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Take director Kevin Smith—the genius behind “Clerks” and “Dogma,” who basically revolutionized teen angst flicks—and comedy beast Seth Rogen, throw in a bunch of real-life porn stars, add a handful of Smith’s old crew and Rogen’s posse, and you should get a masterpiece. But as “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” proves, this collaboration is only brilliant in theory. The mixture of these pop icons, each of whom has proven masterful...

Author: By Mia P. Walker, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno' | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

Gerard Damiano, who went by the name Jerry Gerard, effectively launched the 1970s porn-movie craze with his first feature, Deep Throat, in which the leading lady had a special talent all her own. Despite producer worries that the term was too obscure, Damiano replied, "Deep Throat will become a household word." With a budget of about $25,000 (provided by the son of a mobster) and a six-day shooting schedule, the film went on to earn tens of millions of dollars and a notorious spot in film history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 10/30/2008 | See Source »

...Elis had looked like a trend that was never going to get old, but finally the wheels came off and the run was over.Now, the Ivy League has changed, the competition is better, but Yale is still prancing around in an ugly grey Kazakh journalist suit and a porn star mustache.Still, while Columbia has impressed me with its toughness and the Lions took care of business against Dartmouth last week, Yale still has a little mileage to get out of its green mankini, especially at home.Prediction: Yale 24, Columbia 20PRINCETON (2-4, 1-2 Ivy) AT CORNELL...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AROUND THE IVIES: No Ivy Mischief On ‘Day Of Dead’ | 10/30/2008 | See Source »

...that it looks like Harvard students have a better chance of becoming a porn star (hey, Matthew DiPasquale!) than an investment-banking analyst, many have set their sights on the coveted world of consulting. But to enter this land of expense accounts and luxury hotel stays one must first master the dreaded case interview. Mistakes during the case interview—not asking the right questions, computation errors, bursting into tears—can ensure that the only work you will be doing at McKinsey is janitorial. Not to fear, FM is here with some actual (read: made-up) cases...

Author: By Jamison A. Hill, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: How to Rock the Mock Case Interview, FM Style | 10/29/2008 | See Source »

...made a couple more ambitious porn films: the psychodrama ghost story Memories Within Miss Aggie (1974) and the dreamy, Marienbadesque The Story of Joanna (1975). But by then, porno was an industry, and it relied less on artistic pretension than on grinding out product. In the next 20 years, Damiano put his name on another three dozen or so hardcore movies, none of which made much of an impact. Like silent-film director D.W. Griffith in the talkie era, Damiano was a pioneer whom new trends left behind. According to the local News-Press, he "lived out his final years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Porn's Pied Piper: Deep Throat Director Dies | 10/27/2008 | See Source »

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