EW: The Effect of Heath Ledger’s Death on The Dark Knight’s Advertising
Very typical piece that is super-respectful of Ledger, tries to find humor in poking fun at Michael Caine’s portrayal of Alfred, and really doesn’t go into the tough decisions that the marketing team had to make because apparently, even they don’t want to talk about Ledger’s death. Then again, only nuts like me are into learning about marketing decisions.
EW: The 25 Faces of Eddie Murphy
Looking through this overview of Murphy’s career makes me realize that:
a) I’ve seen and liked more Eddie Murphy movies that I thought I did
b) The only one I haven’t seen yet that I want to see is Dreamgirls
Readers are encouraged to vote on their favorite characters of his. Currently, the highest score goes to Shrek and its sequels and the lowest score is for The Adventures of Pluto Nash.
Wilshire & Washington: LA’s Outfest 2008 to Feature Political Programming
Only briefly talks Saturday’s political panel which will feature a Democratic California state senator, an Obama campaigner, and someone from Courage Campaign talking about gay and lesbian rights. Doesn’t mention anything about the actual films in the festival, which include a heart-warmer about a 15-year old’s introduction to politics and Dan Butler (Bulldog from TV’s Frasier)’s growing love for Karl Rove, the latter of which I really want to see now.