Cinematography retrospectives are the way to go—more than a thorough display of talent, it exposes the vast expanse a Dp will travel, like an education in form and business all the same. Accordingly I’m happy to see the Criterion Channel give a 25-film tribute to James Wong Howe, whose career spanned silent cinema to the ’70s, populated with work by Howard Hawks, Michael Curtz, Samuel Fuller, Alexander Mackendrick, Sydney Pollack, John Frankenheimer, and Raoul Walsh.
Further retrospectives are granted to Romy Schneider (recent repertory sensation La piscine among them), Carlos Saura (finally a chance to see Peppermint frappe!), the British New Wave, and groundbreaking distributor Cinema 5, who brought to U.S. shores everything from The Man Who Fell to Earth and Putney Swope to Pumping Iron and Scenes from a Marriage.
September also yields streaming premieres for the recently restored Bronco Bullfrog, Ang Lee’s Pushing Hands,...
Further retrospectives are granted to Romy Schneider (recent repertory sensation La piscine among them), Carlos Saura (finally a chance to see Peppermint frappe!), the British New Wave, and groundbreaking distributor Cinema 5, who brought to U.S. shores everything from The Man Who Fell to Earth and Putney Swope to Pumping Iron and Scenes from a Marriage.
September also yields streaming premieres for the recently restored Bronco Bullfrog, Ang Lee’s Pushing Hands,...
- 8/22/2022
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
‘The Farewell’ Director Lulu Wang, Producer Cassian Elwes Join Toronto Film Festival’s Filmmaker Lab
Directors Lulu Wang (“The Farewell”) and Patricia Rozema (“I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing”) and producer Cassian Elwes will serve as mentors at the Toronto International Film Festival’s 2019 Tiff Filmmaker Lab, Tiff organizers announced on Wednesday.
The festival also unveiled its lineup of Canadian films, which will include new work directed by Atom Egoyan, Louise Archambault, Ellen Page and Amy Jo Johnson, and starring Felicity Huffman, Imogen Poots and David Cronenberg, among others. And it announced participants in industry programs and the Canadian honorees in its annual Tiff Rising Stars showcase.
The films were spread across eight different sections of the Toronto Film Festival, some of which have yet to announce their non-Canadian programming.
Also Read: Mister Rogers, the Joker and Judy Garland Are All Headed to Toronto Film Festival
The Canadian galas, all previously announced, are the opening-night documentary “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band,” Semi...
The festival also unveiled its lineup of Canadian films, which will include new work directed by Atom Egoyan, Louise Archambault, Ellen Page and Amy Jo Johnson, and starring Felicity Huffman, Imogen Poots and David Cronenberg, among others. And it announced participants in industry programs and the Canadian honorees in its annual Tiff Rising Stars showcase.
The films were spread across eight different sections of the Toronto Film Festival, some of which have yet to announce their non-Canadian programming.
Also Read: Mister Rogers, the Joker and Judy Garland Are All Headed to Toronto Film Festival
The Canadian galas, all previously announced, are the opening-night documentary “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band,” Semi...
- 7/31/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The Toronto International Film Festival has added another 26 new titles to its 2019 festival lineup, comprised entirely of features directed by Canadian filmmakers. Each year, Tiff highlights films that hail from its own shores in a standalone announcement, and this year it includes seven first features, 13 works by returning Tiff alumni, and almost 50% films directed by women.
Tiff debuts include Aisling Chin-Yee’s “The Rest of Us,” Harry Cepka’s “Raf,” Matthew Rankin’s “The Twentieth Century,” Heather Young’s “Murmur,” and Nicole Dorsey’s “Black Conflux.” Plenty of returning filmmakers are also included in this batch of films, including Atom Egoyan, Sophie Deraspe, Joey Klein, Albert Shin, Calvin Thomas and Yonah Lewis, Louise Archambault, Kire Paputts, and Amy Jo Johnson.
“We are deeply impressed by the high quality of the work done by Canadian directors this year — particularly from filmmakers who were making their first and second features,...
Tiff debuts include Aisling Chin-Yee’s “The Rest of Us,” Harry Cepka’s “Raf,” Matthew Rankin’s “The Twentieth Century,” Heather Young’s “Murmur,” and Nicole Dorsey’s “Black Conflux.” Plenty of returning filmmakers are also included in this batch of films, including Atom Egoyan, Sophie Deraspe, Joey Klein, Albert Shin, Calvin Thomas and Yonah Lewis, Louise Archambault, Kire Paputts, and Amy Jo Johnson.
“We are deeply impressed by the high quality of the work done by Canadian directors this year — particularly from filmmakers who were making their first and second features,...
- 7/31/2019
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Festival also announces four Canadian Rising Stars and the annual Filmmaker Lab participants.
Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) brass announced on Wednesday (July 31) the launch of a talent incubator for female content creators and unveiled the line-up of Canadian features, nearly half of which are directed by women.
Five features from indigenous filmmakers are among the selection of 26 Canadian features. Tiff also announced four Canadian Rising Stars, the annual Tiff Filmmaker Lab participants, finallists for Telefilm Canada’s Pitch This! competition, and the roster of Canadian short films.
The Canadian feature selections include seven first features and 13 works by returning Tiff alumni,...
Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) brass announced on Wednesday (July 31) the launch of a talent incubator for female content creators and unveiled the line-up of Canadian features, nearly half of which are directed by women.
Five features from indigenous filmmakers are among the selection of 26 Canadian features. Tiff also announced four Canadian Rising Stars, the annual Tiff Filmmaker Lab participants, finallists for Telefilm Canada’s Pitch This! competition, and the roster of Canadian short films.
The Canadian feature selections include seven first features and 13 works by returning Tiff alumni,...
- 7/31/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Kacey Rohl, Mikhaïl Ahooja, Nahéma Ricci, Shamier Anderson are Tiff Rising Stars.
Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) brass announced on Wednesday (July 31) the launch of a talent incubator for female content creators and unveiled the line-up of Canadian features, nearly half of which are directed by women.
Five features from indigenous filmmakers are among the selection of 26 Canadian features. Tiff also announced four Canadian Rising Stars, the annual Tiff Filmmaker Lab participants, finallists for Telefilm Canada’s Pitch This! competition, and the roster of Canadian short films.
The Canadian feature selections include seven first features and 13 works by returning Tiff alumni,...
Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) brass announced on Wednesday (July 31) the launch of a talent incubator for female content creators and unveiled the line-up of Canadian features, nearly half of which are directed by women.
Five features from indigenous filmmakers are among the selection of 26 Canadian features. Tiff also announced four Canadian Rising Stars, the annual Tiff Filmmaker Lab participants, finallists for Telefilm Canada’s Pitch This! competition, and the roster of Canadian short films.
The Canadian feature selections include seven first features and 13 works by returning Tiff alumni,...
- 7/31/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
WWE Superstar and MTV host Mike “The Miz” Mizanin is sharing shocking firsthand footage that shows just how serious the California wildfires are.
The Real World alum, 37, shared a video on his social media pages of fires raging directly next to a congested highway.
“This is not a movie set. This is real life on a highway I take to the airport,” he captioned the post. “My home is safe but a lot of my friends had to evacuate their homes due to this La fire. My thoughts and prayers go to all families affected. Thank you to all firefighters and first responders.
The Real World alum, 37, shared a video on his social media pages of fires raging directly next to a congested highway.
“This is not a movie set. This is real life on a highway I take to the airport,” he captioned the post. “My home is safe but a lot of my friends had to evacuate their homes due to this La fire. My thoughts and prayers go to all families affected. Thank you to all firefighters and first responders.
- 12/7/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
MaryAnn’s quick take… Goes well beyond the typical mindless array of slapstick and humiliation to reach disgusting new depths of coarseness. Not just appalling, but actually dangerous. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): hated Daddy’s Home; this one looked worse
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I was going to skip Daddy’s Home 2. The first one was appalling, and did not demand a sequel, and this one looked worse. Life is too short, even for a film critic, to give in and see every idiotic movie. But then a critic friend asked me to attend a press screening with her — you know, as moral support — so I did. As my self-sacrificing good deed for the day. And I’m actually glad I ended up seeing the movie after all. Not because it’s good: dear god in heaven, no.
I’m “biast” (con): hated Daddy’s Home; this one looked worse
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I was going to skip Daddy’s Home 2. The first one was appalling, and did not demand a sequel, and this one looked worse. Life is too short, even for a film critic, to give in and see every idiotic movie. But then a critic friend asked me to attend a press screening with her — you know, as moral support — so I did. As my self-sacrificing good deed for the day. And I’m actually glad I ended up seeing the movie after all. Not because it’s good: dear god in heaven, no.
- 11/28/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
A few weeks ago, Daily Dead had the opportunity to speak with director Steve Mitchell about his new documentary, King Cohen, which profiles maverick filmmaker Larry Cohen and his wild journey throughout his decades-spanning career (you can read that interview Here). And now that this writer finally had the opportunity to see King Cohen as part of the 2017 Fantastic Fest lineup, I had a few more questions for Mitchell, who managed to craft an entertaining, informative, and heartfelt celebration of a truly one-of-a-kind talent in Cohen.
Great to catch up with you again, Steve. You did a great job with this project, and I loved how it balanced out all these things I’ve enjoyed about Larry’s career so far, and also dove into a lot of things I had no idea about. Is there an art to balancing out the stuff that fans are going to expect versus...
Great to catch up with you again, Steve. You did a great job with this project, and I loved how it balanced out all these things I’ve enjoyed about Larry’s career so far, and also dove into a lot of things I had no idea about. Is there an art to balancing out the stuff that fans are going to expect versus...
- 10/2/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
MaryAnn’s quick take… Cantankerous old grump teaches directionless young people about life… in a way that is totally obnoxious and not in the least bit convincing. I’m “biast” (pro): I’m desperate for stories about women
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
It is not impossible to tell a story about a nasty character and make us like him or her. This is not a movie that achieves that. I will credit The Last Word, however, for flipping on its head that old cliché about a cantankerous old grump finally learning the true meaning of Christmas/life/love/whatever from a spunky young person: here, it’s cantankerous old grump Harriet (Shirley MacLaine: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Bernie) who teaches some timid and directionless younger people the true meanings of things… though in a way...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
It is not impossible to tell a story about a nasty character and make us like him or her. This is not a movie that achieves that. I will credit The Last Word, however, for flipping on its head that old cliché about a cantankerous old grump finally learning the true meaning of Christmas/life/love/whatever from a spunky young person: here, it’s cantankerous old grump Harriet (Shirley MacLaine: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Bernie) who teaches some timid and directionless younger people the true meanings of things… though in a way...
- 7/7/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
MaryAnn’s quick take… Cantankerous old grump teaches directionless young people about life… in a way that is totally obnoxious and not in the least bit convincing. I’m “biast” (pro): I’m desperate for stories about women
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
It is not impossible to tell a story about a nasty character and make us like him or her. This is not a movie that achieves that. I will credit The Last Word, however, for flipping on its head that old cliché about a cantankerous old grump finally learning the true meaning of Christmas/life/love/whatever from a spunky young person: here, it’s cantankerous old grump Harriet (Shirley MacLaine: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Bernie) who teaches some timid and directionless younger people the true meanings of things… though in a way...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
It is not impossible to tell a story about a nasty character and make us like him or her. This is not a movie that achieves that. I will credit The Last Word, however, for flipping on its head that old cliché about a cantankerous old grump finally learning the true meaning of Christmas/life/love/whatever from a spunky young person: here, it’s cantankerous old grump Harriet (Shirley MacLaine: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Bernie) who teaches some timid and directionless younger people the true meanings of things… though in a way...
- 7/7/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
MaryAnn’s quick take… Analyzing jokes can ruin humor, but not here. This is a provocative, hilarious, and important discussion of comedy taboos, who gets to transgress them, and why. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
If there’s one thing we should never joke about, it’s the Holocaust, surely? Mel Brooks — the guy who wrote “Springtime for Hitler” — would beg to differ, of course. As would Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner, Sarah Silverman, Harry Shearer, Gilbert Gottfried, Judy Gold, Larry Charles, and a whole bunch of other professionally very funny people. Documentarian Ferne Pearlstein gets them all on camera in The Last Laugh to talk about taboos in comedy mostly as concerns this particular difficult topic, though it clearly has a much wider application.
Analyzing comedy can tend to ruin the humor, but that...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
If there’s one thing we should never joke about, it’s the Holocaust, surely? Mel Brooks — the guy who wrote “Springtime for Hitler” — would beg to differ, of course. As would Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner, Sarah Silverman, Harry Shearer, Gilbert Gottfried, Judy Gold, Larry Charles, and a whole bunch of other professionally very funny people. Documentarian Ferne Pearlstein gets them all on camera in The Last Laugh to talk about taboos in comedy mostly as concerns this particular difficult topic, though it clearly has a much wider application.
Analyzing comedy can tend to ruin the humor, but that...
- 3/3/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
MaryAnn’s quick take… Thank god this insult of a movie doesn’t try to fool us into believing that the controlling Christian Grey is appealing. That would be even more horrific… I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): appalled by the popularity of this series
I have read the source material (and I loathe it)
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Happy Valentine’s Day! Feels more like Groundhog Day, though, what with demure idiot Ana Steele jumping right back onto the horrific merry-go-round of her “relationship” with Seattle billionaire Christian Grey. It’s more of the same in Fifty Shades Darker that we saw in the first movie, Fifty Shades of Grey: He does something utterly inappropriate to violate her boundaries as a person, she bites her lip and unconvincingly murmurs “Go away,” he gets even more unpleasantly aggressive, and she gives in to him.
I’m “biast” (con): appalled by the popularity of this series
I have read the source material (and I loathe it)
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Happy Valentine’s Day! Feels more like Groundhog Day, though, what with demure idiot Ana Steele jumping right back onto the horrific merry-go-round of her “relationship” with Seattle billionaire Christian Grey. It’s more of the same in Fifty Shades Darker that we saw in the first movie, Fifty Shades of Grey: He does something utterly inappropriate to violate her boundaries as a person, she bites her lip and unconvincingly murmurs “Go away,” he gets even more unpleasantly aggressive, and she gives in to him.
- 2/14/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Something Wild
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 850
1961 / B&W / 1:66 widescreen 1:37 flat Academy / 113 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date January 17, 2017 / 39.95
Starring: Carroll Baker, Ralph Meeker, Mildred Dunnock, Jean Stapleton, Martin Kosleck, Charles Watts, Clifton James, Doris Roberts, Anita Cooper, Tanya Lopert.
Cinematography: Eugen Schüfftan
Film Editor: Carl Lerner
Original Music: Aaron Copland
Written by Jack Garfein and Alex Karmel from his novel Mary Ann
Produced by George Justin
Directed by Jack Garfein
After writing up an earlier Mod disc release of the 1961 movie Something Wild, I received a brief but welcome email note from its director:
“Dear Glenn Erickson,
Thank you for your profound appreciation of Something Wild.
If possible, I would appreciate if you could send
me a copy of your review by email.
Sincerely yours, Jack Garfein”
Somewhere back East (or in London), the Actors Studio legend Jack Garfein had found favor with the review. Although...
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 850
1961 / B&W / 1:66 widescreen 1:37 flat Academy / 113 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date January 17, 2017 / 39.95
Starring: Carroll Baker, Ralph Meeker, Mildred Dunnock, Jean Stapleton, Martin Kosleck, Charles Watts, Clifton James, Doris Roberts, Anita Cooper, Tanya Lopert.
Cinematography: Eugen Schüfftan
Film Editor: Carl Lerner
Original Music: Aaron Copland
Written by Jack Garfein and Alex Karmel from his novel Mary Ann
Produced by George Justin
Directed by Jack Garfein
After writing up an earlier Mod disc release of the 1961 movie Something Wild, I received a brief but welcome email note from its director:
“Dear Glenn Erickson,
Thank you for your profound appreciation of Something Wild.
If possible, I would appreciate if you could send
me a copy of your review by email.
Sincerely yours, Jack Garfein”
Somewhere back East (or in London), the Actors Studio legend Jack Garfein had found favor with the review. Although...
- 1/10/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
"This is not a movie, this is life." The first trailer has debuted for an indie comedy titled All Nighter, the second feature from director Gavin Wiesen, who last directed a film titled Homework (which was retitled to The Art of Getting By). All Nighter stars J.K. Simmons as a workaholic father who decides to visit his daughter in La, only to discover she's missing. He find her ex-boyfriend and ends up searching for her with him. Emile Hirsch is the ex, a banjo-playing goofball. The full cast includes Analeigh Tipton, Kristen Schaal, Taran Killam and Stephanie Allynne. This looks like a wild night of fun, I just hope it's good. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Gavin Wiesen's All Nighter, originally from Yahoo: A workaholic father who attempts to visit his daughter during a layover in La, only to discover that she's disappeared, is forced to team...
- 1/5/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
MaryAnn’s quick take… Skips away every time it seems like it’s about to delve deeply into something odd and fascinating. Feels like teases from a slew of other Herzog films. I’m “biast” (pro): adore Werner Herzog; huge Internet nerd
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I love Werner Herzog. I love his unique perspective on the world. I love how, in the opening moments of Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World — his stream-of-consciousness documentary look at the Internet, what it hath wrought, and what it may yet bring — he chooses to describe as “repulsive” the university corridor that leads to the room where the very first computer on the Internet still stands today. (That’s the machine pictured above, with Internet pioneer Leonard Kleinrock. That node of the Net is no longer active. Kleinrock is still a prof at UCLA.
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I love Werner Herzog. I love his unique perspective on the world. I love how, in the opening moments of Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World — his stream-of-consciousness documentary look at the Internet, what it hath wrought, and what it may yet bring — he chooses to describe as “repulsive” the university corridor that leads to the room where the very first computer on the Internet still stands today. (That’s the machine pictured above, with Internet pioneer Leonard Kleinrock. That node of the Net is no longer active. Kleinrock is still a prof at UCLA.
- 11/29/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Over the weekend at the Telluride Film Festival, Tom Hanks was on hand to support Sully (which was received positively). At a screening Q&A he got off topic to get effusive about our most anticipated festival player La La Land. The diversion began from discussing the difficulty to in getting an adult drama with no franchise potential like Sully made and how audiences are only craving new experiences at the movies. He went on to praise the boldness of its original songs and unfamiliar characters even though he's completely unassocatied with the film. (We just knew he was a musical man at heart!)
Hanks said:
When you see something that is brand new that you can’t imagine, and you think "Well thank God this landed"... This is not a movie that falls into some sort of trend.
We all understand the business aspects of it. It’s cruel...
Hanks said:
When you see something that is brand new that you can’t imagine, and you think "Well thank God this landed"... This is not a movie that falls into some sort of trend.
We all understand the business aspects of it. It’s cruel...
- 9/6/2016
- by Chris Feil
- FilmExperience
Following the world premiere of “Sully” at the Telluride Film Festival, star Tom Hanks took a moment to heap praise on another movie screening at the intimate Colorado gathering: Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land.” Seated next to “Sully” director Clint Eastwood, Hanks called the musical starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone something “brand new that you can’t imagine.”
Read More: Telluride 2016: Oscar Prospects for ‘La La Land’ and ‘Sully’ Come Into View
“This is not a movie that falls into some sort of trend,” he continued, joking that “Sully” distributor Warner Bros. would be none too pleased with him praising a movie other than his own. “I think it is going to be a test of the broader national audience, because it has none of the things that major studios want. Pre-Awareness is a big thing they want, which is why a lot of remakes are going on…...
Read More: Telluride 2016: Oscar Prospects for ‘La La Land’ and ‘Sully’ Come Into View
“This is not a movie that falls into some sort of trend,” he continued, joking that “Sully” distributor Warner Bros. would be none too pleased with him praising a movie other than his own. “I think it is going to be a test of the broader national audience, because it has none of the things that major studios want. Pre-Awareness is a big thing they want, which is why a lot of remakes are going on…...
- 9/4/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Look, I don’t have a lot to say about these two movies, so I’m going to try and keep it short, and sweet. One of these, The Boy, is a film produced by Elijah Wood’s new horror movie production company, SpectreVision called The Boy, featuring Rainn Wilson and David Morse, and the other is an IFC title, formerly known as Junk, now going by Narcopolis. Neither one of these movies are what I could honestly refer to as compelling, but after the massive release day Scream Factory had last week, they’re allowed one dud of a week.
As mentioned above, The Boy(not that one) is a new film from Elijah Wood’s production company SpectreVision, which also had a hand in films like Cooties, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Open Windows, and Toad Road. Please don’t let that list of films fill...
As mentioned above, The Boy(not that one) is a new film from Elijah Wood’s production company SpectreVision, which also had a hand in films like Cooties, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Open Windows, and Toad Road. Please don’t let that list of films fill...
- 3/1/2016
- by Shawn Savage
- The Liberal Dead
Safe, conventional, and not particularly sympathetic to women, cis or trans. Mistakes the external signifiers of femininity with actually being a woman. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Lili Elbe was a transgender pioneer. She lived openly as a woman, even though she was born in a man’s body, in 1920s Europe at a time when such a thing was seen as perverted or actually clinically insane; she wrote the memoir Man Into Woman about her transition; and she was one of the first people to receive sex-reassignment surgery, which was then highly experimental; complications from it killed her in 1931. She’s an important person to be telling stories about, especially today, as we are starting to be more aware of the trials transgender people face, both publicly and personally,...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Lili Elbe was a transgender pioneer. She lived openly as a woman, even though she was born in a man’s body, in 1920s Europe at a time when such a thing was seen as perverted or actually clinically insane; she wrote the memoir Man Into Woman about her transition; and she was one of the first people to receive sex-reassignment surgery, which was then highly experimental; complications from it killed her in 1931. She’s an important person to be telling stories about, especially today, as we are starting to be more aware of the trials transgender people face, both publicly and personally,...
- 1/13/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
It's not often, in fact it's pretty rare, for a foreign filmmaker making decidedly weird arthouse movies to attract A-list casts to make his movies, but Yorgos Lanthimos is the exception. After wowing cinephiles with "Dogtooth" and "Alps," the filmmaker managed to score Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, John C. Reilly, and more for his no less oddball "The Lobster." And quick to strike while the iron is hot, the director is gearing up his next movie and has more big names attached, but for something that sounds quite conventional. Emma Stone, Kate Winslet, and Olivia Colman are all in talks to join "The Favorite." This is not a movie spawned from the brain of Lanthimos, but is instead a gig he was offered, a period drama penned by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara. The 17th century set story will find Colman all dressed up as Queen Anne,...
- 9/24/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
After several pushes back and rumors of reshoots, Fantastic Four finally screeches into theaters this weekend. But how is it? Earlier this month, Miles Teller told BBC's NewsBeat, "This is not a movie we're going to go on Rotten Tomatoes and it's going to be at 80 or 90 per cent." And, by the looks of our review roundup, he got it so right. Here is what the critics are saying: “The opening sections show genuine promise, with strong acting from our leads and a nugget of Amblin-esque wonder hinting at Cronenbergian horror to come. And there are moments of light, with interesting characters having interesting conversations about interesting things, which is significantly more important than whether the action or special effects are any good. But the movie as a whole is a mess, with the halfway decent first 45 minutes or so giving way to a stupefyingly generic and wrongheaded superhero origin...
- 8/6/2015
- by Eric David King
- Vulture
Tomorrow morning, I'll see "Fantastic Four," and I'm taking my kids with me. Part of the reason is because when I see films with them, it serves to cut through hype in a very particular way. My kids don't know about buzz, and they don't know about production gossip, and they don't care what Josh Trank did or didn't do in a rented house or what has or hasn't been reshot. It's not important. All they care about is the movie, and that's how I'd like to walk into this one. Won't be easy, of course. No matter what the film is at this point, it feels like a lot of people have already made their minds up about it. Oddly, though, I get that more from genre nerds than I do from other critics. I think for the most part, every critic I've spoken to about it is walking in not quite blank,...
- 8/4/2015
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
The negative buzz surrounding Fantastic Four is showing no signs of going away, and while the reviews which are expected online tomorrow may help to change that, even the cast are aware of how fans and moviegoers alike currently perceive the movie. When star Miles Teller was asked by BBC Newsbeat if he's ready to prove the critics wrong, he couldn't make any promises in that respect because: "We haven't seen the film either." That's a good way to distance himself from the movie if the reboot - which apparently had as many as 40 pages of reshoots - goes horribly wrong! "Rarely are films of this size critically well received," he added. "This is not a movie we're going to go on Rotten Tomatoes and it's going to be at 80 or 90 per cent. We did try to do something more than soulless, popcorn action. We tried to make something...
- 8/4/2015
- ComicBookMovie.com
The cast of Fantastic Four have been busy promoting their new movie, but it turns out they haven't even seen it yet.
It's only a matter of days before the reboot hits cinemas on both sides of the Atlantic, but Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell and Michael B Jordan are still in the dark about the finished product.
Mara told BBC Newsbeat: "I'm going to try to see it opening night with a real audience."
Critics have not been given the chance to see the film ahead of its release, which is often seen as a sign that bad reviews are to be expected.
Asked if he wants to prove the critics wrong, Teller said: "We haven't seen the film either. Rarely are films of this size critically well-received.
"This is not a movie we're going to go on (review website) Rotten Tomatoes and it's going to be at...
It's only a matter of days before the reboot hits cinemas on both sides of the Atlantic, but Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell and Michael B Jordan are still in the dark about the finished product.
Mara told BBC Newsbeat: "I'm going to try to see it opening night with a real audience."
Critics have not been given the chance to see the film ahead of its release, which is often seen as a sign that bad reviews are to be expected.
Asked if he wants to prove the critics wrong, Teller said: "We haven't seen the film either. Rarely are films of this size critically well-received.
"This is not a movie we're going to go on (review website) Rotten Tomatoes and it's going to be at...
- 8/3/2015
- Digital Spy
Miles Teller discusses Fantastic Four’s chances on Rotten Tomatoes, and reveals that he hasn’t seen the film yet…
Here’s an interesting nugget of Fantastic Four news that cropped up yesterday – the cast haven’t seen the finished film yet.
The film – which opens worldwide this Thursday (the 6th of August) – is yet to be screened for critics. When asked about this, Miles Teller revealed to the BBC that “we [the cast] haven't seen the film either."
At this stage, it’s worth pointing out that Mad Max: Fury Road and Knock Knock – both of which did very well with reviewers – weren’t screened for press until very late in the day either, in the UK. Appreciating the negative press that the movie has attracted in some quarters, we're still rooting for this one.
In the same BBC News piece, there's a longer quote from Miles Teller where he discusses...
Here’s an interesting nugget of Fantastic Four news that cropped up yesterday – the cast haven’t seen the finished film yet.
The film – which opens worldwide this Thursday (the 6th of August) – is yet to be screened for critics. When asked about this, Miles Teller revealed to the BBC that “we [the cast] haven't seen the film either."
At this stage, it’s worth pointing out that Mad Max: Fury Road and Knock Knock – both of which did very well with reviewers – weren’t screened for press until very late in the day either, in the UK. Appreciating the negative press that the movie has attracted in some quarters, we're still rooting for this one.
In the same BBC News piece, there's a longer quote from Miles Teller where he discusses...
- 8/3/2015
- by rleane
- Den of Geek
Man Rachel Dolezal Says Is Her Father Comes Out in Defense of Former NAACP Spokane Chapter President
The man Rachel Dolezal identified as her father has come out in defense of the former NAACP Spokane chapter president. Albert Wilkerson is the African American man whom the 37-year-old activist referred to as her dad on Facebook, despite the fact that her reported biological father, Lawrence Dolezal, is white. "I am not going to throw her under the bus," Wilkerson told People on Wednesday. "There are bigger issues in the country we can be discussing. This is not the movie Imitation of Life, where [an actress] portrays herself as a black female. This is not a movie. I am not going to throw her under the bus." Dolezal, who has been accused of lying about her race, broke...
- 6/18/2015
- E! Online
Bracingly off-kilter, a sort of anti rom-com that sends up a cultlike subculture while embracing the full, curious humanity of those who live in it. I’m “biast” (pro): love Cobie Smulders and Guy Pearce
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
It’s nowhere near as outré as his delightfully bizarre Computer Chess, but writer-director Andrew Bujalski’s latest film is still bracingly off-kilter, a patchwork portrait of intriguingly messed-up people that morphs into a sort of anti rom-com even as it sends up a cultlike subculture while simultaneously embracing the full, curious humanity of those who live in it. Actually, then, Results isn’t so different from Computer Chess at all.
Trevor (Guy Pearce [Iron Man 3, Breathe In], using his own Australian accent, hooray!) runs an independent gym in Austin, Texas: “Power4Life” isn’t just the name of the establishment but an...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
It’s nowhere near as outré as his delightfully bizarre Computer Chess, but writer-director Andrew Bujalski’s latest film is still bracingly off-kilter, a patchwork portrait of intriguingly messed-up people that morphs into a sort of anti rom-com even as it sends up a cultlike subculture while simultaneously embracing the full, curious humanity of those who live in it. Actually, then, Results isn’t so different from Computer Chess at all.
Trevor (Guy Pearce [Iron Man 3, Breathe In], using his own Australian accent, hooray!) runs an independent gym in Austin, Texas: “Power4Life” isn’t just the name of the establishment but an...
- 5/29/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
One of the bigger stories out of last year's Cannes Film Festival was the less-than-positive response given to Lost River, the directorial debut of Ryan Gosling. I am sure some of that was amped up in the press due to Gosling's celebrity and, therefore, clickability, but if you were visiting movie websites at the time, it was kind of a difficult story to avoid. I was still curious though. I am not a big fan of Gosling as an actor, but perhaps he would sync up better with me when he is behind the camera. Turns out, not so much. The man has talent, definitely, but I think he needs to learn the difference between being a visual stylist and visual storyteller. He has the stylization in spades, it's the story that could use some work. The title Lost River refers to the town where this story takes place, a...
- 3/15/2015
- by Mike Shutt
- Rope of Silicon
The wasteland known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is neither democratic nor a republic of the people. The atrocities and crimes to humanity that are visited upon the sad and starving people of this land are anything but funny — and here’s where the “The Interview” performs most brilliantly — it doesn’t lose sight of this.
Much like Mel Brooks‘ 1968 comedy “The Producers,” where producer Max Bialystok and his accountant Leo Bloom create a fraudulent scheme to bilk money out of star-struck live theater investors by creating a musical about Adolf Hitler — Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen bring that premise to life.
Much like Mel Brooks‘ 1968 comedy “The Producers,” where producer Max Bialystok and his accountant Leo Bloom create a fraudulent scheme to bilk money out of star-struck live theater investors by creating a musical about Adolf Hitler — Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen bring that premise to life.
- 12/31/2014
- by Richard Stellar
- The Wrap
The wait is finally over. The veil over one of the year’s most anticipated films has been lifted. So is Interstellar going to be a blockbuster hit? A major Oscar contender? A good movie?
The answer is all three. The film started screening in earnest last week with a Wednesday night “tastemaker” showing at the California Science Center IMAX that was heavily attended by Oscar voters (just as it had been in NYC a couple of nights earlier). But Paramount, as has been the case with all Christopher Nolan films, kept the movie shrouded in secrecy and had put a strict embargo on reviews and plot discussion until this morning (one online trade posted a spoiler-heavy piece after that Wednesday screening, but much of it mysteriously disappeared once the studio saw it in the morning.) There have been numerous screenings since, including a couple for the SAG nominating committee...
The answer is all three. The film started screening in earnest last week with a Wednesday night “tastemaker” showing at the California Science Center IMAX that was heavily attended by Oscar voters (just as it had been in NYC a couple of nights earlier). But Paramount, as has been the case with all Christopher Nolan films, kept the movie shrouded in secrecy and had put a strict embargo on reviews and plot discussion until this morning (one online trade posted a spoiler-heavy piece after that Wednesday screening, but much of it mysteriously disappeared once the studio saw it in the morning.) There have been numerous screenings since, including a couple for the SAG nominating committee...
- 10/27/2014
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline
I have been a Blue Underground fanboy for quite a while now, as I have quite an impressive collection of their Blu-ray releases. This will be the first Blue Underground title that I have reviewed for the site, and what a title to start with. Blue Underground’s Blood Soaked Double Feature, is two Bruno Mattei films on Blu-ray for the price of one, and it’s quite an interesting pairing, I must say. The set consists of Hell of the Living Dead, following by Rats: Night of Terror. I have seen Hell of the Living Dead several times, but this marks the first time that I’ve seen Rats. If you want to follow the format given to us, you would watch Hell of the Living Dead first, but the truth of the matter is, these two films compliment each other so well that you could reverse it and...
- 8/29/2014
- by Shawn Savage
- The Liberal Dead
Austin - The Jon Favreau who wrote and directed "Chef" is the same Jon Favreau who helped create "Swingers" and "Made," the same guy who brought a distinctly independent voice to "Iron Man," the same guy who gave "Elf" such an unexpectedly big heart, and the same guy who seemed almost completely submerged in the giant studio product of "Cowboys and Aliens." I have no doubt you'll see plenty of people attempting to turn "Chef" into Favreau's autobiographical reaction to his own career, and while I think there are some valid and interesting parallels, I also think it would be both cheap and easy to assume that this is simply some knee-jerk cry of "But I'm really an Arrrrrrrtist!" "Chef" is a deceptively simple film. Favreau stars as Carl Casper, a chef who works for an upscale Los Angeles restaurant. Anointed a decade earlier as a promising young chef by...
- 3/8/2014
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
Review by Sam Moffitt
I never was a fan of Shirley Temple, far from it. I do recall seeing most of her movies years ago. Back in the Sixties Channel 11, in St. Louis, used to have a Shirley Temple Theater on weekend afternoons. My sister Judy, for some reason, had to watch those Shirley Temple films. So I can recall seeing Bright Eyes, the Little Colonel, Heidi, Little Miss Marker and what have you.
To say I was not impressed would be a major understatement. Even as a young kid I realized there was a strict formula to Shirley’s movies, namely her sunny disposition and optimistic outlook would win over cranky old adults and straighten out bratty little kids, who were usually the villains, in her films, and that was about all.
I do recognize and respect Shirley Temple’s place in film history. She was the biggest star...
I never was a fan of Shirley Temple, far from it. I do recall seeing most of her movies years ago. Back in the Sixties Channel 11, in St. Louis, used to have a Shirley Temple Theater on weekend afternoons. My sister Judy, for some reason, had to watch those Shirley Temple films. So I can recall seeing Bright Eyes, the Little Colonel, Heidi, Little Miss Marker and what have you.
To say I was not impressed would be a major understatement. Even as a young kid I realized there was a strict formula to Shirley’s movies, namely her sunny disposition and optimistic outlook would win over cranky old adults and straighten out bratty little kids, who were usually the villains, in her films, and that was about all.
I do recognize and respect Shirley Temple’s place in film history. She was the biggest star...
- 2/24/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
What is perhaps the most anticipated film of 2014, at least for most of us at Twitch, made its world premiere this evening at the Sundance Film Festival and suffice to say, the sequel does not disappoint. Clocking in at two-and-one-half hours, The Raid 2 greatly expands on the world created by Gareth Evans in the first film The Raid: Redemption. With the expansion of the world comes so much more action, so much more imagination, and so so So much more violence. This is not a movie for the faint of heart. In fact, the film actually had to be paused at one point and the lights brought up so one man who had lost consciousness could be removed (he eventually walked out...
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- 1/22/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Feature Juliette Harrisson 7 Jan 2014 - 06:38
Starring Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer, one-of-a-kind rom-zom-com Warm Bodies was one of 2013's hidden gems, Juliette writes...
Warm Bodies is a difficult movie to sell to people. It’s a zombie movie, but it’s not a horror movie. It’s not especially scary and the violence is, by zombie movie standards, minimal. It’s a romance, but a romance in which the hero eats the brains of the heroine’s friends. It’s hilarious, but it’s not a straight comedy.
What Warm Bodies really is, is a fairytale. It’s the story of a beast who kidnaps and falls in love with a beautiful princess (the daughter of the human settlement’s leader) and who must fight monsters who want to kill and eat her. Like all the best fairytales, it’s extremely dark at its centre but comes out of...
Starring Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer, one-of-a-kind rom-zom-com Warm Bodies was one of 2013's hidden gems, Juliette writes...
Warm Bodies is a difficult movie to sell to people. It’s a zombie movie, but it’s not a horror movie. It’s not especially scary and the violence is, by zombie movie standards, minimal. It’s a romance, but a romance in which the hero eats the brains of the heroine’s friends. It’s hilarious, but it’s not a straight comedy.
What Warm Bodies really is, is a fairytale. It’s the story of a beast who kidnaps and falls in love with a beautiful princess (the daughter of the human settlement’s leader) and who must fight monsters who want to kill and eat her. Like all the best fairytales, it’s extremely dark at its centre but comes out of...
- 1/6/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
“Out of the Furnace” may be this generation’s movie that shows a family’s struggle from the ill effects of the Iraq war and the Great Recession.
Director Scott Cooper’s powerful drama has an all-star cast that included Christian Bale, Woody Harrelson, Casey Affleck, Willem Dafoe, Forest Whitaker and Zoe Saldana. There’s no question the acting is nearly flawless with this cast.
The revenge film is about when a younger brother mysteriously disappears in the Appalachian Mountains after a bare knuckle fight. His older brother takes the matter into his own hands for justice.
Latino-Review was present at the press conference late last month to discuss about the film.
Questions asked from the press ranging from characters motivation, Braddock’s setting and the cast chemistry.
“Out of the Furnace” is currently released in theaters in New York and Los Angeles. It will be expanded nationwide tomorrow.
Read...
Director Scott Cooper’s powerful drama has an all-star cast that included Christian Bale, Woody Harrelson, Casey Affleck, Willem Dafoe, Forest Whitaker and Zoe Saldana. There’s no question the acting is nearly flawless with this cast.
The revenge film is about when a younger brother mysteriously disappears in the Appalachian Mountains after a bare knuckle fight. His older brother takes the matter into his own hands for justice.
Latino-Review was present at the press conference late last month to discuss about the film.
Questions asked from the press ranging from characters motivation, Braddock’s setting and the cast chemistry.
“Out of the Furnace” is currently released in theaters in New York and Los Angeles. It will be expanded nationwide tomorrow.
Read...
- 12/5/2013
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
Pressure group complains after New York's IFC Center flouts the film's Nc-17 rating, saying the explicit drama is suitable for 'mature, inquiring teenagers'
• Blue is the Warmest Colour - review
• Interview: Blue is the Warmest Colour star Adèle Exarchopoulos
A New York cinema has been criticised for allowing teenagers to view the controversial lesbian drama Blue is the Warmest Colour.
New York's IFC Center is flouting the film's Nc-17 rating, which specifies that children under the age of 17 should not be permitted entry. The move has been criticised by media watchdog the Parents Television Council, which argues that Abdellatif Kechiche's tale of sapphic passion is unsuitable for younger viewers.
"On behalf of the 1.3 million members of the Parents Television Council, whose mission it is to protect children from sex, violence and profanity in entertainment, I am deeply distressed to learn of your decision not to abide by the MPAA...
• Blue is the Warmest Colour - review
• Interview: Blue is the Warmest Colour star Adèle Exarchopoulos
A New York cinema has been criticised for allowing teenagers to view the controversial lesbian drama Blue is the Warmest Colour.
New York's IFC Center is flouting the film's Nc-17 rating, which specifies that children under the age of 17 should not be permitted entry. The move has been criticised by media watchdog the Parents Television Council, which argues that Abdellatif Kechiche's tale of sapphic passion is unsuitable for younger viewers.
"On behalf of the 1.3 million members of the Parents Television Council, whose mission it is to protect children from sex, violence and profanity in entertainment, I am deeply distressed to learn of your decision not to abide by the MPAA...
- 11/1/2013
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
There's been a lot of controversy surrounding the graphic sex scenes in Abdellatif Kechiche's Blue Is the Warmest Color. There's the uncomfortable public conflict between the director and star Lea Seydoux, the debate about what "real" lesbian sex entails, and the scarlet Nc-17 rating that the always prudish MPAA has branded the film with. One theater in New York is taking an entirely different approach to the buzz surrounding the three-hour French coming-of-age drama. The IFC Center is letting audience members under the age of 17 see Kechiche's movie, ignoring the forbidden rating due to explicit sexual content. "This is not a movie for young children, but it is our judgment that it is not inappropriate for mature, inquiring teenagers who...
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- 10/25/2013
- by Alison Nastasi
- Movies.com
Curious teens sure have it easy these days. Count sneaking into sexy French films as something of the distant, buttoned-up past.
Blue is the Warmest Color, which opens in select theaters today, garnered an Nc-17 rating by the Motion Picture Association of America for its graphic sex scenes. Usually this rating bans anyone under the age of 17 from viewing the film, but one New York theater, the IFC Center in Greenwich Village, is ignoring the rating and allowing high-schoolers to watch. The New York Times first reported the news.
“This is not a movie for young children, but it is...
Blue is the Warmest Color, which opens in select theaters today, garnered an Nc-17 rating by the Motion Picture Association of America for its graphic sex scenes. Usually this rating bans anyone under the age of 17 from viewing the film, but one New York theater, the IFC Center in Greenwich Village, is ignoring the rating and allowing high-schoolers to watch. The New York Times first reported the news.
“This is not a movie for young children, but it is...
- 10/25/2013
- by Jennifer Arellano
- EW - Inside Movies
There's been much fuss about the MPAA hobbling "Blue is the Warmest Color" with an Nc-17 rating, the film's inability to screen in Idaho, and so on. In New York, however, one theater -- the IFC Center, of course -- is taking matters into their own hands by ignoring the restrictive rating. Manager John Vanco says viewers of high-school age will be admitted, stating: “This is not a movie for young children, but it is our judgment that it is not inappropriate for mature, inquiring teenagers who are looking ahead to the emotional challenges and opportunities that adulthood holds.” That strikes...
- 10/24/2013
- by Guy Lodge
- Hitfix
Abdellatif Kechiche's racy Palme d'Or winner "Blue is the Warmest Color" is, unsurprisingly, rated Nc-17 for its frank (and lengthy) depictions of lesbian sex between a teenager (Adèle Exarchopoulos) and her older lover (Lea Seydoux), but that won't stop New York's IFC Center from admitting teenagers under 17 wanting to watch the film. How is that possible? The rating, like every one granted by the Motion Picture Associated of America, is merely a recommendation to theater managers -- the MPAA is a trade association representing the major studios, not a government agency -- and John Vanco, senior vice president and general manager of the IFC Center, has simply chosen to ignore it. Read More: 'Blue is the Warmest Color' Filmmaker Pens Enraged Open Letter; Slams 'Spoiled,' 'Opportunistic' Star Lea Seydoux In an emailed statement to The New York Times, Vanco wrote, "This is not a movie for young children,...
- 10/23/2013
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
Our ardent passion for Joseph Gordon-Levitt has dimmed—not completely, but the wattage is definitely lower. In an interview about his new movie, Don Jon, the director-writer-star says he didn’t get naked for the part because “it would just be distracting.”
Sorry, Jgl, don’t want to ruin your Godfather moment!
“It’s really not the point of the movie,” he tells Q Syndicate. “This is not a movie of brutal realism; it’s a comedy and it’s a story. It’s sort of a parable, so there would really be no reason to have any nudity.”
Why is showing male nudity in a romantic comedy considered “brutal realism”? Did you have some horrible accident with a thresher when you were a kid? You’ve clearly been hitting the weights, Joseph Gordon-Levitt—don’t deprive us of the fruit of your labor.
The “perfect man” (as Buzzfeed crowned...
Sorry, Jgl, don’t want to ruin your Godfather moment!
“It’s really not the point of the movie,” he tells Q Syndicate. “This is not a movie of brutal realism; it’s a comedy and it’s a story. It’s sort of a parable, so there would really be no reason to have any nudity.”
Why is showing male nudity in a romantic comedy considered “brutal realism”? Did you have some horrible accident with a thresher when you were a kid? You’ve clearly been hitting the weights, Joseph Gordon-Levitt—don’t deprive us of the fruit of your labor.
The “perfect man” (as Buzzfeed crowned...
- 9/3/2013
- by Daniel Avery
- The Backlot
Joseph stars in the upcoming new movie ‘Don Jon,’ which he wrote and directed, about a guy obsessed with porn. In the movie, he has a bunch of steamy love scenes with his co-star Scarlett Johansson, and he reveals why neither of them actually stripped down.
Even though the latest trailer for Don Jon shows Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Scarlett Johansson making out in a hallway before having sex, Joseph says there was no reason to try and get more into the part by going actually nude.
Why Joseph Gordon-Levitt Didn’t Go Nude In ‘Don Jon’
The highly anticipated movie, is about a guy named Don, played by Joseph, who lives in his car. But at the same time, he’s trying to date Barbara, played by Scarlett. But even though the movie is all about sex, he says don’t think you’re going to be seeing any full frontal scenes.
Even though the latest trailer for Don Jon shows Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Scarlett Johansson making out in a hallway before having sex, Joseph says there was no reason to try and get more into the part by going actually nude.
Why Joseph Gordon-Levitt Didn’t Go Nude In ‘Don Jon’
The highly anticipated movie, is about a guy named Don, played by Joseph, who lives in his car. But at the same time, he’s trying to date Barbara, played by Scarlett. But even though the movie is all about sex, he says don’t think you’re going to be seeing any full frontal scenes.
- 9/3/2013
- by Chloe Melas
- HollywoodLife
Death of a Superhero
Written by Anthony McCarten
Directed by Ian Fitzgibbon
Ireland/Germany, 2011
Why is it when we see the word “death” in a movie’s title, we still hold our collective breath, cross our fingers, and hope for a happy ending, knowing upfront the story will most likely deny us that possibility? There’s a temptation in this case to keep an emotional distance to ameliorate any inevitable heartbreak the title forecasts, and that reservation resembles in a way the same conflict experienced by the protagonist in Death of a Superhero.
Fifteen year-old Donald (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) has stopped living before he even dies. How can he find something to love about life when he knows his days are numbered, and that number is dismally low? So he starts to exhibit risky behavior, playing chicken with oncoming trains and tempting fate on the ledge of a highway overpass. Fearing...
Written by Anthony McCarten
Directed by Ian Fitzgibbon
Ireland/Germany, 2011
Why is it when we see the word “death” in a movie’s title, we still hold our collective breath, cross our fingers, and hope for a happy ending, knowing upfront the story will most likely deny us that possibility? There’s a temptation in this case to keep an emotional distance to ameliorate any inevitable heartbreak the title forecasts, and that reservation resembles in a way the same conflict experienced by the protagonist in Death of a Superhero.
Fifteen year-old Donald (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) has stopped living before he even dies. How can he find something to love about life when he knows his days are numbered, and that number is dismally low? So he starts to exhibit risky behavior, playing chicken with oncoming trains and tempting fate on the ledge of a highway overpass. Fearing...
- 4/23/2012
- by Kenneth
- SoundOnSight
Just last week, Edi Gathegi ("Laurent" in Twilight and The Twilight Saga: New Moon) was featured in the trailer for X-Men: First Class, and now another one of his post-Twilight film feats has released its first trailer: Atlas Shrugged: Part 1.
Atlas Shrugged is a film based on the Ayn Rand novel of the same name, and the plot description is as follows:
A powerful railroad executive, Dagny Taggart, struggles to keep her business alive while society is crumbling around her.
Edi Gathegi's character in the film is "Eddie Willers." He is Taggart's friend and assistant … alled This Is Not A Movie and a short film called Page 36. The latter one is the most interesting. It was directed by Nelsan Ellis ("Lafayette" in True Blood), and the description is ..
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Atlas Shrugged is a film based on the Ayn Rand novel of the same name, and the plot description is as follows:
A powerful railroad executive, Dagny Taggart, struggles to keep her business alive while society is crumbling around her.
Edi Gathegi's character in the film is "Eddie Willers." He is Taggart's friend and assistant … alled This Is Not A Movie and a short film called Page 36. The latter one is the most interesting. It was directed by Nelsan Ellis ("Lafayette" in True Blood), and the description is ..
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- 2/13/2011
- by thetwilightexaminer
- Twilight Examiner
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