[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXt9BkL3NnU[/youtube] But now, sure to freak out Academy voters, here is a look at the new trailer forSavage Grace, with Julianne Moore and Stephen Dillane. Moore is always good and doesn’t shy away from complex stories like this one: The true story of the Baekeland family–the inventors of Bakelite–and their descent...
Monthly Archives: April 2008
The moviebloggers were atwitter today as the Jackie Chan/Jet Li action pic edged out Sarah Marshall, which many were predicting to triumph. Forbidden Kingdom, which got a rave by AO Scott, is much more audience-friendly than the Peter Pan rom/com. We’ll see if the exuberant kung-fu flick finishes at number one. I’m not seeing how any target demo kid passes...
The Hollywood Reporters says that Red Like the Sky, inspired by the true story of a blind sound editor, won Best Feature Film, and it also won Best Director, at the 13th Palm Beach International Flm Fest in Florida. With One Voice won Best Doc, and a special jury prize was awarded to Suzanne Chisholm and Michael Parfit’s “Saving Luna.” Lynn Roth’s...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJwqvyC-nWU[/youtube] Extras, the best show on TV I think. But it went out like a brilliant Phoenix and some refreshing ideas were born in its wake. Except for the fact that no one seemed to be talking about it. In the show’s final moments, Ricky Gervais delivered a devastating commentary on the state of fame. And no said...
Since the thing these days seems to be to make lists when there isn’t much happening in the news, I’ve been wondering about great cinema’s worst. Who are the worst villains in the best films? Most likely, all serial killers will be left off the list because they are monsters, not really characters. One could make an exception for Hannibal Lecter and...
Women in Hollywood left a comment worthy of posting the other day about the seriously depressing state of women [not in] Hollywood: Glad that we are having this conversation but this is something that people who care about women and film have been thinking about for some time. Bottom line is the studios don’t have any confidence that women leads can attract butts...
Daily lol – Cinematical runs down two indie movies opening this week: INDIE THEATRICAL RELEASES Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? hits about 100 theaters today after playing at Sundance and South By Southwest, among other festivals. It’s Morgan Spurlock’s attempt to summarize the War on Terror, and Cinematical‘s James Rocchi reviewed it...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwBGSS63B2o[/youtube] It isn’t film related but the E. Street Band’s Danny Federici has just died. He was only 58. Mr. Federici, who was born in Flemington, N.J., met Mr. Springsteen in the 1960s. By 1969, Mr. Federici ‚Äî often introduced in concert by Mr. Springsteen as ‚ÄúPhantom Dan‚Äù ‚Äî was playing...