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I wanted to puke kittens and rainbows. Review of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Micmacs
3 November 2009 12:46 PM, PST | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »
Year: 2009
Directors: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Writers: Jean-Pierre Jeunet & Guillaume Laurant
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: The Crystal Ferret
Rating: 5 out of 10
Basil lost his father to a landmine during the Algerian war, his mother to some sanitarium in the aftermath, and his childhood to St Peter’s Needle in some generic religious boarding school. Our story kicks in, thirty years later, with an adult Basil nearly losing his life to some stray bullet during a shootout on the doorstep of his video-rental store.
After quite a time in hospital and with the bullet still firmly lodged in his brain, he returns to his day to day life to find his apartment locked down, his property stolen, and his job gone. The only compensation he will get from the video store is the spent cartridge from his new leaded friend.
He will try and survive on his own in the street »
Ang Lee: First Signs of Life… of Pi
3 November 2009 12:09 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
I like to consider myself one part book nerd, the other part film geek. So nothing excites me more than when these two worlds come together. That’s why news that we’re one step closer to a film adaptation of Yann Martel’s prize-winning novel Life of Pi really “floats my boat.” Well, you’ll get that reference in a minute if you don’t already. Life of Pi won England’s prestigious Man Booker Prize back in 2002, and after devouring it page by page in a matter of hours, I made it my mission to read every other Booker Prize winner I could get my hands on. The story concerns little Piscine “Pi” Molitor Patel, who survives a shipwreck only to find himself adrift in a lifeboat with four very unlikely shipmates: a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, and a tiger. In February of this year, it was »
- Kenneth
Ang Lee May Adapt Life of Pi
3 November 2009 2:48 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
After the box office disappointment of his last movie, Taking Woodstock, director Ang Lee is apparently looking to adapt an award-winning novel from Canada next. Averaging one feature every two years since The Hulk in 2003, Lee said that his next project "is two years ahead," but he told Digital Spy that he has a story in mind.
I think I'm going to do Life of Pi. A little boy adrift at sea with a tiger. It's a hard one to crack.
Written by Yann Martel and originally published in 2001, Life of Pi tells the story of Piscine "Pi" Molitor Patel, a young Indian boy stranded on a boat in the Pacific Ocean with a zebra, an orangutan, a hyena and a Bengal tiger named "Richard Parker." The British edition of Life of Pi won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction the year after its release, and M. Night Shyamalan (The Happening »
- BrentJS Sprecher
Ang Lee Updates His 'Life of Pi' Adaptation, Still Two Years Out
30 October 2009 4:01 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Even though Taking Woodstock wasn't as big of a success as he had hoped, Taiwanese director Ang Lee is moving on forward with his head held high. It was first announced in February that Lee would be the latest to take as shot at adapting Yann Martel's novel Life of Pi, about an Indian boy who is the lone survivor of a sunken freighter and winds up sharing a lifeboat with a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a Bengal tiger. Lee confirmed with two separate outlets that it is his very next project, but it's still a ways out. "I think I'm going to do Life Of Pi," Lee told Digital Spy recently. "A little boy adrift at sea with a tiger. It's a hard one to crack." It is indeed a hard one to crack, as other great filmmakers like M. Night Shyamalan, Alfonso Cuarón and Jean-Pierre Jeunet »
- Alex Billington
Page 3
30 October 2009 6:44 AM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Jeff Wells spotted this Antichrist shirt for sale at Cinefile in La. It doesn't appear to be available at their online shop just yet. Page 3 is the eccentric little brother of Page 2 and compiles even more stories which, for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. There’s a whole heap of different items after the break - video clips, posters, pictures, odd snippets of news. Jean-Pierre Jeunet has been quoted by Tout Le Cine, and they say that he is interested in making some pornography. Will it have Dominique Pinon in it? There's an image to conjure with. John Rhys-Davies has told Empire he won't come back for The Hobbit under any circumstances. A cameo would be too small, a full role would be too punishing. Pixar's Oren Jacobs has Executive Produced a documentary about a championship for grocery store baggers called Ready, Set, Bag! »
- Brendon Connelly
Ang Lee Updates Progress on Life of Pi
29 October 2009 11:32 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Things are moving along (albeit slowly) with Ang Lee's adaptation of the fantasy novel Life of Pi. Speaking recently with Digital Spy, Lee mentioned that he's recently turned in his first draft of the script, and that we can probably expect it in two years. He hasn't thought about casting as of yet. The story follows a young Indian boy who ends up stranded on a boat for 227 days with a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger. Something tells me they're going to work extra hard to find the perfect child actor for this role, since he's going to be the only human for most of its run time. The project has caught the attention of many directors, including M. Night Shyamlan, Alfonso Cuaron, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet since the novel by Yann Martel was released in 2001. The project seems well suited to Lee's more imaginative tendencies, and already has »
- Devindra Hardawar
'Life Of Pi' next for Ang Lee
28 October 2009 3:22 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Ang Lee has confirmed that his next movie will be an adaptation of Yann Martel's Man Booker Prize-winning novel Life Of Pi for Fox 2000. The project, which has previously attracted interest from filmmakers M. Night Shyamalan, Alfonso Cuarón and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, follows a boy who survives the sinking of a freighter and shares a lifeboat with an array of exotic animals. "I think I'm going to do Life Of Pi," Lee revealed to Digital Spy. "A little boy adrift at sea with a tiger. It's a hard one to crack." Lee noted that the project is still at the scripting stages and he hasn't started thinking about (more) »
- By Simon Reynolds
Games: Review:Machinarium
25 October 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news »
Machinarium, a point-and-click adventure game set in a strangely recognizable robot city, is one of the most beautiful games to hit home computers in a long time. It achieves this with the barest possible technology: colored pencil drawings, ethereal music, and crude pictograph dialogue. The atmosphere is almost filmic, like Metropolis and Jean-Pierre Jeunet filtered through The Triplets Of Belleville, but the gameplay is joyously inspired. The story of a little robot who must escape from prison, find his girlfriend, and prevent a bomb blast is told through puzzles. Many are single-screen affairs in which everything you need is before ... »
Vera Farmiga, Emily Watson, Jean-Pierre Jeunet: London 2009
22 October 2009 8:59 PM, PDT | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »
Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, two potential best supporting actress Oscar nominees, attend the Up in the Air photocall during the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival at the Mayfair Hotel on October 18. Emily Watson at the premiere of Cold Souls, starring Paul Giamatti, at the Vue West End on October 18. Jean-Pierre Jeunet arrives for the premiere of Micmacs at the Vue West End on October 18. »
- Joan Lister
No Country For Foreign Blockbusters
22 October 2009 9:11 AM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
Even though it's made $100 million in the rest of the world and is based on a global bestseller, it took months for Swedish murder mystery "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" to find a U.S. distributor. The film was finally picked up earlier this month by Music Box Films, known for previously saving the French crowdpleaser "Tell No One" after other distributors passed in fear of poor returns.
In America, with few exceptions, the fact that a film is subtitled means it's destined for the arthouse. Populist entertainment -- action, romantic comedies, thrillers -- has struggled to find a place and an audience. Like most blockbusters, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" is guaranteed a sequel -- it's adapted from the first installment of the "Millenium" trilogy, written before author Stieg Larsson passed away in 2004. As Anne Thompson reported, the only reason an American remake hasn't been set into »
- Stephen Saito
Preview: The Best of the 45th Chicago International Film Festival, Week One
8 October 2009 8:51 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – We’ve been working our way through the schedule for the upcoming 45th Annual Chicago International Film Festival, kicking off tonight with the premiere of “Motherhood,” starring Uma Thurman, Anthony Edwards, and Minnie Driver. We’ve watched dozens of films from some that stand among the best of the year to a few that stand among the worst. We’re here to focus on the former and point out a few highlights for your movie-going weekend.
The best films of the first week of the fest include a spectacular coming-of-age story, an intense drama, a fascinating documentary, and a Russian musical. The lineup at this year’s fest may be a little light on true gems that instantly jump out from the printed schedule, but it just means you’ll have to dig a little harder. There are great films on there. Here are a few.
The top tier »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
London Film Festival To Hand Out First Best Film Award
7 October 2009 11:40 AM, PDT | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »
For the first time the London Film Festival plans to award a trophy to the festival's best film and has selected nine titles to compete for the honor, including Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr Fox, Jane Campion's Bright Star and Sam Taylor-Wood's Nowhere Boy, Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon, Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Micmacs, Robert Connolly's Balibo, Jacques Audiard's A Prophet, John Hillcoat 's The Road and Ethan and Joel Cohen's A Serious Man. The festival also plans to hand out an award to either a producer, director or writer making his or her feature debut at the festival. »
Jean-Pierre Jeunet versus Goliath
1 October 2009 5:02 AM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
"You know, each time I tell the same story. It's little guys against the monster, the ogre -- or David against Goliath," says Jean-Pierre Jeunet of his new film "Micmacs," a comedy about a video store clerk (Dany Boon) who seeks revenge on two major weapons manufacturers with help from a group of quirkily talented friends, including a human cannonball and a contortionist.
The "Amelie" director sat down with his star to tell us about his new film and what inspires him. "Micmacs" will be released by Sony Pictures Classics.
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- IFC
Audrey After Chanel
25 September 2009 8:14 AM, PDT | Interview Magazine | See recent Interview Magazine news »
If beauty is clarity, then Audrey Tautou might be our Helen of Troy. Her face–especially her dark, cartoonishly clear eyes–seems to register in finer focus than the rest of the world, and seeing her in person is like putting on reading glasses for the first time. It's obvious why Jean-Pierre Jeunet's camera stayed adoringly glued to her in Amélie.
As you've probably heard, Tautou's latest role is much less winsome. In Coco Before Chanel, which was released today, she plays the iconic French designer, who was the opposite of transparent. Born in southern France, she grew up an orphan. »
"Precious" Film Wins People's Choice Trophy At The Tiff
21 September 2009 5:57 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
The drama "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" has won the People's Choice award at the 34th Toronto International Film Festival. The Lee Daniels-directed film has nabbed the festival-goers' votes at the conclusion of the event.
With a help from producer Oprah Winfrey's red carpet appearance, the film, starring Gabourey Sidibe, attracted audience at the festival.
It tells the story of an obese and illiterate teenage girl in Harlem who has been impregnated twice by her father and is living with her abusive mother. It also stars Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Lenny Kravitz, Sherri Shepherd, and a glammed down Mariah Carey as a social worker.
"Mao's Last Dancer" by Bruce Beresford and "Micmacs" by Jean-Pierre Jeunet were the first and second runners-up respectively.
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'Precious' scoops top Toronto prize
21 September 2009 4:20 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Harlem-set drama Precious has won the audience award at the Toronto International Film Festival. The coming-of-age film, about an overweight teen who falls pregnant for the second time, beat Bruce Beresford's runner-up Mao's Last Dancer and Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Micmacs in a vote for the People's Choice award. "The audience award holds such an important meaning," said director Lee Daniels. "I made this film for every person out there who ever looked in the mirror (more) »
- By Simon Reynolds
Teaser Trailer - Micmacs à tire-larigot
21 September 2009 2:20 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Drawing on one of France's most popular screen stars, the incorrigible Dany Boon from the comedy mega hit Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis, as well as a cast of some of the country's best-known actors, including André Dussollier, Nicolas Marié, Jean-Pierre Marielle and Julie Ferrier, Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Delicatessen, City Of Lost Children, e Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain) returns with his latest film Micmacs a satire on the world arms trade. Judging by the trailer, this has got all the qualities audiences have come to love in Jeunet's previous films, a fantastical comedy from a world class director that is sure to not disappoint. Is it better to live with a bullet lodged in your brain, even if it means you might drop dead any time or would you rather have the bullet taken out and live the rest of your life as a vegetable? Are zebras white with black stripes or black with white stripes? »
- Ricky
Oprah Winfrey-Produced 'Precious' Grabs Top Toronto Kudo
20 September 2009 9:55 PM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
The 34th Annual Toronto International Film Festival has wrapped up with the announcement of its awards winners. On Saturday, September 19 at the Awards Reception at the Intercontinental on Front Street, "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" was unveiled to be the title holder of 2009 Cadillac People's Choice Award.
The gritty tale about an abused teenage girl in Harlem got the most votes from ordinary moviegoers in Toronto and beat out first runner-up Bruce Beresford's "Mao's Last Dancer", and second runner-up Jean-Pierre Jeunet's "Micmacs". Having also won the audience and jury awards for best picture from this year's Sundance Film Festival, it became the only film ever to win the audience prizes at both festivals.
"The audience award holds such an important meaning," director Lee Daniels said in a statement from the San Sebastian Film Festival, where the movie was screened on Sunday evening, September 20. "I made »
- AceShowbiz.com
Hello Oscar: 'Precious' Reigns Over Toronto
20 September 2009 8:05 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
This news couldn't be better in my opinion as Lee Daniels's Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire was the recipient of the top audience award at the Toronto International Film Festival and as I have said several times before, this film is magnificent. I am anxious to see what kind of momentum this adds to the film from exec producers Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry as it is the first time I have ever been happy to see those two names attached to a film in hopes it serves as cause for serious audience and Oscar attention. Heading into Toronto all the talk was for Jason Reitman's Up In the Air, which had just premiered to raves out of Telluride, but for Precious to walk away from Toronto with the top prize that is really saying something. Not to mention it is now the only film »
- Brad Brevet
Tiff 2009 Day 7: Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Micmacs
20 September 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
- A welcomed "diversion" to my viewing slate, Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator wasn't the first picture that came to mind when watching Dany Boon's miming about in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's "anti-war" themed pic. I wasn't thinking of anti-war pics, and it was upon further reflection that I thought about the whole non-violence combating violence discourse of the film, but it was the collection of pics from the late 70's/early 80's films that I grew up on that I had in mind. In my estimation, Jeunet's Micmacs delivers that tingling feeling sensation that we find in spades in Amelie, the pic is a technically fun film to watch, and is inoffensive, quirky and highly imaginative - I'm hoping that Sony Pictures Classics have a great run with the picture. Full reviewing coming soon.... »
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