Russ Meyer Biopic in the Works With David O. Russell Named as Potential Director

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Here’s good news for fans of cult filmmaker Russ Meyer. The life of times of the 60’s and 70’s sexploitation king is to receive the big screen treatment. Deadline are reporting that The Fighter’s David O. Russell is being bandied around as a potential name to direct, and Fox Searchlight are currently in discussions to [...]

Joaquin Phoenix’s “I’m Still Here” Scores an F for Fake

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I guess we can probably file this one under “not a surprise”, but various comments from Casey Affleck in an interview and a series of e-mails with the NY Times seem to confirm what many have suspected, namely that Phoenix’s melt-down documentary “I’m Still Here” was an elaborate hoax. Casey Affleck is Phoenix’s brother-in-law and followed Phoenix around [...]

Why I’ll Never Watch a Film on a Phone

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Although the ability to watch films on phones or pocket sized devices has been around for a while, the choice to watch a film on a phone again became a hot topic following the announcement of the new iPhone. Speaking to friends/film lovers I was pretty shocked at how many said that they were more [...]

Reviews From A Parallel Universe: Stanley Kubrick’s Ghostbusters

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Regular readers will know that HUG is a one stop nexus for all your movie wants but we’re also conscious of the fact that other sites can only provide you with information about the film culture of THIS universe. We strive to do better. Utlilising transdimensional bandwidth, we’ve linked to our sister site in a [...]