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Farber on Film: The Complete Film Writings of Manny Farber
14 November 2009 6:13 AM, PST | The Auteurs | See recent The Auteurs news »
While this season of taking stock finds us tinkering on our lists of the best films of the year - best of the decade, even - along comes a book that throws all our efforts into humbling perspective. Never mind years and decades. Farber on Film: The Complete Film Writings of Manny Farber presents us with the work of a lifetime, collecting what for too long has gone uncollected, the reviews and essays, stray thoughts and well-targeted rants of "the liveliest, smartest, most original film critic this country ever produced," as none other than Susan Sontag put it.
Over the next couple of weeks, The Auteurs will be celebrating this landmark publication with new appreciations of Manny Farber and his work; the full text of editor Robert Polito's introduction as well as his selections from the book of previously unpublished works by Farber; and a short film by Paul Schrader on one of Farber's paintings. »
How Glorious 39 could help America learn to love Stephen Poliakoff
13 November 2009 4:06 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
He's our Paul Schrader, on an idiosyncratic journey, so why haven't my Us friends heard of Poliakoff?
Whenever my American friends ask me to name a good English director they've not heard of, I always push them towards the work of Stephen Poliakoff, whose Glorious 39 arrives this week. And those who take up my recommendation/challenge usually come back about three weeks later, after a bracing immersion in whatever traces of Poliakoff can be found in La's video stores, filled with gratitude and suddenly obsessed with Poliakoff's recurring themes: ancient family secrets, the power of images and documents to realign our understanding of histories both national and familial, and London as a city of secrets, forever yielding up surprises and shocks from its subterranean depths and farthest-flung outer suburbs; all somehow viewed by Poliakoff with the fresh-peeled eyeballs of a newly landed immigrant.
Poliakoff's American profile is diffuse and indistinct, »
- John Patterson
11th Mumbai Film Festival comes to a close
6 November 2009 1:43 AM, PST | BollywoodHungama | See recent BollywoodHungama news »
Click above for event stills The curtain closed on the 11th edition of Mumbai Film Festival organized by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (Mami) at Mumbai amidst the who's who of the of Indian and World cinema gracing the closure of the event with their presence. A glittering closing ceremony herald the closure of the 7 day Festival that laid out some real sumptuous fare for film-buffs in Mumbai. Mff is a Reliance Big Entertainment initiative and has the distinction of being the only international film festival in India to be organized by an independent body of practicing film professionals. Mami committee led by Chairman Mr. Shyam Benegal and trustees Mr. Yash Chopra, Mrs. Jaya Bachchan, Mr. Amit Khanna, Mr. Amol Palekar along with the festival jury Members including: renowned Hollywood screenwriter and director Mr. Paul Schrader, Sri Lankan filmmaker Mr. Vimukthi Jayasundara, Philippine filmmaker Mr. Brillante Mendoza, Indian filmmaker Mr. »
- Bollywood Hungama News Network
11th Mumbai Film Festival comes to a close
6 November 2009 1:43 AM, PST | BollywoodHungama | See recent BollywoodHungama news »
Click above for event stills The curtain closed on the 11th edition of Mumbai Film Festival organized by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (Mami) at Mumbai amidst the who's who of the of Indian and World cinema gracing the closure of the event with their presence. A glittering closing ceremony herald the closure of the 7 day Festival that laid out some real sumptuous fare for film-buffs in Mumbai. Mff is a Reliance Big Entertainment initiative and has the distinction of being the only international film festival in India to be organized by an independent body of practicing film professionals. Mami committee led by Chairman Mr. Shyam Benegal and trustees Mr. Yash Chopra, Mrs. Jaya Bachchan, Mr. Amit Khanna, Mr. Amol Palekar along with the festival jury Members including: renowned Hollywood screenwriter and director Mr. Paul Schrader, Sri Lankan filmmaker Mr. Vimukthi Jayasundara, Philippine filmmaker Mr. Brillante Mendoza, Indian filmmaker Mr. »
- Bollywood Hungama News Network
Motion Picture Purgatory: Auto Focus
3 November 2009 12:47 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
This week Trembles takes us a little off the beaten path into a true tale of sex addiction and murder: Paul Schrader's 2002 Auto Focus starring Greg Kinnear as TV star Bob Crane and Willem Dafoe as his video technician buddy John Carpenter (nope, not director John Carpenter of Halloween fame, but rather a sleazy swinger who gets credit for turning Crane into a sex addict).
For those unfamiliar with the story, Crane, star of 1960's TV series "Hogan's Heroes", dove into the freewheeling spirit of the 60s and 70s with relish, having affairs with numerous women and videotaping his exploits with Carpenter's help. He was murdered in a Scottsdale, Arizona, motel room in 1978, a crime that remains officially unsolved to this day.
"A day without sex is a day wasted" -actual tagline
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- The Woman In Black
'Xtrme City' about Mumbai mafia, families, romance: Paul Schrader
30 October 2009 1:39 PM, PDT | Filmicafe | See recent Filmicafe news »
Hollywood screenplay writer-director Paul Schrader says 'Xtrme City', his first Indian collaboration dealing with the Mumbai mafia and slums, is also about romance, families and obligations.'The script that I am dealing with is about two men who've worked together - an American policeman and an Indian ex-bhai. But it's not a gangster film. It's not a 'Satya', 'Company' or 'Sarkar'. It's a different kind of film,' Schrader told Ians in a telephonic interview from Mumbai.'It has to deal with the world of crime but it also has to deal with families, romance and farce. Mostly it's about farce and obligations,' he said on the sidelines of the Mumbai Film Festival (Mff).Mff is an initiative by Reliance Big Entertainment and the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (Mami) and Schrader is an international jury for the ongoing fest.'Xtrme City' found »
The 11th Mumbai Film Festival glitters on opening night
30 October 2009 5:45 AM, PDT | BollywoodHungama | See recent BollywoodHungama news »
Click above for more stills The 11th Mumbai Film Festival (Mff), organized by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (Mami) began last night in the city with the opening ceremony held at Fun Cinema, Andheri. It was a night to remember with the who's who of world and Indian cinema gracing the event with their presence. The festival was inaugurated by the Information and Broadcasting Minister. Ambika Soni. A visibly impressed Mrs. Soni said, "Indian Cinema has made significant contribution to the nation's growth rate. The film industry's concerns are the concerns of my ministry." Once the action moved from the red carpet to inside the venue, the crowd was pleasantly surprised to see that the emcees for the night were the two whiz kids of Bollywood, Farhan Akhtar and Karan Johar, who were both at their enthralling best. Farhan invited the Chairman of Mami, Shyam Benegal who gave the welcome speech. »
- Bollywood Hungama News Network
Shyam Benegal, Yash Chopra announce line-up for 11th Mumbai Film Festival
22 October 2009 10:09 AM, PDT | BollywoodHungama | See recent BollywoodHungama news »
The Mami committee led by Chairman Shyam Benegal and trustees Yash Chopra, Jaya Bachchan, Amit Khanna, Shabana Azmi and Amol Palekar unveiled the line-up for the 11th annual Mumbai Film Festival (Mff), which consists of 200 films from 56 countries. All of the international films to be screened in the main sections of this year's festival will be Indian, Asian or world premieres. Mff is a Reliance Big Entertainment initiative and has the distinction of being the only international film festival in India to be organized by an independent body of practicing film professionals. Information and Broadcasting Minister of India Ambika Soni will be the chief guest at the opening ceremony, to be held at the Fun Cinema, Andheri on October 29. Shashi Kapoor will be honoured with the Indian Lifetime achievement award along with legendary Indian director-producer Yash Chopra who will be felicitated by Fiapf, the international federation of film producers association. »
- Bollywood Hungama News Network
Shyam Benegal, Yash Chopra announce line-up for 11th Mumbai Film Festival
22 October 2009 10:09 AM, PDT | BollywoodHungama | See recent BollywoodHungama news »
The Mami committee led by Chairman Shyam Benegal and trustees Yash Chopra, Jaya Bachchan, Amit Khanna, Shabana Azmi and Amol Palekar unveiled the line-up for the 11th annual Mumbai Film Festival (Mff), which consists of 200 films from 56 countries. All of the international films to be screened in the main sections of this year's festival will be Indian, Asian or world premieres. Mff is a Reliance Big Entertainment initiative and has the distinction of being the only international film festival in India to be organized by an independent body of practicing film professionals. Information and Broadcasting Minister of India Ambika Soni will be the chief guest at the opening ceremony, to be held at the Fun Cinema, Andheri on October 29. Shashi Kapoor will be honoured with the Indian Lifetime achievement award along with legendary Indian director-producer Yash Chopra who will be felicitated by Fiapf, the international federation of film producers association. »
- Bollywood Hungama News Network
Susan Sarandon: Lifetime Achievement Award at Stockholm Festival
22 October 2009 12:50 AM, PDT | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »
Susan Sarandon will be the recipient of the Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award 2009 to be presented at the 20th Stockholm International Film Festival, which runs Nov. 18-29. Sarandon will be accepting the honor in person. As per the Stockholm Film Festival’s press release, "the Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award is presented annually to honor and acknowledge a longstanding career and an outstanding achievement in cinema. The prestigious award, in the shape of a 16 lb Bronze Horse (the heaviest film award in the world), is a paraphrase on the Swedish Dala horse, designed by designer Fredrik Swärd." Previous recipients of the Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award include Lauren Bacall, Charlotte Rampling, David Lynch, Oliver Stone, Jean-Luc Godard, Erland Josephson, and Paul Schrader. Below is [...] »
- Andre Soares
Gilles Marini Featured in Playboy
20 October 2009 11:56 PM, PDT | Hollyscoop.com | See recent HollyScoop news »
The new issue of Playboy will be one the ladies may want to pick up. Sexy French actor Gilles Marini, who has appeared in Sex and the City and Dancing With the Stars, will be in the next issue of Playboy. Gilles is featured in a racy fashion pictorial in the November issue of Playboy which is on newsstands now. Set at the famed Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, the pictorial features men’s styles and is inspired by Paul Schrader’s film, “The Comfort of Strangers.” In the feature, Marini exquisitely models suits from Bottega Veneta, Tom Ford, Ermenegildo Zegna,... »
Srk in Bombay Velvet!!
13 October 2009 8:57 PM, PDT | Stardust Bollywood | See recent Stardust Bollywood news »
While Shah Rukh readies to star in Danny Boyle.s .Bombay Velvet. to be directed by Anurag Kashyap, legendary Hollywood screenplay writer Paul Schrader has hinted at casting Srk in his next film with Mumbai.s infamous underworld as the backdrop. The buzz is that Schrader, writer of classics like .Taxi Driver. and .American Gigolo., has apparently tied up with Mushtaq Shiekh andAnubhav Sinha to make a USD10 million-budgeted cops and mafia film titled .Xtrme City..The film has been announced by David Weisman.s .Vanishing Cinema LLC. in unison with Shiekh and Sinha. sources say that Srk has almost given a nod for the same, thanks to his proximity with Mushtaq Shiekh, who did the screenplays of Khan.s films like .Om Shanti Om., .Billu. and is also working on Srk.s under-production sci-fi thriller .Ra1.. »
Shahrukh Khan to act in Paul Schrader?s film
12 October 2009 10:05 AM, PDT | Bollywoodmantra.com | See recent Bollywood Mantra news »
Famous Hollywood screenplay writer Paul Schrader has decided to cast Shahrukh Khan in his next film ‘Xtrme City’ which is based on Mumbai underworld. Paul the man behind ‘Taxi Driver’ and ‘American Gigolo’ has tied up with Mushtaq Shiekh and Anubhav Sinha to make a USD10 million-budgeted cops and mafia film titled ‘Xtrme City’.It is learnt that Shahrukh Khan has given his nod to star in the film and all the credits goes to Mushtaq Shiekh, who wrote the screenplays for ‘Om Shanti Om’, ‘Billu’ and is also working on Srk’s under-production sci-fi thriller ‘Ra1... »
Exclusive: Paul Schrader On His Unlikely Reinvention as a Bollywood Auteur
9 October 2009 7:50 AM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
On paper, the idea of Paul Schrader leaving Hollywood for Bollywood shouldn't work. Schrader's had a hand in some of the most iconic American films of the last century -- he scripted Taxi Driver and The Last Temptation of Christ and directed films like American Gigolo and Affliction -- and the dark themes that have long fascinated him would seem a mismatch for the joyous, colorful world of Indian cinema. And yet, that's exactly what makes the concept so immediately compelling; like Steven Soderbergh's planned Cleopatra musical, the idea of Paul Schrader directing a Bollywood musical is simply too bold to ignore.
After reading the announcement of the project (titled Xtrme City) in Variety this week, I called up Schrader to learn just what he has in mind. "I've made a career out of doing oddball films that have a very niche market," he admitted to me, right off the bat. »
Paul Schrader going to India
8 October 2009 10:45 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
A year after reports emerged that Paul Schrader had abandoned Hollywood, the writer-director is going Bollywood.Schrader's latest film, "Xtrme City," is a collaboration with Bollywood writer Mushtaq Shiekh, creative director of Sahara One, with financing from former sports agent Dwight Manley.The film, which has a $10 million budget, will start casting soon, with Shiekh seeking A-list actors from India and the West.The film centers on a former U.S. ranger who joins forces with an Indian commando. The two must delve into the Mumbai underworld in order to rescue the ranger's sister-in-law, who's been kidnapped by a crime lord.According to Variety, Schrader and Shiekh are working with producers David Weisman ("Kiss of the Spider Woman") and Anubhav Sinha ("Dus") on the »
- Adnan Tezer
Terry Gilliam Finds His Don Quixote And 'Battlestar Galactica: The Plan' Gets A Release Date In Today's Dailies -- 10/7/09
7 October 2009 3:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
--Terry Gilliam is getting back to his work on the man of La Mancha, Don Quixote. The filmmaker's seemingly cursed efforts at bringing the mad knight to the silver screen seem to have finally paid off, likely thanks to the goodwill his work on the soon-to-be-released "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" has fostered. Said Gilliam of "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote": "We're up and running again, we've rewritten the script and finally got it back, the budget's come in... and I think we've found our Quixote! But who's it going to be? Well, I'm not going to tell you, but it'll start next Spring." (Empire Online)
--Accomplished filmmaker Paul Schrader (he wrote "Taxi Driver" and "Raging Bull"!) is coming back to Hollywood. Halfway at least. In a joint Hollywood/Bollywood production, Schrader will direct "Xtrme City," which follows a U.S. ranger and an Indian commando as »
- Adam Rosenberg
1999: A Year In Review (Part One)
7 October 2009 9:07 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Many films come out every year with critics and fans alike, compiling lists of their bests and worsts. There are also many films that fall between the cracks, only to be discovered years later. Many critics believe that one of the best years in cinema was 1939, when Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz were released alongside many other classic gems.
Personally, I’ve always felt that 1999 was an epic year for movies, providing us with so many interesting films. In fact, 1999 was such a good year for movies that even some of the bad ones are still worth watching!
So, please sit back and put your memory caps on as Screen Rant takes on a retrospective of 1999 in the world of film.
In 1999, the world was a very different place. We were on the cusp of a new millennium and 9/11 was something that nobody - not even »
- Niall Browne
Paul Schrader Gets Xtreme
6 October 2009 9:57 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
The man who gave the world Travis Bickle and the most bad-ass Jesus ever, is set to return to theaters, as writer-director Paul Schrader has set his sights on “Xtreme City” a bilingual film set in the bustling streets of Mumbai. The film, which will see Schrader collaborating with Bollywood writer, Mushtaq Shiekh, will be financed independently by sports agent Dwight Manley, which makes sense considering Schrader’s “go to hell” attitude toward Hollywood. Hit the jump for a quick plot synopsis and a few musings on Paul Schrader.
Variety has reported that Schrader’s “Xtreme City” will be a tale focusing on a a former U.S. Ranger who teams up with an Indian commando in order to find the Ranger’s kidnapped sister-in-law, who is being held by a powerful Mumbai crime lord. Schrader says that the film will be firmly within the Bollywood mold, incorporating drama and comedy into the story, »
- Jackson Bishop
Film Festivals & World Cinema News
4 October 2009 7:26 AM, PDT | DearCinema.com | See recent DearCinema.com news »
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13 Indian Films at Pusan
14th Pusan Film Festival, October 8-16 is has a wide representation of Indian cinema. 13 Indian films including two shorts are being screened at the festival this year. Umesh Kulkarni's Marathi film "Vihir" is in the New Currents section of the festival, while Rituparno Ghosh's "Abohomaan (Eternal... Read More
After Boyle, Schrader eyes India
If Danny Boyle can do it, why cannot Paul Schrader? The screenwriter of classics such as Raging Bull and Taxi Driver has written a film set in Mumbai. Called Xtrme City, the »
- bikas
Jewish Film Festival unveils programme
21 September 2009 4:31 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
The full programme has been unveiled for this year's UK Jewish Film Festival. The festival will run from November 7 to November 19, and includes screenings of British, Israeli, American and other movies in cinemas across London. Among the films showing at the 13th year of the event are the Coen Brothers's A Serious Man, Paul Schrader's Adam Resurrected and Haim Tabakman's Eyes Wide Open. Founder and director Judy Ironside said: "To celebrate this special year we will be bringing you a selection of films with bar mitzvah themes, which will be launched by the inestimable Maureen Lipman, (more) »
- By Mayer Nissim
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