
in Entertainment Weekly
by
Steve Daly, 25 April 2008
This interview with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas is ostensibly about their new movie Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, but they spend most of it talking very specifically about their individual filmmaking styles. Lucas notes that he pressured Spielberg to shoot Indiana Jones on digital film, but Spielberg says he was reluctant because he's always shot on real film, and "I'm the only person left cutting on film." It's interesting to see that two great directors work in very different ways, but those without much interest in technical aspects can probably skip it.
Posted 4:03, 21 April 2008
This abstract was written by
David Arey
and edited by Brijit.
in Entertainment Weekly
by
Jeff Jensen, 18 April 2008
EW spends three days on the post-writers-strike set of ABC's hit show Lost, offering a preview of what's to be expected in the remaining five episodes of the season. Jensen claims that last year's negotiation to set an end date for the series (2010) has set the show on a new track, and the remaining episodes will answer some lingering questions, such as how the Oceanic 6 will get off the island. Despite the show's new airtime (now 10 PM) and abbreviated run, Jensen's predictions will excite Lost fans for the final episodes of the season.
Posted 4:13, 14 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Jess Moss
and edited by Brijit.
in Entertainment Weekly
by
Kristen Baldwin, 18 April 2008
Baldwin's portrait of 30 Rock star/writer/producer Tina Fey examines her appeal beyond the small screen in her first starring feature, Baby Mama. Fey discusses her brand of intelligent comedy and her self-knowledge of her performance strengths and weaknesses. Always self-effacing despite her talents, she shrugs off gushing praise and hopes for a more modest future where she can produce small ensemble comedies in the mold of Christopher Guest's films. While Baldwin's portrait is intelligent, it might not offer the details on Baby Mama that some fans are looking for.
Posted 9:06, 14 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Elliot Feldman
and edited by Brijit.
in Entertainment Weekly
by
Ken Tucker, 11 April 2008
As Battlestar Galactica begins its fourth and final season, Tucker heaps it with praise, in part because it moves beyond sci-fi stereotypes. Although he enjoys the moral and philosophical dilemmas the characters face, Tucker elaborates only on his more contrarian reasons for enjoying the show -- its goofy mythology, Baltar's constant moral turpitude, and his desire to see Edward James Olmos' Admiral Adama change his expression. Between his strange logic and the fact that the show is nearing completion, it's unlikely the review will convince new viewers. Still, Tucker's enthusiasm for the show, though tempered with sarcasm, shows through.
Posted 9:32, 8 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Bryan Fagan
and edited by Brijit.
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in Entertainment Weekly
by
Lynette Rice, 11 April 2008
Rice chats with Ellen DeGeneres on some standard showbiz topics: her first big break, future plans, and whether she would go back to sitcom work after her eponymous talk show ends. DeGeneres is as straightforward as you'd expect talking about the professional impact of her sexuality, admitting that she didn't work for three years after coming out and took the Hollywood Squares job to remind people she was funny. However, there's not much new here since DeGeneres has no new projects to plug and has been equally open about these topics in the past.
Posted 3:46, 7 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Laura Dixon
and edited by Brijit.
in Entertainment Weekly
by
Stephen King, 4 April 2008
King might have lost interest in video games back in the Atari days, but that doesn't stop him from lambasting the Massachusetts state legislature for nanny-state style anti-gaming politics in this biting op-ed. A new bill that would make it illegal to sell violent video games to anyone under 18 would create a double standard between video-game violence and other violent fare, he claims. The vilification of games, in particular, is just another example of politicians using pop culture as a scapegoat instead of addressing the real threats to American society: a growing class divide and an "almost pathological love of guns."
Posted 3:26, 7 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Laura White
and edited by Brijit.
in Entertainment Weekly
by
Mark Harris, 1 April 2008
Harris pens a fine tribute to the writing of the late Anthony Minghella, the director of films including The English Patient and Cold Mountain, who died March 18 following complications from surgery. Inspired by the storytelling of novelists, Minghella had a knack for the tough task of writing screenplays that would do justice to adapted novels. His "painstaking page-by-page construction of scenes, dialogue, and character" were consistently stunning and changed the careers of many Hollywood actors, including Nicole Kidman and Matt Damon.
Posted 9:20, 3 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Jonathan Pinoli
and edited by Brijit.
in Entertainment Weekly
by
Benjamin Svetkey, 4 April 2008
The Wachowski brothers, the reclusive special-effects-loving auteurs behind the Matrix trilogy, are creating a visionary adaptation of Speed Racer. The family film features new focusing tricks that can make live action look like a cartoon, as well as colors "so insanely high-def they're nearly 3-D." Almost the entire movie was filmed on a greenscreen soundstage, allowing the Wachowskis to immerse their actors into Speed Racer's psychedelic landscape. Svetkey's preview offers only a few new details, but they're tantalizing.
Posted 9:31, 1 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Francis Merlie
and edited by Brijit.