The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of the Screen

The Politics of Film

You may have noticed that the time it takes between the release of a film in theaters and that film’s home release has gotten considerably shorter over the past few years. Studios want to cut that down even further.  Theaters, on the other hand, don’t want that at all.  [The Movie Blog]

Jesse Eisenberg, who was widely acclaimed for his performance in The Social Network, is teaming up with Ellen Page (from Juno and Inception) in Woody Allen’s next film. I am pretty excited about that. [Movie Line]

Nicolas Cage is in some hot water.  He was arrested on charges of Public Intoxication, Disorderly Conduct, and it has been alleged that he physically abused his wife.  Lets hope that Nic gets on track soon. And lets hope he makes better movies, too. [Chicago Sun-Times]

George Clooney is no stranger to controversial films. His next film could be about the Troubled Assets Relief Program, entitled the 700 Billion Dollar Man. He might even direct. [Film Junk]

It’s been known for a while that Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer will partner to make another adaptation of The Lone Ranger with Johnny Depp playing the role of Tonto.  However, things are looking like Ryan Gosling might play the starring role. Ladies, keep it together. [/Film]

Catherine Zeta-Jones has drawn praise for disclosing that she received treatment for bipolar disease.  Mental illnesses are no joke, and its pretty sad that sometimes popular culture puts celebrities who suffer from them through the ringer. Here is hoping she gets everything straightened out. [The Guardian]

I do a radio show every week.  If you happen to live in the Lexington, KY area, you should tune in to 88.1 WRFL every Monday at 10 to listen to it. Everybody else should go to our podcast and download it.  Seriously, it doesn’t suck.  [Surreelfilm]