Meanwhile, Todd McCarthy has put up his review of Up in the Air. He also writes up The Informant! Up in the Air: The tale of an aloof, high-flying exec whose millions of frequent-flyer miles can’t keep him permanently above the emotional turbulence he seeks to avoid, ‚ÄúUp in the Air‚Äù is a slickly engaging piece of lightweight existentialism highlighted...
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Word is coming from various outlets, including Screendaily, and Empire. Guy Lodge at InContention also has a review up.¬† It’s time to take a quick look at how Best Actor is shaping up so far. Leaving out those who have yet to make an appearance — in my view, the contenders so far are: Jeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker — if he isn’t nominated...
Pete Hammond continues his Notes on a Season by reporting on the Best Actress race: Certainly Mulligan isn’t the only best actress contender whose work will be on display this weekend at this kickoff film festival for the “serious season.” Abbie Cornish’s performance in Jane Campion’s ¬†”Bright Star” is being talked about, and...
Pixar took home a Lifetime Achievement award in Venice and it could go to a more deserving studio. “We really set out to deeply entertain an audience, not just children but adults as well,” Lasseter was quoted as saying. Over at the Grey Lady, some reviews of recent films shown at Venice were posted — about Todd Solondz’s Life During War Time...
Writing for Variety, Leslie Felperin: By returning to his roots, professional gadfly Michael Moore turns in one of his best films with “Capitalism: A Love Story.” Pic‚Äôs target is less capitalism qua capitalism than the banking industry, which Moore skewers ruthlessly, explaining last year‚Äôs economic meltdown in terms a sixth-grader could understand....
Indiewire’s Anne Thompson: Writer-director Jason Reitman (and obsessive airline mile collector) played the crowd like a pro, hoping that the movie would live up to their expectations. He didn‚Äôt need to worry. The director, who debuted Juno here two years ago at the same theater, delivers a winner. And our friend in Telluride emailed to say that it’s a...
Friends, Well, this is it! Tonight, at the Venice Film Festival, I will premiere my new movie, “Capitalism: A Love Story.” After 16 months of production, I am proud to present this work of mine to you. It is unlike anything you’ll see on the silver screen this year. Twenty years ago this week I premiered my first film, “Roger & Me.” Tonight,...