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Medellin Trailer -- Clip of the Day
Captivity: MPAA Tests Its Jurisdiction Yet Again
Liz Phair vs. Philip Glass
Box Office Emergencies: Trade Roughage 7/06/07

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Medellin Trailer -- Clip of the Day

by Karina Longworth on July 16, 2007
Am I the only one who no longer knows where to place 'Entourage' on the irony meter? (read more)
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Captivity: MPAA Tests Its Jurisdiction Yet Again

by Karina Longworth on July 11, 2007
Can the MPAA just pull a film's rating willy nilly? Is this the first time anyone has used the phrase "willy nilly" in relation to a story about torture porn? (read more)
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Liz Phair vs. Philip Glass

by Karina Longworth on July 09, 2007
Or, just because you're tasteless enough to listen to late-period Liz Phair doesn't mean you're stupid enough to buy the idea that Catherine Zeta-Jones works. (read more)
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Box Office Emergencies: Trade Roughage 7/06/07

by Karina Longworth on July 06, 2007
Angelina Jolie doesn't stand a chance against Transformers, so Paramount's getting tricky to save their investment. (read more)
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Sicko's Marketing Gimmick Borrowed From Spy

by Karina Longworth on July 05, 2007
If the 'Sicko' poster looked a tad familiar, here's why. (read more)
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More Simpsons Movie Marketing Genius

by Karina Longworth on July 05, 2007
Everyone's favorite yellow cartoon characters have taken over everyone's favorite embattled blue airline. (read more)
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Southland Tales Still in Limbo

by Karina Longworth on July 02, 2007
Deciphering a director's diplomatic blog comments. (read more)
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Simpsons Movie: Make an Avatar, Buy a Squishee

by Karina Longworth on July 02, 2007
Will Blueberry Squishees reinvigorate jaded Simpsons fans? (read more)
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Watch Festival Films (And Sci-Fi Softcore) on Your AppleTV

by Karina Longworth on June 29, 2007
A new plug-in may make me feel a little less regretful about impulse-buying Apple's glorified cable hub. (read more)
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Business Unusual For Harvey Weinstein

by Karina Longworth on June 26, 2007
Harvey Weinstein has always been the loudest guy in Indiewood. Here are three signs that he might be getting ready to shut up and play nice. (read more)
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Box Office Spin: 5 Ways To Spell 'Surprise'

by Karina Longworth on June 25, 2007
In the first installment of a recurring feature, Spout takes a look at the various ways different blogs and sites spin the weekend box office numbers. (read more)
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Transformers Movie Going Day and Date?

by Karina Longworth on June 22, 2007
Could Paramount really be planning to release Transformers simultaneously in theaters and on cable? (read more)
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Margot at the Wedding Trailer

by Karina Longworth on June 21, 2007
Noah Baumbach's latest stars Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Jason Leigh. And it looks great. (read more)
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There Will Be Blood: Trailer of the Week

by Karina Longworth on June 19, 2007
This week's bloggy craze: a teaser for the new Paul Thomas Anderson flick, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as an oil prospector who "hates most people." (read more)
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Again?

by Kristin on May 24, 2007
Sequels tend to be pretty predictable (unless, of course, they're about global warming or directed by Hal Hartly). (read more)
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More on Moore

by Kristin on May 16, 2007
Some words from the filmmaker... (read more)
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Free publicity, courtesy of the US government

by Kristin on May 15, 2007
What's the best way to get free publicity? Stirring up some controversy with the federal government seems to work fairly well. (read more)
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Hollywood bleeds red ink

by Rick on April 19, 2007
McConaughey's hair budget aside, there are expenses in movie-making that you would never imagine. (read more)
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Harsh realities for foreign-language cinema

by Kristin on April 05, 2007
Is it possible the Long Tail is getting shorter for foreign-language films, as it simultaneously gets longer for movie lovers in the states? (read more)
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The critics and the "popcorn crowd"

by Kristin on April 03, 2007
Should professional film critics be more in touch with pop culture? (read more)
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Who will be our guide?

by Kristin on March 19, 2007
Downloading movies is a slow process that most people don't have time to bother with, but it won't always be that way. What will we do when even more movies compete for our attention? (read more)
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How water, oil, and being Canadian add up

by Kristin on March 14, 2007
A producer and director, fresh off a trip to SXSW with their film, talk to Spout about some of the ins and outs of their filmmaking experience. (read more)
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A filmmaker on good scores and small casts

by Kristin on March 08, 2007
Among other things, filmmaker Matthew Bissonnette tells me that "the best films are like songs, they hit you in a strange mysterious place, and suggest a million wonderful things you haven't ever seen or heard." (read more)
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Teach your children well

by Kristin on March 06, 2007
Is the movie industry really facing a crisis as their future audiences grow less interested in traditional entertainment? (read more)
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Bank rolling achievement

by Kristin on February 22, 2007
Ignorance was bliss when it came to how much studios spend in their efforts to win an Oscar. (read more)
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Undiscovered Gems back in the light

by Kristin on February 21, 2007
There's much to love about indieWIRE's film series and some of the unexpected cities it's visiting, starting this week and next. (read more)
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What a best actor nomination takes (besides talent)

by Kristin on February 19, 2007
It would be nice if a superbly talented new actor in a low-budget Indy film could get a best actor Oscar nomination simply as a result of his acting skills... (read more)
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Does unscreened = dead on arrival?

by Friend of Spout on February 11, 2007
Some films aren't screened for critics in an attempt to stave off a bad rap, but the strategy itself could be creating its own "disaster" label. (read more)
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Strategies, tricks, and plain old love

by Kristin on January 23, 2007
How much math, science, game-playing, strategy and love are involved in the Oscars? (read more)
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The mayhem begins tonight

by Paul on January 18, 2007
From late-night distribution deals to packed out parties, Sundance is a true spectacle. (read more)
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DIY distribution pioneers

by Kristin on January 12, 2007
Arin Crumley, co-director of the film Four Eyed Monsters, has a dream for the future of film distribution. One of our own, Marie-Claire, shares with us a series of emails exchanges with Crumley on the topic. (read more)
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Flannel Pajamas

by Bill on December 06, 2006
It's very refreshing to hear from someone who has helped others get distributed and has longed for distribution himself. (read more)
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Akeelah and the latte

by Kristin on September 26, 2006
Privilege meets underprivilege (in more than one way) in the Starbucks Entertainment film Akeelah and the Bee. (read more)
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Caffeinated flicks

by Kristin on September 12, 2006
When corporations like Starbucks begin financing and distributing films, is there more going on than meets the eye? (read more)
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What's in a "premiere?"

by Kristin on September 01, 2006
Apparently the normally-flourished label "premiere" does not always mean what I originally thought. (read more)
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The Napoleon formula for Sunshine

by Kristin on August 24, 2006
There seems to be a magic formula to securing a big hit. But can freshness be formulated? (read more)
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Can gems shine through YouTube?

by Dave on August 04, 2006
Not surprisingly, YouTube's greatest advantage also seems to be its greatest disadvantage. (read more)
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