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Shocker: Fox News has no sense of humor whatsoever.

April 5, 2009 /

According to Nikki Finke and her invaluable Deadline Hollywood Daily blog for L.A. Weekly, the Fox News Corporation has fired “Fox 411” freelance columnist Roger Friedman for ostensibly promoting piracy via some comments he made in regards to the already-infamous leaking of an early print of “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” onto the internet earlier this week.

Per Ms. Finke’s column…

Besides writing a review from watching the purloined print of Wolverine, Friedman posted, “I did find the whole top 10 [movies in theaters], plus TV shows, commercials, videos, everything, all streaming away. It took really less than seconds to start playing it all right onto my computer. I could have downloaded all of it but really, who has the time or the room? Later tonight I may finally catch up with Paul Rudd in ‘I Love You, Man.’ It’s so much easier than going out in the rain!”

I’m told that Fox News’ actions were swift and severe. First, Roger Ailes, who overseas Fox News, deleted the offending post after he was contacted by 20th Century Fox about it. And then Ailes fired Friedman as a freelance Fox News entertainment writer. I hear the move was done with the full support of News Corp. “He promoted piracy. He basically suggested that viewing a stolen film is OK, which is absolutely intolerable. So we fired him,” a source told me Saturday. “Fox News acted promptly on all fronts.”

Are you kidding me? I’m sorry, but this sounds exactly like something *I* would write, in an attempt to be facetious about the ridiculousness of being able to find all of this stuff online. For all I know, Friedman was being completely serious, but given how quickly everyone’s been attempting to bring the perpetrator of the “Wolverine” leakage to justice, I simply can’t imagine that he was.

Nikki’s latest update says, “I did reach Friedman for comment. He emailed back only that he was at the Paul McCartney concert.” So he’s apparently not nearly as concerned about this as I am. But from my perspective, it looks like Fox is just pissed off about one of their internal employees being a dirty rotten scoundrel and is taking it out on anyone they can…which smells like bullshit to me.

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A Chat with director Craig Singer (“Dark Ride,” “Perkins’ 14”)

April 2, 2009 /

You can’t look at the New Releases rack of your local video store these days without happening upon four or five dozen flicks (at least) that have bypassed theatrical release and gone straight to video. This is a particular annoyance for horror aficionados, who’ve seen their genre of choice end up as a sad collection of remakes, quick-turnaround franchises, or sometimes both. Thank goodness, then, for Lionsgate and their After Dark Horrorfest series, which provides brief theatrical releases and high-profile DVD releases for both up-and-coming and established filmmakers. Director Craig Singer found sufficient success with his first After Dark venture, “Dark Ride,” to find his way back into the fold for the latest round of Horrorfest films. But Singer’s “Perkins’ 13” is a bit more adventurous than the usual motion picture, as he explained to Premium Hollywood in a discussion which also tackled some of his other works, including “Animal Room,” with Neil Patrick Harris, and “A Good Night To Die,” with Michael Rapaport.

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Trailer Alert: “Bruno”

April 2, 2009 /

Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Bruno” has been in the news a lot lately – from the sneak peek that was shown at this year’s SXSW festival to the recent announcement that the MPAA had slapped the film with an NC-17 rating – so it makes sense that Universal would want to release a trailer as soon as possible. The international red band trailer has just popped up online, and while I don’t think it looks as funny as “Borat,” I’m more than prepared to be proven wrong. Check it out below and let us know what you think.

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Goal II: Living the Dream

April 1, 2009 /

When “Goal” was released back in 2006, I was tentatively excited about the prospect of two more films centered on the exploits of Santiago Muñez (Kuno Becker). American soccer enthusiasts rarely get the kind of fan service that an entire trilogy of movies offers, but after finally seeing the oft-delayed follow-up, “Goal II: Living the Dream,” my expectations have warmed significantly. The story picks up where the last one left off, with Santiago enjoying great success at Newcastle United. When he’s traded to Spanish side Real Madrid, however, his relationships with Roz (Anna Friel) and Glen (Stephen Dillane) begin to crumble as his new superstar status goes to his head. As always, the on-the-field action is a blast to watch, but while Real Madrid’s cooperation helps bring a sense of reality to the movie (David Beckham gets so much screen time you’d think he had a supporting role), the different storylines feel like something you’d find in a telenovela. There’s one subplot involving Santiago’s mother (Elizabeth Peña) and her new family that’s particularly stupid, while some of the actors that made the first movie a joy to watch (like Dillane and Alessandro Nivola) are given even less to do the second time around. “Goal II” is still worth seeing, but you’ll probably feel guiltier and get less pleasure from watching it.

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Blu Tuesday: Slumdog Millionaire, South Pacific and Riddick

March 31, 2009 /

Today’s Blu-ray offerings aren’t quite as good as the avalanche of titles from last week, but there are still a number of strong films to consider, including some of 2008’s biggest earners and a handful of catalog reissues.

“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight)

Most avid movie fans are probably going to want to own the Best Picture winner, but “Slumdog Millionaire” is so good that it deserves a place in everyone’s collection. Director Danny Boyle has never made a bad film to my knowledge, but this is by far his best thanks to the amazing cast of actors led by Dev Patel and Frieda Pinto. I’m still a little confused why Patel wasn’t nominated for an acting award (surely the Academy could have given him Michael Shannon’s spot), but considering just how many other awards it won at this year’s Oscars, I’m willing to overlook the omission. Unfortunately, while the movie looks absolutely brilliant in HD, Fox’s Blu-ray release doesn’t include any additional material. Some kind of BD-Live trivia game (done in the style of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” of course) would have been fun, but it doesn’t really change the fact that this is the must-own title of the week.

“South Pacific” (20th Century Fox)

The Rodgers & Hammerstein classic isn’t exactly my cup of tea (read: musical), but it’s certainly one of the most unique films in the genre. Along with utilizing colored filters throughout the course of the movie, it’s also the only musical I’ve ever seen that features a song performed exclusively as thoughts in its characters’ heads. Fans of the film really have no reason not to upgrade, because for a 50-year-old film, the picture looks absolutely incredible. The two-disc set also includes a host of extras like a special “Road Show” edition of the movie, karaoke sing-a-long subtitles, two audio commentaries, a rare Mitzi Gaynor screen test, a full-length documentary and much, much more.

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