Wired.com 12-31-08
12-31 2009 Movie Guide: Where the Wild Films Are
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Revolutionary Road Composer Thomas Newman Navigates Suburban Angst With Spare Score
AND: "Black List" Names Talking Puppet Script as Year's Best Unproduced Script PLUS Where's My 15 Minutes? Author/Publicist Spins Hollywood Reaction to Prop 8 (San Francisco Chronicle: 12.28.08)
Wired.com 12-22-08 through 12-23-08
12-23 Review: The Flesh Is Willing but The Spirit Is Weak/a>
Movies in Theaters This Week (Dec. 25)
12-22 Fox Greenlights Manhattan Werewolves Dramedy, Bitches
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Bullies and Autism Drive Belgian Ben X Drama
AND: The Spirit Updates Will Eisner's Graphic Novel PLUS Oscar Short-Listed I.O.U.S.A Tackles Economic Meltdown (San Francisco Chronicle: 12.21.08)
Wired.com 12-15-08 through 12-19-08
12-18 Movies in Theaters This Week (Dec. 19)
12-17 12-17 Timecrimes Director Masters Creepy Sci-Fi on a Shoestring< /a>
12-15 Terminator 5 Already in Motion
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Marley & Me "Fetch" Widget Aims Movie Message at Christmas Shoppers
AND: Despereaux Animators Look to Dutch Masters for Inspiration PLUS Timecrimes Director Makes The Most of Minimal Props for Time Travel Picture (San Francisco Chronicle: 12.14.08)
Wired.com 12-08-08 through 12-12-08
12-12 Review: The Day the Earth Stood Still Takes a Tumble
Superhero Flicks Make Oscar Visual Effects Short List
12-11 From Hulk to Gort, Monster Man Gets Creative With Creatures
12-10 Movies in Theaters This Week (Dec. 12)
12-09 Creepy Joker Music Explained on Dark Knight DVD
12-08 Twilight Sequel Moves Ahead, Without Director
Rare Sci-Fi Movie Props Hit Auction Block
INDUSTRY BUZZ: How The Reader Director Stephen Daldry Balanced
AND: Launching Star Trek, the Movie PLUS "Hollywood Goes Green" Tackles Eco-Friendly Movie-Making (San Francisco Chronicle: 12.07.08)
Wired.com 12-01-08 through 12-05-08
12-05 An Injection of Hard Science Boosts TV Shows' Prognosis
12-04 The Office's Krasinski Bringing Hideous Men to Sundance
Freaky Alien Flick They Live May Live Again
12-03 Movies in Theaters This Week (Dec. 5)
Duchovny Back for More Californication
Quantum of Solace Breaks Bond Box Office Record
12-02 Sci Fi Channel Greenlights Caprica Series
12-01 Street Artists Launch DIY Vid Series
Wanted DVD Package Spills Action Secrets
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Cadillac Ranch How Music Director Steve Jordan Channeled Chicago's 1950's Blues Scene
AND: Four Christmases Gets Bay Area Into Holiday Spirit PLUS Shawn Hatosy Shines in Nobel Son (San Francisco Chronicle: 11.30.08)
Wired.com 11-24-08 through 11-28-08
11-26 14 Reasons to Be Grateful This Thanksgiving
11-25 Movies: In Theaters This Week (Nov. 26)
Roll-Outs Keep Coming for Web-Based Series
11-24 Blowback: Is 24: Redemption Worth the Wait ?
Huge Twilight Box Office Points to Sequels
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Ghosts' Nick Broomfield Expose Chinese Immigrant Drowning Tragedy
AND: Beauty Puts Dark Czech Twist on Sex Comedy PLUS Fairbanks Book Re-Visits Swashbuckler Heydey(San Francisco Chronicle: 11.23.08)
Wired.com 11-17-08 through 11-21-08
11-20 Movies: In Theaters This Week (Nov. 21)
11-19 Sharp-Eyed Moviegoers Spy Bond Bloopers
J.J. Abrams and His Stars Talk Trek
11-18 Fancy 300 DVD Set Paves Way for More Toga Movies
11-17 Twilight Taps Teen Vampire Tales for Silver Screen
Del Toro to Remake Pinocchio
Quantum of Solace Breaks Bond Box Office Record
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Witch Hunt Chronices Unjustly Convicted Parents
AND: Key Club Members Rate Movies Bomb to Excellent PLUS Bolt Takes Giant Hamster Wheel on the Road(San Francisco Chronicle: 11.16.08)
Wired.com 11-10-08 through 11-14-08
11-14 Bond Blowback: 007 Fans Weigh In on Quantum of Solace
Review: Gervais Gets Raunchy for Big Laughs in HBO Special
11-13 Movies: In Theaters This Week (Nov. 14)
Smackdown: Life on Mars vs. Eleventh Hour
Cartoonist Pictures Obama as Spock, McCain as Kirk
11-12 Review: Quantum of Solace: Bad Title, Good Bond
11-11 Mayor of Batman Sues Dark Knight Producers
11-10 YouTube to Stream MGM's Full-Length Oldies
Wolf Man Director Takes on Captain America
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Magnet Films Launches High Brow Horror Series
AND: November a Big Month for South African Lesbian Films PLUS The Soloist Gets Bumped From Oscar Sweet Spot(San Francisco Chronicle: 11.09.08)
Wired.com 12-01-08 through 12-05-08
12-05 An Injection of Hard Science Boosts TV Shows' Prognosis
J.J. Abrams and His Stars Talk Trek
12-04 The Office's Krasinski Bringing Hideous Men to Sundance br />
Freaky Alien Flick They Live May Live Again
12-03 Movies in Theaters This Week (Dec. 5)br />
Duchovny Back for More Californication br />
Quantum of Solace Breaks Bond Box Office Record
12-02 Sci Fi Channel Greenlights Caprica Series
12-01 Street Artists Launch DIY Vid Series
Wanted DVD Package Spills Action Secrets
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Cadillac Ranch How Music Director Steve Jordan Channeled Chicago's 1950's Blues Scene
AND: Four Christmases Gets Bay Area Into Holiday Spirit PLUS Shawn Hatosy Shines in Nobel Son (San Francisco Chronicle: 11.30.08)
Wired.com 11-24-08 through 11-28-08
11-26 14 Reasons to Be Grateful This Thanksgiving
11-25 Movies: In Theaters This Week (Nov. 26)
Roll-Outs Keep Coming for Web-Based Series
11-24 Blowback: Is 24: Redemption Worth the Wait ?
Huge Twilight Box Office Points to Sequels
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Ghosts' Nick Broomfield Expose Chinese Immigrant Drowning Tragedy
AND: Beauty Puts Dark Czech Twist on Sex Comedy PLUS Fairbanks Book Re-Visits Swashbuckler Heydey(San Francisco Chronicle: 11.23.08)
Wired.com 11-17-08 through 11-21-08
11-20 Movies: In Theaters This Week (Nov. 21)
11-19 Sharp-Eyed Moviegoers Spy Bond Bloopers
J.J. Abrams and His Stars Talk Trek
11-18 Fancy 300 DVD Set Paves Way for More Toga Movies
11-17 Twilight Taps Teen Vampire Tales for Silver Screen
Del Toro to Remake Pinocchio
Quantum of Solace Breaks Bond Box Office Record
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Witch Hunt Chronices Unjustly Convicted Parents
AND: Key Club Members Rate Movies Bomb to Excellent PLUS Bolt Takes Giant Hamster Wheel on the Road(San Francisco Chronicle: 11.16.08)
Wired.com 11-10-08 through 11-14-08
11-14 Bond Blowback: 007 Fans Weigh In on Quantum of Solace
Review: Gervais Gets Raunchy for Big Laughs in HBO Special
11-13 Movies: In Theaters This Week (Nov. 14)
Smackdown: Life on Mars vs. Eleventh Hour
Cartoonist Pictures Obama as Spock, McCain as Kirk
11-12 Review: Quantum of Solace: Bad Title, Good Bond
11-11 Mayor of Batman Sues Dark Knight Producers
11-10 YouTube to Stream MGM's Full-Length Oldies
Wolf Man Director Takes on Captain America
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Magnet Films Launches High Brow Horror Series
AND: November a Big Month for South African Lesbian Films PLUS The Soloist Gets Bumped From Oscar Sweet Spot(San Francisco Chronicle: 11.09.08)
Wired.com 11-03-08 through 11-07-08
11-07 Spielberg and Will Smith May Redo Bloody Oldboy
11-06 Movies: In Theaters This Week (Nov. 7)
11-05 Battlestar Galactica Props Hit Auction Block
11-04 5 Badass Hollywood Presidents
11-03 Heroes Producers Get the Ax
Wired.com 11-24-08 through 11-28-08
11-26 14 Reasons to Be Grateful This Thanksgiving br />
11-25 Movies: In Theaters This Week (Nov. 26)
Roll-Outs Keep Coming for Web-Basedbr />
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11-24 Blowback: Is 24: Redemption Worth the Wait ?br />
Huge Twilight Box Office Points to Sequels
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Stranded Doc Revisits Plane Crash Cannibalism
AND: Real Estate Villains Rule Guy Ritchie's RockNRollaPLUS Kids Get Their Voices into Madagascar Sequel (San Francisco Chronicle: 11.02.08)
Wired.com 10-27-08 through 10-31-08
10-31 Videogame Engines Drive Machinima Filmfest
10-30 Sam Mendes to Direct Graphic Preacher
10-29 New 3-D Theater Setup Amplifies the Action in Hollywood
Movies: In Theaters This Week (Oct. 31)
10-28 Ray-Gun Maestro Zaps Steampunk Conventionbr />
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Director Defends Controversial Hounddog Child Rape Scene
AND: Filmmaker Personal Connection in Holocaust Drama A Secret PLUS AFI Fest Programmers Gravitate to Edgy Fare (San Francisco Chronicle: 10.26.08)
Wired.com 10-20-08 through 10-24-08
10-24 Saw's Gory Gadgets Catapult Creator Into Director's Chair
Jules Verne Fest Salutes Galactica, Planet of the Apes
10-23 Movies: In Theaters This Week (Oct. 23)
10-22 Trick or Treaters Dig Joker, 'House Bunny'
10-21 Dead Space Launches Webisode Finale
10-20 Dark Knight Dominates Scream Awards
Horror Fest Slices Movies Into 66-Second Shorts
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Saw V Director Designs the Perfect Death Trap
AND: Morning Light Celebrates Trans Atlantic Sailboat Race PLUS Patti Smith Doc Portrays Punk Poet in Black and White (San Francisco Chronicle: 10.19.08)
Wired.com 10-13-08 through 10-17-08
10-17 Max Payne Movie Tries To Beat Videogame Curse
YouTube Streams Free Feature-Length Film, Princess of Nebraska
10-15 Movies: In Theaters This Week (Oct. 17)
Heroes' Hayden Drops F-Bomb on McCain
Prototype This Wizards Tame Road Rage With Smart Cars
10-14 Heroes' Hayden Drops F-Bomb on McCain
10-13 Trick or Treaters Dig Joker, 'House Bunny'br />
Review: Light Touch Works for My Own Worst Enemy
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Ballast Captures Mississippi Delta Mystique
AND: DocFest Celebrates Chelsea Hotel PLUS What Just Happened? Lampoons Movie Biz as Told by Producer Art Linson(San Francisco Chronicle: 10.12.08)
Wired.com 10-06-08 through 10-10-08
10-10 Mammoth Matrix DVD Set Packs 35 Hours of Bonuses
Josh 'W.' Brolin May Play Comic Book Hero Jonah Hex
10-09 Sci Fi Channel Travels to Past for 2009 Movies
Rufus Sewell Channels Brainy Biophysicist for Eleventh Hour
10-08 Movies: In Theaters This Week (Oct. 10)
10-07 Sticker Bomb Book Peels Off World of Decal Art
Hulu Streams Feature-Length Bush Documentary, Crawford
10-06 Director Nolan Re-Upping for Dark Knight Sequel?
Stan Winston's 'Legacy' May Include Green Lantern
AND: National Hockey League Backs Gay-Themed Breakfast With Scot PLUS City of Ember Marketing Turns To 14-Year-Old YouTube Phenom (San Francisco Chronicle: 10.05.08)
Otis Celebrates 90
Otis College of Art and Design's 90th Anniversary Marks Cutting Edge Legacy (THE Magazine: October 2008 / / n a online)
Hammer Celebrates John Lautner
Exhibition Honors Visionary Designer (THE Magazine: October 2008)
Wired.com 09-29-08 through 10-03-08
10-03 AMC Mines Red Mars for New Sci-Fi Series
10-02 Star Trek Writers Brace for Impact
Movies: In Theaters This Week (Oct. 3)
Fringe Goes the Distance as Fox Orders Full Season
10-01 Batman Sidekick Robin Gets TV Pilot
09-30 Anime's Hell Girl Comes to American TV
09-29 Branagh May Direct Marvel's Thor
AND: THe Lucky Ones Meshes Road Trip, Iraq War and The Last Detail PLUS The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Writer Eric Roth Talks About Aging Backwards (San Francisco Chronicle: 09.28.08)
Wired.com 09-22-08 through 09-26-08
09-26 Santos' Geek Superhero Shines at Fantastic Fest
Review: Eagle Eye Spies Thrills in Surveillance Hell
Buffy's Gellar Tabbed for HBO Dramedy Wonderful
09-25 Movies: In Theaters This Week (Sept. 26)a>
09-24 Geeks Who Dress Like a Dorks On-Screen (but Still Look Cool)
09-22 Review: Heroes Girds for Grim Third Season
AND: 2,000-Film Collection Goes to Pacifc Film Archive PLUS Eagle Eye Address Cell Phone Terrorism (San Francisco Chronicle: 09.21.08)
Wired.com 09-15-08 through 09-19-08
09-19 Festival Hands Out Real Money for Fake Trailer
09-18 Movies: In Theaters This Week (Sept. 19)
09-17 Critics Kill Buzz for Cronenberg's Fly Opera
09-16 Iron Man: Fast Friends Webcomic Launching
09-15 Doc Profiles Watchmen Creator Alan Moore
PLUS California Sets Up Online Location Scout(San Francisco Chronicle: 09.14.08 / / print)
Wired.com 09-08-08 through 09-12-08
09-12 Digital Art Illuminates Minitek Festival
Sackhoff Scores New Crime Drama
09-11 Outer Space Art: The Invasion
09-10 Movies: In Theaters This Week (Sept. 12)
Review: Dim Bulbs Light Up Burn After Reading
09-09 Fringe Blowback: Share Your Take on J.J. Abrams' New Show
09-08 More Spider-Man for Maguire and Raimi
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Confessions of a Teenage Voyeur? David Mackenzie and Jamie Bell Team on Mister Foe
AND: 2,000-Film Collection Goes to Pacifc Film Archive(San Francisco Chronicle: 09.07.08)
Wired.com 09-02-08 through 09-07-08
09-07 Two-Headed Brain Trust Injects Fear Into Fringe
09-04 Abrams on Fringe: Science, Conspiracies and 'The Pattern'
09-03 Film Fest Aims to 'Impact' Convention-Goers
Wired.com's Picks From Filminute's Microvideo Short-List
Filminute's Attack of the International Supershorts
Recycled Toy Furniture
Greg Lynn Uses Roto-Molded Toys for Designs at Venice Biennale (Roto World Magazine: August 2008)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Doc Tracks Katrina Victims, Three Years Later in Trouble the Water
AND: No Regret Gives Korean "Hostess" Genre a Gay Twist PLUS: Terminator Producer Finds New Franchise in Titan novel. (San Francisco Chronicle: 08.31.08)
Wired.com 08-25-08 through 08-29-08
08-29 Superheroes Stoke Hot Summer Box Office
08-28 Babylon A.D.: Add Another Mangled Movie to the List
08-26 Lonelygirl15 Team Launches Sci-Fi Resistance
08-25 Obama Art Springs Eternal in Denver, Online
Lost Brings Back Michelle Rodriguez
Filminute's Attack of the International Supershorts
Fringe Rocks Fox
J.J. Abrams and Company Deliver the Thrills (Wired Magazine Playlist: September 2008)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Shane West Re-visits Punk Rocker Darby Crash of The Germs in What We Say is Secret
AND: Impact Film Festival to Show Movies Outside Democrat and Republican Convention Halls PLUS: House Bunny Playboy Mansion Comedy an Exercise in Feminists Filmmaking(San Francisco Chronicle: 08.24.08)
Wired.com 08-18-08 through 08-22-08
08-23 Z Rock's Metalheads Mine Kiddie Gigs for Laugh
08-22 Strange and Stranger Salutes Spider-Man Artist Steve Ditko
08-21 Arnold's Voice in Terminator? Maybe, Says Producer
Hobbit Watch: Jackson and del Toro Will Adapt Tolkien In-House
08-18 Cryptozoo Crew 'Cryptids' Leap From Comics to Movies
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Oni Press' Whiteout, Scott Pilgrim Titles Join Comic-Based Movie Pipeline
AND: Bottle Shock Made by True Wine Lovers PLUS: Trumbo Documentary Re-Visits Blacklist Era (San Francisco Chronicle: 08.17.08)
Wired.com 08-11-08 through 08-16-08
08-15 Indie Film Fest Lets Attendees Pick the Screenings
08-14 We Are Wizards Digs Into Harry Potter Subculture
08-12 A href="http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/08/incredible-hulk.html">Incredible Hulk Writer Sets Sail With Argonauts
Rosario Dawson's Gemini Division Is Set for Web Debut
08-11 Dark Knight Primed to Topple Star Wars
Lautner Futurist Chemosphere John Lautner Exhibition Showcases Visionary Futurist (Wired Magazine Playlist, August 2008)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: In Search of a Midnight Kiss Captures Los Angeles in Black and White
AND: Bottle Shock Made by True Wine Lovers PLUS: Trumbo Documentary Re-Visits Blacklist Era (San Francisco Chronicle: 08.10.08)
Wired.com 08-04-08 through 08-09-08
08-09 DIY Filmmaker Wins Big With Midnight Kiss
08-08 Fall TV Preview: Time Travel, Vampires and Weird Science
08-07 Make a Porno Actress Takes on Laura Bus
Franco Blowing Smoke on Superbad/Pineapple Express Mashup?
08-04 Miki Falls Manga Headed for Movie Screens
Jonathan Levine
Working with Sir Ben Kingsley in The Wackness (Brown Alumni Magazine: July / August
2008)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Working Class Heroine: Courtney Hunt's Frozen River Smuggling Drama Lets Melissa Leo Act Her Age
AND: X-Files, Indiana Jones Keep the Stories Top Secret PLUS Peter Bogdanovich Gets Behind Mark Cuban's TV - First, Movies-Later Initiative (San Francisco Chronicle: 08.03.08)
Wired.com 07-28-08 through 08-01-08
08-01 Prince of Persia Picture Bumped a Year
07-31 Spider-Man Nemesis Venom May Get Spinoff
07-29 Swarm of Angels Posts Open-Source Movie Trailer
07-28 Spacey Searches for Undiscovered Comic Artists
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Kabluey Director Casts Himself as Misfit Hero and Lands Lisa Kudrow as His Co-star
AND: African Filmmakers Get a Grant (San Francisco Chronicle: 07.27.08)
Wired.com 07-21-08 through 07-25-08
07-25 Jon Heder To Play Online Zombie
RoboCop Back on the Beat
GoAnimate Leashes Underdog for D.I.Y. Site
07-24 Q&A: Baghead Filmmakers Dig D.I.Y. Horror
07-22 Q&A: X-Files' Chris Carter Talks Paranoia, Secrecy and the Element of Surprise
Futuristic Design Drives 'Giant Robots in a Lazy River' Project
C-3PO Flash Drive Takes Its Bow at Comic-Con
07-21 Lost Producers Talk Season Five
Sci Fi Channel Revs Up New Slate
Wired.com 07-14-08 through 07-18-08
07-18 Comics-Based Movies Keep on Comin'
07-16 Joker Plays the Wild Card in Dazzling Dark Kni ght
Mark Cuban to Show New Movies on TV Before Theatrical Release
07-15 Terminator Talent Talks Up New Sarah Connor Season
Fox TV Boss Previews Sci-Fi Roster
Posthumous Oscar for Heath Ledger's Joker Performance
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Actor Matthew Goode Revisits Brideshead Revisited 27 Years After Classic BBC Miniseries
AND: African Filmmakers Get a Grant PLUS Strand Documentary Looks at San Francisco's Golden Age of Art House Cinema (San Francisco Chronicle: 07.20.08)
Wired.com 07-07-08 through 07-11-08
07-11 Brilliant 'UFO' Controlled Remotely by SMS
Ricky Gervais Swerves Right for Stand-Up Special
Elvis Costello Aims for Truth as Talk Show Host
Josh Hartnett Revisits Dot-Com Meltdown in August
07-10 n/a
07-09 Art Geek Creates 3-D on a Shoestring
Mark Cuban to Show New Movies on TV Before Theatrical Release
07-07 Hellboy's Mike Mignola Talks 'Language of Monsters
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Man On Wire Celebrates Tight Rope Walk Between World Trade Center Towers
AND: Movies-in-Progress Flaunt Original Ideas PLUS Ugly Me From Chile Gets English Language Re-Make (San Francisco Chronicle: 07.13.08)
Wired.com 06-30-08 through 07-03-08
07-03 Fincher Brings Goon Comic to Big Screen
Review: Portman Peps Up Sluggish My Blueberry Nights
07-02Ferrell, Cohen Re-Team in Sherlock Holmes Movie
07-01 Skype's Viral Laughter Chain Showcases Video Giggle
Lost's Fox May Play Reformed Assassin
Tarantino Talks a Blue Streak on Inglorious Bastards
06-30 300 Producer Plans Another Spartan Movie
INDUSTRY BUZZ: French Director's Tell No One a Precision-Tooled Thriller
AND: Will Smith a Hands On Star for Hancock PLUS Journey to the Center of the Earth Re-Invents 3-D (San Francisco Chronicle: 07.06.08)
Wired.com 06-23-08 through 06-27-08
06-27 Secrets of Wanted's Insane Action
TurnHere Points Video Makers Toward Paycheck
Anime Fest to Include World's Biggest Blogger
Invisible Hand Readies Alien Conspiracy Comic Serpo
06-26 Review: Angelina Jolie Speed-Races Through Wanted's Sexy Violence
06-24 Animator's Crazy Creatures Inhabit Natural History Museum Show
Nike Billionaire to Break Ground on New Animation Studio
06-23 Godzilla Producer Gets Small for Amnesia 'Microseries' Blank Slate
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Producer Walter Mirisch Recalls West Side Story, Peter Sellers and Billy Wilder in New Memoir
AND: Animation Show 4 Features Angry Unpaid Prostitute PLUS Finding Amanda From Sitcom Auteur Peter Nolan - Tales From the Trenches(San Francisco Chronicle: 06.29.08)
California Graphic Design
Los Angeles' Post-War Visual Culture Get Spotlighted in "Earthquakes and Mudslides" Exhibition (Los Angeles Times: 06.22.08)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: In Quid Pro Quid Looks At Bizarre Subculture
AND: Savage Grace Features Ugly Souls, Beautiful Costumes PLUS Finding Amanda From Sitcom Auteur Peter Nolan - Tales From the Trenches(San Francisco Chronicle: 06.22.08)
The Art of the Flash Drive
Designer "Mimibot" Packed with Goodies (Wired Magazine: July.08n/a online)
Raymond J. Barry
Character Actor Plays it Straight "Walk Hard" Parody (Brown Alumni Magazine: May/June 2008)
The Weepies
Singer-songwriter Deb Talen Hits Big (Brown Alumni Magazine: May/June 2008)
Wired.com 06-16-08 through 06-20-08
06-20 Get Smart Gets Goofy Gadgets
Bonking Ben Affleck Auteur Gets Feature Deal
Movie Editing Contest: Cut It Your Way
Comedy Central Launches Web Shorts Freak Show
TV Review: Incredible Hulk Is a Handsome Hunk of Mayhem
06-19 Hellboy II, Jolie's Wanted Debut at Los Angeles Film Festival
Wizard World Loads Up On Comics
06-18 J.J. Abrams To Make Movie About Fantastical New York Apartment
Greek Comic Book Artist Lands Last Call Movie Deal"
06-17 Sci-Fi Fans Name Best TV Shows, Movies and Books"
Iron Man, Spidey Movies Move Forward
06-16 The Happening: Science Fact or Science Fiction?
Downey May Saddle Up for Sci-Fi Western a>
Special-Effects Pioneer Stan Winston Dies at 62
Kathy Griffin Takes on Hollywood
Emmy Winning My Life on the D-List Star Remains Show Biz Pariah (New York Times: 06.15.08) // full interview transcript
AND: Get Smart Re-Teams Steve Carrell and Alan Arkin PLUS At Los Angeles Film Festival, Former Warner Independent Boss Mark Gill Explains What's Ailing the Indie Film Business (San Francisco Chronicle: 06.15.08)
Wired.com 06-09-08 through 06-13-08
06-13 Box Office Battle: Hulk vs. Happening
TV Review: Incredible Hulk Is a Handsome Hunk of Mayhem
06-12
06-11 Battlestar Bikers Helfer and Sackhoff Hit the Road
Crunchyroll Site Rolls Out the Anime
Harrison Ford's New Gig? Maverick Scientist
06-10 Iron Man, Spidey Movies Move Forward
06-09 DiCaprio to Play Nolan Bushnell in Atari
Blobwall Bubbles Over at L.A. Art Gallery
Stan Lee Speaks in Comic Books Unbound
Wired.com 06-02-08 through 06-06-08
06-06 Doctor Who Sidekick Now Plays Sex Worker
One-Eyed Robot Competes With Funny Frog for Student Oscars
06-05 TV Commercial Whiz to Direct Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead >
Brave New World Next for Ridley Scott?
06-04 Peter Jackson's "Weta Cave" Opens for Business
Hulk Producer Launches Final Orbit
Bryce Dallas Howard in Terminator 4? To Be Decided
06-03 Alfred 'Doc Ock' Molina Joins Prince of Persia Movie
Another Hole in the Head Fest Showcases Women of Sci-Fi
How Juno Spoofers Won MTV's Golden Popcor n
06-02 Depp as Vamp? Tim Burton Probes Dark Shadows
Star Trek Trio Makes Biggest Trek of All
AND: Charlie Theron Gets Political in Seattle PLUS How Kung Fu Panda Sound Editor Makes a Punch Sound Like a Gut Full of Soup < (San Francisco Chronicle: 06.08.08)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Hole in the Head Festival: Gore, Sex, and High Tech for 15 Days
AND: High Fashion Co-stars in Sex and the City PLUS Post-Katrina Circle of Confusion Doc Wins Student Oscar for Bay Area Filmmaker (San Francisco Chronicle: 06.01.08)
Wired.com 05-27-08 through 05-30-08
05-30 First Look: J.J. Abrams' Fringe
Transformers 2 Reboots With Megan Fox, Rainn Wilson
MTV's Movie Spoof-O-Rama Peaks Sunday
Lost Co-Producer Adapts Comic Book as a Marvel Movie
05-29 Big Fantastic's Short Shooters Talk Fast
Sci Fi Channel Goes After Gamers With Fidgit
05-28 Virtuality Casts James D'Arcy as Outer Space Shrink
Rival Networks Flatter Lost With Sincere Imitations
05-27
Hobbit Watch: Filmmakers Chat 2-Picture Plan While Legal Action Looms
Incredible Hulk Director Cuts to the Chase
The Next Spider-Man: Maybe Patrick Fugit?
INDUSTRY BUZZ: In Children of Huang Shi, Roger Spotiswoode Goes to the Heart of China
AND: Bay Area Yoga Teacher/Filmmaker Switches Gears PLUS Superhero Costumes on Display at Met la Rosse (San Francisco Chronicle: 05.25.08)
Wired.com 05-19-08 through 05-23-08
05-23 X-Men Director Cranks Up Guitar Hero Ads
Lost Co-Producer Adapts Comic Book as a Marvel Movie
05-22 High Hopes for Indy 4 (but It Won't Beat Spider-Man 3)
Sam Raimi Gets Wizardly in New Zealand
M. Night Shyamalan's New Trailer
3-D Champion James Cameron: My Avatar Rocks
05-21 The Simpsons Get Green for Krustyland Ride
Hollywood Lift-Off for Flash Gordon
05-20 Pac-Man the Movie Moves Forward
Review: Indiana Jones Hits the Mark
05-19 X-Men Invade San Francisco
Hell Boy II: Art of the Movie
Book Captures Mike Mignola Sketches for del Toro's Visionary Sequel (Wired Magazine: June.08)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Joachim Trier Takes on Madness and Male Bonding in Reprise
AND: Spielberg: Ford Pushed for Indy Sequel PLUS Isabela Rossellini on "Green Porno" and Ageism(San Francisco Chronicle: 05.18.08)
Wired.com 05-12-08 through 05-16-08
05-16 22-Year Old Mississippi Brainiac Wins $100,000 in Jeopardy
King of the Hill's Judge Curates Freaky Animation DVD
X-Files Scribe Switches to Superhero Mode for Hancock
05-15
Woo-hoo! Simpsons' Krusty Gets His Own Roller Coasters
Jack's Back: 24 Returns in November
05-14 Hobbit Watch: Jackson, del Toro to Chat With Fans
Lonelygirl15 Creators Team With CBS
Doc Tells "Real" Crystal Skull Story
05-13 Ex-South Park Boss Seeks Funny Shorts at Inkubation
CBS' New Sci-Fi Series Elemental Tackles Weird Phenomena
Scan This: Art Imitates Tech in Surveillance Show
05-12 Witchblade Publisher Cuts Movie Deal
Box Office: Iron Man Stomps Speed Racer
Ridley Scott Produces Andromeda Strain
INDUSTRY BUZZ: James Ivory Talks Foreigner Drama in Before the Rain
AND: Holocaust Drama Fugitive Pieces Haunted by Memories PLUS Box Office Outlook: Look Out Indy 4 (San Francisco Chronicle: 05.11.08)
Wired.com 05-05-08 through 05-09-08
05-09 Oscar-winner John Gaeta Explains Speed Racer Effects
Festival Hosts Psyched for Global Chatter
Pangea Day Globe-Cast Celebrates Virtual Culture
Lost's Fox Fills Keanu Reeves' Helmet in Speed Racer
Teen Superhero Academies Popping Up All Over
05-08
Free Gum Used as Bribe to Stop Uwe Bol
MTV to Honor Top Online Movie Spoofers
Kids' DIY Raiders Remake Hits Hollywood at Last
11-Year-Old Snags Speed Racer Exclusives
05-07 Review: Surreal Speed Racer Doses NASCAR With Anime>br />
Trailer Trash and Mini Movie Masterpieces Face Judgment
05-06 Green Porno Star Isabella Rossellini Takes on Insect Sex
Family Guy Guy Cuts Sweet Deal
05-05 Chris Carter Picks Favorites for New X-Files DVD
Iron Man Sequel? Of Course
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Speed Racer Production Design: Retro-Future Pastiche
AND: Ang Lee Goes to Woodstock PLUS Disney Gets Green (San Francisco Chronicle: 05.04.08)
Wired.com 04-28-08 through 05-02-08
05-02 21-Year Old Sci Fi Londoner Wins $1 Million Film Deal
J.J. Abrams Promises to Re-invent Star Trek
05-01 Summer Movie Guide: Superheroes, Sequels and More
World's Best Screamers Win $250
04-30 Review: Iron Man a New High for Robert Downey Jr
04-29 DNA Yields Hyper-Tiny Origami Art at MOMA
04-28 Online Film School + iTunes = Crowdsourced DVD Extras
Conservation Limbo
Curators Grapple with Obsolete Video Art (Los Angeles Times: 04.30.08)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Life Before Her Eyes Inspired by School Slayings
AND: Filmaka Goes Live (San Francisco Chronicle: 04.27.08)
Wired.com 04-21-08 through 04-25-08
04-23
Blair Witch Director Sets Thriller in Afghanistan
Frank Sin City Miller likes his Actin hard Boiled
04-22 Moon Bloodgood Looking Good for Terminator 4
Arrested Development Maestro Gets Animated
04-21 Ex-Fox Boss Scouts New Talent at Filmaka.com
Hobbit Watch: Del Toro May Decide by Friday
Bomb It!
Doc Shines light on Global Graffiti (Wired Magazine: May.08 n/a online)
Wired.com 04-14.08 through 04-18-08
04-18 Forget Friction: Norton Says He's Happy With Hulk
BSG Co-Creator to Write Sci Fi Trilogy
04-17 First Look: Speed Racer Zips in Candy-Color
NBC Web Series Snags Rosario Dawson
04-16 Star Trek Team Tackles Atlantis Rising
Milla Makes a Thriller
04-15 Spielberg to Make a 3-D Ghost in the Shell
Arrested Development Maestro Gets Animated
04-14 GoslingGreat in Lars and the Good Girl
Indy 4 Star Takes Smart Pill for Dark Fields
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Deception Hits Fast On Heels of Eliot Spitzer Scandal
PLUS Forbidden Kingdom a Big Break for 20-Year Old Chinesse Actress AND My Brother is an Only Son Revisits Wild Sixties, Italian-Style (San Francisco Chronicle: 04.20.08)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Jimmy Hayward Hears a Hit - - Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!
Director Made Year's Biggest Movie After Leaving Pixar
PLUS Zombie Strippers AND Private Eye Pellicano Goes to Trial 50 Years After
Hollywood's First Wiretapper (San Francisco Chronicle: 04.13.08)
"Make Art / Stop Aids" Mixes Humor and Tragedy
Los Angeles Exhibition Showcases Artists From U.S., Brazil, South Africa and India
(Los Angeles Times: 04.6.08 | | for non-subscribers | |
image slideshow)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Marianne Faithfull Plays Sex Shop Hostess in Irina
Palm
PLUS Blake "Gossip Girl" Liveley Boosts Elvis and Annabelle Indie (San
Francisco Chronicle: 04.06.08)
Battlestar
Galactica Star Tricia Helfer
Q + A With Sci-Fi Sex Robot (Wired.com: 04.03.08 | | printer-friendly
version)
Battlestar
Galactica First Look
Fourth and Final Season Kicks off With a Bang (Wired.com: 04.04.08 | | printer-friendly
version)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: How Shotgun Stories Director Chris Nichols Made Big Screen Epic for
$53,000
PLUS A Simple Plan Writer Tries Again with The Ruins AND Shelter the
First From LGBT Indie Initiative (San Francisco Chronicle: 03.30.08)
How MIT
Geeks Conquered Vegas
Real Life Card Shark Jeff Ma Talks 21, Hollywood's Take on His Life as a Blackjack
Genius(Wired News: 03.27.08 | | printer-friendly
version)
Autism: The
Musical
Kids Put on a Show in HBO Documentary (New York Times: 03.23.08 | |
printer-friendly)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Flawless Michael Radford Gets a Good Performance From Demi
Moore
PLUS At the Box Office: Formula Fails for Ferrell. (San Francisco Chronicle:
03.23.08)
Graphic Design Auteurs
Entrepreneurial Artist-Designers Carve Their Own Niche Take (Los Angeles Times:
03.23.08 || for non subscribers | |
blogged at www.gelatobaby.com
INDUSTRY BUZZ: The Hammer Star Adam Carolla: Still Stung by Hollywood
Rejection
PLUS Terminator Begins Shooting in New Mexico - - Without Arnold AND:Funny Games
Not Funny - - At All (San Francisco Chronicle: 03.16.08)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: ShoWest Rides Again
PLUS "Horton" Fans Whoop it Up AND: Shooting Skatess in Paranoid Park (San
Francisco Chronicle: 03.09.08)
Paranoid Park
Meets MySpace
Gus Van Sant Uses Web to Cast Surfkid Drama (Wired News: 03.14.08 | | printer-friendly
version)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Eric Bana Keeps on Broodin' The Other Boleyn Girl
PLUS Scott Rudin on a Roll AND:Chicago 10 Marks Last Hurrah For the Late, Great
Roy Scheider (San Francisco Chronicle: 03.02.08)
Japanese Woodblock Print Exhibition Showcases French Twist
Gay, French-Born Artist Paul Jacoulet Put an Outsider Spin on Ancient Tradition(Los
Angeles Times: 03.02.08 || for non
subscribers)
Janet
Wang
Movie Producer Addresses Asian-American Student Life in "Dark Matter" (Brown Alumni
Magazine: March/April 2008)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: In Oscar-nominated Holocaust Drama The Counterfeiters, Filmmaker
Comes to Terms With Family's Nazi Past
PLUS Life After Oscar: What's Next For Marion Cottilard and Ellen Page? AND:Chicago
10 Marks Last Hurrah For the Late, Great Roy Scheider (San Francisco Chronicle:
02.24.08)
100 Days of
Monsters
From Ink Blot to Blog to Book: Steven Bucher Goes Viral Parade and Beyond
UltramanOddball Graphics(Wired Magazine: March: 2008)
Beyond Ultraman
Art Toys GEt Their Closeup (Wired Magazine: March: 2008 n/a online)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Ronald Harwood Diving Bell Oscar Nominee - - 73 and Still
Cranking
PLUS For Sale: Keira Knightley's Green Atonement Dress AND: Beaufort
Oscar-Nominated Foreign Film Tells a Soldier's Tale (San Francisco Chronicle:
02.17.08)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Re-writes and Re-casting Second Nature for Doug Liman in Teleporting
Superhero Jumper
PLUS Indie Fest Gets Off-Beat Docs and Gus Van Sant's Skate Park Drama AND: An Animated
Conversation with John Lennon Makes Oscar Shorts List (San Francisco Chronicle:
02.10.08)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Alex Gibney's Oscar-NominatedTaxi to the Dark Side Look at War on
Terror
PLUS Vince Vaughn Hosts </> AND: Caramel Explores Everyday Women in Lebanon
(San Francisco Chronicle: 02.03.07)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Stunt People Get SAG Awards
PLUS "Hannah Montana" Concert Film Could Continue Disney's Hot Streak AND: Bay Area
Filmmakers Flock to Sundance (San Francisco Chronicle: 01.27.08)
"Imaginary 20th Century"
OCMA's Interactive Installation Re-Visits Neurotic Gilded Age Fantasies (Los Angeles
Times: 01.27.08 || for non subscribers)
Breaking Bad
Bryan Cranston Goes Dark as Middle Class Meth Dealer (New York Times: 01.20.08
"Curbside Enthusiasm"
Photographer Mark Indig Gets Streetside Photos at rampART Exhibit (Los Angeles Times:
01.20.08 || for non
subscribers)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Sean Penn IS Milk
PLUS 007 is Back For 22nd Chapter - - With Two New "Bond Girls" AND: Santa Barbara Film
Festival: Celeb Magnet (San Francisco Chronicle: 01.20.08)
"Decorated
Letter" Sheds Light On Illuminated Texts
Manuscripts From Middle Ages Unveiled at Getty Center (Los Angeles Times: 01.13.08 ||
for non
subscribers)
Surveillance:
a Watch Word For Our Time
Artists Cast an Eye on Surveillance Culture (Los Angeles Times: 01.13.08 || for
non
subscribers)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Oscar-Bound? 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
PLUS Running With Arnold Goes Forward - - With Alec Baldwin's Narration AND: 2007
Top Ten List (San Francisco Chronicle: 01.13.08)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: How Cinematographer Roger Deakins Shot No Country For Old
Men
PLUS Zellweger Makes Another Rom-Com AND Box Office 2007 - - Not Great, but Not Bad
(San Francisco Chronicle: 01.06.08)
Doctor Grordbort's Contrapulatronic Dingus Directory
WETA Workshop's Bizarre Ray Gun Catalog Get (Wired Magazine: January.08)
Eric Dane
Cover Story: Grey's Anatomy "McSteamy" Keeps it Simple (Access DirecTV
Magazine: January 2008 n/a online)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Eric Bana Keeps on Broodin' The Other Boleyn Girl
PLUS Scott Rudin on a Roll AND:Chicago 10 Marks Last Hurrah For the Late, Great
Roy Scheider (San Francisco Chronicle: 03.02.08)
Japanese Woodblock Print Exhibition Showcases French Twist
Gay, French-Born Artist Paul Jacoulet Put an Outsider Spin on Ancient Tradition(Los
Angeles Times: 03.02.08 || for non
subscribers)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: In Oscar-nominated Holocaust Drama The Counterfeiters, Filmmaker
Comes to Terms With Family's Nazi Past
PLUS Life After Oscar: What's Next For Marion Cottilard and Ellen Page? AND:Chicago
10 Marks Last Hurrah For the Late, Great Roy Scheider (San Francisco Chronicle:
02.24.08)
100 Days of
Monsters
From Ink Blot to Blog to Book: Steven Bucher Goes Viral Parade and Beyond
UltramanOddball Graphics(Wired Magazine: March: 2008)
Beyond Ultraman
Art Toys GEt Their Closeup (Wired Magazine: March: 2008 n/a online)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Ronald Harwood Diving Bell Oscar Nominee - - 73 and Still
Cranking
PLUS For Sale: Keira Knightley's Green Atonement Dress AND: Beaufort
Oscar-Nominated Foreign Film Tells a Soldier's Tale (San Francisco Chronicle:
02.17.08)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Re-writes and Re-casting Second Nature for Doug Liman in Teleporting
Superhero Jumper
PLUS Indie Fest Gets Off-Beat Docs and Gus Van Sant's Skate Park Drama AND: An Animated
Conversation with John Lennon Makes Oscar Shorts List (San Francisco Chronicle:
02.10.08)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Alex Gibney's Oscar-NominatedTaxi to the Dark Side Look at War on
Terror
PLUS Vince Vaughn Hosts </> AND: Caramel Explores Everyday Women in Lebanon
(San Francisco Chronicle: 02.03.07)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Stunt People Get SAG Awards
PLUS "Hannah Montana" Concert Film Could Continue Disney's Hot Streak AND: Bay Area
Filmmakers Flock to Sundance (San Francisco Chronicle: 01.27.08)
"Imaginary 20th Century"
OCMA's Interactive Installation Re-Visits Neurotic Gilded Age Fantasies (Los Angeles
Times: 01.27.08 || for non subscribers)
Breaking Bad
Bryan Cranston Goes Dark as Middle Class Meth Dealer (New York Times: 01.20.08 |
ALL NEW YORK TIMES STORIES
"Curbside Enthusiasm"
Photographer Mark Indig Gets Streetside Photos at rampART Exhibit (Los Angeles Times:
01.20.08 || for non
subscribers)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Sean Penn IS Milk
PLUS 007 is Back For 22nd Chapter - - With Two New "Bond Girls" AND: Santa Barbara Film
Festival: Celeb Magnet (San Francisco Chronicle: 01.20.08)
"Decorated
Letter" Sheds Light On Illuminated Texts
Manuscripts From Middle Ages Unveiled at Getty Center (Los Angeles Times: 01.13.08 ||
for non
subscribers)
Surveillance: a Watch Word For Our Time
Artists Cast an Eye on Surveillance Culture (Los Angeles Times: 01.13.08 || for
non
subscribers)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: Oscar-Bound? 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
PLUS Running With Arnold Goes Forward - - With Alec Baldwin's Narration AND: 2007
Top Ten List (San Francisco Chronicle: 01.13.08)
INDUSTRY BUZZ: How Cinematographer Roger Deakins Shot No Country For Old
Men
PLUS Zellweger Makes Another Rom-Com AND Box Office 2007 - - Not Great, but Not Bad
(San Francisco Chronicle: 01.06.08)
Doctor Grordbort's Contrapulatronic Dingus Directory
WETA Workshop's Bizarre Ray Gun Catalog Get (Wired Magazine: January.08)
Eric Dane
Cover Story: Grey's Anatomy "McSteamy" Keeps it Simple (Access DirecTV
Magazine: January 2008 n/a online)
