Popdose (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The latest installment of the vaunted PBS series Independent Lens is No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos. The documentary about the legendary Hungarian cinematographers debuts this week around the country. Check your local listings for time and channel. Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond met at film school in Budapest in the 1950s. When Soviet tanks rumbled [...]
Cinematical (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Welcome to a new series here on Cinematical where we select an actor or actress and the role we think is their all time best. Last August, "Meryl Streep" wrote an op-ed piece for The Onion called "Name One Masterpiece Of Cinema That I've Starred In." It was really written by the Onion staff, of course, but they (and Streep) made a good point. For a woman who is very possibly the...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
David Thomson: I doubt that in the history of the movies we've ever before had women in their 50s standing above all others. But Isabelle Huppert is one 'Who the hell is Isabelle Huppert?" The question rang through the offices of United Artists nearly 30 years ago, when Michael Cimino tried to cast the role of Ella in Heaven's Gate. The executive in charge of production, Steven Bach, later wrote:...
GreenCine Daily (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Among other things, Tom Noonan is a musician , playwright, and writer-director of two acclaimed films ( What Happened Was , The Wife ), but most will sooner recognize this tall, reserved but eerily intense gentleman as a memorable character actor from films as diverse as Manhunter , Mystery Train , and Synecdoche New York . His latest chance to effortlessly steal scenes arrives in Ti West 's wonderfully...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Award Central: Actress to receive world cinema tribute -- The European Film Academy will honor French actress Isabelle Huppert with its European Achievement in World Cinema tribute at the European Film Awards ceremony on Dec. 12 in Bochum.
PRWeb - Daily News Feed (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Robert De Niro will be honored at the Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony with the "Hollywood Actor Award" (PRWeb Oct 6, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/10/prweb3001024.htm
The Agitation of the Mind (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
In the late '20s to mid '30s, huge amounts of "quota quickies" were pumped out to satisfy the terms of the Cinematograph Films Act 1927, which stipulated that a certain percentage of all films shown at British cinemas had to be British productions. I'm convinced a similar piece of legislation was in force between the early '60s and the late '70s, requiring that a certain percentage of all...
Dialogic (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
Misunderstood Modern Cinema: Heaven's Gate by Mike Dawson Left Field Cinema Heaven’s Gate is a western, however is appears unlike any other western you’re ever likely to see. Based on historical events from 1890 Wyoming, a powerful group of land owners known as the association are in the midst of conflict with European immigrants who are trying to forge a life on the American frontier....
The Opinionator (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
Will the president's address to America's students be deemed a failure before he even gives it?
Moon in the Gutter (Free subscription) | 08/29/2009
Recently I had the chance to watch and write on a terrific new modern noir starring Tom Sizemore and Sasha Alexander called The Last Lullaby . This incredibly effective film is the first feature from a very talented young filmmaker named Jeffrey Goodman. Jeffrey has been gracious enough to take part in this Question and Answer session for Moon in the Gutter that I hope everyone will read and enjoy....
Fin de Cinema (Free subscription) | 08/26/2009
Cinema Guild has announced Mika Kaurismäki's L.A. Without a Map , their first non-theatrical DVD release since the re-formation of their home video branch after New Yorker's closure, for 10 November. Based on the novel by Richard Rayner, the film, which premiered at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival, boasts a huge cast which includes Vincent Gallo, Julie Delpy, David Tennant, Vinessa...
ESTHETICS (Free subscription) | 08/20/2009
80% Superior British soap opera and totally engrossing in its tale of ordinary people making the best of what their culture throws at them. It plays inthree distinct sections and takes you to hell and back. There is no rush to develop the characters in a leisurely paced movie that lets the acting breathe naturally. This is a rare drama whose exposition is actually seen as an essential part of it rather...
US News & World Report (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
Saving Private Ryan has been named the best war film of all time in a poll of movie fans. Steven Spielberg’s multi Oscar-winning epic about the D-Day landings secured more than a fifth of the votes to beat The Great Escape to the title. The survey by online DVD and games [...]
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
Saving Private Ryan has been named the best war film of all time in a poll of movie fans.
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