Culture Beast: Keanu Goes Kung Fu

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1 FILM The Tao of Keanu Keanu Reeves sat down with Marlow Stern at TIFF to discuss his directorial debut, where he'd go if he could time travel, the homoeroticism in Point Break, and much, much more. Read it at The Daily Beast

2 MUSIC Inside Nirvana's Freakiest Video On the 20th anniversary of In Utero, Andrew Romano talks to director Anton Corbijn about shooting Nirvana's iconic "Heart-Shaped Box" video, what Kurt Cobain was really like—and how one cast member almost died on set. Read it at The Daily Beast 4 XXX Can Porn Stop Its HIV Crisis? As many as four performers may have been infected in the past month, but the industry is divided over whether its current testing system is enough to stop an epidemic. Richard Abowitz on the factions and the fear. Read it at The Daily Beast I always said that I would only revisit the wizarding world if I had an idea that I was really excited about and this is it.” READ IT NOW › 5 FILM James Franco Gets Nasty James Franco's latest directorial effort is Child of God, a film adapted from a novel by Cormac McCarthy about a necrophiliac killer on the loose in a Southern town. He sat down with Marlow Stern to discuss the strange film, his Comedy Central roast, and why people think he's gay. Read it at The Daily Beast 3 FILM Julia Is Back After a string of disappointments, Julia Roberts delivers one of the best performances of her career in the ensemble comedy-drama August: Osage County, which made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday night. Read it at The Daily Beast Toronto's Buzziest Films Your Fall TV Preview Your Fall Movie Preview Best of the Summer In response to Billy Bob Thornton's Favorite (Dysfunctional) Family Films: It comes as no surprise that Billy Bob Thornton has great insight about movies and also excellent taste. I love his picks, and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" is one of my favorites. While all 4 actors are excellent, "Viriginia Woolf" is Richard Burton's movie, and his greatest performance. — FilmAlicia In response to Sofia Coppola Discusses 'Lost in Translation' on Its 10th Anniversary: this movie shows so much intensity between characters who are at personal crossroads and experience some level of culture shock at the same time, that I felt it was easy to identify with the whole experience. — berg

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