Andrew Niccol’s new film, Lord of War, opens with Nic Cage standing a street that is paved with bullets. That’s just the first striking image in a film filled with them, a film that tries to open our eyes to the world of international arms dealing. The guys who do this operate both legally and … Continue reading
Paul Schrader should make a comedy. When I interviewed the guy for the release of his version of the Exorcist prequel he certainly didn’t come across as grim, but his chosen movie subject matter certainly indicates the need for a smile or two. And his latest won’t be a gut-buster, that’s for sure – it’s … Continue reading
I am writing this from the Argyle Hotel in Los Angeles, California. It’s the night before my visit to the set of Poseidon, the remake of the classic film The Poseidon Adventure, and I want to make sure that you’re up to date on this thing. You may recall that Warner Bros is doing something … Continue reading
I’m going to be talking to Joss Whedon in just a few days, finally fulfilling one of my longest held journalistic aspirations. The thing is, I have no idea what the hell I’m going to ask him. The guy has been so interviewed in the last few months that there’s almost nothing left to talk … Continue reading
Mike Mills makes his directorial debut with an adaptation of Walter Kirn’s cult novel Thumbsucker (which you can buy from CHUD.com right here). No, it’s not the Mike Mills from REM, but rather a guy who has spent a lot of time making his bones doing commercials and videos. His debut is not just well … Continue reading
Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio, currently shooting their third film together in a row, The Departed, really want to keep up the love affair. They keep talking about the next project they’re going to do – a few months back it was a remake of Kurosawa’s Drunken Angel. Now the duo are talking about making … Continue reading
Casting Tilda Swinton as an angel in Constantine was obviously a great idea, but it wasn’t until I saw her in person that I really understood how perfect it was. The person she most reminded me of was a younger David Bowie, and while I rarely find androgyny to be very sexy, she really makes … Continue reading
There’s a lot that’s great about Everything is Illuminated, but one of the things that struck me is that this is the auspicious directorial debut for an actor. Liev Schreiber didn’t just direct this adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s critically acclaimed novel, he wrote the screenplay, yet this movie isn’t filled with actorly moments. In a … Continue reading
Earlier this year the documentary Inside Deep Throat caused a small ruckus when it was released with explicit sex scenes (read my review here). The film examines the seminal (pun sadly intended) porno, Deep Throat, and its impact on the culture, as well as what happened to the people involved. Deep Throat became notorious because … Continue reading
Today the junket for The Corpse Bride junket was held in Toronto, at the Toronto Film Festival. The junket in general was short on news – Tim Burton is taking a break, Helena Bonham Carter has a few things in the hopper and Johnny Depp is still knee-deep in Captain Jack Sparrow (his mouth was … Continue reading