Sayles Talk: New Perspectives on Independent Filmmaker John Sayles (Contemporary Approaches to Film and Television)
Britannica Blog (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Eleven films in a top-10 list? That’s cheating! That’s precisely the subject of John Sayles’s magnificent film Eight Men Out (1988), a treatise on the ugly Black Sox scandal of 1919. My apologies in advance for the absence of an accessible film clip; cheating may be rampant in the world, but that doesn't mean that everything is free and freely available, even on the great looting...
South Downs Living magazine online (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
The biggest empty shop in a south coast town is going to be used by the local community in the run up to Christmas. A massive shop just off Worthing's Montague Street Precinct which was formerly an Allied Carpets showroom is to be used by fifty local groups, clubs, charities and artists in a project brought together by Worthing Lions Club, supported by national organisation the Empty Shops Network...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
TRADE UNIONISM may not be a cure for all social and economic ills but its value in improving the lives of working people should not be underestimated, according to acclaimed American independent film-maker, John Sayles.
Silliman's Blog (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Kathryn Petersen & David Strathairn Gotthold Lessing’s Nathan the Wise (in Edward Kemp’s translation) is an interesting, even curious choice for People’s Light Theater Company (PLTC) just west of us in Malvern, PA, literally down the road from the strip mall where I get my haircuts. Nathan, which completed its run on October 11, was the premier production of PLTC’s 35 th...
we move to canada (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
I didn't think movie season would begin before the ALCS! This morning I'm still cursing and sulking about the Red Sox. Seriously, you have no idea how difficult it is to write this post as anything but an incoherent string of profanities. Moving on... Last night I reactivated my Zip account. Zip still is but a pale imitation of Netflix, but it's also still the best of my options. And this is my annual...
The One-Line Review (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
USA Feature Film Writer/Director: John Sayles Cinematographer: Haskell Wexler Composer: Mason Daring Cast: Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn, Ken Jenkins, Gordon Clapp, Kevin Tighe, Bob Gunton, Josh Mostel, Nancy Mette, Jace Alexander, Joe Grifasi Despite some cartoonishly inhuman villains, Sayles’s gorgeously shot, fact based film - depicting the battles...
Celebrity VIP Lounge (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
TV personality Bam Margera (”Jackass”) is 30. Actor William Windom (”Murder, She Wrote”) is 86. Actor Arnold Stang is 84. Actress Brigitte Bardot is 75. Singer Ben E. King is 71. Actor Joel Higgins (”Silver Spoons”) is 66. Actor Jeffrey Jones is 63. Writer-director-actor John Sayles is 59. Actress Sylvia Kristel (”Emmanuelle,” “Private Lessons”)...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
Actress Brigitte Bardot is 75. Singer Ben E. King is 71. Actor Jeffrey Jones is 63. Writer-director-actor John Sayles is 59. Actress-comedian Janeane Garofalo is 45. Actress Mira Sorvino is 42. TV personality Moon Zappa is 42. Actress Naomi Watts is 41. Rapper Young Jeezy is 32. TV personality Bam Margera (Jackass) is 30. Actress Hilary Duff is 22.
SXSW Interactive News (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
When you register for SXSW you’re getting a license to learn first-hand from industry notables with hard-won experience navigating the worlds of music, film, and interactive media. Registrants have countless opportunities to network with respected professionals at panels and other conference-related events. At SXSW 2009 Quincy Jones regaled Music and Platinum badgeholders with insider stories...
Chronicles of Atlantis (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
John Duncan. Saint Bride, 1913. National Gallery of Scotland See the seal? Duncan's splendid painting reminds me of John Sayles masterpiece, Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
Get the Big Picture (Free subscription) | 09/13/2009
This year's list of honorary Oscar recipients has been announced , and it's a varied list, but I don't think you can argue against any of the picks. Lauren Bacall , one of the most legendary film noir actresses who has remained active into her 80s, will be honored by the Board of Governors at next year's Academy Awards. Joining Bacall, who co-starred with her future husband Humphrey Bogart in several...
Hongkie Town (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009
I was thrilled to read yesterday that Roger Corman will be receiving an honorary Academy Award next year. I've been a fan of Corman's for decades and consider him to be one of the most important people working in Hollywood for the past 50 years - as a director, producer, distributor and talent incubator. I had a contract to write a book about his career back in 1985 (and had agreement from Corman for...
dark eye socket (Free subscription) | 08/24/2009
Female Performances: 01. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Donna De Angelo in Limbo 02. Maggie Cheung as Su Li-zhen/Mrs. Chan in In the Mood for Love 03. Kerry Washington as Lanisha Brown in Our Song 04. Melora Walters as Claudia Wilson Gator in Magnolia 05. Julianne Moore as Sarah Miles in The End of the Affair 06. Carrie-Anne Moss as Natalie in Memento 07. Catherine Keener as Maxine Lund in Being John...
Divers and Sundry (Free subscription) | 08/23/2009
The Brother from Another Planet is a 1984 science fiction comedy directed by John Sayles . I had not seen this before, figuring it was just a mindless comedy, but it seems to me to be more of a social commentary. "We're in for the Self-Actualization conference." LOL! The Internet Archive has it online: Roger Ebert likes it. Moria calls it a "marvellously witty little film".
Cinematical (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
There's something a bit familiar about the premise of District 9 -- namely, the part where the human makes friends with the alien. Now, District 9 is a terrific movie, and director Neill Blomkamp delivered a lot of action, violence, pathos and kick-ass special effects on a relatively small budget. But aliens? We've been friends with aliens before. In fact, this week marks the 25th anniversary DVD/Blu-ray...
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