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Inspiration or Rip-Off? From "I Heart NY" Tees to Amex Smiley Face Ads
21 December 2009 5:09 PM, PST
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Years ago, I participated in a brainstorming session with Richard Saul Wurman, the entrepreneurial whiz and founder of the Ted Conference. During our meeting he made a simple statement: "Ideas are free, it's what you do with them that counts." A chill ran up my spine. I said nothing for the rest of the meeting, for fear that any creative spark I offered would be fair game.
This memory begs the question: Who owns an idea? What's the difference between being influenced by someone's creativity or simply stealing it?
The ubiquitous "I (Heart) NY symbol designed by Milton Glaser must hold the world record for the greatest number of design ripoffs.
However, somewhere in the back of Glaser's virtuosic mind was Robert Indiana's Love sculpture a seed of inspiration?
Shepard Fairey's infamous Obama campaign poster, with its questionable appropriation of an AP photo, appears Warholesque to some. Fast Company
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- Ken Carbone
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Finals Week: 'The Final Girl: A few thoughts on Feminism and Horror'
21 December 2009 12:08 PM, PST
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The Final Girl: A Few Thoughts on Feminism and Horror By Donato Totaro
One of the more important, if not groundbreaking, accounts/recuperations of the horror film from a feminist perspective is the 1993 Carol Clover's "Men, Women, and Chainsaws". One of the book's major points concerns the structural positioning of what she calls the Final Girl in relation to spectatorship. While most theorists label the horror film as a male-driven/male-centered genre, Clover points out that in most horror films, especially the slasher film, the audience, male and female, is structurally 'forced' to identify with the resourceful young female (the Final Girl) who survives the serial attacker and usually ends the threat (until the sequel anyway.) So while the narratively dominant killer's subjective point of view may be male within the narrative,the male viewer is still rooting for the Final Girl to overcome the killer. We can see this
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Weekly Recap – Golden Globes, ‘Avatar,’ ‘The Hangover’ and ‘Up in the Air’
20 December 2009 11:14 AM, PST
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This will be the week that goes down as “The attack of the Blue Monkey Cat People” aka Avatar, finally the chance to watch The Hangover over and over and over again, and the time that everyone decided that Up in the Air should win almost every award possible.
DVD Reviews
G-Force: Three-Disc DVD/Blu-ray Combo + Digital Copy
Film Reviews
Up in the Air
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Avatar – in 3D
Sleepwalking Land
Video Reviews
Flicks on 6 – Avatar, Up in the Air, Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Flicks on 6 – Golden Globes, Inglourious Basterds and The Hangover
Next week brings Extract, (500) Days of Summer and more on DVD and in theaters it will be Sherlock Holmes, It’s Complicated and Nine.
Related posts:Flicks on 6 – Golden Globes, Inglourious Basterds and The HangoverBox Office Review – Dec. 20 – ‘Avatar’ crushes ‘The Princess and the Frog’Box Office Review – Dec. 27 – ‘Avatar’ beats ‘Sherlock Holmes
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- Jeff Bayer
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The SAG nominees: Why they chose the wrong actress from 'Inglourious Basterds'
19 December 2009 9:48 AM, PST
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I thought the Screen Actors Guild showed more or less impeccable taste in their nominations this year (though for Best Cast, how could they have possibly forsaken the sublimely acted Up in the Air…and picked the hot warblers of Nine instead?). So in drawing attention to one performer, in particular, whom they left out of the Best Supporting Actress category, I solemnly promise you that I won't exploit the s-word. (I'll at least say it out loud once: snub.) What I will note is that this particular omission is worth talking about, if only because I flat-out adore this
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- Owen Gleiberman
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SAG nominees: Why they chose the wrong actress from 'Inglourious Basterds'
19 December 2009 9:48 AM, PST
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I thought the Screen Actors Guild showed more or less impeccable taste in their nominations this year (though for Best Cast, how could they have possibly forsaken the sublimely acted Up in the Air…and picked the hot warblers of Nine instead?). So in drawing attention to one performer, in particular, whom they left out of the Best Supporting Actress category, I promise that I won't exploit the s-word. (I'll at least say it out loud once: snub.) What I will note is that this particular omission is worth talking about, if only because I flat-out adore this performance, and
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- Owen Gleiberman
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Pop culture 2009: The year in lists
18 December 2009 4:06 PM, PST
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The eight best soundtrack moments from this year's movies
Cat People – David Bowie
Inglourious Basterds
The context was totally wrong, but Bowie's goth-like 1980s hit somehow worked perfectly with Mélanie Laurent's preparations for her Nazi showdown. Edith Piaf just wouldn't have cut it.
Toop Toop – Cassius
Il Divo
A beautifully slick montage of Mafia assassinations set to spiky French guitar funk.
Times They Are A Changin' – Bob Dylan
Watchmen
The only bit of the film they didn't lift from the comic turned out to be the best: a dazzling title sequence of snapshots from an alternate history, all set to Dylan's plaintive croaking.
Night Shift – Commodores
35 Shots Of Rum
The mellow warmth of the Commodores loosens the inhibitions of lonely Parisians, in the key scene from Claire Denis's gorgeous drama.
Life's a bitch – Nas
Fish tank
Not the most uplifting farewell tune for Mia's dance-off with her mum,
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- Charlie Brooker, Pete Cashmore, Will Dean, Grace Dent, Priya Elan, Malik Meer, Steve Rose, Richard Vine
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Boiling Point: Too Early to Talk Avatar?
7 December 2009 4:50 AM, PST
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Is it too early to talk Avatar? Surely I must jest, the movie is everywhere! Almost. I'm kind of perplexed at the advertising behind this flick. With the release under two weeks away, one would think it would be all over the place, but mostly what we get are smiling blue furry face posters and "Sneak Previews" on cable channels. Very few other posters and very few regular TV spots, at least in my neck of the woods. On top of that, what are we being advertised? Top notch adventure? Amazing sci-fi? Nope. We're being sold James Cameron (Terminator! And Terminator 2! the commercial exclaims) and Computers. Who thinks the average movie going person gives a damn about the technology? Do you think telling someone this is the most amazing use of computers ever is going to put their ass in the seat? Well, it won't. Especially if, looking at it, it
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- Robert Fure
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BFI Announce December Events At Southbank, London
1 December 2009 11:00 AM, PST
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Cinema Retro has received the following press release from the British Film Institute regarding their program of events for the month of December at the Southbank theatre facility in London. For full info and tickets visit the web site by clicking here.
Blonde Venus, one of the films screened as part of the Von Sternberg tribute.
Josef
Von Sternberg
This month we will celebrate the career of Josef von Sternberg – one of
Hollywood’s most visionary directors – with a complete retrospective of his
films. He was the man Marlene Dietrich
called her master, and is perhaps best known for Underworld (1927), The
Blue Angel (1930) and Macao (1952)
Sally Potter
Sally Potter is one of the UK’s most innovative and original
filmmakers, and we look forward to launching our comprehensive study of her
career with a screening of Orlando (1993)
followed by a Q&A
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Trinity Of Terrors Guest Profile: Malcolm McDowell
7 October 2009 12:46 AM, PDT
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Acting legend Malcolm McDowell will be be attending the inaugural Fangoria Trinity Of Terrors, to be held October 30 through November 1 at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas!
Recently seen reprising his role as Dr. Samuel Loomis in Rob Zombie's Halloween II, McDowell has crossed genres and mediums for the better part of four decades.
Tickets for our massive Halloween Weekend are now available online through http://www.trinityofterrors.com and through Vegas.com. You may also order tickets from Vegas.com by phone - 1-888-las-vegas (527-8342) 24 hours a day.
McDowell's cult status was solidified with his turn as Alex in Stanley Kubrick's disturbing 1971 classic A Clockwork Orange, while his role in 1982's Cat People (for which he graced the cover of Fangoria) made him a horror icon.
Recently, McDowell has been enjoying successes on both the big and small screens with television audiences regularly catching him as Daniel Linderman on Heroes,
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Stacie Ponder - Cujo Knows a Dog Is Man's Best Fiend
6 October 2009 9:00 PM, PDT
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"Cat people" and "dog people" will argue until the end of time about which make better companions; cat people think dogs are dumb, dog people think cats are sneaky, untrustworthy jerks. When it comes to horror movies, though, there's no debate: Dogs win, paws down. Cats may have a spookier reputation in real life, but on screen the canine competition gets all the glory; they're louder and their teeth
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Fall of Fear’ HD Titles Including ‘Army of Darkness,’ ‘Shaun of the Dead,’ More
16 September 2009 1:03 PM, PDT
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Chicago – Universal is getting an early jump on the annual wave of horror-themed titles that usually hit stores in the week before Halloween with new Blu-Ray editions of three horror-comedy classics and, well, one stinker that surely looks good in HD if nothing else. Add “An American Werewolf in London,” “Army of Darkness,” “Shaun of the Dead,” and “Van Helsing” to your collection.
The “Fall of Fear” promotions actually includes 31 re-promoted titles with Halloween-themed wrap but only four are available on Blu-Ray and were sent for review. But the standard releases include reissues by two of our favorite directors and influential filmmakers in the genre - John Carpenter and Wes Craven.
For Carpenter, repackaged titles include “The Thing,” “Prince of Darkness,” “They Live,” and “Village of the Damned”. Personally, we would suggest picking them up in that order. As for Craven, the titles are “The Serpent and the Rainbow,
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Greatest Scream Queens
1 September 2009 12:00 PM, PDT
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Debbie Rochon, often described as a scream queen herself, wrote in an article originally published in Gc Magazine that "a true Scream Queen isn't The Perfect Woman. She's sexy, seductive, but most importantly 'attainable' to the average guy. Or so it would seem."
Nastassja Kinski
Films:
To the Devil a Daughter (1976) [1]
Cat People (1982) [2]
The Day the World Ended (2001) [3]
Inland Empire (2006) [4]
Kinski will always be remembered for the iconic photograph shot by Richard Avedon (with a snake coiled around her body) and her role in Paul Schrader's (not so good) remake of Cat People. Needless to say, it was a hit at the box office and Kinski deservingly received a Saturn Award for Best Actress.
Caroline Munro
Films:
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) [5]
Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) [6]
Dracula A.D. 1972 [7]
Maniac (1980) [8]
Faceless (1987) [9]
Demons 6 (1989) [10]
Caroline Munro seduced audiences in her Hammer roles in films like Dracula A.D. 1972, but for gore hounds,
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Team Experience: Oh, Those Basterds
1 September 2009 10:14 AM, PDT
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As you may have noticed some blog buddies of mine have been pitching in randomly of late as my off-cinema life has pulled me away. Oh, to live only for the cinema! To get you acquainted with these life savers o' mine, I've decided to gather them as a collective once a week or so and ask them to share their individual feelings on a question posed by me. Yes, I'm a control freak.
Question for the Team
What's your favorite moment/performance/anything about Inglourious Basterds?
Spoilers ahead obviously.David: Maybe I was just blinded by the beauty. Or maybe it's my secretly perverse soul. But easily the most striking moment of Inglourious Basterds for me is the reciprocal shootings of Fredrick (Daniel Brühl) and Shosanna (Mélanie Laurent). Tarantino has a reputation for finding strange beauty in his moments of graphic violence, and it's no different here. It's the
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Hitler on Avatar: Captain Planet with Cat People! Nein!
28 August 2009 9:54 AM, PDT
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This is why I love working on the internet -- can you believe that there are people out there actually digging ditches? There are, friends. But not you and I, we get to watch awesome YouTube videos such as the one below. In the following clip, former German dictator and mass Jew killer (as well as known vegetarian and shitty water-colorist) Adolf Hitler talks to his aids about his frustration over early footage from James Cameron's Avatar.
Choice moment: "It's a glossed up Land Before Time 3." Brilliant.
See the oncoming locomotive of internet sensationalism for yourself below:
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- Neil Miller
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Top Ten Tuesday: Best Horror Remakes
25 August 2009 2:14 PM, PDT
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In case you haven’t noticed, Hollywood loves a good remake. New ideas don’t have to be dealt with, audiences converge on the theaters simply due to name recognition, and studios can kick back and gather up the proceeds. Horror remakes, in particular, have been a staple of the film industry for years. Recently, this trend has gotten out of hand, and, many times, the resultant film is less than desirable. There are, however, a few remakes here and there that are acceptable. Some, in fact, are even better than the original. In honor of Rob Zombie’s ‘Halloween II’ hitting theaters this week, we thought it was time to look at some of these horror remakes that stand out from the crowd.
10. Frankenstein (James Whale, 1931)
When thinking about horror remakes, one rarely ever goes back to the vintage, Universal, horror movies of the ’30s. However, believe it or not,
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Podcast: Inglourious Basterds (with Joshua Rothkopf)
24 August 2009 11:15 PM, PDT
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Has Quentin Tarantino matured as a filmmaker, or does his talky WWII actioner Inglourious Basterds prove yet another indulgent film pastiche? Is its Jewish revenge plot cathartic, or merely insensitive? Or can we chalk its sadism up to a writer's irreverence, and ignore its political incorrectness entirely? It's just a movie, right?
Time Out New York senior film writer Joshua Rothkopf (who recently spoke with Tarantino and star Christoph Waltz) doesn't have quite as much love for Qt's Nazi-licious new epic as I do, which is why we met up for a "pubcast" at Brooklyn's Jakewalk bar—where we could spill our thoughts, and hopefully not our beer.
To listen to the podcast, click here. (24:21)
Podcast Music
Intro: David Bowie, "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)"
Outro: Ennio Morricone, "Rabbia E Tarantella"
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'Inglourious Basterds' Director Quentin Tarantino Inspired By Britney Spears?
23 August 2009 11:26 PM, PDT
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Tarantino includes Britney Spears on his playlist for Little Steven's Underground Garage radio show.
By Jocelyn Vena
Britney Spears
Photo: Jive
Quentin Tarantino is known for his amazing knowledge of and love for anything and everything pop-culture related. (After all, he's even appeared as a guest judge on "American Idol.") But when he stopped by Little Steven's Underground Garage show on Sirius radio, it was a bit surprising when he revealed that he found inspiration from a slew of eclectic artists — including Britney Spears — while making "Inglourious Basterds."
While he was compiling his playlist for the radio show, Tarantino revealed a surprising crew of musicians that he enjoyed while filming his latest flick. "[This list includes] some of the music I was listening to while making my movie 'Inglourious Basterds,' " he explained. "Now these songs don't necessarily have a damn thing to do with the movie. These were some
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Quentin Tarantino: One Helluva Basterd
22 August 2009 12:01 AM, PDT
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In case you missed it last night, Fangoria Radio (heard live every Friday on Sirius Xm Stars satellite radio, Sirius channel 108/Xm channel 139, from 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Est) featured an exclusive pretaped interview between writer/director Quentin Tarantino and cohost/Fango editor Tony Timpone. The acclaimed director of Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill and Grindhouse’s Death Proof talked up his latest epic, the rollicking WWII caper film Inglourious Basterds (now playing), his thoughts on the genre and even Fango’s recent 30th-anniversary issue. You can hear the full interview on iTunes (free Fango Radio audio clips are listed in the iTunes Store under the Podcasts tab; simply search for Fangoria) next week, but check out these highlights in the meantime.
Fangoria: So for the uninitiated, could you tell us the basic plot of Inglourious Basterds?
Quentin Tarantino: The idea behind it is a WWII movie,
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Tarantino’s Spaggetti War film: Inglorious Basterds
17 August 2009 9:30 AM, PDT
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The words "Understated" and "Quentin Tarantino" go together like peas and ice cream. The worlds most confident director and self confessed blabber mouth has hardly been quiet about his slow cooking project and I'm sure everyone already knows that his Basterds have been waiting in the wings for their que for more than 10 years.
So now that they're here, is this Tarantino's much whispered about "return to form"?
Well.. if, like me, you think that a film on par with Jackie Brown would be a more welcome return to form then, no. If the Kill Bill films more fantastical approach to the sly nod and hard hit film making that Tarantino does best is more up your alley, then even you may be left feeling just a tiny bit disappointed.
The film's main focus is split three ways, in true Tarantino style... you didn't think it was going to be that easy did you?
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Avatar People
4 August 2009 6:00 PM, PDT
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Commenter Dimo's rhetorical question on our earlier Avatar post -- "Who knew we only had to wait 27 years for a sequel to Cat People?" -- led me to crack out the Photoshop once again. (If there's one thing I seem to enjoy, it's digitally juxtaposing this one-sheet next to other things, apparently.) And what do you know -- its symmetry with the poster for the 1982 film featuring Nastassja Kinski frolicking on a 5-tiered, carpeted jungle gym are simply uncanny. Throw in that New Moon poster featuring a yellow-eyed Edward, and we're clearly detecting a trend here: Hepatitis C is the hot new Hollywood thing!
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