Posts by Ethan Alter, Editor

Talking With… Wyatt Cenac

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Talking With… Wyatt Cenac

The Daily Show correspondent discusses life in (fake) news and his dramatic debut in the new film Medicine for Melancholy.

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Weekend Box Office

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Weekend Box Office

That bumbling mall cop Paul Blart stays on top, while Notorious takes a second-week nosedive.
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Talking With… Grace Park

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Talking With… Grace Park

Battlestar Galactica veteran Grace Park tells all about bidding the good ship Galactica farewell, which keepsakes she brought home and where she wants her to career to go next.

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Back to the Funny Pages

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Back to the Funny Pages

Coming off his acclaimed turn in The Wrestler, former Sin City star Mickey Rourke suits up for a possible role in Iron Man 2.
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More “Watchmen” Goodness

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More “Watchmen” Goodness

Be glad we live in the YouTube era–it means you don’t have to make the trip to Japan to see the international version of the Watchmen trailer that offers dozens of new scenes (and much less slo-mo) not seen in the American cut.

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DVD Round-Up: January 6, 2009

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DVD Round-Up: January 6, 2009

This week, Seth Rogen and James Franco get high on life in Pineapple Express; the crew of Battlestar Galactica fights for their frakkin’ lives; and a New York teenager is exposed to the wack side of life in The Wackness.

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Talking With… Diego Luna

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Talking With… Diego Luna

Milk star Diego Luna opens up about his role in Gus Van Sant’s acclaimed biopic, kissing his childhood pal on camera and being a first-time daddy.
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DVD Round-Up: December 2, 2008

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DVD Round-Up: December 2, 2008

This week, Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy play deadly assassins in Wanted; David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson re-open the X-Files in I Want to Believe; and the next chapter in The Chronicles of Narnia arrives on DVD.

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DVD Round-Up: November 25, 2008

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DVD Round-Up: November 25, 2008

Mr. Fourth of July becomes Mr. Thanksgiving as Will Smith’s latest blockbuster Hancock soars onto DVD just in time for Turkey Day.
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DVD Round-Up: November 18, 2008

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DVD Round-Up: November 18, 2008

This week, learn (part of) the story behind the Wu-Tang Clan, meet an adorable trash compacting robot named Wall*E and laugh at Robert Downey Jr., Ben Stiller and the rest of the goofballs in Tropic Thunder.

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In Theaters: November 14, 2008

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In Theaters: November 14, 2008

James Bond is back for 22nd mission.  But does Quantum of Solace pack a license to thrill or a license to bore?
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DVD Round-Up: November 11, 2008

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DVD Round-Up: November 11, 2008

Everyone’s favorite big red demon spawn punches his way onto DVD a second time this week, alongside a kung-fu panda, two family-friendly Christmas stories and a blood-soaked Japanese western.

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