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Is Jonathan Levine the Next John Hughes?

By Alexander Huls on

Emerging filmmakers who demonstrate unique talent are generally rewarded with a good deal of enthusiasm among film fans. But talk around Jonathan Levine has been pretty limited. Since his little-seen 2006 debut, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, he has made two more noteworthy movies (The Wackness and 50/50), but you’d hardly know it. Unlike a new release from Rian Johnson or Ti West, Levine’s work generally doesn’t generate the same amount of Internet chatter — which is a real shame, since we’d argue that he’s Hollywood’s best chronicler of adolescence (and what follows) since John Hughes. … Read More

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The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

By Caroline Stanley on

1. Yesterday, Mitchell Hurwitz told an audience at the New Yorker Festival that Arrested Development may be returning to the small screen as soon as next fall; according to Inside TV, producers are currently in talks with both Showtime and Netflix about “airing a limited number of original episodes that will update fans… Read More

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Rate-a-Trailer: Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen in ’50/50′

By Judy Berman on

In the first scene of the trailer for 50/50, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is attempting to shave his head, using an electric razor his friend Seth Rogen has probably used on his private parts. It looks like the set-up for a new Judd Apatow knee-slapper, but 50/50 is no Knocked Up. Based on the true story of how screenwriter Will Reiser overcame cancer, the film takes a lighter, humor- and romance-filled look at what life is like when you have a 50 percent chance of dying young. The trailer looks promising, and we’re excited about the cast, which includes Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anjelica Huston, and Philip Baker Hall in addition to Gordon-Levitt and Rogen. Let us know whether you plan on seeing 50/50 when it comes out September 30th. … Read More