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George Carlin, one of the true legends of comedy, has died at the age of 71.
The New York Times report:
George Carlin, the Grammy-Award winning standup comedian and actor who was hailed for his irreverent social commentary, poignant observations of the absurdities of everyday life and language, and groundbreaking routines like “Seven Words You Can Never [...]

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John Cusack was recently on MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann to discuss his recent MoveOn.org ad and his new film War, Inc.

> John Cusack at the IMDb
> The original ad at MoveOn

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Just came across this video of writer-director Frank Darabont talking about his script for Indy 4 whilst he was promoting The Mist last year.

> Frank Darabont at the IMDb
> Indy 4 videos and trivia

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I’ve been off ill for a couple of days so apologies for the delay in posting this but last night I saw the very sad news that Stan Winston had passed away at the age of 62.
Even if you aren’t a huge film fan you probably know some of his work: the robots in the [...]

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Slate have come up with an ingenious video that somehow manages to compress the 2008 Democratic Primary into 8 minutes:

> Check out Slate’s previous video comparing Hilary Clinton to Tracy Flick from the 1999 movie ‘Election’
> Find out more about the 2008 Democratic Primary at Wikipedia
> More video at Slate

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