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Alec Baldwin Speaks Out Against Governator Doc
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Another election, another politician wanted out of office ... and yet another documentary. This chain of events is so common now that the presence of partisan docs is as easy to ignore as all the real campaign ads on television. Even one such film, about Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger, would have passed under the radar if not for gaining a bit of controversy over the weekend. The film, Running with Arnold, is against the re-election of "The Governator" and has reportedly gone over the line as far as taste goes in order to attack the actor's qualifications for office. One person who isn't happy with the finished product is its narrator, Alec Baldwin. He could sue the film makers after having gotten no cooperation from them regarding his request to be removed from the project or a cease and desist letter that he issued to them. On The Huffington Post, he wrote about his disapproval of the film, particularly the unfair association of Schwarzenegger with Nazis. He also says that the film makers can not accommodate his wishes because of a distribution deadline (I can't seem to find a release date for the film to back up this deadline, but seeing as how election day is in one week, I'm guessing it will play somewhere starting this Friday).
Fill-In-The-Blank: Tuesday, April 11
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On today's episode of our brand-new daily news recap: My Space does something about Sex Addicts; Comcast does something *for* horror fanboys; and Hollywood pounces on Terri Sciavo. Remember: we're still looking for your ideas for a name for the show, so do your worst in the comments.
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00:00 - MySpace says 'no' to 'Sex Addict'
01:35 - MovieTickets.com inks
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01:49 - Comcast and Sony to launch horror flicks on-demand network
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03:27 - Schwarzenegger 'won't be back' for
another 'Terminator'
03:54 - Rights to Terri Schiavo movie purchased
T4 is Ready and Waiting
Filed under: Action », Sci-Fi & Fantasy », Casting », RumorMonger », Remakes and Sequels »
Moviehole reported this morning that Terminator 4 is a go: its got a script and
everything, and producers are just waiting for Arnold Schwarzenegger
to get booted from the governator's mansion. Based on an interview Mario Kassar - who produced Terminator 3 (and is currently out promoting Basic Instinct 2 - what a classy resume he's
putting together) - gave Extra, it sounds like rumors that Arnold's Terminator had been written out are
untrue, and both his character and the franchise will live to see another day. That said, is anyone really surprised?
Literally the first thought I had after T3 ended was "Well, they left that WIDE open for a sequel, didn't
they?" After all, even as the quality of the series declines, we still keep buying tickets: T3 cost about
$175 million and grossed $418 million worldwide. Apart from the fact that one might wonder why the brilliant robotics
folks in the future would make an indestructible hero that looks so damn old, what possible reason who they have to
stop making the movies?First more Conan and now this - why, studios are practically setting up camp outside Arnie's digs, praying that he'll get kicked out this fall.
Governator's incentive bill unlikely to pass
Filed under: DIY/Filmmaking », Politics »
The
crystal ball over here at Cinematical Headquarters is on the fritz, but even without it, I'd be willing to bet that the
issue of runaway production will be to 2006 what The Slump was to 2005. Don't believe me? Then why is Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger (yup - it still hurts) talking about resurrecting an already-proposed, already-unpopular bill that would
pump $100 million of state funds into keeping production from fleeing California? But according to the Hollywood
Reporter, he's unlikely to have much luck at it. Though the money for the program, unavailable in last year's budget,
now exists, there's a massive financial black hole on the horizon. When Schwarzenegger gives his State of the State
speech on Thursday night, he's expected to present a plan to overhaul both the state budget, and the entire California
infrastructure, at the possible cost of up to $50 billion. Pundits suspect that the production incentives will likely
get lost in that shuffle. It's interesting that Schwarzenegger would bother to resurrect the same old bill at all
– since protecting the local entertainment industry is vital to the state's economy on the whole, one would
imagine that the Governor would take it upon himself to incorporate that order of business into the state's massive
overhaul. But I suppose one would imagine a lot of things...Terminat'd!
Filed under: Celebrities and Controversy », Politics »
The
Austrian city of Graz has given up trying to negotiate with its once-favorite son. At the Governator's request, they've
removed Arnold Schwarzenegger's name from their soccer stadium and promotional web sites. This all started, you'll
remember, a couple of weeks back, when a handful of Grazian politicians lambasted the once (and future?) Barbarian for
denying clemency for convicted murderer Tookie Williams. Schwarzenegger responded to said criticisms with
characteristic grace: "Graz will not have problems in the future with my decisions as governor of
California," he said, "Because officially nothing connects us any more." To that, Graz's mayor issued a plea for Schwarzenegger
to reconsider: "I hope that very soon we'll hear you say, 'I'll be back"." It didn't happen, and Graz
tookthe letters spelling out Arnold's name off the stadium sometime over the weekend. Sad news, to be sure, but
hopefully it'll teach all of us to be more judicious with our use of Terminator quotes.Westworld ... Sacramento .. Westworld .. Sacramento ...
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