Posts by Eric Ducker
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What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Slew of Copycat Rom-Com Life Manual Adaptations
With He’s Just Not That Into You and now Think Like a Man, the film industry has seen that it can make money from mining the nonfiction section of the New York Times best-seller list to fuel the romantic-comedy genre. Imaginary rough-but-sensitive Irish men, you are no longer needed! This week brings the opening of […]
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The Bottomliners: Checking In With Festival Season’s Unsung Heroes
Today the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival kicks off the 2012 music festival season. Over the past decade, the success of Coachella (and before that, Lollapalooza) has led to a proliferation of multi-day, multi-stage events across the country, where dozens of bands perform over increasingly longer spans of time. (Wear comfortable shoes! But probably […]
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Harlan in Memoriam: Toe-Tagging Every Justified Death From Season 3
Before I start this, one thing should be clear: I don’t watch Justified for the bloodshed. I think Raylan Givens, played by the show’s star, Timothy Olyphant, is a great television hero whom I like more for his charm than his badassery (though he’s pretty badass). The show’s villains generally make decisions based on actual […]
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28 Days Later: The Lakers Playlist
With the Lakers, Clippers, and Kings hosting a whopping 28 home games in 28 days from March 11 through April 7 — all happening at Staples Center, which is only a wind-aided Andy Lee punt from Grantland’s headquarters — we couldn’t resist attending these 28 games and writing about as many of them as possible. […]
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Hollywood Prospectus Q&A: Andrew W.K. on Bloody Noses, His Pre-show Rituals, and the 10th Anniversary of ‘I Get Wet’
In November 2001, Andrew W.K. released his debut album, I Get Wet, on Island Records. The album featured 12 songs (three of which had the word “party” in their title, famously) of densely produced, maximum-energy pop-metal. No one was quite sure what to make of him, or of it. In the following years, W.K. has […]
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Hollywood Prospectus Q&A: Derek Miller of Sleigh Bells on Success, SNL, and Not Knowing What He’s Doing
Last week, Sleigh Bells released Reign of Terror, an album of assaulting guitars, breathily melodic appeals, and personal apocalypses, and with it, the duo of Derek Miller and Alexis Krauss has further developed a sound that is simultaneously commanding and tender. The constant touring and licensing deals that came with their debut, 2010’s Treats, earned […]
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Hollywood Prospectus Q&A: Actor Eric Ladin on How He’s in Every Show You Watch
Eric Ladin has become a familiar face in the hallowed land of the Sunday Night Respectable Hour-Long Drama. He’s played for both the HBO and AMC teams, appearing on Generation Kill and Big Love, and more notably portraying Betty Draper’s younger brother on Mad Men and landing a supporting role on The Killing as itching-to-get-dirty […]
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The Giovanni Ribisi Sleazebag Guide
Contraband, the latest attempt by Mark Wahlberg to prove that he’s still the captain of the Junior Varsity Action Star Team, opens in theaters today. Though Wahlberg’s indisputably the star, toplining another virtuoso showcase of his ability to toggle between charming and enraged, what we’re really intrigued about is Giovanni Ribisi’s turn as the psychopath […]
