Anne Hathaway’s next project is unlike any other she’s done. Directed by Nacho Vigalondo, the sci-fi thriller “Colossal” will be making its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival and now we have its first look.
The Oscar-winner stars as Gloria, a woman who discovers that severe catastrophic events are somehow connected to the mental breakdown from which she’s suffering. The film also stars Jason Sudeikis, Dan Stevens, Austin Stowell and Tim Blake Nelson.
Read More: Tiff Reveals First Slate of 2016 Titles, Including ‘Magnificent Seven,’ ‘American Honey,’ ‘La La Land’ and ‘Birth of A Nation’
In the first images released on Tiff’s website, Hathaway is seen with a bruised eye, shaggy long brown hair and looking up at some unknown object. In the second photo she is seen wearing black jeans, a white top with an olive-colored jacket, but this time smiling.
Read More: Anne Hathaway...
The Oscar-winner stars as Gloria, a woman who discovers that severe catastrophic events are somehow connected to the mental breakdown from which she’s suffering. The film also stars Jason Sudeikis, Dan Stevens, Austin Stowell and Tim Blake Nelson.
Read More: Tiff Reveals First Slate of 2016 Titles, Including ‘Magnificent Seven,’ ‘American Honey,’ ‘La La Land’ and ‘Birth of A Nation’
In the first images released on Tiff’s website, Hathaway is seen with a bruised eye, shaggy long brown hair and looking up at some unknown object. In the second photo she is seen wearing black jeans, a white top with an olive-colored jacket, but this time smiling.
Read More: Anne Hathaway...
- 8/9/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
It is a universally acknowledged fact that comedy is hard. The best comedians might make it look effortless, but truly great witticism exists only in the sweet spot where the art and science of humour overlap. The most successful artists in this arena spend years honing their craft – training, performing, and perfecting their skill-set, so we can have a moment or two of levity, and they can have their voices heard.
This is, perhaps, why the comedic greats are beloved. They provide comfort and reassurance when we need it, by generating laughter that skewers the familiar. For comedy to work, it often needs to be relatable in some way – so that sense of connection we have to our favourite comedians can be incredibly strong. For this reason, when a beloved comedian suddenly delivers a dramatic role, it can be even more affecting than if it were performed by a celebrated dramatic actor.
This is, perhaps, why the comedic greats are beloved. They provide comfort and reassurance when we need it, by generating laughter that skewers the familiar. For comedy to work, it often needs to be relatable in some way – so that sense of connection we have to our favourite comedians can be incredibly strong. For this reason, when a beloved comedian suddenly delivers a dramatic role, it can be even more affecting than if it were performed by a celebrated dramatic actor.
- 7/7/2016
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
The Conversation is a feature at Sound on Sight bringing together Drew Morton and Landon Palmer in a passionate debate about cinema new and old. For their fourth piece, they will discuss David Lynch’s film The Straight Story (1999).
Drew’s Take
I am in the midst of my 1999 class and I assigned two films I had yet to see from the acclaimed year – the year that Entertainment Weekly claimed to “change movies” – Kimberly Pierce’s Boys Don’t Cry and David Lynch’s The Straight Story. I like doing this as a Professor, because it varies the class and keeps me from getting too settled into a comfort zone. It challenges me to be more spontaneous and in the moment, a zone I typically find stimulating and energizing. Needless to say, the sixteen year old legacy of Lynch’s The Straight Story created a certain predisposition. Having seen all of Lynch’s other films,...
Drew’s Take
I am in the midst of my 1999 class and I assigned two films I had yet to see from the acclaimed year – the year that Entertainment Weekly claimed to “change movies” – Kimberly Pierce’s Boys Don’t Cry and David Lynch’s The Straight Story. I like doing this as a Professor, because it varies the class and keeps me from getting too settled into a comfort zone. It challenges me to be more spontaneous and in the moment, a zone I typically find stimulating and energizing. Needless to say, the sixteen year old legacy of Lynch’s The Straight Story created a certain predisposition. Having seen all of Lynch’s other films,...
- 4/11/2015
- by Landon Palmer
- SoundOnSight
CBS Films
A common criticism that movie-goers tend to levy against motion pictures of all kinds is: “Nothing happens.” This, of course, is a phrase usually employed to denote that the movie was either boring, there was little action or dialogue to speak of, or the narrative didn’t go in the direction they expected. Sometimes it can be all of those things. A lot of the time, though, “nothing happens” feels like something of a misguided complaint – just because the story was subtle or understated doesn’t necessarily mean that nothing actually went on; there was still a “point.”
Take Lost In Translation, for example, a movie which has pretty much earned a status as the poster child for a “nothing happened” film, for good or for worse. Although many are quick to brandish it as boring because there is little “plot” to speak of, though, to say that...
A common criticism that movie-goers tend to levy against motion pictures of all kinds is: “Nothing happens.” This, of course, is a phrase usually employed to denote that the movie was either boring, there was little action or dialogue to speak of, or the narrative didn’t go in the direction they expected. Sometimes it can be all of those things. A lot of the time, though, “nothing happens” feels like something of a misguided complaint – just because the story was subtle or understated doesn’t necessarily mean that nothing actually went on; there was still a “point.”
Take Lost In Translation, for example, a movie which has pretty much earned a status as the poster child for a “nothing happened” film, for good or for worse. Although many are quick to brandish it as boring because there is little “plot” to speak of, though, to say that...
- 5/19/2014
- by Sam Hill
- Obsessed with Film
In the lead-up to the 86th annual Academy Awards on March 2, HitFix will be bringing you the lowdown on all 24 Oscar categories with multiple entries each day. Take a few notes and bone up on the competition as we give you the edge in your office Oscar pool! As in Best Costume Design -- the category with which its outcome so frequently goes hand-in-hand -- ornamental period pieces and extravagant fantasies tend to dominate the Best Production Design category. So it's nice that the Academy gave us a fairly varied field this year: period pieces may still make up the majority of the field, but one is of a recent vintage, while the others could hardly be more opposed in their approach to days of year. Meanwhile, neither the futuristic fantasy nor the hi-tech outer-space adventure are as excessively designed as you might expect from nominees in this race. Moreover,...
- 2/26/2014
- by Guy Lodge
- Hitfix
Language is a great and wonderful thing to behold. Whilst it binds us together, it’s also a defining feature of what makes us unique the world over. It has a great and complicated history. It is how we communicate and understand one another. It is an essential part of what makes us human.
On occassion, though, language can provide us with some dumb laughs – laughs of the mistranslation variety. Take the movies we’ve assembled here, for example, all of whose titles were changed for release in foreign markets. Translate those titles back into English, though, and the results can often prove both bizarre and questionable. How did they end up like this? One thing’s for sure… you can’t argue that they’re not special in their own, weird ways.
Here’s 13 of the most interesting famous movie titles that got seriously lost in translation…
13. “If You Leave Me,...
On occassion, though, language can provide us with some dumb laughs – laughs of the mistranslation variety. Take the movies we’ve assembled here, for example, all of whose titles were changed for release in foreign markets. Translate those titles back into English, though, and the results can often prove both bizarre and questionable. How did they end up like this? One thing’s for sure… you can’t argue that they’re not special in their own, weird ways.
Here’s 13 of the most interesting famous movie titles that got seriously lost in translation…
13. “If You Leave Me,...
- 3/27/2013
- by T.J. Barnard
- Obsessed with Film
We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10.
Ah, the Oscars. We so rarely agree on the best film of the year, and yet you know I can’t quit you. There are plenty of recent Best Picture winners that I like – even love in the case of No Country for Old Men – but my personal favorite hasn’t taken the gold in decades. The same cannot be said for the acting categories. Of course there are winners that leave me less than impressed – you sure were fine in Little Miss Sunshine, Alan Arkin – but recently there have been more than a few instances where my winner is the Academy’s winner. This is especially true over the past few years, as this list will reflect.
Case in point, unless Sally Field shocks on Sunday (February 24) and wins her third Oscar, Anne Hathaway’s performance in Les Misérables will earn...
Ah, the Oscars. We so rarely agree on the best film of the year, and yet you know I can’t quit you. There are plenty of recent Best Picture winners that I like – even love in the case of No Country for Old Men – but my personal favorite hasn’t taken the gold in decades. The same cannot be said for the acting categories. Of course there are winners that leave me less than impressed – you sure were fine in Little Miss Sunshine, Alan Arkin – but recently there have been more than a few instances where my winner is the Academy’s winner. This is especially true over the past few years, as this list will reflect.
Case in point, unless Sally Field shocks on Sunday (February 24) and wins her third Oscar, Anne Hathaway’s performance in Les Misérables will earn...
- 2/20/2013
- by Shane T. Nier
- The Scorecard Review
The organisers of the Academy Awards are po-faced about comedy, so a dose of screwball humanism is just what they need
"Imagine there's no heaven," sang John Lennon. "It's easy if you try."
Ok, let's.
Imagine a world with no Marx Brothers films, no Ginger Rogers or Fred Astaire. A world in which Cary Grant was never born and Preston Sturges is just a rumor. Dutifully, the populace trudge beneath skies the color of porridge towards box-like movie theatres, where they consume their weekly dollop of gloom, as served up in with movies like A Life of Emile Zola, Marty and Crash.
In this alternative universe, movie-going is a bit like going to the dentist, only without the laughing gas. Films that stand any chance of raising a smile have been expunged from the records, although you will occasionally hear talk among those old enough to remember of something called Some Like It Hot,...
"Imagine there's no heaven," sang John Lennon. "It's easy if you try."
Ok, let's.
Imagine a world with no Marx Brothers films, no Ginger Rogers or Fred Astaire. A world in which Cary Grant was never born and Preston Sturges is just a rumor. Dutifully, the populace trudge beneath skies the color of porridge towards box-like movie theatres, where they consume their weekly dollop of gloom, as served up in with movies like A Life of Emile Zola, Marty and Crash.
In this alternative universe, movie-going is a bit like going to the dentist, only without the laughing gas. Films that stand any chance of raising a smile have been expunged from the records, although you will occasionally hear talk among those old enough to remember of something called Some Like It Hot,...
- 11/23/2012
- by Tom Shone
- The Guardian - Film News
Not too long ago I asked the Sound On Sight staff to choose their ten favourite films of all time. The result led to mixed reactions (both by staff and readers), and some angry feedback. But how could any of us select only ten films from the thousands we’ve seen and walk away happy with the results. The fact is, of all the films which received a vote, it was those more widely available who made the cut. In other words, films such as The Godfather and Pulp Fiction stood a greater chance of receiving more ballots than say, obscure foreign gems.
My biggest disappointment with the picks, although only ten films were spotlighted, was the lack of votes for films directed by women. Could it be that none of us here at Sound On Sight valued great directors such as Claire Denis, Agnès Varda, Chantal Akerman or Lina Wertmüller?...
My biggest disappointment with the picks, although only ten films were spotlighted, was the lack of votes for films directed by women. Could it be that none of us here at Sound On Sight valued great directors such as Claire Denis, Agnès Varda, Chantal Akerman or Lina Wertmüller?...
- 9/26/2012
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
This week on Operation Kino we're changing up the format for our third Quarter Quell, celebrating our 75th episode by revisiting movies from our past that come with a particularly good story attached. No tidbits this week, no dessert, just a lightning round then storytelling, in which Katey revisits a rainy night in Amsterdam spent watching Charade, Da7e recounts multiple trips to see South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, Patches has a particularly strong memory attached to X2: X-Men United, and David is inspired to conduct his own secret tour of Tokyo based on Lost in Translation. Take a listen below and find your downloading options; for more from all of us, you can follow the show (@opkino), Da7e (@da7e), David (@davidehrlich or @CriterionCorner), Patches (@misterpatches) and Katey (@kateyrich) on Twitter. To download the file directly, click Here [ Subscribe With iTunes ] 00:00-00:44 Lightning Round 01:07 - 3:...
- 8/10/2012
- cinemablend.com
Comic-Con 2012 is so close we can taste it! The epically badass geek convention is set to invade San Diego from July 11th to July 15th, and we can't wait to get over there and get crazy!
Comic-Con International has released the full schedules for Wednesday July 11th and Thursday July 12th, and there's a ton of stuff going on! It's going to kick off with a great first couple of days that will give you plenty of stuff to do! Wednesday looks like it's going to be an awesome day of pilot screens and Thursday has got stuff like Twilight... (fart) and Disney will be holding their big panel, along with a ton of other great stuff to check out!
I've gone through the schedule and put a *** next to all the event's we hope to be able to cover. If there's anything on the list you would like information on please let us know,...
Comic-Con International has released the full schedules for Wednesday July 11th and Thursday July 12th, and there's a ton of stuff going on! It's going to kick off with a great first couple of days that will give you plenty of stuff to do! Wednesday looks like it's going to be an awesome day of pilot screens and Thursday has got stuff like Twilight... (fart) and Disney will be holding their big panel, along with a ton of other great stuff to check out!
I've gone through the schedule and put a *** next to all the event's we hope to be able to cover. If there's anything on the list you would like information on please let us know,...
- 6/28/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Comic-Con International has unleashed the full schedule for Wednesday and Thursday for the San Diego Comic-Con 2011, and there is going to be a ton of stuff to keep you incredibly busy and entertained.
Like I've been saying it's never to early to start planning, and there is a ton of stuff here that we are looking forward to checking out. I've gone through the list and put exclamation points next to all of the events that we are looking forward to attending. What panels and events are you looking forward to?
We will be at Comic-Con in full force this year, bringing you everything you need and want to know about. We will also be having a GeekTyrant meet-up this year, which we announce soon.
See you at the con!
Wednesday July 20th
!!! 6:00-9:00 Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings: Alcatraz, Person of Interest, The Secret Circle, and Supernatural...
Like I've been saying it's never to early to start planning, and there is a ton of stuff here that we are looking forward to checking out. I've gone through the list and put exclamation points next to all of the events that we are looking forward to attending. What panels and events are you looking forward to?
We will be at Comic-Con in full force this year, bringing you everything you need and want to know about. We will also be having a GeekTyrant meet-up this year, which we announce soon.
See you at the con!
Wednesday July 20th
!!! 6:00-9:00 Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings: Alcatraz, Person of Interest, The Secret Circle, and Supernatural...
- 7/7/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
With Friday the 13th looming ominously at the end of the week, getting your cosmic affairs in order just may help you survive into the next.
Born This Week
Related story on The Daily Beast: Horoscopes for June 5-11, 2011
Sofia Coppola (May 14, 1971)
Taurus draws on the myth of Io, the nymph who was turned into a snow-white cow. Like Snow White, she portrays the maiden archetype encountering trials and triumph. Filmmaker Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation, and Marie Antoinette all explore this theme. After her own failed vealish fashion label, Milkfed, and pans for her acting skill, Coppola became the first American woman-the youngest ever-nominated for a Best Director Oscar and to win the top prize, the Golden Lion, at the Venice Film Festival.
Aries
Personal ambition puts strain on domestic happiness. This eases by Tuesday, but only after a showdown of sorts. You may commit to...
Born This Week
Related story on The Daily Beast: Horoscopes for June 5-11, 2011
Sofia Coppola (May 14, 1971)
Taurus draws on the myth of Io, the nymph who was turned into a snow-white cow. Like Snow White, she portrays the maiden archetype encountering trials and triumph. Filmmaker Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation, and Marie Antoinette all explore this theme. After her own failed vealish fashion label, Milkfed, and pans for her acting skill, Coppola became the first American woman-the youngest ever-nominated for a Best Director Oscar and to win the top prize, the Golden Lion, at the Venice Film Festival.
Aries
Personal ambition puts strain on domestic happiness. This eases by Tuesday, but only after a showdown of sorts. You may commit to...
- 5/8/2011
- by Starsky + Cox
- The Daily Beast
Somewhere; The American; Unstoppable; Secretariat; Megamind
Sofia Coppola has a bizarre propensity to make two thirds of a good movie. Take Lost in Translation, which provided plenty of edgy, insightful vignettes right up until the self-indulgent karaoke scene, from the laziness of which it never recovers. Or Marie Antoinette, which provoked raucous booing in France thanks to the total absence of a third act in which heads are lopped, equality established and proverbial cake eaten. Only her debut feature, The Virgin Suicides (1999), had some actual sense of an ending, and that owed more to the source novel than to Coppola's oddly incomplete direction. Now, with her fourth film, Somewhere (2010, Universal, 15), the good news is that Coppola has finally broken the two-act habit of a lifetime. The bad news is that the end result is a movie that has no acts at all. In any sense.
Looking increasingly like an artsy...
Sofia Coppola has a bizarre propensity to make two thirds of a good movie. Take Lost in Translation, which provided plenty of edgy, insightful vignettes right up until the self-indulgent karaoke scene, from the laziness of which it never recovers. Or Marie Antoinette, which provoked raucous booing in France thanks to the total absence of a third act in which heads are lopped, equality established and proverbial cake eaten. Only her debut feature, The Virgin Suicides (1999), had some actual sense of an ending, and that owed more to the source novel than to Coppola's oddly incomplete direction. Now, with her fourth film, Somewhere (2010, Universal, 15), the good news is that Coppola has finally broken the two-act habit of a lifetime. The bad news is that the end result is a movie that has no acts at all. In any sense.
Looking increasingly like an artsy...
- 4/2/2011
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
Professional matchmaker and dating coach Matt Titus and his wife, author and media personality Tamsen Fadal, give you the real inside scoop on Scarlett Johansson and Sean Penn. Do You think this romance can last? Read on…
HollywoodLife.com invited our guest bloggers, the professional matchmaker and dating coach Matt Titus and his wife, author and media personality Tamsen Fadal, to give us their inside take on Scarlett Johansson and Sean Penn. They’ve got a split decision on this May-December relationship!
Matt’s Take:
Fresh off their recent divorces, Sean and Scarlett now look to be jumping into a hot new romance and I think it’s a perfect match!
That’s right, you heard me, they were made for each other. Let me explain why. First off, Sean loves hot blondes — his ex-wives were blonde, both Madonna and Robin Wright. Robin is a great actress, Madonna was...
HollywoodLife.com invited our guest bloggers, the professional matchmaker and dating coach Matt Titus and his wife, author and media personality Tamsen Fadal, to give us their inside take on Scarlett Johansson and Sean Penn. They’ve got a split decision on this May-December relationship!
Matt’s Take:
Fresh off their recent divorces, Sean and Scarlett now look to be jumping into a hot new romance and I think it’s a perfect match!
That’s right, you heard me, they were made for each other. Let me explain why. First off, Sean loves hot blondes — his ex-wives were blonde, both Madonna and Robin Wright. Robin is a great actress, Madonna was...
- 3/22/2011
- by JohnMancini
- HollywoodLife
London’s Royal College of Surgeons is not a typical place for a film screening, but then Jameson’s Cult Film Club specialises in showing films in less than usual locales. Previously they’ve shown Taxi Driver in a car park and a selection of horror films in a chapel. On Thursday night they showed Gareth Edwards’ critically acclaimed Monsters to a packed out audience within the halls of the prestigious college. With Jameson cocktails to hand and surgical masks at the ready, a few hundred hardy souls braved the cold London night to witness Edwards’ future cult classic.
Our evening began in the college’s museum, wherein shelf upon shelf of preserved organs, creatures and human beings remain in hundreds of jars. Some specimens were fascinating, some tragic, but most were incredibly disturbing. Take, for example, the section of a child’s face, or the enormous facial tumour, or the series of snake embryos,...
Our evening began in the college’s museum, wherein shelf upon shelf of preserved organs, creatures and human beings remain in hundreds of jars. Some specimens were fascinating, some tragic, but most were incredibly disturbing. Take, for example, the section of a child’s face, or the enormous facial tumour, or the series of snake embryos,...
- 3/5/2011
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
…and One Reason Why Maybe It Isn’t!
(Article re-posted for your enjoyment)…
Owf’s Tom Fallows runs down 50 reasons why the 1984 classic horror comedy Ghostbusters is The Greatest Film of All Time.
Also check out the three sequels to this list Gremlins, Back to the Future and Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho!
1. Bill Murray
This is the movie that made the Saturday Night Live comedian a bonified movie star and would pave the way for such later delights as Groundhog Day (1993), Lost in Translation (2003) and Broken Flowers (2005). Without Bill Murray, would Ghostbusters be the classic it is today?
2. The Dialogue
Just transcribing the movie would enough reason why Ghostbusters achieves greatness. This list contains as many classic quotes as we could fit. i.e.
“You forget, Peter. I was present at an undersea unexplained sponge migration,” – Ray.
3. Ray Parker Jr’s Theme Song
All together now, “Who ya gonna call?...
(Article re-posted for your enjoyment)…
Owf’s Tom Fallows runs down 50 reasons why the 1984 classic horror comedy Ghostbusters is The Greatest Film of All Time.
Also check out the three sequels to this list Gremlins, Back to the Future and Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho!
1. Bill Murray
This is the movie that made the Saturday Night Live comedian a bonified movie star and would pave the way for such later delights as Groundhog Day (1993), Lost in Translation (2003) and Broken Flowers (2005). Without Bill Murray, would Ghostbusters be the classic it is today?
2. The Dialogue
Just transcribing the movie would enough reason why Ghostbusters achieves greatness. This list contains as many classic quotes as we could fit. i.e.
“You forget, Peter. I was present at an undersea unexplained sponge migration,” – Ray.
3. Ray Parker Jr’s Theme Song
All together now, “Who ya gonna call?...
- 12/29/2010
- by Tom Fallows
- Obsessed with Film
Here's links to all the reviews playing at your local multiplex right now, in case you want to get out over the weekend and see something, as long as "something" is The Fighter or The King's Speech, or even Black Swan and True Grit, and as long as it's not Little Fockers or Yogi Bear. Not that we're telling you what to do, but seriously: Don't go see Little Fockers. Nobody wants to see your walk of shame come Monday.
Little Fockers -- Hands Down, the Funniest Movies of 2010
True Grit -- You Give Out Very Little Sugar With Your Pronouncements
Tron: Legacy -- Form Without Function
King's Speech -- There Goes My Hero, He's Ordinary
Rabbit Hole -- There's No Good Why This Came to Pass, There's Only Just Because
Somewhere -- Like Lost in Translation Choked on TMZ and Vomited Up Hunks of the Disillusionment of Celebrities
Yogi Bear -- Anna Faris,...
Little Fockers -- Hands Down, the Funniest Movies of 2010
True Grit -- You Give Out Very Little Sugar With Your Pronouncements
Tron: Legacy -- Form Without Function
King's Speech -- There Goes My Hero, He's Ordinary
Rabbit Hole -- There's No Good Why This Came to Pass, There's Only Just Because
Somewhere -- Like Lost in Translation Choked on TMZ and Vomited Up Hunks of the Disillusionment of Celebrities
Yogi Bear -- Anna Faris,...
- 12/24/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
Craig here with Take Three.
Today: Anna Faris
Take One: Even cowgirls get the blues
I’m always up for a spot of Brokeback love. I know there's been plenty of attention around these parts in the past but let’s divert the love that-a-way. Let’s ride sidesaddle and gallop slightly away from Jake ‘n’ Heath. And Michelle 'n' Anne. And Ang. Hey, look, it’s Anna Faris as Lashawn Malone in Brokeback Mountain (2005).
I’d just seen Faris in Just Friends when barely a week later (January 2006) Brokeback was released here in the UK. The complete contrast between Faris in the two films caught me off guard. She pops up ninety-minutes in during a couples’ C&W night-out scene with Jake Gyllenhaal & Anne Hathaway. She “talks a blue streak” without much pause for breath – and in doing so fills the gap where a homoerotic attraction is becoming increasingly...
Today: Anna Faris
Take One: Even cowgirls get the blues
I’m always up for a spot of Brokeback love. I know there's been plenty of attention around these parts in the past but let’s divert the love that-a-way. Let’s ride sidesaddle and gallop slightly away from Jake ‘n’ Heath. And Michelle 'n' Anne. And Ang. Hey, look, it’s Anna Faris as Lashawn Malone in Brokeback Mountain (2005).
I’d just seen Faris in Just Friends when barely a week later (January 2006) Brokeback was released here in the UK. The complete contrast between Faris in the two films caught me off guard. She pops up ninety-minutes in during a couples’ C&W night-out scene with Jake Gyllenhaal & Anne Hathaway. She “talks a blue streak” without much pause for breath – and in doing so fills the gap where a homoerotic attraction is becoming increasingly...
- 10/25/2010
- by Craig Bloomfield
- FilmExperience
Relive Blade Runner's futuristic sleaze in Tokyo, or do some free running through Paris's poverty-stricken banlieues in a tribute to Luc Besson
If you want to see things that people wouldn't believe – say, attack ships fire off the shoulder of Orion or C-beams glittering in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate ... well, best stick to watching Blade Runner on DVD. But you can relive some of Ridley Scott's futuristic sleaze in Tokyo, the inspiration for much of the film's set design.
Take a wander down Omoide Yokocho – Memory Lane (or Piss Alley to the locals) near Shinjuku station (a dystopian nightmare itself if you go there at rush hour). Omoide Yokocho is one of the now quite rare narrow late-night alleys that helped give Blade Runner – and Tokyo – its gritty, dark and neon appeal.
For an even more filmic experience, you could stay at the nearby Park Hyatt Shinjuku (+81 3 5322 1234, tokyo.
If you want to see things that people wouldn't believe – say, attack ships fire off the shoulder of Orion or C-beams glittering in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate ... well, best stick to watching Blade Runner on DVD. But you can relive some of Ridley Scott's futuristic sleaze in Tokyo, the inspiration for much of the film's set design.
Take a wander down Omoide Yokocho – Memory Lane (or Piss Alley to the locals) near Shinjuku station (a dystopian nightmare itself if you go there at rush hour). Omoide Yokocho is one of the now quite rare narrow late-night alleys that helped give Blade Runner – and Tokyo – its gritty, dark and neon appeal.
For an even more filmic experience, you could stay at the nearby Park Hyatt Shinjuku (+81 3 5322 1234, tokyo.
- 10/8/2010
- by Will Dean
- The Guardian - Film News
Craig back with a new Take Three.
Today: Amanda Plummer
Amanda Plummer photograph from Jeannick Gravelines Photographe
Take One: No film without her
There are certain characters who, when they appear on screen and begin adding their particular slant, I know I'll want to see more of. Sometimes the filmmakers oblige with this. Sometimes they don't. Personally, I'm thinking Radha Mitchell in Finding Neverland (who I looked at here), Anna Faris in Lost in Translation, Jayne Eastwood in Dawn of the Dead (2004) and the like. We all have certain types we want more from.
More often than not, they're played by great supporting/character actors, doing what they do best: stealing the film... if actually given the chance. That's how I felt about Plummer as boiler-suited cleaner Laurie in Isabel Coixet's My Life Without Me (2003). This isn't to dismiss Sarah Polley's fine central performance as Ann, but something...
Today: Amanda Plummer
Amanda Plummer photograph from Jeannick Gravelines Photographe
Take One: No film without her
There are certain characters who, when they appear on screen and begin adding their particular slant, I know I'll want to see more of. Sometimes the filmmakers oblige with this. Sometimes they don't. Personally, I'm thinking Radha Mitchell in Finding Neverland (who I looked at here), Anna Faris in Lost in Translation, Jayne Eastwood in Dawn of the Dead (2004) and the like. We all have certain types we want more from.
More often than not, they're played by great supporting/character actors, doing what they do best: stealing the film... if actually given the chance. That's how I felt about Plummer as boiler-suited cleaner Laurie in Isabel Coixet's My Life Without Me (2003). This isn't to dismiss Sarah Polley's fine central performance as Ann, but something...
- 9/26/2010
- by Craig Bloomfield
- FilmExperience
The Venice Film Festival progresses. Day 4 of 11 today. So let's pretend we're there for a moment and check in. You can't have a good glitzy A list international film festival without immortals like Catherine Deneuve showing up (pictured left). Why is she shielding her eyes for she is brighter than the sun. All in all things seem to be going well. Take the premiere of Black Swan for example. Opening films don't often make that much of a splash, divisive or otherwise.
Another big question mark film of the 2010 film season is Sofia Coppola's Somewhere (trailer discussion). It's her follow up to the poorly received but delicious Marie Antoinette (2006). She's back to the present day for this film about an actor (Stephen Dorff) visited by his daughter (Elle Fanning) at the Chateau Marmont.
The reviews have been mixed but more than most filmmakers I trust not any reviews about her work.
Another big question mark film of the 2010 film season is Sofia Coppola's Somewhere (trailer discussion). It's her follow up to the poorly received but delicious Marie Antoinette (2006). She's back to the present day for this film about an actor (Stephen Dorff) visited by his daughter (Elle Fanning) at the Chateau Marmont.
The reviews have been mixed but more than most filmmakers I trust not any reviews about her work.
- 9/4/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Bill Murray in Lost in Translation
Photo: Focus Features
I was recently sent the link to a 2003 article in the "New York Times" headlined "What Else Was Lost in Translation" and it was something I had never known about Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation having to do with Bob's (Bill Murray) filming of the Suntory Whiskey commercial.
Of course, we all knew the director (Yutaka Tadokoro) was giving Bob much more information than what his interpreter (Akiko Takesh*ta) was translating for him, but I never knew the actual English translation of what Tadokoro was saying. It would seem back in 2003 Motoko Rich was well ahead of me in getting the answer.
Rich also says the scene came out of Coppola's own experiences while promoting her first film, The Virgin Suicides, in Japan and also adds Bill Murray never knew what the director was saying. "I like the fact...
Photo: Focus Features
I was recently sent the link to a 2003 article in the "New York Times" headlined "What Else Was Lost in Translation" and it was something I had never known about Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation having to do with Bob's (Bill Murray) filming of the Suntory Whiskey commercial.
Of course, we all knew the director (Yutaka Tadokoro) was giving Bob much more information than what his interpreter (Akiko Takesh*ta) was translating for him, but I never knew the actual English translation of what Tadokoro was saying. It would seem back in 2003 Motoko Rich was well ahead of me in getting the answer.
Rich also says the scene came out of Coppola's own experiences while promoting her first film, The Virgin Suicides, in Japan and also adds Bill Murray never knew what the director was saying. "I like the fact...
- 8/3/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Hey Gang! The full schedule for Comic-Con 2010 has been unleashed on the world today and boy, oh boy does it have a lot of great stuff! We have the full list for you below to check out. I've highlighted all of the events that we are excited about seeing. Check out the list below and start planning out your Comic-Con adventure now!
We will be doing a meet-up at the Con this year, we will fill you in on all the details once we have it all planned out. See ya there!
Special Preview Night Programming
Wednesday, July 21
Attendees at Comic-Con's Preview Night can also experience special programming, games, and Anime and Film screenings in addition to the giant Exhibit Hall! Here's a rundown of the Wednesday night fun, including the chance to get a first look at the new homes for Anime and Films in the Marriott Hotel and Marina.
We will be doing a meet-up at the Con this year, we will fill you in on all the details once we have it all planned out. See ya there!
Special Preview Night Programming
Wednesday, July 21
Attendees at Comic-Con's Preview Night can also experience special programming, games, and Anime and Film screenings in addition to the giant Exhibit Hall! Here's a rundown of the Wednesday night fun, including the chance to get a first look at the new homes for Anime and Films in the Marriott Hotel and Marina.
- 7/8/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Viva Argentina! Viva! Viva Messi! Viva Carlitos Tevez! Viv---
*ahem*
I'm sorry. I forgot where I was for a second and I'm still so giddy from the Mexico loss in the World Cup that I can hardly think straight. The three rum and cokes don't help much, either. Or the ice cream.
I know that not a lot of you are nearly as excited as I am. And that makes me sad for you. Because, oh there's no joy like the joy of watching your greatest enemy fail so spectacularly. Honestly what's it like to live without joy in your life? I kid, of course. You can lead your joyless lives in peace and I won't mock you too much.
And, yes, Honduras got eliminated with 1 point, but hey! At least we're not as embarrassing as France! Ha.
I might be overdoing it a bit, as my Facebook friends can attest.
*ahem*
I'm sorry. I forgot where I was for a second and I'm still so giddy from the Mexico loss in the World Cup that I can hardly think straight. The three rum and cokes don't help much, either. Or the ice cream.
I know that not a lot of you are nearly as excited as I am. And that makes me sad for you. Because, oh there's no joy like the joy of watching your greatest enemy fail so spectacularly. Honestly what's it like to live without joy in your life? I kid, of course. You can lead your joyless lives in peace and I won't mock you too much.
And, yes, Honduras got eliminated with 1 point, but hey! At least we're not as embarrassing as France! Ha.
I might be overdoing it a bit, as my Facebook friends can attest.
- 6/28/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
Yes, it's still early days, but Summit is trying to up its pedigree for its big-screen adaptation of the final installment of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series. Sources tell EW that the studio has reached out to at least three top-notch directors, including Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation), Gus Van Sant (Milk), and Bill Condon (Dreamgirls) to gauge their interest in what is likely to be two movies. (Van Sant's reps confirmed that he's been approached, but Coppola and Condon's people didn't return phone calls by press time. Summit declined to comment.) No decisions are likely to be made until...
- 3/16/2010
- by Nicole Sperling
- EW - Inside Movies
On a very special issue published early this week, Portuguese Take Cinema Magazine made a special 37 page article about the last movie decade. Alongside with year-by-year analysis, the magazine collaborators elected Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill Vol.1&2 the best movie of the decade. Among other choices, Philip Seymour Hoffman was considered the best actor of the 00’s, Scarlett Johansson the best actress and “Lost” the best television show.
Ten Best Movies Of The Decade
Kill Bill Vol.1&2, Quentin Tarantino Mulholland Drive, David Lynch Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, Peter Jackson Lost In Translation, Sofia Coppola Million Dollar Baby, Clint Eastwood Gran Torino, Clint Eastwood Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Michel Gondry 25Th Hour, Spike Lee Requiem For A Dream, Darren Aronofsky The Royal Tenenbaums, Wes Anderson
Kill Bill Vol. 2 – Trailer
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Mulholland Drive Poster
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Best Director – Quentin Tarantino Best Actor – Philip Seymour Hoffman...
Ten Best Movies Of The Decade
Kill Bill Vol.1&2, Quentin Tarantino Mulholland Drive, David Lynch Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, Peter Jackson Lost In Translation, Sofia Coppola Million Dollar Baby, Clint Eastwood Gran Torino, Clint Eastwood Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Michel Gondry 25Th Hour, Spike Lee Requiem For A Dream, Darren Aronofsky The Royal Tenenbaums, Wes Anderson
Kill Bill Vol. 2 – Trailer
Click here to view the embedded video.
Mulholland Drive Poster
Other Categories
Best Director – Quentin Tarantino Best Actor – Philip Seymour Hoffman...
- 1/29/2010
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
So what's your favorite film of the decade -- Lost in Translation or There Will Be Blood? Who's your favorite director -- the Coen brothers or Steven Soderbergh? We want to hear what our readers feel was the best in American independent and specialty films in the 2000's. Take our survey and the results will be printed in our upcoming Winter issue. And by taking the survey you'll receive a discount code to half-off a print subscription. Update: After you've done your survey, head over to our Forums where we created a Best of 2000's section. Discuss the your favorites (and the ones you didn't like) from the past ten years. Enjoy!
- 12/8/2009
- by Jason Guerrasio
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
It doesn't happen every day, but this week, you can see Chris Kattan doing something a little different. Known as one of the goofier Saturday Night Live alums, his gigs don't stretch much farther than head-swinging nights at the Roxbury and stints as Corky Romano. But now he's getting slightly more serious for IFC. See, Kattan's starring in a 3-part miniseries called Bollywood Hero, which kicks off on the 6th. He plays a fictionalized version of himself, sick of being skipped over for leading man gigs, so he heads to Bollywood to get a starring role in a film called Peculiar Dancing Boy. Sounds apt. There is, of course, comedy, but not the sort we're used to when Kattan's name popped up.
Speaking with the Fresno Bee, Kattan said: "The part about the heroic film lead is not true. I did want to be Indiana Jones when I was young.
Speaking with the Fresno Bee, Kattan said: "The part about the heroic film lead is not true. I did want to be Indiana Jones when I was young.
- 8/4/2009
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
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