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Blog Entries by Jon Chattman from 12/2008

The Curious Case of 'Inglorious' Mustaches

| Posted 12.09.2008
Read More: Brad Pitt, Weezer, Jon Chattman, Mustache, Borat, Duran Duran, George Clooney, Jason Lee, Fashion, Mustaches, News

In a way, one can say mustaches are the Duran Duran of a man's face. While there are peaks and valleys, they are always around and somewhat relevant.

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Aronofksy Goes Inside Squared Circle

| Posted 12.15.2008
Read More: Darren Aronofsky, Roddy Piper, The Wrestler, Wrestling, Jimmy Snuka, Jon Chattman, Mickey Rourke, Nikolai Volkoff, Marisa Tomei, Rob Siegel, Sports, Wwe, Movies, News

It's ironic that The Wrestler, the film with Mickey Rourke playing an aging wrestler, is the best and easily most honest film about the wrestling industry. It was made by a man who barely watched it.

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Paul Newman: Favorite Story to Tell

| Posted 12.22.2008
Read More: Paul Newman, Jon Chattman, Robert Benton, Cheerleader, Joanne Woodward, Stamford Film Festival, Stamford, Nobody's Fool, Filmmaking, Film Journalism, Entertainment Journalism, Parenting, Celebrity Journalism, Journalism, Celebrity Interviews, Director's View Film Festival, News

Newman was my first real movie star interview, but it was so much more than that. For me, it made me realize just how far I had come at the time.

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Walking the Contradiction

| Posted 12.29.2008
Read More: Angelina Jolie, Benjamin Button, Jim Carrey, William Hung, Jon Chattman, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Wanted, Yes Man, Pragmatism, Optimism, Unrealistic Movies, Realism, Happiness, News

I know it's "just the movies" and things can't happen like they do in them, but sometimes it'd be nice if these kinds of "message movies" held some concrete messages within them.

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