USA/CanadaGuy Maddin On my first trip to the Toronto Film Festival, I was thrilled to sit in the Elgin Theatre for the premiere of Guy Maddin’s The Saddest Music In The World. He’s entered a handful of short films into the fest in the years since, but no other features have been forthcoming. Brand Upon … Continue reading
What’s your tolerance for misery? Man Push Cart aims to explore how much misery you can take – this little independent film is almost oppressive in how sad it is, and it often comes very close at times to becoming a complete bummer or a maudlin pile of crap. It never quite does, a testament … Continue reading
Note from Devin: Jeremy Smith is a good friend of mine, and more than that, he’s one of the best writers on the internet. It’s a real coup to have him pitch in and do a one on one interview with Brian De Palma for us. You can read Jeremy’s stuff regularly at Collider.com. “What’s … Continue reading
Polish movie posters are the best thing since the Earth was built by aliens and left cooking in the sun long enough so people thought they were civilized and followed the rules of a God. Let’s just say this… if there is a God, chances are good that he made his daily wage designing polish … Continue reading
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What appears to be a new variation on the trailer from July for Rocky Balboa (the old one which Dave covered here) has arrived and with it my hopes that we’ll see Cuff, Link, Butkus, and Father Carmine resurrected from their spots in Abe’s Pet and Priest Graveyard. Adrian and Mickey? Fuck ’em. While they’re … Continue reading
AustraliaMurali K Thralluri While I was in Toronto a Montreal student opened fire in his university, proof that the pressures which created Columbine are everywhere. For much of 2:37, which follows troubled, seemingly normal high school kids for a day, it’s easy to infer that Columbine has come to Australia, too. The lives of these … Continue reading
Everyone but Robert Kennedy is in Emilio Estevez’s new film Bobby and the only reason he’s not in it is because he’s busy being shot. Many have touted this as a return to form for the man who brought us the seminal Men at Work, or rather a first attempt at form. I love me … Continue reading
John Cameron Mitchell’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch is one of my favorite films of the last decade, and I’ve been waiting patiently for his follow-up, Shortbus. The movie is screening here in New York very soon, and while I’m excited to see it, I have to admit that I’m a little nervous to watch … Continue reading
John Carpenter’s The Thing has been the subject of lots of talk for the last few years – remakes and sequels have been discussed, and they actually made a video game for the film. Nothing has come to pass… yet. And yes, that’s supposed to be an ominous pause right there. The latest word in … Continue reading