Warner Bros to Avoid R-rated Superhero Films after Watchmen

Saturday, 21 March 2009, 19:14 | Category : Crumbs, Hollywood & the American film industry
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So the rumours are that Warner Bros is disappointed with the box office Watchmen has generated and sees the problem in the R rating of the film - their PG-13 comic adaptations did much better box office.
While the gore in the film did bother me, I’d be sad to see the nudity and sex out [...]

Ewan McGregor on Parkinson

Saturday, 21 March 2009, 18:36 | Category : Crumbs, The British film industry
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Loved this interview :)

Thirst poster banned in Korea

Saturday, 21 March 2009, 18:12 | Category : Crumbs, Other film industries
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The teaser poster of Thirst, Park Chan-Wook’s latest film, features a priest in “sexual context” and has therefore been banned in Korea. You can see it here. I think it’s quite beautiful and only a little bit sexual, but whatever :]

Shahrukh ropes in Hollywood screenwriter

I’m not sure what I think of this, but it’s interesting…

Indian film producers on strike

Saturday, 21 March 2009, 1:52 | Category : Bollywood & the Indian film industry, Crumbs
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As of the 4th of April no new films are going to be shown in Indian multiplexes. Film producers say they cannot afford the deals multiplexes force upon them and that’s why they’ve had to take such drastic action.

Various Slumdog news and musings

I’ve had some people tell me they won’t watch Slumdog Millionaire because the kids in the film were exploited - they’re still living in the slums, were paid below minimum wage etc. The story that’s coming through most loudly is hardly the only one though, so I thought I’d try and gather all the different [...]