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Exclusive: Jonathan Levine Sets Up Comic Zombie Adaptation, ‘Warm Bodies’

January 19, 2010 5:24 pm

"The Wackness" and "All The Boys Love Mandy Lane" director Jonathan Levine is a busy young man.He recently replaced Nicole Holofcener as director of the James McAvoy and Seth Rogen cancer comedy, "I'm With Canc...

‘The Wackness’ Director & Anna Kendrick Join ‘Cancer’ Comedy With Seth Rogen & James McAvoy

Rodrigo Perez

January 6, 2010 12:42 am

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Interesting. A project we nixed from our Most Anticipated 2010 list at the last minute because it seemed to be going nowhere: "I'm With Cancer" (aka actually technically still Untitled, but hey, we need to refe...

The Most Disappointing & Most Overhyped Films Of 2008

Rodrigo Perez

December 8, 2008 6:57 pm

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We're obviously planning a Best of 2008 list and even a Worst of 2008 list, but it never really occurred to us to do the more nuanced, Most Disappointing of 2008 list until we saw Spoutblog's list (they crazy a...

Why Indie-Twee, 20-Something Movies Can Be Totally Ghey – Is ‘500 Days Of Summer’ The Shins Of Indie Movies?

Rodrigo Perez

December 5, 2008 6:19 pm

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"Juno," "The Wackness," "Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist," "Garden State" even "The Go-Getter," one of our friends calls these indie-friendly flicks, "The Shins of Indie Movies," i.e., the pleasant, but co...

Contest Closed: Get Some ‘ Wack’ Shit, Yo

Rodrigo Perez

July 10, 2008 9:10 pm

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The stoner, kinda-emo, coming-of-age dramedy, "The Wackness" has been doing pretty well at the box-office, even though some bloggers don't really want to admit that for various reason,(number one essentially be...

Hip-Hop Heavy ‘Wackness’ Has Its Dope-Smoking Heart Actually Rooted In Emo

Rodrigo Perez

July 3, 2008 7:14 pm

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We saw "The Wackness" back in March and weren't able or motivated enough to spit out a proper review then and since it comes out today, well, here we are. In our numerous posts about the film — including where...

Exclusive: ‘The Wackness’ Expands In North America

Rodrigo Perez

July 3, 2008 4:09 pm

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Sick of hearing about the dope-smoking, New York in '94-nostalgia-waxing, hip-hop fetishizing, Giulliani-villifying, coming of age tale "The Wackness" starring Josh Peck and Ben Kingsley yet? The film opens tod...

Some ‘Wack’ Success Leads To New Thrilling Projects For Director Jonathan Levine

Rodrigo Perez

July 1, 2008 5:20 pm

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Jonathan Levine's coming-of-age weed dramedy "The Wackness," hasn't even hit theaters yet (this Thursday, July 3), but the young director is already being seen as a viable talent in Hollywood. The filmmaker has...

‘The Wackness,’ ‘Anvil The Story of Anvil!’ Win L.A. Film Fest Top Honors, Willis Is To Blame For W, Wells Still Can’t Get Into ‘Knight’

Rodrigo Perez

June 30, 2008 3:30 pm

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The stoner coming of age story, "The Wackness" and "Man On A Wire" were awarded with the top awards at the L.A. Film Festival on Sunday. Hate to break it to anyone, but this film fest doesn't really rate.Update...

Soon To Be Indie It-Girl Olivia Thirlby Was Replaced On Soon-To-Be It-Comedy Of Summer 2008, ‘Pineapple Express’

Rodrigo Perez

June 23, 2008 3:01 pm

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There's been about 8,000 pieces on the up-and-coming indie actress Olivia Thirlby and what appears to be her soon-to-be cemented status as the new It-Girl of 2008. There was a spate of these articles around the...

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