Fingertips: Anonymous; Robert Downey Jr. and Mel Gibson; The Fantastic Mr. Star Fox; Woody Allen and Ethan Coen; Tom Waits; U2; Sara Zarr
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The Fantastic Mr. Star Fox
Are you excited about Anonymous, the movie that's going to shock the world by revealing the shocking truth? No, me either. Check this out, from a New York Times take-down of the film:
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By bringing this unsubstantiated version of history to the screen, a lot of facts — theatrical and political — are trampled.
(Thanks to Gregory Wolfe for sending that link along.)
Here are a bunch of other links worth checking out...
- Somebody should give Robert Downey Jr. an award for Best Award Acceptance Speech.
- The Fantastic Mr. Star Fox: In an ideal world, this would be a feature film.
- Elaine May interviews Woody Allen and Ethan Coen. Hilarity ensues.
- American Songwriter reviews the new Tom Waits album Bad as Me.
- Bono and the Edge perform a short set for the Clintons... including their first-ever live performance of one of my favorite U2 songs: "A Man and a Woman."
- My favorite YA novelist Sara Zarr discusses the themes of her new book How to Save a Life. I can't wait to read this.