Slog - Comments on This Weekend at the Movies http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/this_weekend_at_the_movies_33 First, the news: Writer's Guild strike continues: LA Times, etc. There are a bunch of mildly uninspiring YouTube videos from the picket lines: Here's one from some guys (and one woman) who write for The Office. Movie palace: Pritzker-anointed architect Christian de Portzamparc has been tapped to design the museum planned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. It had to happen: Big-name critic trashes mumblecore. Trade media sucks up to new media: Check out Anne Thompson slobbering all over Hollywood Elsewhere. What is Guillermo del Toro smoking?: Pan's Labyrinth director will adapt an ancient British TV show... Copyright 2008 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:33:16 -0800 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:54:53 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by laterite Ok, some of Lindy West's previous reviews weren't quite deserving of the accolades they received, but this one was truly hi-lar-ious!

]]> laterite http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/this_weekend_at_the_movies_33#c845879 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/this_weekend_at_the_movies_33#c845879 Film Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:35:14 -0800 Comment by Boz Hmm, showing my age here a little, but the thing about 'The Champions' wasn't that they were super human, but that ALL their abilities were at the leading edge of human ability, they could jump, run, hear, see as well as the very best that any human could do. Alexandra Bastedo was a babe and William Gaunt was excellent in 'No Place Like Home'. Stuart Damon appeared as a character called Alan Quartermaine in a medical soap, wonder where they got the name from '!

]]> Boz http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/this_weekend_at_the_movies_33#c845960 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/this_weekend_at_the_movies_33#c845960 Film Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:29:44 -0800 Comment by chrisdiani This is my favorite WGA strike-related YouTube video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ55Ir2jCxk

It's simple, clear, and smart.

]]> chrisdiani http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/this_weekend_at_the_movies_33#c845992 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/this_weekend_at_the_movies_33#c845992 Film Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:54:53 -0800