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"Hiroshima mon amour": All These Years I've Been Looking For An Impossible Love
27 December 2009 6:15 PM, PST
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Just days ago, Cahiers du Cinéma named Alain Resnais's Wild Grass as the best film of 2009, so how very appropriate it is that the Recyclage de luxe Online Film Festival presents as its final film, free to viewers in the UK over 18, Renais's debut feature; it's practically a 50th anniversary presentation.
"'I think that in a few years, in ten, twenty, or thirty years, we will know whether Hiroshima mon amour was the most important film since the war, the first modern film of sound cinema.' That's Eric Rohmer," notes Kent Jones for Criterion, "in a July 1959 round-table discussion between the members of Cahiers du Cinéma's editorial staff, devoted to Alain Resnais's groundbreaking first feature. Rohmer's remark is in perfect sync with the spirit of the film, which, as he says later in the discussion, 'has a very strong sense of the future, particularly the anguish of the future.
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Votd: What If Michael Mann Directed an Episode of 24 Starring You?
22 December 2009 12:00 AM, PST
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Bbdo, At&T and BlackBerry have just released a new interactive advertisement directed by Michael Mann (Public Enemies, Heat, The Insider) that ties a broadcast TV spot (a 24-style action-thriller) with a your Facebook account information to insert you into the story. The television broadcast version of the advertisement is a bit shorter, and keeps the identity of the central character a mystery. In the online version, your photo, key information, and even your friends are inserted into the action.
Also of note, Roberto Schaefer (Quantum of Solace, The Kite Runner, Stranger Than Fiction) was the director of photography on the spot, which was edited by the two-time Academy Award-nominated Saar Klein (Almost Famous, The Bourne Identity, The Thin Red Line).
Go to onestepaheadmovie.com to watch/be in the spot now. Thanks to DannyT for the tip.
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- Peter Sciretta
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Who do you read? Good Roger, or Bad Roger?
15 December 2009 9:18 PM, PST
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This message came to me from a reader named Peter Svensland. He and a friend have been debating about my qualities as a film critic, and they've involved a considerable critic, Dan Schneider, in their discussion. I will say that he has given the question a surprising amount of thought and attention over the years, and may well be correct in some aspects. What his analysis gives me is a renewed respect and curiosity about his own work.
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Dear Roger,
A friend and I would like to have your opinion. It's basically so that we can settle an argument (and small side bet) with a friend over what your opinion would be. My friend and I have carefully co-drafted this email to try to eliminate one or the other of our biases. I hope we succeeded!
I have read your columns and watched your tv shows for many years now
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- Roger Ebert
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The New World: a masterpiece?
10 December 2009 2:45 PM, PST
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Terrence Malick's The New World doesn't have fans, just fanatics – John Patterson among them. He explains the purity and beauty of this bottomless movie, which came and went in a month in the middle of the decade
This decade hasn't been up to much, movie-wise, but I am more than ever convinced that when every other scrap of celluloid from 2000-2009 has crumbled to dust, one film will remain, like some Ozymandias-like remnant of transient vanished glory in the desert. And that film is The New World, Terrence Malick's American foundation myth, which arrived just as the decade reached its dismal halfway point, in January 2006.
It's been said that The New World doesn't have fans: it has disciples and partisans and fanatics. I'm one of them, and my fanaticism burns undimmed 30 or more viewings later. The New World is a bottomless movie, almost unspeakably beautiful and formally harmonious.
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Birthday Suits, Well Directed
30 November 2009 6:05 AM, PST
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Lights. Cameras. Birthday Action (for this, the 30th of November). Only one month left to go and it's 2010. How crazy is that?
Ridley, Terrence (in the 70s) and Marc
1835 Mark Twain's books have been adapted into movies ever since the movies began. Most notably The Prince and the Pauper and any tale of Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer
1920 Virginia Mayo 40s and 50s star, frequent Danny Kaye foil
1926 Richard Crenna, character actor
1927 Robert Guillaume, "Benson"
1929 Dick Clark, seemingly immortal creature who may finally be destroyed by the rise of his spiritual offspring Ryan Seacrest. It's all very Cronos vs. Zeus, only without the thunderbolts
1937 Ridley Scott, manly director whose movies are usually way better when they're shot through with a strong female presence. Consider the three classics: Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Alien. The rest of the filmography surely has its moments but that's the trinity right there.
1943 Terence Malick,
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Terrence Malick: The Reluctant Auteur
24 November 2009 4:02 AM, PST
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The furious way that the beautiful free flowing style which Terrence Malick has curated over his career is talked about often disguises the fact that he has made just four features and one (some people say two), rare as hens teeth, shorts. So, after only a hand full of features in 37 years what is it about the director that has celluloid lovers chomping at the bit.
Until very recently there were only 2 published interviews with the modest director in existence and only a handful of photographs. His stubbornness with the press is legendary. His Tom Sawyer like trademark themes of innocents somehow lost within harsh mother nature, the beautifully paced editing and pitch perfect scores, his poetic and naturalistic voice overs and consistently jaw dropping cinematography has helped the film maker achieve a level of awe and mystery perhaps only reserved on a comparable level for one Stanley Kubrick.
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- Neil Innes
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What I Watched, What You Watched: Installment #17
15 November 2009 1:17 AM, PST
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This week I'm on time and have more than just one movie to discuss as I finally finished watching both Terrence Malick and Paul Weitz's filmography, caught another Christmas film I had not seen and refreshed my memory on a Spielberg sci-fi.
As always, remember you can keep tabs on my personal Netflix queue right here. I now have 51 friends on the movie rental site and would love to have a few more if those of you out there with accounts are interested. Now, here's the recap of my week in movies...
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Quick Thoughts: For no real reason whatsoever other than the fact this film had landed on my radar over the past few months, I finally decided to watch A.I. since first watching it back in 2001. I remember not being blown away after seeing it the first time and again I wasn't bowled over, but
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The Prisoner - Trailer And Website
6 November 2009 12:57 AM, PST
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A man, known as "Six," finds himself inexplicably trapped in "The Village" with no memory of how he arrived. As he explores his environment, he discovers that his fellow inhabitants are identified by number instead of name, have no memory of any prior existence, and are under constant surveillance. Not knowing whom to trust, Six is driven by the need to discover the truth behind The Village, the reason for his being there, and most importantly -- how he can escape.
Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ, The Thin Red Line) will play the role of Six; and two-time Oscar nominee Ian McKellen (Lord of the Rings, The Da Vinci Code) will co-star as Two.
Prisoner Portal: www.amctv.com/originals/the-prisoner/premiere/
Also check out The Village Wiki, The Village Map and test your spying aptitude with Swat.
The Prisoner premieres on Sun., Nov. 15 from 8Pm to 10Pm Et | Pt.
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What I Watched, What You Watched: Installment #15
1 November 2009 2:16 AM, PST
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On top of the titles listed below I also watch the Criterion Blu-ray for Howards End and the Blu-ray for Warner Home Video's North By Northwest, both of which will be reviewed on Tuesday along with the Criterion Blu-ray for Wings of Desire. On top of that I watched the Blu-ray for Disney/Pixar's Up, which will be reviewed in a couple of weeks along with the Blu-ray versions of Monsters, Inc. and Cars.
As for the titles listed below, the first three are the final three of Sony's November 3 release of Film Noir Collection Volume One after I discussed my thoughts on The Sniper and 5 Against the House last week. You can get more details on the complete set right here and a link to buy the set is included with all three films below. As a quick note, the only one of the five I didn't particularly
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Promo, Synopsis & Photos: The Prisoner
22 October 2009 3:54 PM, PDT
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I haven't watched the original Prisoner series, but I'm very excited about AMC's new reboot in the form of a 6 hour miniseries, which will be premiering on November 15.
Thanks to AMC, we have a synopsis of the show, a trailer, some behind the scenes videos and promo photos.
In November, AMC will present The Prisoner miniseries, a reinterpretation of the British 1960s cult hit series that starred and was co-created by Patrick McGoohan.
The Premise : A man, known as Six, finds himself inexplicably trapped in The Village with no memory of how he arrived. As he explores his environment, he discovers that his fellow inhabitants are identified by number instead of name, have no memory of any prior existence, and are under constant surveillance.
Not knowing whom to trust, Six is driven by the need to discover the truth behind The Village, the reason for his being there, and
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- Clarissa
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Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: October 18, 2009
18 October 2009 2:08 PM, PDT
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This week:
The box office gets Wild; a Vampire Chronicles star moves to Cradlewood; Everything Must Go for Will Ferrell; Owen, Keener and Schwimmer Trust each other and Terrance Mallick’s Tree of Life withers in 2009.
Box Office
After a few years in post-production, Spike Jonze’s Where The Wild Things Are took the top spot with a mighty $32.4 million over the weekend. Catering to children and adults alike, it looks like this adaptation of the children’s book might make it to the century barrier.
Law Abiding Citizen came an impressive second with $21 million. The thriller has given a boost to the careers of Jamie Fox and Gerard Butler whose last movies underperformed.
Paranormal Activity scared up $20 million from only 760 screens for a $33 million total. It looks like the sky is the limit as Halloween approaches.
Couples Retreat plunged 47% giving the comedy a weekend take of just under $18 million.
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Terrence Malick's 'Tree of Life' Pruned for 2009
16 October 2009 2:22 PM, PDT
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It almost had to happen this way, but Anne Thompson at Indiwire made it official yesterday: The new Terrence Malick film, The Tree of Life has been scrapped from this year's list of Oscar hopefuls, Instead, the project that has literally been brewing for 30 years might be headed to Cannes next May.
Malick walks to the beat of his own drum, and it's a painfully slow beat. The Thin Red Line was his first film in 20 years, and he's only made one (The New World) in the decade since. Thompson reports that the editing process is still going on, so Apparition - which picked up the distribution rights a couple months ago or so - has erased the film's tentative December 25th arrival.
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Tree of Life Not to Grow Until 2010
16 October 2009 11:27 AM, PDT
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New distributor Apparition has managed to maintain incredibly tight-lipped about Terrence Malick’s upcoming film Tree of Life. Very little is known even in regards to the plot of the film, which would seem unusual with just over two months remaining until the film’s original release date of December 25th.
However, Bob Berney, head of Apparition, has announced that the film remains unfinished and won’t be released until an unknown date in 2010. Berney also admitted he has not yet seen what has already been done on Tree of Life, which shows a certain faith in Malick’s abilities.
Malick earned such acclaim as a director with Badlands, Days of Heaven and The Thin Red Line, that actors are always eager for the opportunity to work with him. Although not much is known about Tree of Life, it is known that Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, and Jessica Chastain are
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Tree Of Life Held Back Until 2010
16 October 2009 4:28 AM, PDT
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The upcoming fifth film from perfectionist director Terrence Malick has been pushed back to an undertermined release date in 2010. Tree Of Life stars Brad Pitt and Sean Penn in a heartfelt story about the loss of a son's innocence and the struggle to come to grips with it into adulthood. Other than that, details on the film have remained a mystery, as the director has managed to keep a tight lid on the whole thing. Already, Malick has been in the editing room for nearly a year.
The information was released by new distributor Apparition, whose new head Bob Berny said, "It's definitely not going to come out this year... I can't tell you when it will come out."
The acclaimed director of Badlands and Days Of Heaven conceived of the story for Tree Of Life nearly thirty years ago. He has decided to accompany the film in some way
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'Tree of Life' Uprooted from 2009
15 October 2009 9:40 PM, PDT
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The Tree of Life, the new film from legendary director Terrence Malick, is not coming out in 2009. Exactly when it will be released remains up in the air.
While that should hardly be surprising, given Malick’s reputation for taking extended periods of time to piece together his movies, it does mean one sure-sounding Oscar bait is officially out of this year’s race. The Tree of Life has been described as a family drama about grief set in the 1950’s, and stars Sean Penn and Brad Pitt.
Apparition had scheduled a December 25 release date, but studio chief Bob Berney said it was "wishful," and confirmed, "It’s definitely not going to come out this year." The reason, Indiewire reports, is that Malick hasn’t finished the movie yet. Indeed, after more than a year of fussing in the editing room with his footage, shot in and around Austin back
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Nazis are Comin' at Ya in 'The 4th Reich'
11 September 2009 8:34 PM, PDT
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Nazis are back in fashion! Well, in the movies, anyway. For a while it seemed like Second World War movies were history, but there are signs of an upsurge in this sub-genre. And we're not talking Saving Private Ryan or The Thin Red Line here. Filmmakers are suddenly taking the war not quite so seriously again. Currently Inglorious Bastards is getting bums on theatre seats and Tarantino's latest is following in the jackboot steps of Tom Cruise's thriller Valkyrie. Elsewhere on this site, you will find coverage of Iron Sky, a Second World War sci-fi comedy that is on the way from the makers of the Star Wreck series of Star Trek spoofs.
Recently we heard about another new film being conscripted into filmland's fling with WWII. Moreover, this one is taking advantage of another current fad: 3D. This new film, which is in preproduction, is a British Second
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Kaylie Jones Reads from Lies My Mother Never Told Me
26 August 2009 7:22 AM, PDT
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Lies My Mother Never Told Me by Kaylie Jones.
As the daughter of award-winning novelist James Jones (From Here to Eternity, Some Came Running, The Thin Red Line), Kaylie Jones grew up surrounded by the literary elite, counting James Baldwin, Norman Mailer, and William Styron as close family friends. In her new memoir, Lies My Mother Never Told Me (William Morrow/HarperCollins), Jones takes readers behind the glamour, recalling a life and mother-daughter relationship riddled with emotional abuse and alcoholism. In this exclusive audio excerpt, she describes her sometimes lonely youth in Paris, and the beauty, years later, of being a mother herself. Listen to the podcast after the jump.
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Me And Orson Welles Teaser Trailer
12 August 2009 11:18 PM, PDT
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The teaser trailer for Me And Orson Welles have finally been released! Starring Zac Efon (High School Musical, 17 Again), Ben Chaplin (The Thin Red Line, Dorian Gray) and Claire Danes (Romeo + Juliet, Stardust) Me And Orson Welles hits UK theatres on 4th December 2009.
Set in 1937 New York, the story centers on a high school student (Efron) who happens upon the yet-to-open Mercury Theatre and is noticed by its mercurial founder, Orson Welles. The man lands a part in “Julius Caesar,” the production that catapulted Welles to the top, and spends the next week learning about life and love.
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AMC The Prisoner Panel (Video)
2 August 2009 9:28 PM, PDT
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At Sdcc, stars of AMC’s anticipated mini-series “The Prisoner,” including James Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ, The Thin Red Line, Pay It Forward), Jamie Campbell-Bower (Sweeney Todd, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I) and Lennie James (“Jericho”) participated in a panel event and exclusive sneak preview of the highly anticipated six-part series. The panel also featured “The Prisoner” writer Bill Gallagher (Conviction, Clocking Off) and AMC’s Vlad Wolynetz, vice president of production. It was moderated by producer and director Robert Meyer Burnett.
Check out the 4 part video of the Sdcc panel:
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The Prisoner Panel Part 1
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The Prisoner Panel Part 2
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The Prisoner Panel Part 3
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The Prisoner Panel Part 4
“The Prisoner,” is a re-imagination of the 1960s cult classic created by the late Patrick McGoohan, and premieres this
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Hans Zimmer Re-Teaming With Nolan To Score Inception
25 July 2009 9:52 PM, PDT
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BusinessWire (via NolanFans and The Playlist) is reporting that prolific film composer, Hans Zimmer, has been tapped to score Christopher Nolan’s upcoming secretive thriller, Inception. Of course, this isn’t really a surprise considering Zimmer worked with Nolan on both his Batman movies, Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.
Inception is Nolan’s new movie that could aptly be summed up as “mysterious.” With a few small character details aside, and a central story that focuses on blackmailing, the only real line of info we’ve had to go on is that it’s, “a contemporary sci-fi thriller set within the architecture of the mind.”
Even The Riddler would have trouble working that one out…
Although like I said, it’s no surprise that Zimmer is (apparently) scoring Inception since he scored Nolan’s Batman Begins and The Dark Knight (the latter along with James Newton Howard), The Playlist
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