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Super Size Me filmmaker Morgan Spurlock dead at 53

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Super Size Me filmmaker Morgan Spurlock dead at 53

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee who ate only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died. He was 53. Spurlock died Thursday in New York from complications of cancer, according to a statement issued Friday by his family. “It was a sad day, as we said … Read more

Ryan Gosling’s good graces ground The Fall Guy’s meta-movie shenanigans

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Ryan Gosling’s good graces ground The Fall Guy’s meta-movie shenanigans

There’s a perilous stunt at the heart of The Fall Guy.  More dangerous than the record-breaking truck roll, or surfing a metal trash bin across the streets of Sydney. This is a movie torn between two tracks.  Part is a super-charged satire on the excesses of Hollywood. Much of The Fall Guy takes place on the set of … Read more