Are we on the NYTimes dick? Very possible, their movie weekend coverage slays.
“I am not a superlecherous guy. I usually enjoy having a girlfriend as opposed to dating a variety of women. I’m a nice Jewish boy.” – Superbad star Jonah Hill insists he’s not like his tang-obsessed character. The 23-year-old credits Dustin Hoffman with discovering him and is currently writing his first comedy to be produced by Judd Apatow called, “The Middle Child.” [NY Times]
“My wife, Jane, always says if there’s another Holocaust, I’ll be the first one executed. But my so-called irascibility is just about trying to be honest.” – Is hot-tempered director Tom DeCillo too intractable and too independent for the indie world? [NY Times]
The Times examines the enduring influence of Arthur Penn’s irrevocable game-changing “Bonnie & Clyde,” which opened 40 years ago this month. Revered critic Pauline Kael called the polarizing and establishment-challenging film a cultural event. “[The film] brings into the almost frighteningly public world of movies things that people have been feeling and saying and writing about. And once something is said or done on the screens of the world, it can never again belong to a minority, never again be the private possession of an educated, or ‘knowing’ group. But even for that group there is an excitement in hearing its own private thoughts expressed out loud and in seeing something of its own sensibility become part of our common culture.” [NYTimes]
