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Movie Poster of the Week: “A Touch of Zen” and “Dragon Inn”
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These gorgeous posters—a Movie Poster of the Week exclusive premiere—for King Hu’s A Touch of Zen (1971) and Dragon Inn (1967) were drawn by comic book artist Greg Ruth. Hu’s wuxia masterpieces have been digitally restored and will soon be re-released by Janus Films, with A Touch of Zen opening at Film Forum next Friday. Ruth is a prolific and talented graphic artist, best known for his books Freaks of the Heartland and The Lost Boy, who has most recently collaborated with Ethan Hawke on Indeh, a graphic novel about the Apache wars. He has made a few movie poster screen prints in the past—for Breakfast at Tiffany’s, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and The Godfather II and is in the middle of Visible/Invisible, a series of limited-edition, large format silkscreen posters for some of Hitchcock‘s best known films. His posters for Hu’s films, »
- Adrian Curry
J.J. Abrams Explains Why 'The Force Awakens' Was Like 'A New Hope,' Says Mark Hamill Was Reluctant To Return To 'Star Wars'
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Most everyone agrees that "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" was the movie the franchise needed, a strong, hugely enjoyable entry that brought back the wonder and magic of George Lucas' original trilogy. But let's face it, a significant part of the story is ripped straight from the pages of "Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope," right down to an even bigger Death Star that's blown up by pretty much the exact same method. It's a quibble that many fans have been fine with looking past, and it's a credit to Abrams' skill that the movie is so enjoyable that those story beats don't distract. But speaking at the Tribeca Film Festival with Chris Rock, he admits to borrowing from 'A New Hope' and explains why it needed to be done. “['The Force Awakens'] was a bridge and a kind of reminder; the audience needed to be reminded what 'Star Wars' is, »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Tribeca Review: Horror Anthology 'Holidays' Directed By Kevin Smith, Gary Shore, Scott Stewart, And More
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With the popularity of the “V/H/S” and “The ABCs of Death” series among others, horror anthologies have been trending lately. “Holidays” is yet another, coming with its own unique gimmick: each short film takes place during a celebrated holiday. Each entry exists separately from one another, and there isn’t a framing device, so I thought it would be best to review them one by one: Read More: The 30 Best Horror Films Of The 1990s “Valentine’s Day”: A troubled teen in a high school diving team who gets bullied by her teammates finds a way to express her love to her hunky coach. This predictable effort is essentially a remake of the first ten minutes of “Carrie”, with a cartoonish lead performance that doesn't believably convey the switches between menacing and scared. Writer/directors Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch’s 2014 feature “Starry Eyes,” unseen by me, »
- Oktay Ege Kozak
'The Grand Budapest Hotel' Star Tony Revolori And Laura Harrier Join 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'
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With the first reviews for "Captain America: Civil War" rolling in (here's ours), the early word on Tom Holland as Sony and Marvel's new Spider-Man is that he definitely lives up to the tall order of playing the rebooted webslinger. And with a solo movie in the works, the filmmakers are surrounding the young actor with some other talent who are also on the rise. Read More: Michael Keaton To Play Villain In ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Tony Revolori ("The Grand Budapest Hotel," "Dope") and Laura Harrier ("One Life To Live") have joined the picture. The former will play Peter Parker's high school nemesis Manuel, but apparently won't be a villain, while the latter's role hasn't been disclosed, but is said to be significant. They join Michael Keaton as one of the baddies, Marisa Tomei as Aunt May, and Zendaya as Michelle. Share your thoughts or theories below on who these actors are actually playing. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Movie Poster of the Week: The Posters of the Maysles Brothers
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Above: Us poster for Salesman (Maysles Brothers & Charlotte Zwerin, USA, 1968). Designer: Henry Wolf. Courtesy of Film/Art Gallery.Starting today, Film Forum in New York is hosting The Maysles & Co., a comprehensive two-week long retrospective of the work of the legendary “Direct Cinema” documentarians Albert and David Maysles—best known for Gimme Shelter (1970) and Grey Gardens (1976)—and their various collaborators, most especially Charlotte Zwerin. Grey Gardens, a film whose title has entered the lingua franca, is the only documentary ever to be turned into a Tony-winning Broadway musical, an Emmy-winning TV dramatization, and an SNL-alumni parody, but its poster, a simple framing of a photograph by Herb Goro, doesn’t really do the film justice. Gimme Shelter, on the other hand—the Maysles’ biggest international success—has inspired a wide variety of designs. For me, the stand-out is the stark black and white one sheet with all-Helvetica type, the first one featured below. »
- Adrian Curry
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