In the 1980s, you would have been hard-pressed to find anybody who had access to cocaine not on cocaine. And that especially went for those in the world of entertainment. As such, it was only a matter of time before a movie would give it the spotlight…and that movie was 1983’s Scarface. Appropriately enough, Oliver Stone — then a serious lover of booger sugar — was tasked to write Scarface. All he needed to do was kick his habit…
In an excerpt from the new book “The World Is Yours: The Story of Scarface”, Oliver Stone remembered being in serious need of a hit, having just helmed flop The Hand. At the time, he admitted, “I was on cocaine. I was doing cocaine, and I was really an addict, without knowing it.” He added, “I did all the research for Scarface on cocaine, in and out of the country. It was...
In an excerpt from the new book “The World Is Yours: The Story of Scarface”, Oliver Stone remembered being in serious need of a hit, having just helmed flop The Hand. At the time, he admitted, “I was on cocaine. I was doing cocaine, and I was really an addict, without knowing it.” He added, “I did all the research for Scarface on cocaine, in and out of the country. It was...
- 5/15/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Oscar winner Bong Joon-ho’s 2006 monster movie “The Host” is among Paris-based distributor The Jokers Films’ recent releases, made available for the first time ever as a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray edition.
The Jokers’ other new French release, the 4K restoration of Bruce Weber’s 1988 Chet Baker doc “Let’s Get Lost,” also screened at the Lumière Festival in Lyon with Weber in attendance.
Describing the film’s sound and 4K restoration as “sublime,” The Jokers head Manuel Chiche says, “‘Let’s Get Lost’ is now a timeless classic not only about life but also about art and creation.”
“Let’s Get Lost” is due to hit French theaters in summer 2024.
“The Host,” meanwhile, premiered earlier this year in France with a special screening, along with the Oscar-winning “Parasite,” and master class by Bong at Paris’ famed Grand Rex theater and also unspooled at the Institut Lumière in Lyon as part of a Bong retrospective.
The Jokers’ other new French release, the 4K restoration of Bruce Weber’s 1988 Chet Baker doc “Let’s Get Lost,” also screened at the Lumière Festival in Lyon with Weber in attendance.
Describing the film’s sound and 4K restoration as “sublime,” The Jokers head Manuel Chiche says, “‘Let’s Get Lost’ is now a timeless classic not only about life but also about art and creation.”
“Let’s Get Lost” is due to hit French theaters in summer 2024.
“The Host,” meanwhile, premiered earlier this year in France with a special screening, along with the Oscar-winning “Parasite,” and master class by Bong at Paris’ famed Grand Rex theater and also unspooled at the Institut Lumière in Lyon as part of a Bong retrospective.
- 10/18/2023
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Growing up as the only son of Ed Pressman, the prolific Hollywood independent producer behind more than 90 major productions including Wall Street, American Psycho and The Crow, it’s fair to say that the film business has always been in Sam Pressman’s blood.
“As a little kid, I got to be on set a lot and feel that beautiful sense of live shoots,” says Pressman, now CEO of Pressman Film, which was established by his late father in 1969. “Movies are deep inside of me, but I didn’t always believe that I would go into film. I really loved it more as an art. I remember taking a silent film class in my freshman year of college where we watched the really tough silent documentary Man With a Movie Camera and we studied it as a cultural phenomenon – it was fascinating.”
But his father’s love of the independent...
“As a little kid, I got to be on set a lot and feel that beautiful sense of live shoots,” says Pressman, now CEO of Pressman Film, which was established by his late father in 1969. “Movies are deep inside of me, but I didn’t always believe that I would go into film. I really loved it more as an art. I remember taking a silent film class in my freshman year of college where we watched the really tough silent documentary Man With a Movie Camera and we studied it as a cultural phenomenon – it was fascinating.”
But his father’s love of the independent...
- 9/11/2023
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Three-time Oscar winner Oliver Stone has courted controversy with a series of technically ambitious, rabble rousing political dramas, chronicling the highs and lows of American history. But how many of his titles remain classics? In honor of his birthday, let’s take a look back at all 20 of his films, ranked worst to best.
Born in 1946, Stone served in the Vietnam War before enrolling in NYU film school. He first came to prominence as a screenwriter, winning an Oscar for penning “Midnight Express” (Best Original Screenplay in 1978) before writing “Conan the Barbarian” (1982), “Scarface” (1983) and “Year of the Dragon” (1985). During this same period, he directed the low-budget horror films “Seizure” (1974) and “The Hand” (1981).
He emerged as a an A-list director when he was 40 years old with a pair of acclaimed war dramas released in 1986: “Salvador” and “Platoon.” Both earned him Best Original Screenplay nominations, while “Platoon,” which was based on...
Born in 1946, Stone served in the Vietnam War before enrolling in NYU film school. He first came to prominence as a screenwriter, winning an Oscar for penning “Midnight Express” (Best Original Screenplay in 1978) before writing “Conan the Barbarian” (1982), “Scarface” (1983) and “Year of the Dragon” (1985). During this same period, he directed the low-budget horror films “Seizure” (1974) and “The Hand” (1981).
He emerged as a an A-list director when he was 40 years old with a pair of acclaimed war dramas released in 1986: “Salvador” and “Platoon.” Both earned him Best Original Screenplay nominations, while “Platoon,” which was based on...
- 9/8/2023
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
This article contains spoilers for "Barbie."
The first live-action movie based on Mattel's Barbie dolls could have easily been a cash grab: just another soulless vehicle for merchandise to fly off the shelves. But writer and director Greta Gerwig looks at the cultural impact of this mammoth intellectual property with a complexity and depth that subverts audiences' expectations.
While Mattel's endorsement is clear — like the sequences where the camera freezes on Barbie's outfit products and their names — Gerwig is not afraid to critique the fantasy we've bought from them. Together with co-writer Noah Baumbach, she pokes fun at the company's controversies and missteps while bringing Barbie and her world to life. Mattel's CEO Ynon Kreiz told Variety that he supports the corporation's zany portrayal:
"There are so many elements of humor and self-deprecation in the movie. And we embrace that. We take our brands very seriously. We take what we do very seriously.
The first live-action movie based on Mattel's Barbie dolls could have easily been a cash grab: just another soulless vehicle for merchandise to fly off the shelves. But writer and director Greta Gerwig looks at the cultural impact of this mammoth intellectual property with a complexity and depth that subverts audiences' expectations.
While Mattel's endorsement is clear — like the sequences where the camera freezes on Barbie's outfit products and their names — Gerwig is not afraid to critique the fantasy we've bought from them. Together with co-writer Noah Baumbach, she pokes fun at the company's controversies and missteps while bringing Barbie and her world to life. Mattel's CEO Ynon Kreiz told Variety that he supports the corporation's zany portrayal:
"There are so many elements of humor and self-deprecation in the movie. And we embrace that. We take our brands very seriously. We take what we do very seriously.
- 7/23/2023
- by Caroline Madden
- Slash Film
A life well-lived is best directed by doing what you love with people you love. And my father, Edward R. Pressman — a film producer, jazz lover, student of philosophy, constant reader and Dodgers fanatic who would have turned 80 on Tuesday — had a life filled to the brim.
On Jan. 17, in the last moments of my father’s life, his family and his company, which has always been family to Ed, surrounded him. We listened to “Gassenhauer,” the theme of Badlands, my father’s fourth film as a producer. He looked so peaceful and beautiful.
Earlier, on this last day, we watched Phantom of the Paradise. I’ve always been in awe of that film. The joy and chaos that is in each frame; the music that, like old souls, lasts forever. You can feel the way that Ed and director Brian De Palma were experimenting together, pushing cinematic boundaries while...
On Jan. 17, in the last moments of my father’s life, his family and his company, which has always been family to Ed, surrounded him. We listened to “Gassenhauer,” the theme of Badlands, my father’s fourth film as a producer. He looked so peaceful and beautiful.
Earlier, on this last day, we watched Phantom of the Paradise. I’ve always been in awe of that film. The joy and chaos that is in each frame; the music that, like old souls, lasts forever. You can feel the way that Ed and director Brian De Palma were experimenting together, pushing cinematic boundaries while...
- 4/11/2023
- by Sam Pressman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After a genre-defining golden age from 1978 to 1984, slashers continued to proliferate cinemas throughout the rest of the ’80s. By the time the ’90s rolled around, however, diminishing returns for franchises and newcomers alike made it seem as though the slasher well had run dry. But, like its bottomless repository of knife-wielding villains, the genre has proven that it can never be stopped. During the dry period before Scream revitalized slashers in 1996, savvy filmmakers began leaning into the campy elements as a response to dwindling audiences rooting for the villains rather than fearing them. Dr. Giggles was just what the doctor ordered.
The 1992 film was a collaboration between Largo Entertainment, who produced the film, and Dark Horse Comics, who developed a short-lived comic book series based on the character. It may not have had the draw of Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, or Freddy Krueger, but its comedic approach to the subgenre...
The 1992 film was a collaboration between Largo Entertainment, who produced the film, and Dark Horse Comics, who developed a short-lived comic book series based on the character. It may not have had the draw of Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, or Freddy Krueger, but its comedic approach to the subgenre...
- 3/27/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
The future of Hulu continues to be unclear. In recent months, both Disney and Comcast have indicated their respective companies would be open to selling their shares in the streamer, but also that they would be open to owning it outright. Now, Comcast President Mike Cavanagh has weighed in, indicating that the company is willing to entertain offers to sell its 33% stake in Hulu to companies other Disney, which owns the remaining 2/3.
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Hulu began as an equal partnership between Disney, Comcast, and Fox with each owning 1/3 of the streaming platform. However, Disney acquired majority control of the service when it purchased the bulk of 20th Century Fox’s assets in 2019. According to an agreement reached at the time of the sale, both sides have the ability to force a sale of Comcast’s shares in early 2024 at an independent valuation of the service, but...
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Hulu began as an equal partnership between Disney, Comcast, and Fox with each owning 1/3 of the streaming platform. However, Disney acquired majority control of the service when it purchased the bulk of 20th Century Fox’s assets in 2019. According to an agreement reached at the time of the sale, both sides have the ability to force a sale of Comcast’s shares in early 2024 at an independent valuation of the service, but...
- 3/9/2023
- by Jessica Lerner
- The Streamable
Ed Pressman was cool. And he had taste. He didn’t care what other people thought of a given project. If he thought it was cool, that was enough. He kept his own counsel; he was quiet. But if he wanted something, he let you know. He was not one to take no for an answer.
This helps to explain how he came to produce some 80 films over the decades. And he had not slowed down in recent years. When Ed and his son Sam came to IndieWire’s Cannes party two years ago, Ed found a quiet corner and worked his phone. Pressman died January 17 of respiratory failure, at age 79.
Look at the friends who showed up to speak at his Memorial at the Paris Theatre in New York last Thursday: Mary Harron, David Byrne, and Eric Bogosian, among others, plus video tributes from David Hare, David Gordon Green,...
This helps to explain how he came to produce some 80 films over the decades. And he had not slowed down in recent years. When Ed and his son Sam came to IndieWire’s Cannes party two years ago, Ed found a quiet corner and worked his phone. Pressman died January 17 of respiratory failure, at age 79.
Look at the friends who showed up to speak at his Memorial at the Paris Theatre in New York last Thursday: Mary Harron, David Byrne, and Eric Bogosian, among others, plus video tributes from David Hare, David Gordon Green,...
- 2/4/2023
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Written by Jason Aaron | Art by Jesus Saiz, Paul Azaceta | Published by Marvel Comics
How do you solve a problem like Frank Castle?
The Punisher has had a wild career since Gerry Conway, John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru created him way back in 1974. Originally a pretty clear cut villain, his popularity saw him frequently guest star so much he morphed into something of an anti-hero. You can blame Frank Miller for that one. His graduation to his own multiple books saw him become one of Marvel’s biggest characters in the early 1990s, together with Wolverine and Ghost Rider. Heck, he even got his own Netflix TV show just a few years ago. So, why has Frank not been flavour of the month lately?
With The Punisher Marvel now have something of an image problem. Seems if you like to make money from the Punisher skull logo, you have...
How do you solve a problem like Frank Castle?
The Punisher has had a wild career since Gerry Conway, John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru created him way back in 1974. Originally a pretty clear cut villain, his popularity saw him frequently guest star so much he morphed into something of an anti-hero. You can blame Frank Miller for that one. His graduation to his own multiple books saw him become one of Marvel’s biggest characters in the early 1990s, together with Wolverine and Ghost Rider. Heck, he even got his own Netflix TV show just a few years ago. So, why has Frank not been flavour of the month lately?
With The Punisher Marvel now have something of an image problem. Seems if you like to make money from the Punisher skull logo, you have...
- 3/16/2022
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Director Paolo Sorrentino’s gorgeous new film, The Hand of God (“È stata la mano di Dio“), is an interesting piece of work in that it is a deeply emotional and autobiographical piece that unfortunately strays a little too much in its middle section before finding its way again in the final act.
The film follows a teenage boy named Fabietto Schisa (Filippo Scotti) in 1980s Naples. There, Fabietto lives with his parents Saverio and Maria (Toni Servillo and Teresa Saponangelo), brother, and sister (who spends a considerable portion of the film in the bathroom). The family is introduced via a much larger gathering including the extended family before switching over to the more intimate setting of the immediate Schisa family. Essentially a coming-of-age tale – albeit with an unfortunate intrusion of fate deciding how soon young Fabietto does, in fact, come of age – the film runs through a myriad of...
The film follows a teenage boy named Fabietto Schisa (Filippo Scotti) in 1980s Naples. There, Fabietto lives with his parents Saverio and Maria (Toni Servillo and Teresa Saponangelo), brother, and sister (who spends a considerable portion of the film in the bathroom). The family is introduced via a much larger gathering including the extended family before switching over to the more intimate setting of the immediate Schisa family. Essentially a coming-of-age tale – albeit with an unfortunate intrusion of fate deciding how soon young Fabietto does, in fact, come of age – the film runs through a myriad of...
- 12/15/2021
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
Racing
Sky and Channel 4 in the U.K. are partnering to bring Sky Sports’ coverage of this season’s F1 final to the entirety of the territory on both networks simultaneously. It looks to be an historic night for F1 and the U.K.’s highest-profile racer Lewis Hamilton, who could clinch his eighth world title cementing his place at the top of the sport’s all-time winningest drivers. At present, the seven-time world chimp is tied on points with Belgian driver Max Verstappen, meaning that whoever finishes higher at Yas Marina will walk away with this year’s title. The historic race is being billed as Lewis v Max: Decider in the Desert.
“Sunday’s Grand Prix is one of the biggest sporting events in the last decade, and could be an historic moment for British sport,” said Sky executive VP and CEO for Europe and the U.
Sky and Channel 4 in the U.K. are partnering to bring Sky Sports’ coverage of this season’s F1 final to the entirety of the territory on both networks simultaneously. It looks to be an historic night for F1 and the U.K.’s highest-profile racer Lewis Hamilton, who could clinch his eighth world title cementing his place at the top of the sport’s all-time winningest drivers. At present, the seven-time world chimp is tied on points with Belgian driver Max Verstappen, meaning that whoever finishes higher at Yas Marina will walk away with this year’s title. The historic race is being billed as Lewis v Max: Decider in the Desert.
“Sunday’s Grand Prix is one of the biggest sporting events in the last decade, and could be an historic moment for British sport,” said Sky executive VP and CEO for Europe and the U.
- 12/9/2021
- by Jamie Lang and Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Deadline has launched the streaming site for Contenders Film: New York, its movie awards-season showcase that took place Saturday at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens. A total of 23 Oscar-buzzed films were on display across the day of panel presentations, a one-stop shop for Academy and guild voters as they sort out their ballots.
Click here for the streaming site.
A24, Amazon, Apple Original Films, Focus Features, MGM/United Artists, Netflix, Neon and Warner Bros spotlighted stars and creatives from their top movies, with panelists including the likes of stars Matt Damon, Mahershala Ali, Dakota Johnson, Amy Schumer, Andre Holland, Richard Jenkins, Ruth Negga, Oscar Isaac, Aunjanue Ellis, Haley Bennett, Alessandro Nivola, Ray Liotta and more.
Among the filmmakers talking part were Janicza Bravo (Zola), David Chase (The Many Saints of Newark), Benjamin Cleary (Swan Song), Asghar Farhadi (A Hero), Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Lost Daughter), Rebecca Hall (Passing...
Click here for the streaming site.
A24, Amazon, Apple Original Films, Focus Features, MGM/United Artists, Netflix, Neon and Warner Bros spotlighted stars and creatives from their top movies, with panelists including the likes of stars Matt Damon, Mahershala Ali, Dakota Johnson, Amy Schumer, Andre Holland, Richard Jenkins, Ruth Negga, Oscar Isaac, Aunjanue Ellis, Haley Bennett, Alessandro Nivola, Ray Liotta and more.
Among the filmmakers talking part were Janicza Bravo (Zola), David Chase (The Many Saints of Newark), Benjamin Cleary (Swan Song), Asghar Farhadi (A Hero), Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Lost Daughter), Rebecca Hall (Passing...
- 12/6/2021
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
The holidays are upon us, so whether you looking for film-related gifts or simply want to pick up some of the finest the year had to offer in the category for yourself, we have a gift guide for you. Including must-have books on filmmaking, the best from the Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, and more home-video picks, subscriptions, magazines, music, and more, dive in below.
4K & Blu-ray Box Sets
There’s no better gift for a cinephile than a beautiful Blu-ray box set. Leading the pack in this regard is a collection that actually arrived much earlier this year: World of Wong Kar-wai, the long-awaited Criterion release that features the Hong Kong master’s most celebrated works, along with the first U.S. release of his short The Hand. Another must-own trio of sets from Criterion: Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films, featuring four bold films from the late director, The...
4K & Blu-ray Box Sets
There’s no better gift for a cinephile than a beautiful Blu-ray box set. Leading the pack in this regard is a collection that actually arrived much earlier this year: World of Wong Kar-wai, the long-awaited Criterion release that features the Hong Kong master’s most celebrated works, along with the first U.S. release of his short The Hand. Another must-own trio of sets from Criterion: Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films, featuring four bold films from the late director, The...
- 11/29/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
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There are plenty of juicy biographies and autobiographies about Hollywood’s biggest personalities in front of the camera, but just as dramatic — and sometimes even more so — are the ones that focus on the figures behind the scenes.
For those who enjoy delving deeper into filmmaking from the viewpoint of directors and screenwriters, we rounded up a list of memoirs to add to your reading list (or holiday gift list). This selection of memoirs from some of cinema’s most celebrated filmmakers, from pioneering Oscar winners to unsung figures and plenty in between, follows the making of specific films, explores the courses of entire careers, and even includes some instructional advice along the way.
There are plenty of juicy biographies and autobiographies about Hollywood’s biggest personalities in front of the camera, but just as dramatic — and sometimes even more so — are the ones that focus on the figures behind the scenes.
For those who enjoy delving deeper into filmmaking from the viewpoint of directors and screenwriters, we rounded up a list of memoirs to add to your reading list (or holiday gift list). This selection of memoirs from some of cinema’s most celebrated filmmakers, from pioneering Oscar winners to unsung figures and plenty in between, follows the making of specific films, explores the courses of entire careers, and even includes some instructional advice along the way.
- 11/1/2021
- by Jean Bentley and Latifah Muhammad
- Indiewire
If The Great Beauty was Paolo Sorrentino’s extravagant homage to La Dolce Vita — with nods also to 8½ and Roma — The Hand of God is the Italian Oscar winner’s Amarcord. But although the Fellini inspiration is acknowledged in the story in an amusing audition scene, this is an intensely personal film, very much imprinted with Sorrentino’s own signature. Returning to his Neapolitan roots to reflect on the experiences of the tender teenage years that shaped him has brought out sumptuous veins of joy and sorrow that feel richer, deeper, more searingly poignant than anything the director has done before.
Scheduled for limited theatrical ...
Scheduled for limited theatrical ...
It’s no secret that Stan Winston has been hugely influential on my love for special makeup effects (you can catch up on our previous Stan Winston Week celebration Here) as well as his uncanny ability to create memorable characters that endure the test of time. When it comes to the films of 1981, Winston ran the gamut of makeups and effects that year, contributing to projects like The Hand and Friday the 13th Part 2 all while delivering show-stopping creations for both Gary Sherman’s Dead & Buried as well as the family-friendly comedy Heartbeeps by Allan Arkush, two wildly different films that perfectly showcased Winston’s diverse skill set and enthusiasm for the craft.
As a kid, Heartbeeps was a movie that I came across due to the involvement of Andy Kaufman. My friend’s parents were huge fans of his work and they rented the movie on a whim,...
As a kid, Heartbeeps was a movie that I came across due to the involvement of Andy Kaufman. My friend’s parents were huge fans of his work and they rented the movie on a whim,...
- 8/25/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
The Criterion Channel’s July 2021 Lineup Includes Wong Kar Wai, Neo-Noir, Art-House Animation & More
The July lineup at The Criterion Channel has been revealed, most notably featuring the new Wong Kar Wai restorations from the recent box set release, including As Tears Go By, Days of Being Wild, Chungking Express, Fallen Angels, Happy Together, In the Mood for Love, 2046, and his shorts Hua yang de nian hua and The Hand.
Also among the lineup is a series on neo-noir with Body Double, Manhunter, Thief, The Last Seduction, Cutter’s Way, Brick, Night Moves, The Long Goodbye, Chinatown, and more. The channel will also feature a spotlight on art-house animation with work by Marcell Jankovics, Satoshi Kon, Ari Folman, Don Hertzfeldt, Karel Zeman, and more.
With Jodie Mack’s delightful The Grand Bizarre, the landmark doc Hoop Dreams, Orson Welles’ take on Othello, the recent Oscar entries Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time and You Will Die at Twenty, and much more,...
Also among the lineup is a series on neo-noir with Body Double, Manhunter, Thief, The Last Seduction, Cutter’s Way, Brick, Night Moves, The Long Goodbye, Chinatown, and more. The channel will also feature a spotlight on art-house animation with work by Marcell Jankovics, Satoshi Kon, Ari Folman, Don Hertzfeldt, Karel Zeman, and more.
With Jodie Mack’s delightful The Grand Bizarre, the landmark doc Hoop Dreams, Orson Welles’ take on Othello, the recent Oscar entries Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time and You Will Die at Twenty, and much more,...
- 6/24/2021
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Ramin Bahrani, Oscar-nominated writer/director of The White Tiger, discusses a few of his favorite movies with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
The White Tiger (2021)
Man Push Cart (2005)
Chop Shop (2007)
99 Homes (2015)
The Boys From Fengkuei (1983)
The Time To Live And The Time To Die (1985)
The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie (1976)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
La Terra Trema (1948)
Umberto D (1952)
Where Is The Friend’s Home? (1987)
Nomadland (2020)
The Runner (1984)
Bashu, the Little Stranger (1989)
A Moment Of Innocence a.k.a. Bread And Flower Pot (1996)
The House Is Black (1963)
The Conversation (1974)
Mean Streets (1973)
Nashville (1975)
Aguirre, The Wrath Of God (1972)
The Enigma Of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
Paris, Texas (1984)
Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
Vagabond (1985)
Luzzu (2021)
Bait (2019)
Sweet Sixteen (2002)
Abigail’s Party (1977)
Meantime (1983)
Fish Tank (2009)
Do The Right Thing (1989)
Malcolm X (1992)
Nothing But A Man (1964)
Goodbye Solo (2008)
The Spook Who Sat By The Door (1973)
Dekalog (1989)
The Double Life Of Veronique...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
The White Tiger (2021)
Man Push Cart (2005)
Chop Shop (2007)
99 Homes (2015)
The Boys From Fengkuei (1983)
The Time To Live And The Time To Die (1985)
The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie (1976)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
La Terra Trema (1948)
Umberto D (1952)
Where Is The Friend’s Home? (1987)
Nomadland (2020)
The Runner (1984)
Bashu, the Little Stranger (1989)
A Moment Of Innocence a.k.a. Bread And Flower Pot (1996)
The House Is Black (1963)
The Conversation (1974)
Mean Streets (1973)
Nashville (1975)
Aguirre, The Wrath Of God (1972)
The Enigma Of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
Paris, Texas (1984)
Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
Vagabond (1985)
Luzzu (2021)
Bait (2019)
Sweet Sixteen (2002)
Abigail’s Party (1977)
Meantime (1983)
Fish Tank (2009)
Do The Right Thing (1989)
Malcolm X (1992)
Nothing But A Man (1964)
Goodbye Solo (2008)
The Spook Who Sat By The Door (1973)
Dekalog (1989)
The Double Life Of Veronique...
- 4/20/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Although it may be the dead of winter, Scream Factory is looking to warm our horror-loving hearts with four new Blu-ray announcements for May: King Kong (1976), He Knows You're Alone, Eyes of a Stranger, and The Hand:
King Kong (1976) Collector's Edition Blu-ray: "Finally!! 1976’s big budget remake of King Kong stomps its way onto Blu-ray in North America for the first time! Here are the early details we have at current time to share:
• National street date for North America (Region A) is May 11th.
• This will be presented as a 2-Disc Collector’s Edition and will come guaranteed with a slipcover in its first three months of release.
• The newly commissioned artwork pictured comes to us from artist Hugh Fleming. This art will be front-facing, and the reverse side of the wrap will feature the original theatrical artwork. \
• Extras will be announced on a later date. However, we...
King Kong (1976) Collector's Edition Blu-ray: "Finally!! 1976’s big budget remake of King Kong stomps its way onto Blu-ray in North America for the first time! Here are the early details we have at current time to share:
• National street date for North America (Region A) is May 11th.
• This will be presented as a 2-Disc Collector’s Edition and will come guaranteed with a slipcover in its first three months of release.
• The newly commissioned artwork pictured comes to us from artist Hugh Fleming. This art will be front-facing, and the reverse side of the wrap will feature the original theatrical artwork. \
• Extras will be announced on a later date. However, we...
- 2/8/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The Criterion Collection’s March 2020 lineup has been unveiled, and it’s an epic one. Along with their previously announced Wong Kar Wai box set, they will also release Jacques Rivette’s masterpiece Céline and Julie Go Boating, which was long unavailable in good quality and recently debuted on The Criterion Channel.
Also arriving in March is Mike Leigh’s Palme d’Or winner Secrets & Lies, Albert Brooks’ Defending Your Life (with a new essay by Ari Aster), and, getting a solo release after its inclusion in a World Cinema Project box set, Djibril Diop Mambéty’s Touki Bouki, which we discussed on The Film Stage Show below.
Check out the lineup and special features below, with more details on their official site.
New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-rayAudio commentary from 2017 featuring critic Adrian MartinJacques Rivette: Le veilleur, a 1994 two-part feature documentary by Claire Denis,...
Also arriving in March is Mike Leigh’s Palme d’Or winner Secrets & Lies, Albert Brooks’ Defending Your Life (with a new essay by Ari Aster), and, getting a solo release after its inclusion in a World Cinema Project box set, Djibril Diop Mambéty’s Touki Bouki, which we discussed on The Film Stage Show below.
Check out the lineup and special features below, with more details on their official site.
New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-rayAudio commentary from 2017 featuring critic Adrian MartinJacques Rivette: Le veilleur, a 1994 two-part feature documentary by Claire Denis,...
- 12/16/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The premiere of career-spanning restorations has been a time to again celebrate the cinema of Wong Kar-wai—but not without complications and conflicted feelings. Rather than give his tales of love, crime, and Hong Kong a 4K sheen and call it a day, Wong’s taken the opportunity to rejig his material in ways both minor and major. There’s a new, uniform style of closing credits to create “a reminder to our audience that these are the restored versions,” which most won’t notice. But in the case of Fallen Angels, he’s expanded the aspect ratio and made certain coloring changes that, as our Managing Editor discovered, are more than a little tinker. Predictably, people have strong feelings.
You can preview this new look and feel in a trailer for the 4K restoration. Having seen it myself, I can at least say the new widescreen transfer works: the images remain fluid,...
You can preview this new look and feel in a trailer for the 4K restoration. Having seen it myself, I can at least say the new widescreen transfer works: the images remain fluid,...
- 12/11/2020
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSThe 49th annual New Directors/New Films (Nd/Nf) has been rescheduled from March to December 9-20, with films slated to premiere in the Film at Lincoln Center Virtual Cinema. The line-up includes Zheng Lu Xinyuan’s The Cloud in Her Room, Maya Da-Rin's The Fever, and Alexander Nanau’s Collective. Lynne Ramsay, who last directed You Were Never Really Here, will be adapting Steven King's psychological horror novel The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, about a young girl who becomes lost in the woods. Recommended VIEWINGAbel Ferrara's new documentary, Sportin' Life, which premiered out of competition at the Venice Film Festival in August, has gone an unusual premiere route, streaming first through Indiewire (currently unavailable), and now at The Film Stage. Shot by Sean Price Willaims, the documentary follows Ferrara as he...
- 11/18/2020
- MUBI
"Love is all a matter of timing." Ain't that the truth... Janus Films has unveiled an official trailer for the retrospective series kicking off this fall officially titled The World of Wong Kar Wai, featuring seven of his finest films restored in glorious 4K. "Films you'll love for 10,000 years, the cinema of Wong Kar Wai is steeped in sensual colors, groundbreaking editing, and heart-wrenching drama. Janus Films is proud to present a touring retrospective that includes brand-new restorations of seven of the master's most dazzling films, including the US premiere of Chungking Express (1994) and the world premiere of newly restored films As Tears Go By (1988), Days of Being Wild (1990), Fallen Angels (1995), Happy Together (1997), a director's cut of The Hand (2004), and on the occasion of its 20th anniversary, a newly restored In the Mood for Love (2000)." Most film fans are familiar with his films already, but if you haven't seen all...
- 11/16/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
It’s a great time to be a Wong Kar Wai fan. Not only is the Hong Kong auteur at work on a new directorial project and planning a mysterious sequel to his 1994 classic “Chungking Express,” but seven of Wong’s best films have gotten brand new 4K restorations courtesy of The Criterion Collection and L’immagine Rtrovata. Janus Films will be rolling out the restorations later this year in a package titled “The World of Wong Kar Wai.”
The official “World of Wong Kar Wai” synopsis from Janus Films reads: “Films you’ll love for 10,000 years, the cinema of Wong Kar Wai is steeped in sensual colors, groundbreaking editing, and heart-wrenching drama. Janus Films is proud to present a touring retrospective that includes brand-new restorations of seven of the master’s most dazzling films, including the US premiere of ‘Chungking Express’ and the world premiere of newly restored films ‘As Tears Go By,...
The official “World of Wong Kar Wai” synopsis from Janus Films reads: “Films you’ll love for 10,000 years, the cinema of Wong Kar Wai is steeped in sensual colors, groundbreaking editing, and heart-wrenching drama. Janus Films is proud to present a touring retrospective that includes brand-new restorations of seven of the master’s most dazzling films, including the US premiere of ‘Chungking Express’ and the world premiere of newly restored films ‘As Tears Go By,...
- 11/16/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Get ready to swoon. We’ve been looking forward to the new restorations of Wong Kar-wai’s greatest films for some time now, and after a pandemic-related delay, it looks like they are finally ready to be unveiled to the world. Janus Films has announced their touring retrospective featuring brand-new restorations of seven of his films will now kick off on December 4 at Film at Lincoln Center in New York, to be followed by a nationwide rollout.
The lineup includes the U.S. premiere of Chungking Express and the world premiere of newly restored films As Tears Go By, Days of Being Wild, Fallen Angels, Happy Together, a director’s cut of The Hand, and on the occasion of its twentieth anniversary, a newly restored In the Mood for Love. Block 2 Distribution has now released a new trailer for the lattermost restoration, as well as the poster.
The good...
The lineup includes the U.S. premiere of Chungking Express and the world premiere of newly restored films As Tears Go By, Days of Being Wild, Fallen Angels, Happy Together, a director’s cut of The Hand, and on the occasion of its twentieth anniversary, a newly restored In the Mood for Love. Block 2 Distribution has now released a new trailer for the lattermost restoration, as well as the poster.
The good...
- 9/16/2020
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Video Version of this Article Photo/Video: Oliver Stone/Behind the Scenes of 'Savages'/Universal Pictures/Hollywood Insider YouTube Channel As a tribute to Oliver Stone on his birthday, Happy Birthday Mister Stone! Oliver Stone is the legendary filmmaker behind many spectacular films. His career spans decades, and his work has covered pivotal moments of history. Stone was born in New York City in 1946, where he spent a lot of his youth. He attended Yale briefly before dropping out to teach English in Vietnam. Stone went back to Yale for a short period before dropping out again and enlisting in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War in 1967. He was a decorated soldier for his service, and when Stone returned to the States, he enrolled in NYU’s film school, where one of his teachers was Martin Scorsese. On a Joe Rogan Experience episode, Oliver Stone discusses a period before success,...
- 9/15/2020
- by Drew Alexander Ross
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Although they seem to have remedied the problem somewhat in recent years, one of the major criticisms of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for a long time was the franchise’s lack of compelling villains. Obviously, the movies are designed and sold on the strength of their title characters, but the lack of interesting bad guys made many of the studio’s comic book blockbusters feel as they were simply going through the motions and repeating the same formula over and over again.
Luckily, the McU has been on something of a winning streak recently thanks to the likes of Black Panther’s Killmonger, Spider-Man: Far From Home’s Mysterio and, of course, Thanos, who lived up to his billing as the Infinity Saga’s end-of-level boss across the course of Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame. That being said, on the other side of the coin, it would be hard to...
Luckily, the McU has been on something of a winning streak recently thanks to the likes of Black Panther’s Killmonger, Spider-Man: Far From Home’s Mysterio and, of course, Thanos, who lived up to his billing as the Infinity Saga’s end-of-level boss across the course of Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame. That being said, on the other side of the coin, it would be hard to...
- 2/21/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
“Not so much a suspension of disbelief, as a suspension of dreary naturalism.” Criterion acknowledges a great filmmaker with this wonderful trio of Karel Zeman spectaculars, truly original fantasies that showcase a blend of animation and theatrical effects concocted, confected, perfected half a century before CGI. The Czech filmmakers take us on a prehistoric safari, a cruise to an island of Jules Verne sci-fi marvels, and into a brightly imagined, magical storybook fantasy. Even the presentation is whimsical — the three features are packaged in a functioning pop-up book.
Three Fantastic Journeys by Karel Zeman
Journey to the Beginning of Time
Invention for Destruction
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 1015, 1016, 1017
1955, 1958, 1962 / Color + B&w / 1:37 flat Academy / 84, 81, 83 min. (248 in toto) / Cesta do praveku, Vynález zkázy, Baron Prášil / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date February 25, 2020 / 99.95
Designed and Directed by Karel Zeman
At first it seemed too good to be true,...
Three Fantastic Journeys by Karel Zeman
Journey to the Beginning of Time
Invention for Destruction
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 1015, 1016, 1017
1955, 1958, 1962 / Color + B&w / 1:37 flat Academy / 84, 81, 83 min. (248 in toto) / Cesta do praveku, Vynález zkázy, Baron Prášil / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date February 25, 2020 / 99.95
Designed and Directed by Karel Zeman
At first it seemed too good to be true,...
- 2/8/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
In Netflix’s Oscar hopeful for best animated film, “I Lost My Body,” which premieres on the streaming service November 29, a resourceful and determined severed hand escapes a medical lab and ends up fending off rats, dogs, ants, pigeons and other dangers while in pursuit of its rightful owner. Echoes of Oliver Stone‘s 1981 awful horror story “The Hand” resounded in my head initially as I watched this appendage scoot along Parisian streets and flop down an escalator inside of a discarded can of ravioli. But this is a more surreal and imaginative take on such a pursuit, one that is tied to the story of an awkward young man who is desperately trying to make a life for himself while reflecting upon his boyhood with his loving parents in flashback passages that are shown in black and white.
The French-language film is directed by Jeremy Clapin, who co-adapted the...
The French-language film is directed by Jeremy Clapin, who co-adapted the...
- 11/24/2019
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Oliver Stone celebrates his 73rd birthday on September 15, 2019. The three-time Oscar winner has courted controversy with a series of technically ambitious, rabble rousing political dramas, chronicling the highs and lows of American history. But how many of his titles remain classics? In honor of his birthday, let’s take a look back at all 20 of his films, ranked worst to best.
Born in 1946, Stone served in the Vietnam War before enrolling in NYU film school. He first came to prominence as a screenwriter, winning an Oscar for penning “Midnight Express” (Best Original Screenplay in 1978) before writing “Conan the Barbarian” (1982), “Scarface” (1983) and “Year of the Dragon” (1985). During this same period, he directed the low-budget horror films “Seizure” (1974) and “The Hand” (1981).
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He emerged as a an A-list director when he was 40 years old with a pair of acclaimed war dramas released in 1986: “Salvador” and “Platoon.
Born in 1946, Stone served in the Vietnam War before enrolling in NYU film school. He first came to prominence as a screenwriter, winning an Oscar for penning “Midnight Express” (Best Original Screenplay in 1978) before writing “Conan the Barbarian” (1982), “Scarface” (1983) and “Year of the Dragon” (1985). During this same period, he directed the low-budget horror films “Seizure” (1974) and “The Hand” (1981).
SEEOscar Best Director Gallery: Every Winner In Academy Award History
He emerged as a an A-list director when he was 40 years old with a pair of acclaimed war dramas released in 1986: “Salvador” and “Platoon.
- 9/15/2019
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
We’ve got a ton of great titles on the docket for this final week of home media releases in August. Michael Dougherty’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters is hitting various formats on Tuesday, and if you’re looking for some oddball entertainment, The Banana Splits Movie should undoubtedly do the trick. For all you sci-fi fans out there, the classic V miniseries is finally making its way to Blu, and Scream Factory is also giving both The Leech Woman and Fear in the Night the HD treatment as well.
Vinegar Syndrome is showing some love to Hell Comes to Frogtown this week, and the Warner Archive Collection is bringing home several of their films on DVD, including Wolfen, Of Unknown Origin, The Hand, and Dracula Has Risen From the Grave. Also, one of the more disturbing psychological thrillers I’ve seen in some time, Ladyworld, is being released on DVD on August 27th,...
Vinegar Syndrome is showing some love to Hell Comes to Frogtown this week, and the Warner Archive Collection is bringing home several of their films on DVD, including Wolfen, Of Unknown Origin, The Hand, and Dracula Has Risen From the Grave. Also, one of the more disturbing psychological thrillers I’ve seen in some time, Ladyworld, is being released on DVD on August 27th,...
- 8/27/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Netflix’s street-level Marvel TV heroes have bested villains like The Kingpin, Kilgrave and The Hand, but in the end, Jessica Jones and the rest of The Defenders encountered one enemy they were no match for: the media industry.
On Friday, Netflix will debut the third and final season of “Jessica Jones” — the final season of any of its Marvel TV superheroes — ending a partnership that once looked to be as long-lasting as the Marvel’s big-screen McU. But while Marvel TV chief Loeb promised a “very satisfying ending to that particular story,” the rest of Marvel’s Netflix universe is going to be left hanging.
“We didn’t know, when we were making that show, that even ‘Daredevil’ had been canceled,” Loeb told TheWrap last month. “At that point, we knew we had lost ‘Iron Fist,’ but other than that, we were living under the impression that this was going to go on.
On Friday, Netflix will debut the third and final season of “Jessica Jones” — the final season of any of its Marvel TV superheroes — ending a partnership that once looked to be as long-lasting as the Marvel’s big-screen McU. But while Marvel TV chief Loeb promised a “very satisfying ending to that particular story,” the rest of Marvel’s Netflix universe is going to be left hanging.
“We didn’t know, when we were making that show, that even ‘Daredevil’ had been canceled,” Loeb told TheWrap last month. “At that point, we knew we had lost ‘Iron Fist,’ but other than that, we were living under the impression that this was going to go on.
- 6/14/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Music supervisor Maggie Phillips had her hands full on “Homecoming” and “The Umbrella Academy,” but for very different reasons. When director Sam Esmail insisting on using only pre-existing classic soundtracks to score his conspiracy thriller, Phillips found herself in uncharted territory, which turned into a licensing nightmare. And even though the series about an adopted sibling superhero rivalry offered a more conventional challenge, Phillips was still keen on pushing the nostalgic factor in fresh musical ways.
“All of my projects before [‘Homecoming’] I’ve chosen songs and editors are temping in score, and then the composer comes in and replaces,” Phillips said. “And sometimes I’ll help with the temp score, but that’s not very common. But Sam wanted all pre-existing soundtracks as cues [to evoke the paranoia vibe] of ‘All the President’s Men,’ ‘Klute,’ and ‘The Conversation,’ and then that list got expanded and changed out of necessity because of the licensing...
“All of my projects before [‘Homecoming’] I’ve chosen songs and editors are temping in score, and then the composer comes in and replaces,” Phillips said. “And sometimes I’ll help with the temp score, but that’s not very common. But Sam wanted all pre-existing soundtracks as cues [to evoke the paranoia vibe] of ‘All the President’s Men,’ ‘Klute,’ and ‘The Conversation,’ and then that list got expanded and changed out of necessity because of the licensing...
- 6/13/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Marvel Comics' "Savage Avengers" #1, already pre-sold out its first printing, showcases the team-up of 'Conan the Barbarian', 'Wolverine', 'Punisher', 'Elektra', 'Venom' and 'Doctor Voodoo', written by Gerry Duggan and illustrated by Mike Deodato:
"The most savage, most unbeatable team of characters in the 'Marvel Universe' is assembled! 'Wolverine'! 'Venom'! 'Elektra'! 'Punisher'!
"And in their midst – 'Conan the Barbarian'! Conan has returned to the Marvel Universe and his new adventures begin here.
"Who is the 'Marrow God'? How is the 'Hand' involved? The roughest and most dangerous characters rumble through this new title starting with...Conan vs. Wolverine..."
"In this, the aggressor sets the tone and it really is 'The Hand' that is driving the creation of the 'Savage Avengers'," said Duggan.
"The overall spell requirement is the blood of warriors that have shed blood,...
"The most savage, most unbeatable team of characters in the 'Marvel Universe' is assembled! 'Wolverine'! 'Venom'! 'Elektra'! 'Punisher'!
"And in their midst – 'Conan the Barbarian'! Conan has returned to the Marvel Universe and his new adventures begin here.
"Who is the 'Marrow God'? How is the 'Hand' involved? The roughest and most dangerous characters rumble through this new title starting with...Conan vs. Wolverine..."
"In this, the aggressor sets the tone and it really is 'The Hand' that is driving the creation of the 'Savage Avengers'," said Duggan.
"The overall spell requirement is the blood of warriors that have shed blood,...
- 5/4/2019
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Richard Marks, a film editor who scored four Oscar nominations during a prolific 50-year career and earned a Career Achievement Award from the American Cinema Editors, has died at 75. Ace executive director Jenni McCormack confirmed that Marks died December 31 but gave no other details.
Marks earned his Best Film Editing Academy Award noms for Francis Ford Coppola’s seminal Vietnam War film Apocalypse Now (1979) and a trio of pics by James L. Brooks: As Good As It Gets (1997) — which he also co-produced — Broadcast News (1987) and Best Picture Oscar winner Terms of Endearment (1983). He also edited Coppola’s Best Picture winner The Godfather Part II and Brooks’ I’ll Do Anything, How Do You Know and Spanglish, among dozens of other credits..
“Richie Marks was, from his first films, one of the very best editors ever,” Brooks said in a statement. “I and others, including every actor whose performances he so lovingly shaped,...
Marks earned his Best Film Editing Academy Award noms for Francis Ford Coppola’s seminal Vietnam War film Apocalypse Now (1979) and a trio of pics by James L. Brooks: As Good As It Gets (1997) — which he also co-produced — Broadcast News (1987) and Best Picture Oscar winner Terms of Endearment (1983). He also edited Coppola’s Best Picture winner The Godfather Part II and Brooks’ I’ll Do Anything, How Do You Know and Spanglish, among dozens of other credits..
“Richie Marks was, from his first films, one of the very best editors ever,” Brooks said in a statement. “I and others, including every actor whose performances he so lovingly shaped,...
- 1/4/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Jean-Luc Godard's The Image Book (2018) is having its exclusive online premiere in the United Kingdom from December 3 – January 1, 2019.The first thing we see in Jean-Luc Godard’s new film, The Image Book, is the pointing hand of Leonardo da Vinci’s St. John The Baptist, believed by many to be his final work in oils—a masterpiece of sfumato, though Godard’s image is contrasty black-and-white like a Xerox some generations removed from the original. Next, two hands, maybe the director’s, pinning together lengths of film at a Steenbeck editing table, and one of those esoteric quotations for which Godard is famous: “Man’s true condition: to think with hands,” from the Swiss writer Denis de Rougemont, previously featured in Godard’s magnum opus, Histoire(s) du cinéma. Then, a montage from Histoire(s): hands (including Giacometti’s The Hand) and part of a favorite quotation from St.
- 12/18/2018
- MUBI
With Christmas on the horizon I wanted to take a look at my ‘Top 4 Holy Grail Comics’. The reason it is four and not five is because the fifth entry on my list is the holiest of holies for Wolverine fans. I believe I have enough content to get a blog post about it on its own! So these are the four comics that are financially out of reach but they would make my collection feel complete. So far in my comic reading/collecting my taste in characters haven’t led me to the poor house. I managed to acquire the first Wolverine mini series and Wolverine #1 all for £30 and under. I also have a good selection of key Daredevil issues in the same price bracket. My biggest regret in my nearly twenty years of collecting is I never kept a record of how much I paid for what. I...
- 12/7/2018
- by Ian Wells
- Nerdly
A song lang is a musical instrument, a little percussion used in Vietnamese traditional music to keep the tempo for the musicians and the performers and – as the protagonist’s father believed – to “guide the artists down the moral path”.
Vietnam-born director Leon Le left Saigon when he was 13 to go and live in California with his family and “Song Lang” is his debut feature after two Us-produced short movies; an elaboration of his interrupted upbringing in Vietnam, the film is also a tribute to his beloved Cải Lương, the Vietnamese traditional folk opera.
“Song Lang” is screening at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
It’s the end of 1980s in Saigon. Introverted debt collector Dug (Lien Binh Phat) has been sleepwalking through most of his adult life in an attempt of erasing a painful adolescence and anesthetizing the pain of abandonment. He does his job, it’s just a job,...
Vietnam-born director Leon Le left Saigon when he was 13 to go and live in California with his family and “Song Lang” is his debut feature after two Us-produced short movies; an elaboration of his interrupted upbringing in Vietnam, the film is also a tribute to his beloved Cải Lương, the Vietnamese traditional folk opera.
“Song Lang” is screening at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
It’s the end of 1980s in Saigon. Introverted debt collector Dug (Lien Binh Phat) has been sleepwalking through most of his adult life in an attempt of erasing a painful adolescence and anesthetizing the pain of abandonment. He does his job, it’s just a job,...
- 11/22/2018
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Six episodes were provided prior to broadcast.
Call me a harsh critic, but the Netflix block of Marvel shows have been suffering from a bit of an identity crisis ever since The Defenders aired last year. Up until the point where New York’s four biggest street-level superheroes teamed up, many of the overarching plots and character arcs were carefully curated and cultivated, all in the hopes of bringing Luke Cage, Danny Rand, Jessica Jones, and Matt Murdock together for a wild ride of a miniseries.
But let’s be honest – The Defenders was a bit of a misfire, and since then, Marvel and Netflix’s new seasons have been largely hit or miss. While the second season of Luke Cage culminated with a tantalizing setup for a third outing, Iron Fist’s sophomore offering fell short of the mark, unable to dig itself out of the hole it nestled...
Call me a harsh critic, but the Netflix block of Marvel shows have been suffering from a bit of an identity crisis ever since The Defenders aired last year. Up until the point where New York’s four biggest street-level superheroes teamed up, many of the overarching plots and character arcs were carefully curated and cultivated, all in the hopes of bringing Luke Cage, Danny Rand, Jessica Jones, and Matt Murdock together for a wild ride of a miniseries.
But let’s be honest – The Defenders was a bit of a misfire, and since then, Marvel and Netflix’s new seasons have been largely hit or miss. While the second season of Luke Cage culminated with a tantalizing setup for a third outing, Iron Fist’s sophomore offering fell short of the mark, unable to dig itself out of the hole it nestled...
- 10/12/2018
- by Shaan Joshi
- We Got This Covered
Daredevil Season 3 trailer buzz is taking over. Marvel and Netflix released a full-length trailer on October 4, revealing a lot about what is going to take place in the new batch of episodes. In September, Netflix announced that the new episodes of Daredevil will arrive on the streaming service on Friday, October 19. That was huge news, and it came with a teaser trailer about the season. Matt Murdock is facing demons left over from how the first season of The Defenders came to an end. While Daredevil had been dealing with The Hand, Wilson Fisk (Kingpin) has been […]
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- 10/4/2018
- by Ryan DeVault
- Monsters and Critics
The Devil of Hell’s Kitchen has returned… and not a moment too soon.
Nipping at the heels of yesterday’s blood-red teaser poster, Marvel and Netflix have premiered the first official trailer for Daredevil season 3, confirming that, yes, the premier superhero drama will return on October 19th, after all. And with it, Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin who found himself locked behind bars all the way back in season 1.
Granted, Vincent D’Onofrio’s all-powerful crime boss featured during Daredevil‘s second season, too, where he formed an unlikely alliance with Frank Castle – better known to you, I and New York’s finest as The Punisher.
And that’s almost certainly Wilson Fisk donning a white suit in today’s first-look trailer for Daredevil season 3, while Matt Murdock has reverted back to his old black costume – fitting, really, given he lost everything to The Hand… Elektra and all.
First Daredevil...
Nipping at the heels of yesterday’s blood-red teaser poster, Marvel and Netflix have premiered the first official trailer for Daredevil season 3, confirming that, yes, the premier superhero drama will return on October 19th, after all. And with it, Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin who found himself locked behind bars all the way back in season 1.
Granted, Vincent D’Onofrio’s all-powerful crime boss featured during Daredevil‘s second season, too, where he formed an unlikely alliance with Frank Castle – better known to you, I and New York’s finest as The Punisher.
And that’s almost certainly Wilson Fisk donning a white suit in today’s first-look trailer for Daredevil season 3, while Matt Murdock has reverted back to his old black costume – fitting, really, given he lost everything to The Hand… Elektra and all.
First Daredevil...
- 9/20/2018
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
“Marvel’s Daredevil” Season 2 left viewers with a lot to unpack as Matt Murdock’s life began unraveling. Murdock was ready to leave Hell’s Kitchen behind and runaway with his former lover, Elektra, until she was murdered by Nobu, the leader of The Hand. His best friend, Foggy, left their law firm and went to work for Jeri Horgath, Murdock was able to finish off The Hand with the help of The Punisher, and Elektra’s body was taken by The Hand for nefarious purposes. Oh, and there’s a good chance that Kingpin also knows Murdock’s secret identity. Phew.
But that wasn’t the last we saw of Murdock, thanks to “Marvel’s Defenders,” which brought together Luke Cage, Daredevil, Iron Fist, and Jessica Jones. In “Defenders,” Murdock battles The Hand’s new weapon, the resurrected Elektra, but both of them are buried under a collapsed building.
But that wasn’t the last we saw of Murdock, thanks to “Marvel’s Defenders,” which brought together Luke Cage, Daredevil, Iron Fist, and Jessica Jones. In “Defenders,” Murdock battles The Hand’s new weapon, the resurrected Elektra, but both of them are buried under a collapsed building.
- 9/20/2018
- by Jamie Righetti
- Indiewire
Classic horror film lovers get excited, as Turner Classic Movies just unveiled its movie lineup for the Halloween season. I’d run through and list all the classics that will be popping up throughout the month, but there’s just too many to list. This is Turner Classic Movies after all. Check out the full lineup below, and let us know if you’re excited for any of these! (via Bloody Disgusting)
Wednesday October 3, 2018
8:00 Pm The Unknown (1927) Dir: Tod Browning
9:00 Pm The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Dir: Rupert Julian
10:45 Pm The Monster (1925) Dir: Roland West
Thursday October 4, 2018
12:30 Am The Penalty (1920) Dir: Wallace Worsley
2:15 Am The Unholy Three (1925) Dir: Tod Browning.
4:00 Am He Who Gets Slapped (1924) Dir: Victor Seastrom
Saturday October 6, 2018
2:00 Am Deadly Friend (1986) Dir: Wes Craven
3:45 Am Demon Seed (1977) Dir. Donald Cammell
Sunday October 7, 2018
8:00 Pm The Mummy’s Hand (1940) Dir: Christy...
Wednesday October 3, 2018
8:00 Pm The Unknown (1927) Dir: Tod Browning
9:00 Pm The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Dir: Rupert Julian
10:45 Pm The Monster (1925) Dir: Roland West
Thursday October 4, 2018
12:30 Am The Penalty (1920) Dir: Wallace Worsley
2:15 Am The Unholy Three (1925) Dir: Tod Browning.
4:00 Am He Who Gets Slapped (1924) Dir: Victor Seastrom
Saturday October 6, 2018
2:00 Am Deadly Friend (1986) Dir: Wes Craven
3:45 Am Demon Seed (1977) Dir. Donald Cammell
Sunday October 7, 2018
8:00 Pm The Mummy’s Hand (1940) Dir: Christy...
- 9/16/2018
- by Mick Joest
- GeekTyrant
(Warning: This story contains spoilers for the second season of “Marvel’s Iron Fist”)
Netflix’s corner of Marvel’s cinematic universe had received widespread acclaim for its first three series in “Daredevil,” “Jessica Jones” and “Luke Cage.” But “Iron Fist” became the first Marvel property set inside the McU to receive nearly universal derision.
But something funny happened when the show returned for its second season, which premiered last Friday: The widely-mocked series got good.
For season two, out was Scott Buck, who initially created the series for Netflix, and in was “Sleepy Hollow” veteran Raven Metzner. Metzner actually pitched a version of “Iron Fist” when Marvel and Netflix were first developing it, and was well aware of the criticisms that the first season faced.
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“I was aware of a lot of the criticism,...
Netflix’s corner of Marvel’s cinematic universe had received widespread acclaim for its first three series in “Daredevil,” “Jessica Jones” and “Luke Cage.” But “Iron Fist” became the first Marvel property set inside the McU to receive nearly universal derision.
But something funny happened when the show returned for its second season, which premiered last Friday: The widely-mocked series got good.
For season two, out was Scott Buck, who initially created the series for Netflix, and in was “Sleepy Hollow” veteran Raven Metzner. Metzner actually pitched a version of “Iron Fist” when Marvel and Netflix were first developing it, and was well aware of the criticisms that the first season faced.
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“I was aware of a lot of the criticism,...
- 9/12/2018
- by Ashley Boucher and Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
“Iron Fist” Season 2 is here, arriving in what is now a fully formed shared TV universe with Marvel’s other Netflix shows. So let’s take a look at all the ways “Iron Fist” calls back to “Daredevil,” “Luke Cage,” “Jessica Jones” and “The Defenders.” Some spoilers here, obviously.
Season 2 calls back to the literally earth-shattering events of “The Defenders” a few times. Most notably to the biggest development in the Marvel Netflix TVverse so far: the apparent death of Daredevil when the Midland Circle building collapsed on him and Elektra.
Misty Knight (Simone Missick), one of the main characters from “Luke Cage,” also joined the main cast of “Iron Fist in season 2 — paying back appearances by Danny Rand (Finn Jones) and Colleen Wing (Jessica Henwick) in season 2 of “Luke Cage.”
Misty also refers back to the battle at Midland Circle in “Defenders,” which was where she lost her arm.
Season 2 calls back to the literally earth-shattering events of “The Defenders” a few times. Most notably to the biggest development in the Marvel Netflix TVverse so far: the apparent death of Daredevil when the Midland Circle building collapsed on him and Elektra.
Misty Knight (Simone Missick), one of the main characters from “Luke Cage,” also joined the main cast of “Iron Fist in season 2 — paying back appearances by Danny Rand (Finn Jones) and Colleen Wing (Jessica Henwick) in season 2 of “Luke Cage.”
Misty also refers back to the battle at Midland Circle in “Defenders,” which was where she lost her arm.
- 9/7/2018
- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
(Some light spoilers ahead for Season 1 of “Marvel’s Iron Fist” and “The Defenders” on Netflix.)
A central part of the story of Netflix’s “Iron Fist” Season 2 is the fight that led to Danny Rand (Finn Jones) becoming the Immortal Iron Fist, a highly trained martial artist who can channel power into his fist and punch through just about anything — or anyone.
Danny faced off against his best friend and adopted brother, Davos (Sacha Dhawan), for the honor of becoming the Iron Fist. Both lived in K’un-Lun, a mystical city far removed from the rest of civilization. If you haven’t watched the first season of “Iron Fist,” however, you might be forgetting what exactly the deal is with K’un-Lun, or what’s so weird about it.
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When Danny shows up back in...
A central part of the story of Netflix’s “Iron Fist” Season 2 is the fight that led to Danny Rand (Finn Jones) becoming the Immortal Iron Fist, a highly trained martial artist who can channel power into his fist and punch through just about anything — or anyone.
Danny faced off against his best friend and adopted brother, Davos (Sacha Dhawan), for the honor of becoming the Iron Fist. Both lived in K’un-Lun, a mystical city far removed from the rest of civilization. If you haven’t watched the first season of “Iron Fist,” however, you might be forgetting what exactly the deal is with K’un-Lun, or what’s so weird about it.
Also Read: 'Iron Fist' Season 2 Refresher: What Happened to Misty Knight's Arm?
When Danny shows up back in...
- 9/7/2018
- by Phil Hornshaw
- The Wrap
Thanks to the “Iron Fist” panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2018 on Thursday, we now know when we’ll see the Immortal Iron Fist’s glowing magic punches returning to Netflix: Sept. 7
In addition to the return date for Marvel’s fourth Netflix show (and the final member of its four-character team from its show “The Defenders”), fans also received a few hints at what the next season has in store for Danny Rand (Finn Jones), a.k.a. Iron Fist, as well as Colleen Wing (Jessica Henwick) and Misty Knight (Simone Missick).
“Iron Fist” Season 2 is picking up the story from last year’s season, but Danny has gone through a lot since that story. He most recently popped up in the second season of “Luke Cage,” where he helped Luke (Mike Colter) with his battles in Harlem, and hinted at the two teaming up to create Heroes for Hire,...
In addition to the return date for Marvel’s fourth Netflix show (and the final member of its four-character team from its show “The Defenders”), fans also received a few hints at what the next season has in store for Danny Rand (Finn Jones), a.k.a. Iron Fist, as well as Colleen Wing (Jessica Henwick) and Misty Knight (Simone Missick).
“Iron Fist” Season 2 is picking up the story from last year’s season, but Danny has gone through a lot since that story. He most recently popped up in the second season of “Luke Cage,” where he helped Luke (Mike Colter) with his battles in Harlem, and hinted at the two teaming up to create Heroes for Hire,...
- 7/20/2018
- by Phil Hornshaw and Phil Owen
- The Wrap
“Luke Cage” Season 2 continues the story of the bulletproof “Hero of Harlem,” picking up shortly after the events of 2017’s “The Defenders,” when he helped his fellow Marvel Netflix heroes defeat The Hand.
But it’s been almost three years since Luke (Mike Colter) was first introduced back in the first season of “Jessica Jones” in 2015, and almost two since the first season of “Luke Cage,” so there’s a lot of catching up to do before you watch his latest adventures. Here are all the story events and characters that have informed Luke’s journey across three shows, to understand everything that is yet to come in “Luke Cage” Season 2.
Luke’s dad and Willis Stryker: Luke Cage was born Carl Lucas, son of Georgia preacher James Lucas. James, through an affair with his secretary, also had an illegitimate son named Willis Stryker. Willis and Carl grew up together and became best friends,...
But it’s been almost three years since Luke (Mike Colter) was first introduced back in the first season of “Jessica Jones” in 2015, and almost two since the first season of “Luke Cage,” so there’s a lot of catching up to do before you watch his latest adventures. Here are all the story events and characters that have informed Luke’s journey across three shows, to understand everything that is yet to come in “Luke Cage” Season 2.
Luke’s dad and Willis Stryker: Luke Cage was born Carl Lucas, son of Georgia preacher James Lucas. James, through an affair with his secretary, also had an illegitimate son named Willis Stryker. Willis and Carl grew up together and became best friends,...
- 6/22/2018
- by Phil Hornshaw and Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
On the eve of release, Marvel and Netflix have rolled out a slew of HD stills from Luke Cage season 2, putting the focus on old friends, new foes, and Mike Colter’s Power Man.
Among those old friends is Misty Knight, who’s sporting a bionic arm this time around following her run-in with The Hand during Marvel’s Defenders series. And she’s brought company, too, as Luke Cage season 2 appears to plant the seeds for a Daughters of the Dragon by pairing Misty with Colleen Wing, the kick-ass supporting player best known for her stint on Iron Fist.
So while we fully expect to see Luke Cage regroup with Danny Rand to form Marvel’s Heroes for Hire, there’s another superhero team-up happening on the streets of Harlem, and they’re every bit as intimidating.
HD Stills For Luke Cage Season 2 Arrive Ahead Of Tomorrow's Big Premiere...
Among those old friends is Misty Knight, who’s sporting a bionic arm this time around following her run-in with The Hand during Marvel’s Defenders series. And she’s brought company, too, as Luke Cage season 2 appears to plant the seeds for a Daughters of the Dragon by pairing Misty with Colleen Wing, the kick-ass supporting player best known for her stint on Iron Fist.
So while we fully expect to see Luke Cage regroup with Danny Rand to form Marvel’s Heroes for Hire, there’s another superhero team-up happening on the streets of Harlem, and they’re every bit as intimidating.
HD Stills For Luke Cage Season 2 Arrive Ahead Of Tomorrow's Big Premiere...
- 6/21/2018
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
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