Slog - Comments on This Weekend at the Movies http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_weekend_at_the_movies_52 News: If you missed it Wednesday, the opening night film at SIFF this year is Battle in Seattle. I think it's a good choice, even though the film itself is bound to be disappointing. We're all so invested. The party will be full of people bitching about which direction the wind pushed the tear gas and whether it was a Starbucks or a Gap store that got its windows bashed. Fun times! Pedro Almodóvar is starting a blog. Sample self-consciousness: "I get the impression that we’re skipping a stage in the natural process of 'living to tell the tale.'" (If... Copyright 2008 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:16:00 -0800 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:43:07 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe Gillian with long hair almost makes her look alien. Almost Ann Coulter like, too. I dunno if I like it, but the show played a pretty hefty role in my childhood, so it isn't going to hinder moi expectations.

She betta believe, fer realz!

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_weekend_at_the_movies_52#c996633 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_weekend_at_the_movies_52#c996633 Film Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:25:19 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Unless the SPD tear-gasses the theatre, it's not gonna be the Battle in Seattle.

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_weekend_at_the_movies_52#c996646 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_weekend_at_the_movies_52#c996646 Film Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:35:52 -0800 Comment by Peter F Rumor was that Ed Norton was threatening to not do publicity for the Hulk movie unless he was allowed in the editing room to try to salvage the movie. He supposedly messed around with the script, too. I think Iron Man will do fine, but may underperform due to superhero movie burnout. The X-Files movie looks fun, though David Duchovney looks like an old woman now.

]]> Peter F http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_weekend_at_the_movies_52#c996651 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_weekend_at_the_movies_52#c996651 Film Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:43:07 -0800