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A film about a film about a film

Hearts of Dorkness is an in-progress documentary about the making and finishing of a film about a group of friends going to see Star Wars on opening night.

Dunder Mifflin Closing

Dunder Mifflin Scranton will be closing its door once and for all with a final season that will reveal who is behind the documentary and why they’ve been following around a bunch of paper salesmen and women for so long.

Film Map

The British design firm that gave us the song map returns with a map made up of film titles.

The Adventures of Pete & Pete Reunion

Virtually the entire population of Wellsville, the fictional town from the ’90s Nickelodeon show The Adventures of Pete & Pete is reuniting on a Los Angeles stage Aug. 28.

Sleepwalk With Me Trailer

Comedian Mike Birbiglia is taking his routine to the big screen.

New York Cosmos To Field Team in 2013

The iconic American soccer team of the ’70s and ’80s that sold out Giants Stadium with regularity and helped bankrupt professional soccer in the U.S. is going to be fielding a team once again. Back from the grave in name, merchandise and publicity stunts only for the past two years, the club announced last week […]

Spike Lee Goes Back To Brooklyn In Red Hook Summer

The latest in Spike Lee’s Chronicles of Brooklyn anthology, Red Hook Summer tells the story of a sullen young boy from middle-class Atlanta who has come to spend the summer with his deeply religious grandfather in the housing projects of Red Hook.

There’s Always Money in the Banana Stand Art Show

One of the coolest art galleries on the planet – Gallery1988 in Los Angeles – is paying homage to one of the coolest network television comedies of all time in an upcoming Arrested Development tribute show entitled “There’s Always Money in the Banana Stand.”