Craig's MovieBlog

A War, Inc. Trailer Sighting!

I'm pretty sure I wrote about this about 27 years ago, and that's usually a bad sign.  Nevertheless, after seeing the trailer today, I still desperately want me some more of this "definitely not a sequel to Grosse Pointe Blank, nope, never."

Why Stars Hate Junkets: Reason #27

I'm surprised he wasn't even harsher with her.

I interviewed John Cusack way back during the junket for Serendipity, a movie I'm sure he wasn't thrilled about investigating the morale depths of, and I didn't want to come off as one of these idiot junket whores.  So we dug into basketball and Michael Jordan's impending comeback - John's a Chicago Bulls fan. 

Small tip: It actually helps to know something about the actor you're going to interview. 

Grace is Gone Trailer

Well that's just about the saddest thing I've ever seen in my life.  I'm only posting it because it feels like, if he plays the game right, and doesn't piss off the wrong people... John Cusack might have a shot at Best Actor this year. 

I think the challenge will be getting enough voters to see the film, given that it's an independent effort, and the topic is just incredibly painful.  I can't imagine choosing to go to a movie to feel this way.  But hey, Terms of Endearment made money...

James Lipton Shotguns a Beer

I love Conan O'Brien

I love The Sure Thing - starring John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga, a seminal film from my teenage years.  This was when Rob Reiner could do no wrong (Stand by Me, This is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally..., Misery, A Few Good Men, etc.)

But now... now I love James Lipton.

Two New Movie Blogs

I just stumbled across two new blogs about the film industry today... they're worth checking out:

• Anne Thompson from The Hollywood Reporter
• Dave Kehr from The New York Times, who says "I don’t think we’ll be seeing a better movie this season than The Ice Harvest" starring John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton.