Which brings me to the final line of Kubrick’s frequently misunderstood Eyes Wide Shut in which Nicole Kidman states rather flatly, “Fuck” — as in, that’s the answer, that’s what we need to do. A movie I’ve defended since its release, it’s a picture that deserves closer inspection and a worthy finale for the enigmatic auteur.

Read the rest of the great post here. And thank you to Roger Ebert for Twittering the above article. You can follow Mr. Ebert here.

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So while I’ll continue to keep this blog live, don’t expect updates to come every day as they once were. In the meantime, you can follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/literallyfresh, or at Cinephile Magazine occasionally contributing reviews, but mainly behind the scenes tweaking the site, editing and publishing reviews, and producing, editing, and opining on our podcast.

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Also, a great podcast produced by the Pixel Corps called The VFX Show goes into great detail surrounding said visual effects in episode 64. Check that out here.

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It isn’t often that I feel the need to be really serious about things when I write for JoBlo.com, but it isn’t often that there is such a serious cause. So here goes: Uwe Boll needs your money. The fate of his new film BLACKOUT literally rests on your investments. The film will be about terrorists (so you know it will be awesome), and Boll is looking to you guys for just $50 to become a co-producer and hopefully, fingers crossed, help him raise $18.5 million. I know what you’re thinking, James, James, where the hell is this website because damn it I need to be a part of this thing, but just give me a second here.

Read the rest here. I just love the “some films with Arnold Schwarzenegger” bit.

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Now, I know what a lot of you are thinking… There’s no excuse for a temper tantrum like that to ever occur and if you are going to act that way, you deserve to be embarrassed by your own actions.

Except, you want to hear the REALITY behind that clip?

I know this because I happen to be somewhere where someone that was there that day and for the shoot is. And this person isn’t a publicist, nor are they invested in Bale’s career. They’re just someone that thinks it is absolute bullshit that this moment in Bale’s life is being aired and that the real story should get out there.

Read the rest here. I hope Harry is right because I certainly don’t want to lose respect for Bale. I think he’s a terrific actor and, prior to this debacle, heard that he is quite the gentleman.

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Though he has always been something of a polarizing figure, Mr. Fincher, 46, is ensconced within the creative elite of Hollywood auteurs, in the company of Steven Soderbergh, Christopher Nolan, Paul Thomas Anderson and a handful of others, who are able to maintain artistic control within the studio system. In many ways, however, he does not fit the standard profile of a personal filmmaker, which may be why it has taken critics a while to warm up to him. He does not write his movies and generally sticks to genre fare. His feature directing career began with the third installment of the “Alien” franchise, and before “Benjamin Button” all his movies were noirish thrillers of a sort.

Read the rest here.

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I’ve been accused of refusing to review Ben Stein’s documentary “Expelled,” a defense of Creationism, because of my belief in the theory of evolution. Here is my response.

Ben Stein, you hosted a TV show on which you gave away money. Imagine that I have created a special edition of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” just for you. Ben, you’ve answered all the earlier questions correctly, and now you’re up for the $1 million prize. It involves an explanation for the evolution of life on this planet. You have already exercised your option to throw away two of the wrong answers. Now you are faced with two choices: (A) Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, or (B) Intelligent Design.

Read the rest here.

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• Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross:

• Ben Affleck in Boiler Room:

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