Curse Of The Golden Flower - My Thoughts
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May Will Be the Month of Allan King at MoMA
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Filed under: Classics, Documentary, Independent, Exhibition, Cinematical Indie
On May 9, the stretching red arms of the Canadian maple leaf will descend upon New York City and the Museum of Modern Art when they begin a retrospective on Canadian filmmaker and pioneer of direct cinema, Allan King. I admit, quite sheepishly, that I’m not familiar with […]
The SXSW Filmmakers: Getting to Know You, Getting to Know All About You
Posted on May 17, 2007 - Filed Under Gay and Lesbain | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Foreign Language, Gay & Lesbian, Horror, Independent, SXSW, Festival Reports, Cinematical Indie
eFilmCritic is getting a jump on SXSW — the writers there, including our own Scott Weinberg, are already busy doing their annual SXSW Filmmaker Interviews. You can get a big jump on SXSW, which runs March 9-17 in […]
2007 Film Journal
Posted on May 17, 2007 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
As per my 2006 Journal, videos and DVDs are in italics. Films I saw for the first time have an asterisk (*) next to them. Not counting extras and promo items.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May
Jan 1 — The Omen [1976; w/ second audio commentary]Jan 2 — The Exorcist [2000 version; w/ […]
Fantasporto Day 5
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As expected, because yesterday was a quiet one, today was… not so much with the quietness. Started off slowly, we were all quite tired. Got to the cinema bar, had a few beers, and saw off Mike - it was his last day, so we were a man down. But we swiftly added another member […]
Read More..>>The New Police Story (San Ging Chaat goo si- 2004)
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Hi all, Its been a long time since my last post. But i happen to see one of Chinese movie’s emotional front through Jackie Chan. A very emotional movie involving family relationships and psychology through the life of SWAT cop.
Wing (Jackie Chan) is the Hong Kong police force’s finest. Fung (Nicholas Tse) a disaffected youth, […]
Read More..>>Marie Antoinette (2006) - 2 minute movie review
Posted on May 17, 2007 - Filed Under Reviews | Leave a Comment
Director: Sophia CoppolaStarring: Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Rose Byrne, Marianne Faithful, Asia Argento, Molly ShannonReviewer: Reese
This is the story of Marie Antoinette, spanning from her teenage betrothal to Louis XVI, to her eventual beheading at the age of 38. Kirsten Dunst plays the ill fated queen. Jason Schwartzman (Sophia Coppola’s cousin) […]
Tribeca Review: This is England
Posted on May 17, 2007 - Filed Under Drama | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Drama, Tribeca, Theatrical Reviews, Politics, Cinematical Indie
Set against the backdrop of the Falklands war, This is England gives us the story of a young boy whose seemingly normal coming-of-age is warped by two events: the death of his father in Thatcher’s arguably meaningless Argentinian conflict, and the boy’s unexpected embrace by a gaggle […]
Read More..>>Julian Fellowes to Direct ‘From Time to Time’
Posted on May 17, 2007 - Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Casting, Mystery & Suspense, Family Films, Harry Potter
I normally have a problem with movies about infidelity (there’s just too many of them), but I rather enjoyed Separate Lies, the directorial debut of Oscar-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park). Apparently enough people liked the film to allow the writer-director to be […]
Frodo is Definitely Iggy Pop!
Posted on May 17, 2007 - Filed Under Drama | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Drama, Music & Musicals, Casting, Deals
Although the project has been stewing for the past few years, the Iggy Pop movie is definitely going ahead, and Elijah Wood is still attached to play the famous lanky musician. I keep looking at Pop’s face and try to imagine Elijah’s stretched to fit. I can’t really […]