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Todd Haynes on ‘Wonderstruck,’ Perceptions of Childhood, and David Bowie
17 October 2017 8:55 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
It’s no small testament to Todd Haynes that this is the second interview this website’s conducted with him since August. Although the opening of his newest film, Wonderstruck, is a proper excuse, that’s only ostensibly the occasion; the truth is that we’d gladly go over his decades- and genre-spanning filmography any day of the week and still have plenty of ground to cover.
So it’s doubly to our fortune that Wonderstruck befits multiple rounds of discussion. A children’s adventure movie wrapped in a two-pronged period piece that can hardly conceal the tragedies this kind of work so often doesn’t want you to think about, it finds Haynes and the usual band of collaborators — Dp Ed Lachman, composer Carter Burwell, and costume designer Sandy Powell among them — working on their biggest canvas yet. For recalling the director’s artistic history as much as anything else, »
- Nick Newman
David Lynch’s Festival of Disruption Unites ‘Peaks’ Cultists in Meditation Talk and Musical Mayhem
16 October 2017 4:35 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
“It’s a world out there that is horribly stressed,” said Bob Roth, the well-known transcendental meditation (Tm) teacher, providing some remarks at a two-day festival designed to raise money for David Lynch’s Tm-promoting charitable foundation. And then, as part of their effort to bring tranquility to the world, they showed “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me,” verifiably the most stressful movie ever made.
This was not your grandfather’s Tm festival. Lynch’s second annual Festival of Disruption, held over two days at the Theatre at Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, drew some in solidarity with the higher-consciousness cause, others were there just for the musical acts — which also included Bon Iver, TV on the Radio, Sharon Von Etten, and Laura Marling — and more had traveled from around the globe just to get their “Twin Peaks” fandom on with Lynch, who was greeted at least as warmly as a Buddha in a Sunday afternoon Q&A.
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- Chris Willman
Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams – The Impossible Planet Review
24 September 2017 2:00 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Villordsutch reviews Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams: The Impossible Planet…
Episode two of Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams is titled The Impossible Planet. Originally published back in 1953 within the American Science Fiction and Fantasy magazine Imagination, this latest iteration is delivered by David Farr (The Night Manager, Hanna, McMafia) who is handling both writing and directing duties.
Set far in the distant future, we find two disenchanted Interstellar Tour Guides, Brian Norton (Jack Reynor) and Ed Andrews (Benedict Wong), trapped on a backwater planet called Primo76, entertaining droves of tourists with visually enhanced excursions throughout the galaxy. Then opportunity knocks in the form of a deaf, elderly woman called Irma Gordon (Geraldine Chaplin) and her robot RB29 (Malik Ibheis), who wishes to see Earth one last time and will pay cash to do so.
Seeing this as an unmissable chance Andrews convinces Norton that he can scam Mrs. »
- Villordsutch
Parallel Worlds: An Interview with Paul Clipson
19 September 2017 5:22 PM, PDT | MUBI | See recent MUBI news »
“Who could fail to sense the greatness of this art, in which the visible is the sign of the invisible?”—Jean GrémillonCinema is what you imagine, and what you imagine first, in the darkness where bundles of light thrown 24 times a second at a wall produce illusion, is movement, an electromagnetic record of the past conjured into motion by your mind’s eye. A vision. So cinema is alchemy, it’s mystery. Unlike television, which is ephemeral but endless, cinema is eternal yet ever ending. (Raúl Ruiz made an entire film from the short ends of another, and the studio system of Classic Hollywood was so dedicated to The End that it couldn’t go on.) Cinema is shadow, totality, the night.Not all film is cinema and not all cinema is poetry, but poetry in the movies is always cinema. And poetry is unknowable, like the films of Paul Clipson. »
25 Years Caught in Tom Waits' Bone Machine: A Track-by-Track Breakdown
12 September 2017 2:18 PM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
People will tell you Tom Waits’ best album is Rain Dogs. This is not strictly true. It is perhaps the most Waits-ian of Tom Waits albums, by virtue of having a Waits lookalike on the cover and a song selection that ranges across virtually every genre of music (and combinations thereof) Waits could wrangle. But the best Tom Waits album is not Rain Dogs. Instead it’s Bone Machine (which netted Waits his first Grammy in 1993), and it turns 25 years old today.
Waits explained Rain Dogs’ titular inspiration to Spin in 1985: “You know, dogs in the rain lose their way back home. »
- Alex Heigl
‘The Vault’ Review
8 September 2017 8:01 AM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Stars: Francesca Eastwood, Taryn Manning, Scott Haze, James Franco, Clifton Collins Jr. | Written by Dan Bush, Conal Byrne | Directed by Dan Bush
“The Town meets Sixth Sense,” they claim in the press blurb. Even if that were a good idea on paper, the result is a useless genre train crash with very little to satisfy fans of the heist thriller or the supernatural character study. In the end it manages to conjure a twist so dumb it makes the whole movie seem retrospectively worse – and that’s saying something.
Opening with the tried and trusted cliché of a desperate 911 call, The Vault is a rollercoaster ride of tired tropes. For a false dawn we get a reasonably tense, wordless opening sequence in which the pieces fall into play on the game board: a gang of robbers, led by Leah (Francesca Eastwood), gathering in a bank to make a right royal scene, »
- Rupert Harvey
Lars von Trier on Kanye: The Five Best Music Documentaries that Haven’t Been Made Yet
8 August 2017 8:01 AM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
News of Todd Haynes making his first documentary should’ve come as something of a curveball, but it was reported that the “Carol” director is planning a non-fiction project about the Velvet Underground, it seemed like the most natural thing in the world. Haynes’ “Velvet Goldmine” is such a knowing, textured, and vividly remembered reflection on the glam rock era that it can be easy to forget that its story merely alludes to the likes of Lou Reed.
But the fascination the Velvet Underground holds for Haynes isn’t the only thing that makes this newly announced documentary feel like such a perfect pairing between subject and storyteller. With the landmark “The Velvet Underground & Nico” LP, Reed and his cohorts effectively forged a new language for countercultural expression, synthesizing the subversive pop stylings of Andy Warhol into a rock movement that had already been neutered of its rebellious beginnings. With films like “Poison” and “Safe, »
- David Ehrlich
Locarno: Todd Haynes to Direct Velvet Underground Documentary (Exclusive)
7 August 2017 3:00 AM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Locarno, Switzerland — From “Velvet Goldmine” to the Velvet Underground.
Todd Haynes, director of acclaimed U.S. independent milestones – “Far From Heaven,” “Carol” are just two – is teaming with Christine Vachon at Killer Films, the producer of all his films, as well as David Blackman and Universal Music Group to direct his first documentary, on the Velvet Underground, one of the most seminal rock groups in history.
Haynes also remarked that he is preparing a limited TV series with Amazon about “an intensely important figure of immense historical and cultural influence.”
The American director-screenwriter and producer confirmed the Velvet Underground docu feature at the Locarno Festival, where he will receive the Pardo d’onore Manor for career achievement, 26 years after the Swiss festival selected his debut feature, “Poison,” in competition, helping to launch the career of one of the U.S.’s most laureled indie filmmakers.
The confirmation of the documentary comes 50 years after the release of “Velvet Underground »
- John Hopewell
Class of 1987: The Eyes Have It – Opera, Dario Argento’s Last Masterpiece
15 July 2017 9:48 AM, PDT | DailyDead | See recent DailyDead news »
1987 may be the year of the last great Argento movie.
The horror genre has known few voices greater or more influential than Dario Argento, a master craftsman and revolutionary stylist who, from his debut feature The Bird With the Crystal Plumage in 1970 through the late 1980s, is responsible for some of the best horror movies ever made: Deep Red, Suspiria, Tenebrae, Phenomena. In 1987, he wrote and directed what might be his final masterpiece, the giallo-tinged slasher Opera, arguably his most technically accomplished—and bloodiest—film. While more of a standard whodunit than his abstract supernatural efforts, there is such precision to the photography, such expertly staged choreography both in front of and behind the camera, that the movie deserves to be named among his greatest works if only for the dazzling purity of the filmmaking on display.
Opera was my first exposure to Dario Argento, but it wasn't the full »
- Patrick Bromley
How Jaume Collet-Serra Could Save the ‘Suicide Squad’ Franchise
12 July 2017 1:25 PM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
It often feels like the Trump regime has monopolized the business of bad ideas, but Hollywood can always be counted on to remind us that there’s plenty to go around. When Variety broke the news that WB is circling “The Shallows” director Jaume Collet-Serra for “Suicide Squad 2,” the well-sourced rumor was troubling in its own way. For one thing, the news would mean that there is a “Suicide Squad 2,” and that’s a lot to handle at a time when most of us are hanging on for dear life. For another, Jaume Collet-Serra is a promising filmmaker at the peak of his talent and the height of his sway, and “Suicide Squad 2” is the kind of burden that shouldn’t fall to someone who has so much to offer. Or to anyone else, for that matter, because haven’t we suffered enough?
One of the precious few modern directors »
- David Ehrlich
Exclusive: ‘The Americans,’ ‘Big Little Lies’ and ‘Master of None’ Music Supervisors Talk TV's Best Music of the Season
23 June 2017 10:05 AM, PDT | Entertainment Tonight | See recent Entertainment Tonight news »
For the first time ever, the 2017 Primetime Emmys will hand out an award for Outstanding Music Supervision, acknowledging the creative contributions made by the music supervisors on TV series. It’s an award that’s long overdue; music supervision is an often misunderstood art form thought to be as simple as pulling songs off an iPod. “There’s so much work that goes into it that you don’t see on the screen,” says Amanda Krieg Thomas, »
TV Review: ‘Prime Suspect: Tennison’ on PBS Masterpiece
21 June 2017 11:59 AM, PDT | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
If the idea of a “Prime Suspect” prequel filled you with dread, well, you were right to be nervous.
The generally leaden “Prime Suspect: Tennison” isn’t all that great by the standards of recent U.K. crime dramas such as “Broadchurch” and “Happy Valley.” It suffers even more when compared with the heyday of the original “Prime Suspect,” which began a generally excellent 15-year run in the early ’90s.
The original incarnation of “Prime Suspect,” which starred Helen Mirren as London cop Jane Tennison, often demonstrated a welcome flexibility. Each season of the show was as long as or »
- Maureen Ryan
'Start the fans, please!' How The Crystal Maze made a comeback
21 June 2017 6:38 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Nostalgia has fuelled the return of The Crystal Maze – but can this quirky marvel save the 21st-century gameshow? We put the all-new Aztec, futuristic, medieval and industrial zones through their paces
In Bristol’s Bottle Yard studios, I am yelling at a grown man in a helmet and shin pads as he clings hopelessly to a spinning “planet” suspended from the ceiling. He is supposed to be jumping from one orb to the next, connecting the solar system with mighty leaps, but instead he has turned pear-green and looks like he might fall off into the abyss. “Stop spinning and just leaaaaaan,” I screech like a demented Sheryl Sandberg, as he considers that going to the pub last night wasn’t, in retrospect, the wisest idea. “Now jump! Grab Jupiter and juuuuuuump.”
This is just one of the ridiculous and deceptively difficult games in the all-new Crystal Maze, which returns to Channel 4 on 23 June (starting, as is the broadcaster’s wont, with four celebrity specials). As anyone who has visited one of the recent live experiences can attest, taking part as an adult is the ultimate nostalgia rush. It was easily the best gameshow of the 90s: there was Richard O’Brien, of course, its shiny-headed, leopard-printed presenter who dressed like Brian Eno in the Roxy Music years and whose gothic eccentricity hasn’t been matched on television since. And there were the useless team members, bound together in awkward comradeship and terribly dated tracksuits to solve mental and physical puzzles and thus unlock the feted crystals.
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- Kate Hutchinson
Why Adam West Was the One and Only Batman
10 June 2017 3:47 PM, PDT | Rollingstone.com | See recent Rolling Stone news »
What's this? Could this be the end for Batman? Rest in peace, Adam West, the one and only Caped Crusader who truly defined the role. There have been so many incarnations of Batman over the years – on the page and on the screen – but Adam West was the one flesh-and-blood actor who ever did justice to the cape, on the Sixties TV series Batman.
West, who died of leukemia Friday at the age of 88, brought deadpan humor and old-school gallantry to the role, week after week; same Bat Time, same Bat Channel. »
Edgar Wright Talks Baby Driver, Loud Music and Car Chases | Exclusive
7 June 2017 12:13 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
There is nobody working in Hollywood today quite like Edgar Wright. The man has made four theatrically released movies and, while some might argue with you a tiny bit, he arguably has not made a bad movie yet. HIs latest movie, Baby Driver, is set to hit theaters shortly and, without giving much away, let's just say he isn't going to be hurting his batting average with this one.
Sony's TriStar Pictures looks as though they are going to have a big hit on their hands with Baby Driver, at least critically speaking. The movie debuted at SXSW this year and was met with rave reviews. With a cast that includes Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm and talented up-and-comers like Lily James and Ansel Elgort, it may not be all that surprising to hear. Couple that with an auteur like Edgar Wright and you have a recipe for something pretty special, »
- MovieWeb
‘War Machine’ Review (Netflix Original)
27 May 2017 4:01 AM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Stars: Brad Pitt, Scoot McNairy, Tilda Swinton, Ben Kingsley, Anthony Hayes, Keith Stanfield, Anthony Michael Hall, Topher Grace, Meg Tilly | Written and Directed by David Michôd
The year is 2010. General Glen McMahon (Brad Pitt) is tasked by a committee of civilian leaders with fixing the mess in Afghanistan. What this actually entails is open to debate. Does it mean winning the hearts and minds of the local populous? Or winning the war against the Taliban? McMahon reckons they’re the same thing.
He and his ego-stroking team take a tour of the country, to see the meagre and underfunded efforts being made by the allies to make good on their promise of roads, schools, democracy, and all that good stuff. McMahon finds a desert of broken dreams.
He requests forty thousand extra troops, so that he might exorcise Helmand Province of its elusive evil. In return he gets minimal reinforcements, »
- Rupert Harvey
Anthony Bourdain Goes Public with Girlfriend Asia Argento in Cuddly Instagram Photo
16 May 2017 2:58 PM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Anthony Bourdain just made his relationship with Italian actress Asia Argento Instagram official.
The celebrity chef shared a photo of himself with his girlfriend sitting on the grass outside in Rome on Tuesday. Bourdain wore a white unbuttoned button down with green shorts and sunglasses, while Argento looks simple in a black t-shirt and shorts.
“Another Green World,” Bourdain captioned the photo, referencing British musician Brian Eno’s album title. Argento also posted the photo on her feed with the hashtag “#PerfectMoment”.
Though they have been subtly supporting each other with retweets on Twitter, the cute snap marks the first »
- Ana Calderone
Suspiria remake to be scored by Thom Yorke
10 May 2017 3:17 PM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
John Saavedra May 11, 2017
Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria remake is being scored by Radiohead's Thom Yorke...
Variety reports that Radiohead's Thom Yorke will score Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria remake. The 1977 original, of course, was directed by Italian master Dario Argento, and it's one of the most beautiful horror films ever made, in no small part due to its lighting and palette. Argento's film is also known for its dreamily haunting score, which was composed by Italian prog rock band Goblin.
Need a refresher on Goblin's bizarre Suspiria tunes? Give this a listen:
Video of Goblin - Suspiria Theme - 1977
Yorke will have to follow up on Goblin's ghostly soundtrack for the remake, but his past work with Radiohead would indicate that he's up to the task. In fact, the last three of the band's efforts, In Rainbows, The King Of Limbs, and A Moon Shaped Pool »
Forrest Gump writer will pen the Dune remake
5 April 2017 10:03 PM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Dune movie writer named: Eric Roth, who adapted Forrest Gump to Oscar glory, will bring Frank Herbert’s classic book to screens.
Forrest Gump writer Eric Roth will write the screenplay for Denis Villeneuve’s planned redo of Frank Herbert‘s book Dune. The news of the Dune movie writer was announced by trade bible Variety. The film has been in active development over at Legendary, which has rights for film and television.
If you’re unfamiliar with the source material, here’s a recap from the original source.
Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino, Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides (the heir apparent to Duke Leto Atreides and heir of House Atreides) as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis, the »
- Paul Heath
The Velvet Underground & Nico at 50: John Cale Goes Track by Track Through the Debut That Changed Music
31 March 2017 6:30 PM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Everyone’s heard the famous maxim, generally accredited to legendary music producer Brian Eno: while the Velvet Underground’s debut, The Velvet Underground & Nico, sold a paltry 30,000 copies upon release in 1967, every person who bought one of those 30,000 copies started a band. Though a slight exaggeration, the line is a testament to the album’s far-reaching influence trumping its commercial failure. Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, and Maureen Tucker merged raw rock and roll with musique concrète and the avant-garde to create an untamed and menacing sound that perfectly underscored their poetic tales of drug deals, sadomasochistic sex »
- Jordan Runtagh
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