Plea for Digest help

[cleolinda]

So. The Digest has been updated three days running. I have a class tomorrow night, but I'm going to get the bulk of the writing done before I leave. However, like the Best Supporting Actress said, I can't do it alone [insert images of Cleo flailing around on stage here]. Well, I can, but we want to minimize the suckage, right?

Movie reviews: I need movie reviews. You can send in one, or many, or you can get into the habit of sending something every week. Most of y'all review the movies you see in your LJs, whether you realize that's what you're doing or not. I don't need anything rhetorically fancy--Did you like it? What was good? What was bad? There you go.

Affiliates: Half my affiliates went under without telling me. Grrrr. Affiliates aren't just link swaps on the Digest--I actually put links by each pertinent news story. (See the news page; go to bottom to see a list of all affiliates.) KeiraKnightley.org, for example, tells me that they get surges in traffic from the Digest when there's news about her movies. What I need from y'all are recommendations, places you like to visit--I'll go talk to them; I just can't find an Angelina Jolie site with anything more than pictures and porn ads. That, or I write sites and they never reply. What I really want is a site that updates its news frequently. Here's who/what I'm particularly looking for right now:

Alan Cumming (wow, he’s in a lot of movies)
Angelina Jolie
Batman
Brad Pitt
Charlize Theron
Claire Danes
Clive Owen
Colin Farrell
David Thewlis
David Wenham (site never replied to query)
Ewan McGregor
Halle Berry
Jake Gyllenhaal
Joaquin Phoenix
Jude Law
Julia Stiles
Keanu Reeves
Kirsten Dunst (affiliate hasn’t updated in a year)
Lemony Snicket (affiliate hasn’t updated in months)
Matt Damon
Naomi Watts
Parker Posey
Sarah Polley
Queen Latifah
Rachel Weisz
Reese Witherspoon (URL is for sale—I take it they’re down)
Spider-Man
Star Wars
Thandie Newton
Uma Thurman (site never replied to query)
Viggo Mortensen (affiliate went under)
X-Men

If you have suggestions for someone/something not listed, hit me with a comment. (In case you're wondering, the list above is based on folks who have either lots of projects or projects coming out soon.) I'm also okay with multiple sites for one person, although the linking logistics would get a little scary. If you run a fansite, let me know!

Comments

[cellardoor28.livejournal.com]

you could try http://www.fortunecity.com/lavendar/fullmonty/282/ for matt damon. it updates every day. jake gyllenhaal doesnt have a decent unofficial one. erm... cant think of any more! (although the temptation to START a clive owen one is quite strong...)

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Ooo, thanks. And seriously--I spent a day searching for Jake Gyllenhaal and just gave up. And not only is Clive Owen teh hotness, but he's doing the King Arthur movie, and I neeeed to get a fansite for that one.

[cellardoor28.livejournal.com]

dont tempt me! clive is indeed the hotness.

jake's official site is quite good, but his fansites are shite.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. Maybe I'll try his official site. Worth a shot.

Clive Owen - BMW Films

[(Anonymous)]

I don't know if you've been there, but you can download all eight short films produced by BMW with Clive Owen as 'The driver' at
http://www.bmwfilms.com/
But your DSL connection should be up to speed, each one is about 100MB big (best resolution). But they are worth it. Especially episode 'Star' with Madonna.
To reach them you have to submit an email address, but you can write whatever you want, there's no 'crosschecking'.
Gunther

[bombastic.livejournal.com]

I could submit reviews, but they have this dirty little habit of being really, really badly written and, in general, total crap. Still interested?

(I'm horrified some of my old reviews are still on your site.)

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Awww, don't worry about it. I still can't believe I gave Hearts in Atlantis 3-1/2 stars when I first reviewed it. (In fact, I may have retroactively downgraded it.)

So: Yes.

[brassyn.livejournal.com]

Movie reviews. I could probably help out there, since I see a few and if you're not needing anything too fancy.

Regarding the various sites, I'll have a look and let you know if I find any good (and dynamic) ones.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Woot! Seriously, a lot of sites post reader reviews, which aren't even expected to be fancy. I'm really looking for quantity of opinion here over quality as well as quality. :D

[missbingley.livejournal.com]

What kind of movie reviews are you looking for? And when would you want them? My reviews aren't terribly in-depth, but they're not awful.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Eh, they don't have to be all that in-depth. Just did you like it, what was good, what was bad. And really, I'm looking for reviews of just about anything: books that are going to be made into movies, movie soundtracks, DVDs, movies that just came out, and even way old movies--those get filed under "Movies You May Have Missed." Clever, eh?

In other words: if it'll sit still long enough, review it.

[alysscarlet.livejournal.com]

I really like this Clive Owen site http://www.murphsplace.com/owen/main.html which is always kept updated.

Hope that helps!