The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
October 2, 2014
The Eye of the Beholder: What David Fincher Sees
In David Fincher’s movies, the appearance of effortlessness conceals and reveals the crime of being alive.
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New ‘Exodus’ Trailer Sets Ancient Egypt to Period-Accurate Coldplay
Also in the Afternoon Links: Kendrick Lamar and Prince did a live collaboration (!), the ‘Angry Birds’ movie will feature voices from ALL THE PEOPLE, and Sarah Silverman’s ‘SNL’ promo is here.
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Do You Like Prince Movies? Podcast: ‘Jimi: All Is by My Side,’ Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark,’ and New TV Shows
Grantland’s Bryan Curtis comes on to discuss Steven Soderbergh’s reimagined version of ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark.’ Plus: André 3000 playing Jimi Hendrix and what’s new on TV.
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Does Ben Affleck Go Full-Frontal in ‘Gone Girl’? Michael Fassbender’s Penis Responds
The online waters of prurient curiosity have been liberally chummed with the tantalizing possibility that, yes, Ben Affleck’s penis makes some kind of appearance in his new movie.
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Stuff I Found on the ‘Interstellar’ Space Hunt Site (Including the Final Trailer)
You can watch the final trailer for Christopher Nolan’s forthcoming space opus Interstellar on YouTube. But what’s the fun of that? Break out your Oculus and use all of your bandwidth by exploring “Space Hunt” at the new interactive Interstellar website.
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Tove Lo, Sia, and the Rise of Grunge-Inspired Pop
Tove Lo’s debauched ‘Habits’ is both a signature track for an aspiring star and a reiteration of an unlikely trend: For some reason, female pop stars seem to be getting into ’90s grunge lately.
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Carried Away: Can ‘Homeland’ Outrun Its Past?
One character’s shadow still looms large over the first three episodes of ‘Homeland 2.0,’ but not nearly as large as a pair of essential questions: Can a troubled show effectively atone for the sins of the past? And, more crucially: Can today’s highly invested TV audience forgive without forgetting?
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Is Netflix Trying to Kill the Movie Theater Once and for All With ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2’?
On Netflix’s new fight with theater owners over the future of movie distribution.
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Danish Punks Iceage Make the Leap With Their New Album, ‘Plowing Into the Field of Love’
Iceage now looks like our best bet for a truly great rock band in the operatic, champagne-swilling, mean-mugging sense of the word.
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