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Weekend Roundtable: Just the Two of Us

Josh Zyber — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 16:00:02 +0000

The technology for doing it keeps improving, but casting one actor to play multiple characters in the same movie is a trick that goes back at least as far as the days of Lon Chaney and Douglas Fairbanks. This week’s Roundtable looks at some of our favorite examples that pulled it off. TV shows are...

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Weekend Roundtable: Movies About Making Movies

Josh Zyber — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 19:00:15 +0000

Actors and directors are, predictably, vain creatures. So often, they enjoy nothing more than to celebrate themselves and what they do. This week’s ‘Entourage’ is just the latest movie about the business of making movies. For today’s Roundtable, here are some of our other favorites. Mike Attebery Like all of us on this site, I...

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Weekend Roundtable: Sibling Rivalry

Josh Zyber — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 20:00:23 +0000

As both brothers and enemies, Thor and Loki have a complicated relationship. So it goes with many siblings, though perhaps not often to that extreme. In honor of ‘The Dark World’ opening this weekend, today’s Roundtable explores other fictional sibling relationships, across any media from movies to TV, books, comics, videogames and more. Luke Hickman...

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‘Hunger Games’ Keeps Casting, But Does Anyone Care?

Luke Hickman — Thu, 19 May 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Anyone who frequents entertainment news sites knows that Lionsgate makes cast announcements about its upcoming ‘Hunger Games’ movie almost daily. Being based on a huge teen book series that rivals the ‘Twilight Saga’, this makes complete sense why Lionsgate would market the movie’s casting in such a manner. After all, fans are dying to know....

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‘Dark Tower’ Adaptation Faces Uncertain Future

Luke Hickman — Tue, 17 May 2011 15:00:04 +0000

Fans of Stephen King’s ‘Dark Tower’ series have been asking for a big screen adaptation for years. Universal Studios officially announced a unique plan for the project back in November, but just when fans finally thought that they were sure to see their wish come true, a huge wrench has been thrown into the gears....

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‘Terry Pratchett’s Going Postal’ Makes Me Want To Go Postal, Too

Dick Ward — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:00:35 +0000

I love Terry Pratchett. He’s my favorite author by far. He does for fantasy what Douglas Adams did for science fiction, but has taken it a step or two further by introducing more elements of social commentary, critical thinking and some delightful wordplay. His books are amazing, but the TV Movies that keep rolling out...

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