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Disney ad campaign for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas raises important questions

by Ambrose Heron on 05/10/2008

The Telegraph today are reporting that Disney are using quotes from IMDb message boards on posters for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Graham Tibbetts writes: Advertisements in Britain for The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas quoted seven phrases taken from reviews on the film fans’ website IMDb.com (the Internet Movie Database). The praise included [...]

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A.O. Scott on Roger Ebert and film blogs

by Ambrose Heron on 14/04/2008

In an otherwise heartfelt and thoughtful tribute to Roger Ebert, who recently announced he is officially retiring from his TV show, A.O. Scott of the New York Times ponders the state of film criticism: …if the future looked grim back in 1990 — when Entertainment Weekly’s letter grades and the proliferation of Siskel and Ebert [...]

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Philip French tribute at The Observer

by Ambrose Heron on 13/04/2008

Philip French has been the chief film critic at The Observer for over 30 years and has recently been awarded a BAFTA fellowship. The UK newspaper has compiled a nice set of features to honour one of their finest writers: French himself has penned a piece on watching over 14, 000 films and picked his [...]

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