Writer Jesse Andrews and director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon overturn the formula for the modern teen comedy: they lay on the quirky storytelling and goofy movie parodies, but also give us characters that are reasonably human and complex. We're soon invested in a warm and rewarding drama. Young actors Thomas Mann, Rj Cyler and Olivia Cooke deal with real problems, and the movie doesn't try to change the subject to sex in every scene. A charming show, very worthwhile. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Blu-ray 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2015 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 105 min. / Street Date October 6, 2015 / Starring Thomas Mann, Rj Cyler, Olivia Cooke, Nick Offerman, Connie Britton, Molly Shannon, Jon Bernthal, Katherine C. Hughes, Matt Bennett. Masam Holden. <Cinematography Chung-hoon Chung Film Editor David Trachtenberg Original Music Brian Eno, Nico Muhly Written by Jesse Andrews from his novel Produced by Jeremy Dawson, Dan Fogelman, Steven Rales Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon...
- 10/20/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma ’12: ‘Tabu’ an exquisitely-cut gem, and perhaps the best film of the year
Tabu
Directed by Miguel Gomes
Written by Miguel Gomes
Portugal, 2012
With his third feature, Portuguese critic-turned-auteur Miguel Gomes has proven himself to be a director in complete control of his craft. Tabu is a film of artistic cool – breaking classic genre conventions in the most crafty and affectionate way by consistently subverting the narrative in a beautiful dreamlike style. The film is divided into two parts: The first section is set in modern day Lisbon and titled Paradise Lost. It follows Aurora, an elderly cranky woman who spends her last days suffering from paranoia and the emotional burden of a troubled past. The second section, titled Paradise, is set in Mozambique in the 1960s, and tells the story of her uncontrollable and obsessive relationship with a man named Venturo, deep in the jungles of Africa. These two chapters are preceded by an enigmatic prologue, which turns out to be a...
Directed by Miguel Gomes
Written by Miguel Gomes
Portugal, 2012
With his third feature, Portuguese critic-turned-auteur Miguel Gomes has proven himself to be a director in complete control of his craft. Tabu is a film of artistic cool – breaking classic genre conventions in the most crafty and affectionate way by consistently subverting the narrative in a beautiful dreamlike style. The film is divided into two parts: The first section is set in modern day Lisbon and titled Paradise Lost. It follows Aurora, an elderly cranky woman who spends her last days suffering from paranoia and the emotional burden of a troubled past. The second section, titled Paradise, is set in Mozambique in the 1960s, and tells the story of her uncontrollable and obsessive relationship with a man named Venturo, deep in the jungles of Africa. These two chapters are preceded by an enigmatic prologue, which turns out to be a...
- 10/9/2012
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Rating:
There is a period in American cinema history commonly referred to as the ‘New Hollywood’ era, in which filmmakers sought to undermine the prevailing conservative ideology of Nixon’s America from within the studio system itself. American directors such as Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Brian De Palma, Dennis Hopper and Robert Altman are usually linked to such films. While they remain interesting films today, their power – or perceived radicalism – is arguably diminished through the sands of time. One film from this period, which is largely unseen, has refused to allow the corrosive passing of time liquidate its message. Punishment Park was stubbornly ignored by the Hollywood studio system, was written and directed by an Oscar-winning Englishman – Peter Watkins – and is undoubtedly one of the most persuasive and revolutionary films from the Vietnam period of American history. The film is as hauntingly relevant and prescient today as it was then.
There is a period in American cinema history commonly referred to as the ‘New Hollywood’ era, in which filmmakers sought to undermine the prevailing conservative ideology of Nixon’s America from within the studio system itself. American directors such as Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Brian De Palma, Dennis Hopper and Robert Altman are usually linked to such films. While they remain interesting films today, their power – or perceived radicalism – is arguably diminished through the sands of time. One film from this period, which is largely unseen, has refused to allow the corrosive passing of time liquidate its message. Punishment Park was stubbornly ignored by the Hollywood studio system, was written and directed by an Oscar-winning Englishman – Peter Watkins – and is undoubtedly one of the most persuasive and revolutionary films from the Vietnam period of American history. The film is as hauntingly relevant and prescient today as it was then.
- 1/24/2012
- by Robert Munro
- Obsessed with Film
Punishment Park (Masters of Cinema) is to be released in the UK in a new Dual Format Blu-ray + DVD edition on 23 January 2012. We have three copies of the Blu-ray to give away.
Both controversial and relentless in its depiction of suppression and brutality, Punishment Park was heavily attacked by the mainstream press and permitted only the barest of releases in 1971. However, like Haskell Wexler’s Medium Cool (1969) and Robert Kramer’s Ice (1969), Peter Watkins’ film has established itself as one of the key, yet rarely seen, radical films of the late 1960s/early 1970s. Giving voice to the disaffected youth of America that had lived through the campus riots at Berkeley, the trial of the Chicago Seven and who were witnessing the escalation of the Vietnam War, Punishment Park was named by Rolling Stone as one of their top ten films of 1971 and has earned many admirers in the four decades since its release.
Both controversial and relentless in its depiction of suppression and brutality, Punishment Park was heavily attacked by the mainstream press and permitted only the barest of releases in 1971. However, like Haskell Wexler’s Medium Cool (1969) and Robert Kramer’s Ice (1969), Peter Watkins’ film has established itself as one of the key, yet rarely seen, radical films of the late 1960s/early 1970s. Giving voice to the disaffected youth of America that had lived through the campus riots at Berkeley, the trial of the Chicago Seven and who were witnessing the escalation of the Vietnam War, Punishment Park was named by Rolling Stone as one of their top ten films of 1971 and has earned many admirers in the four decades since its release.
- 12/2/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
After getting locked out of the press screening for this year’s Grand Jury Prize Dramatic Winner, Like Crazy, I skipped over to the next theater, which sadly played the worse film I saw at the festival this year, The Ledge. Despite that mishap, there were a lot of great films at Sundance. Here are my top 5 in no particular order, alongside the best film I saw at this year’s festival (which may surprise you). I felt that each film had the most impact during my stay at the festival and introduced us to some fantastic new voices that will be coming to a cinema near you. 6. The Cinema Hold Up A slow burning teen drama from fresh-faced Mexican director Iria Gomez-Concheiro. Her work with the cast of teenagers seems to be more in line with Larry Clark and Jim Jarmusch than Alejandro Gonzlez Inarritu, showing a world of misfit teens whose souls wander in...
- 2/3/2011
- by Benji Carver
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Four rebellious Mexican teens, fed up with the economic situation of their families, decide to rob the holiest of holy institutions: the multiplex. With The Cinema Hold Up, co-writer and director Iria Gomez Concheiro has come up with a conceit so rich with possibilities, it almost sells itself. What the title and description don't tell you, though, is that in the two hour movie, about 15 minutes are the actual "Cinema Hold Up." The rest of the film is a stream of consciousness, slice of life look at the modern youth culture in ways that have been well-covered in modern cinema: skateboarding, marijuana, graffiti, freestyle rap, sex, etc. The Cinema Hold-Up adds nothing new to the teen rebellion discussion and though Concheiro has an extremely confident command of the camera and her actors, the journey to the goal is sorely lacking. While I felt very strongly that The Cinema Hold Up...
- 1/27/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
Last week, Selena Gomez made a surreal appearance on Lopez Tonight, George Lopez's TBS late night talk show. Apparently, Gomez had lost her voice and wasn't allowed to speak. Rather than reschedule the interview, Lopez gave Gomez a list of questions that the star then answered using a DynaVox voice replacement device. What ensued was a bizarre sounding chat between Lopez and a girl who sounds like she's a robot. While the DynaVox is certainly cool and very useful for people who've lost the ability to speak, the lack of tone and inflection in the phrases repeated by the machine are just a tad creepy.
Naturally, after seeing this, someone got the bright idea to make a clip video of famous film lines recreated using the DynaVox. The results are pretty funny -- there's nothing like hearing the robotic voice of the machine utter lines like "Yo Adrian!" or "You can't handle the truth!
Naturally, after seeing this, someone got the bright idea to make a clip video of famous film lines recreated using the DynaVox. The results are pretty funny -- there's nothing like hearing the robotic voice of the machine utter lines like "Yo Adrian!" or "You can't handle the truth!
- 8/2/2010
- by Alison Nastasi
- Cinematical
This year's Guadalajara Film Festival (Ficg - Festival International de Cine Guadalajara) has so many events, sections and sidebars that one barely knows where to begin. Established in 1986 it now has an attendence of about 66,000 with industry attendence at about 3,000 all of whom are interested in interacting with one another and with filmmakers in an extremely friendly upbeat environment. Its festival has a competition for Mexican and Iberoamerican fiction, docs and shorts, French features with a focus on Agnes Varda, animation, alternative, childrens, and of course gala sections. It has a film market, numerous panels and has incorporated several key international initiatives.
About my ever active Women Directors' Tally: Of 160 new features at the festival, 27 are by women, equalling 16%. Those women are the ones who are currently playing the most important festivals: Paz Fabrega, Natalia Smirnoff, Florence Jaugey, Maria Novaro, Renate Costa, Urszula Antoniak, Elizabeth Chi Vasarhelyi, the ones not...
About my ever active Women Directors' Tally: Of 160 new features at the festival, 27 are by women, equalling 16%. Those women are the ones who are currently playing the most important festivals: Paz Fabrega, Natalia Smirnoff, Florence Jaugey, Maria Novaro, Renate Costa, Urszula Antoniak, Elizabeth Chi Vasarhelyi, the ones not...
- 3/25/2010
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
Photo: Fox Searchlight Pictures I remember back in July 2009 when many folks from the online movie blogger community were coming down on the first trailer for Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox. The hits kept coming as rumors and negativity surrounding Anderson's direction of the film was challenged as director of photography Tristan Oliver and director of animation Mark Gustafson told the Los Angeles Times Anderson directed the film from a remote location via email.
Oliver was quoted saying, "I've never worked on a picture where the director has been anywhere other than the studio floor!" While Gustafson added, "Honestly? Yeah. He has made our lives miserable." Bloggers caught wind of this and "Wes Anderson Directed 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' by Email?" headlines were all the rage.
"If true, it's hard not to assume that this is why the footage and photos we've seen from the movie so far...
Oliver was quoted saying, "I've never worked on a picture where the director has been anywhere other than the studio floor!" While Gustafson added, "Honestly? Yeah. He has made our lives miserable." Bloggers caught wind of this and "Wes Anderson Directed 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' by Email?" headlines were all the rage.
"If true, it's hard not to assume that this is why the footage and photos we've seen from the movie so far...
- 1/13/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
• Dimension Extreme and Genius Products have issued cover art for Dorothy Mills, the evil-girl chiller they’re releasing February 10. And Paramount Home Entertainment released cover art and details for the Tales From The Darkside: The First Season boxed set, coming the same day, that we first reported on here.
Dorothy Mills, in which a psychiatrist travels to an island off the coast of Ireland to investigate the case of a teen who has tried to kill a baby and discovers the dark secrets surrounding her, is presented in widescreen with Dolby Digitial 5.1 sound and comes with a making-of documentary; retail price is $19.99. Darkside, a three-disc package with 24 episodes in fullscreen and mono sound, plus audio commentary by George A. Romero on the “Trick or Treat” pilot episode, retails for $39.99.
• Anchor Bay Entertainment has set a Feb. 24 DVDebut date for Walled In. Gilles Paquet-Brenner’s story of a young engineer...
Dorothy Mills, in which a psychiatrist travels to an island off the coast of Ireland to investigate the case of a teen who has tried to kill a baby and discovers the dark secrets surrounding her, is presented in widescreen with Dolby Digitial 5.1 sound and comes with a making-of documentary; retail price is $19.99. Darkside, a three-disc package with 24 episodes in fullscreen and mono sound, plus audio commentary by George A. Romero on the “Trick or Treat” pilot episode, retails for $39.99.
• Anchor Bay Entertainment has set a Feb. 24 DVDebut date for Walled In. Gilles Paquet-Brenner’s story of a young engineer...
- 12/3/2008
- Fangoria
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