Jeremy Smith

MANN ASSEMBLES ENEMIES LIST

It’s official: Michael Mann’s next movie, Public Enemies, begins shooting March 10th in Chicago for Universal Pictures.  That should be enough.  But if you’re one of those people who didn’t see the brilliance in Miami Vice (the theatrical cut), here’s additional reason for excitement: it stars Johnny Depp as bank robber John Dillinger and Christian … Continue reading

COENS TRIUMPH, DEAKINS FALLS SHORT

And here we using the guild awards to play Oscar oracle again… It’s tempting to view the Coen Brothers’ DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in The Moving Pictures as a sure-fire indicator that they’ll at least win their first Best Director Oscar, but recent history tells us that this ain’t exactly a fait accompli.  … Continue reading

Profiles in Karma: The High Cost of Living Piously

Remember Clean Flix, the Utah-based video rental business that drew a good bit of media attention by offering sanitized (and unauthorized) edits of films featuring “objectionable” content?  Well, the studios – and their persistent threats of highly justified lawsuits – finally drove the company out of business last December.  Good riddance, right?  Thankfully, the story … Continue reading