I’ll say this: The trailers and posters for W. are getting progressively more sophisticated and interesting. The more it veers into surreal absurdity the more I like it, slouching into a crude groove of Mad Hatter sociopathic slapstick that sure feels a helluva lot more slick and subversive than its ideological nemesis this month — the rancid-smelling farce-blossom,...
Monthly Archives: September 2008
More variations on the Body of Lies design theme we’ve seen here and here. The soft-focus grid of background lights gives this pair a powerful visual unity and reminds us that the action will be backed up with an blinking arsenal of high-tech toys. Again with the gun-metal tint that’s been the color of success all year, beginning with The Dark Knight. I know...
Brad Brevet at Rope of Silicone mines EW for the rumor/tease suggesting Ricky Gervais is being courted to host the Oscars. But is his intentionally graceless demeanor too clever and caustic for the masses to grasp? Gervais’s “The Office” inspired Steve Carell’s US spin-off but is pretty much unknown to American audiences. This leads me to believe...
Let the fetting begin! Producers Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven and Emma Thomas and screenwriter John Patrick Shanley to be honored at Hollywood Awards Gala. Hollywood, CA September 24, 2008 — The 12th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards, co-chaired by Paul Haggis and presented by Starz, have announced that producers Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven...
Who wants to see a free movie? Michael Moore wants you to see his latest documentary and wants to encourage you to vote in November (for Democrats, preferably). “I’m giving you my blanket permission to not only download it, but also to email it, burn it, and share it with anyone and everyone (in the U.S. and Canada only). I want you to use ‘Slacker...