There’s something about Baltimore that really brings out the baldie in Bruce Willis. He filmed 12 Monkeys there, and he went totally bald. Now he’s back in town for Live Free or Die Hard (a title so spectacularly awful that I am coming to really like it), and he’s letting his chrome dome flag fly … Continue reading
GERMANY MICHAEL TUCKER, PETRA EPPERLEIN In 2003, the documentary Gunner Palace became the most dramatic real account of the United States’ war in Iraq, as embedded cameraman Michael Tucker followed the 2/3 Field Artillery through Baghdad. One of the most memorable segments of the film was a nighttime raid on the Abbas home, suspected of … Continue reading
GermanyHans-Christian Schmid At long last, there’s another minor current of filmmakers making art film out of genre. (The last genuine one I remember was around the time of Don’t Look Now.) Look at Les Revenants, which ran at the festival in 2004. That was a zombie movie re-cast as social commentary. Requiem is similar, in … Continue reading
I know what you guys are thinking… "What more stuff could this prick do with mediocrity?" Websites. Music. Comic Strips. Podcasts. Scripts. Book Ideas. Television. I’ve given you folks a ton of ammo to bring the hate with, but only now have I really dipped into something that just might win you over. Playboy. Granted, … Continue reading
I had three opening sentences for this review, and I couldn’t decide between them, so please just use your favorite one: I didn’t think The Guardian was too long and had too many endings until those hobbits started jumping up and down on Kevin Costner’s bed. I was enjoying the new Kevin Costner movie, The … Continue reading
Aint It Cool News* is reporting that Robert Downey Jr has been hired to play Tony Stark, aka the guy inside the Iron Man costume, in Jon Favreau’s movie version of the Marvel comic book. If true (see the previous asterisk), this is a major indicator of where Favreau is going with the film (well, … Continue reading
Does he suck? Does his comic? The Daywalker is Back in Blade #1 By Jeb D. Blade got his start as a member of one of the best ensemble casts of the 70’s: the intrepid vampire-hunters of Tomb of Dracula. When Hollywood came calling, though, it became necessary to simplify things by ignoring and/or rewriting … Continue reading
This film is playing at the 44th New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center. It’s the opening night film, and it’s playing Friday, September 29th at 8:15 (Alice Tully Hall) and 9 (Avery Fisher Hall). For information on how to get tickets, click here. Be aware that even if a show is sold out there … Continue reading
Note from Devin: Thanks to Travis, a volunteer at this year’s Fantastic Fest, for taking some time to write up what he’s seen. Many films at Fantastic Fest don’t get wider releases, which means I won’t be seeing them at press screenings, so it’s great to have an early word on some interesting and weird … Continue reading
Congratulations to Guillermo Del Toro and his excellent new film, Pan’s Labyrinth: this morning at the New York Film Festival (Pan is closing the Festival this year) it was announced that Pan was Mexico’s submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. I talked to Guillermo this weekend about just such an eventuality, specifically because … Continue reading