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Sequeing from Olympics to Democrats. SpoutBlog Week in Review

Podcast: Olympics (Nastia!), Politics (Primary) and The Rape of Europa
Will Heath Ledger’s final performance ever be seen?
Whit Stillman follows up last week’s interview with a recommendation of Godfrey Chesire’s Moving Midway
Review: Momma’s Man
Karina revisits her frustration with Trouble the Water
Recognizing the slow success of Step-Brothers and Whatever Happens in Vegas
Lists: 10 Excuses for Delaying Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; 10 Underrated Songs by Fictional Groups (in Movies); 10 Worst Athletes-Turned-Action Hero Fight Scene s
Peter Greenaway’s The Draughtsman’s Contract with audio commentary by Karina
Brandon Harris interviews filmmaker James Ponsoldt (Off the Black)
R.I.P.: Film critic and artist Manny Farber
Karina looks through the final Toronto Film Festival lineup; and later gives special attention to the programmed Paris Hilton documentary
Religulous secretly opens in L.A. and NYC; and eventually receives a rave review from Variety
Blame Russia for the failure of Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Watch Josh and Benny Safdie’s latest short, There is Nothing You Can Do
Comparing Mad Men’s Don Draper to Batman, and later, Richard Nixon to Batman
Lauren calls Vicky Cristina Barcelona “a phenomenal work of intellectual porn”
Kevin looks at the most disappointing movie to video game adaptation
Chris discusses R-rated movie marketing
Fellon Fest: The Dark Knight is killing us
Carson Mell screens his animated shorts and music videos in San Francisco
Videos: Star Wars‘ Death Star watches over San Francisco; Will Oldham eating mushrooms; Bill Murray skydiving; Josh Brolin does his best George Bush; Momma’s Man trailer; Tom Cruise Dancing; repeat performance of Cloris Leachman’s Oscar dildo
Michel Gondry’s new comic book surprisingly labeled misogynistic
Karina prepares for the Democratic National Convention with a look at the movie stuff
One person not expected to attend: longtime Republican Dennis Hopper

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posted on Friday, August 22, 2008 6:00 PM by SpoutBlog

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