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Scott Pilgrim Surprise Q&A!
I trekked to the Plaza Theatre in Atlanta the other night expecting to attend a regular preview screening of Scott Pilgrim v. the World.  I was pleasantly shocked to discover the night would include a Q&A with writer/director Edgar Wright and stars Michael Cera and Jason Schwartzman. They answered questions about things ranging from how they adapted the graphic novels into a screenplay to whether they thought these books and…
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Jolie plays Salt: Women fail to sell as action stars to US Auds… Why?
With the release of SALT, I thought I’d take a look at how other tough female heroine films have fared in US theaters. While Angelina Jolie has been a formidable presence at the box office over the years, audiences often reward male headed films over female driven ones. Aside from the disappointing but significant bow of SEX AND THE CITY 2, movies featuring women (particularly in action roles) haven’t captured…