A few months ago, I was scrolling through TikTok when I saw a video of Shrek on a giant screen at a rave, happily gamboling through his swamp to a remixed version of “Boom Boom Boom Boom.” Then the beat drops, and he starts stomping and projectile vomiting all over the audience, lasers shooting out of his eyes. It’s truly a terrifying sight, particularly if you’re on molly, as many of the attendees likely are. But judging by their reaction in the video, they can’t get enough of it.
- 4/10/2024
- by Ej Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
Clockwise from top left: Mission Impossible (screenshot), The Godfather (Paramount/Getty Images), Hey Arnold! The Movie (Nickelodeon), Orphan: First Kill (Warner Bros.), To Catch A Thief (screenshot), The Ring (screenshot)Graphic: The A.V. Club
If Paramount+ isn’t your go-to choice yet when you’re in a movie-watching mood, you might want to reconsider.
If Paramount+ isn’t your go-to choice yet when you’re in a movie-watching mood, you might want to reconsider.
- 1/27/2024
- by AVClub Staff
- avclub.com
Clockwise from top left: It Lives Inside (Neon), Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (Sony Pictures Releasing), The Matrix Resurrections (Warner Bros. Pictures)Image: The A.V. Club
For the holiday season, Hulu is adding some genre favorites and promising new movies to its library. The streaming platform in December welcomes...
For the holiday season, Hulu is adding some genre favorites and promising new movies to its library. The streaming platform in December welcomes...
- 11/30/2023
- by Robert DeSalvo
- avclub.com
Apologies to André Bazin, Pauline Kael, and Andrew Sarris, but Roger Ebert was unquestionably the most influential film critic of the cinema's first century. In fact, unless the media landscape is drastically altered over the next few years, he may also wind up being the last film critic who ever truly mattered.
I do not mean this as a put-down of my colleagues. If you actually read film criticism nowadays, you know that there's never been a more thrillingly diverse assortment of voices in this too-cluttered arena. Manohla Dargis, Justin Chang, Scott Tobias, Angelica Jade Bastién, and Bilge Ebiri are must-reads in this house, and I could name a few dozen more who are reliably incisive and original in their thinking. I don't have time to read all of the critics I respect, which is both a frustrating and good thing.
But be honest, do you actually read film criticism nowadays?...
I do not mean this as a put-down of my colleagues. If you actually read film criticism nowadays, you know that there's never been a more thrillingly diverse assortment of voices in this too-cluttered arena. Manohla Dargis, Justin Chang, Scott Tobias, Angelica Jade Bastién, and Bilge Ebiri are must-reads in this house, and I could name a few dozen more who are reliably incisive and original in their thinking. I don't have time to read all of the critics I respect, which is both a frustrating and good thing.
But be honest, do you actually read film criticism nowadays?...
- 9/7/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
To celebrate the release of Creed III, Guardian writers make the case for why their favourite sports movie should also be yours
The greatness of any Ron Shelton sports movie has as much to do with that isn’t in them as what is. Shelton’s Bull Durham, as with follow-ups like White Men Can’t Jump and Tin Cup, has no Big Game ending or inspirational schmaltz, and features a flawed, never-was athlete whose triumphs are known to few outside his inner circle. In a breezily assured performance, Kevin Costner plays a journeyman catcher who’s spent almost no time outside the minor leagues, where his job is teach the finer points of the game to cocky young flamethrowers like “Nuke” Laloosh (Tim Robbins) before they graduate to “The Big Show”. Coaching arrogant dopes to live out your dream is humbling work, but Shelton savors the smaller, unseen victories for his hero,...
The greatness of any Ron Shelton sports movie has as much to do with that isn’t in them as what is. Shelton’s Bull Durham, as with follow-ups like White Men Can’t Jump and Tin Cup, has no Big Game ending or inspirational schmaltz, and features a flawed, never-was athlete whose triumphs are known to few outside his inner circle. In a breezily assured performance, Kevin Costner plays a journeyman catcher who’s spent almost no time outside the minor leagues, where his job is teach the finer points of the game to cocky young flamethrowers like “Nuke” Laloosh (Tim Robbins) before they graduate to “The Big Show”. Coaching arrogant dopes to live out your dream is humbling work, but Shelton savors the smaller, unseen victories for his hero,...
- 3/4/2023
- by Scott Tobias, Adrian Horton, Bryan Armen Graham, Benjamin Lee, Lisa Wong Macabasco, Andrew Lawrence, Lauren Mechling, Radheyan Simonpillai, Veronica Esposito, Andrew Pulver and Charles Bramesco
- The Guardian - Film News
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSUncut Gems.According to Adam Sandler in a new Vanity Fair profile, he will be shooting a new film with the Safdie brothers this winter. Not much is known about the project, but Sandler had previously mentioned that the film would take place in “the world of sports.” Artist-filmmaker Sky Hopinka has been named as one of 25 recipients of the MacArthur Fellowship’s prestigious “genius grant.” (Michael Sicinski interviewed Hopinka for Notebook in 2020.)A new TV series based on Herbert Asbury’s 1927 nonfiction book The Gangs of New York has been announced. Martin Scorsese, who directed the book’s 2002 feature film adaptation, is attached as executive producer of the series and director of the first two episodes.Recommended Viewinga trailer has arrived for Laura Poitras’s latest feature All the Beauty and the Bloodshed...
- 10/21/2022
- MUBI
Finally, some good news. Bob Odenkirk is reportedly in stable condition following his collapse on the “Better Call Saul” set Tuesday night. After a nail-biting couple of hours, colleagues and fans alike are taking to Twitter to celebrate.
Odenkirk’s representatives issued an update on the actor’s condition on Wednesday afternoon.
“We can confirm Bob is in stable condition after experiencing a heart related incident,” the statement read. “He and his family would like to express gratitude for the incredible doctors and nurses looking after him, as well as his cast, crew and producers who have stayed by his side. The Odenkirks would also like to thank everyone for the outpouring of well wishes and ask for their privacy at this time as Bob works on his recovery.”
Odenkirk’s son, Nate, also relayed the news on Twitter, writing, “He’s going to be okay.”
He's going to be okay.
Odenkirk’s representatives issued an update on the actor’s condition on Wednesday afternoon.
“We can confirm Bob is in stable condition after experiencing a heart related incident,” the statement read. “He and his family would like to express gratitude for the incredible doctors and nurses looking after him, as well as his cast, crew and producers who have stayed by his side. The Odenkirks would also like to thank everyone for the outpouring of well wishes and ask for their privacy at this time as Bob works on his recovery.”
Odenkirk’s son, Nate, also relayed the news on Twitter, writing, “He’s going to be okay.”
He's going to be okay.
- 7/29/2021
- by Alex Noble
- The Wrap
The fourth and final installment in the “Hotel Transylvania” franchise, “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania,” will now debut during a far spookier month.
Previously dated for July 23, the Sony Pictures Animation film will now release on Oct. 1, kicking off the Halloween season. The movie will see Drac (Brian Hull) and the rest of the monsters embark on a brand-new adventure full of twists and turns. When a new invention created by Van Helsing (Jim Gaffigan) transforms all the monsters into humans and Johnny (Andy Samberg) into a monster, they must work together to switch back before the change becomes permanent.
“Hotel Transylvania” franchise creator Genndy Tartakovsky is the screenwriter and executive producer of the film, which is directed by Jennifer Kluska and Derek Drymon. Selena Gomez reprises her role as Drac’s daughter, Mavis, and also serves as an executive producer. “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania” is also executive produced by Michelle Murdocca and produced by Alice Dewey Goldstone.
Previously dated for July 23, the Sony Pictures Animation film will now release on Oct. 1, kicking off the Halloween season. The movie will see Drac (Brian Hull) and the rest of the monsters embark on a brand-new adventure full of twists and turns. When a new invention created by Van Helsing (Jim Gaffigan) transforms all the monsters into humans and Johnny (Andy Samberg) into a monster, they must work together to switch back before the change becomes permanent.
“Hotel Transylvania” franchise creator Genndy Tartakovsky is the screenwriter and executive producer of the film, which is directed by Jennifer Kluska and Derek Drymon. Selena Gomez reprises her role as Drac’s daughter, Mavis, and also serves as an executive producer. “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania” is also executive produced by Michelle Murdocca and produced by Alice Dewey Goldstone.
- 6/18/2021
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
It’s just about impossible to replace the man who hosted “Jeopardy” for nearly four decades and more than 8,000 episodes, but somebody will have to take over Alex Trebek’s legacy sooner or later. Whoever they pick among the guests hosts Sony is trying out won’t satisfy everyone, but there’s one person slated for one of those guests slots who a whole lot of fans — and even some past contestants! — are already rejecting: Mehmet Oz, aka Dr. Oz, whose guest spot was revealed Tuesday evening.
There’s going to be some level of negative response to every one of the guest hosts — how could there not be, since none of them are Trebek? Plus, you know, there’s no option that everyone likes. So some amount of grumbling from “Jeopardy” fans is to be expected.
But the backlash to Dr. Oz on social media is a bit more acute than just some grumbling.
There’s going to be some level of negative response to every one of the guest hosts — how could there not be, since none of them are Trebek? Plus, you know, there’s no option that everyone likes. So some amount of grumbling from “Jeopardy” fans is to be expected.
But the backlash to Dr. Oz on social media is a bit more acute than just some grumbling.
- 2/3/2021
- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
"As a person of privilege and a male who has been correctly chastised and silenced by the emergent culture, I recognize I have no right to feel bad for myself and certainly no right to publicly bemoan my circumstances. [...] But the truth is, I do feel invisible. And on those rare occasions when I am seen, I feel judged most harshly." — Charlie Kaufman, Antkind The pop reflexivity of Charlie Kaufman's oeuvre presumes truth's impossibility. It declares that there are no windows, only funhouse mirrors. In this tortuous carnival, the Kaufman man—white and stubbornly straight, plain and dim-witted—has no choice but to look at himself, and he never likes what he sees. To borrow the unsparing words Orson Welles reserved for Woody Allen, the Kaufman man contains a "particular combination of arrogance and timidity [that] sets my teeth on edge." Because all meaning is relative on this solipsistic planet, he...
- 10/5/2020
- MUBI
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSAbove: aKasha.We've been alerted by the programming team at the Toronto International Film Festival that Sudanese filmmaker Hajooj Kuka (aKasha), along with five other artists, has been sentenced to two months in prison.Speaking of TIFF, Chloé Zhao's Nomadland won the disrupted festival's People's Choice Award. Other notable winners this year include Michelle Latimer's Inconvenient Indian, Chaitanya Tamhane's The Disciple, and Dea Kulumbegashvili's Beginning.The great French actor Michael Lonsdale has died at the age of 89. Lonsdale's career range was incredible, including Jacques Rivette's epic Out 1, the James Bond film Moonraker, Marguerite Duras's India Song, and Spielberg's Munich. His physically towering presence was one of the great connective tissues across international cinema.Recommended VIEWINGSpike Lee has been having a big year, first with Da 5 Bloods...
- 9/23/2020
- MUBI
78-year-old Robert Forster died this past Friday in Los Angeles after a brief battle with brain cancer. The calmly charismatic actor left behind a wealth of credits, including his latest, “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie,” which was just released on Netflix. He received an Academy Award nomination in 1998 for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Quentin Tarantino’s “Jackie Brown.” His other credits include “Medium Cool,” “The Descendants,” “Mulholland Drive,” the latest season of “Twin Peaks,” the TV series “Nakia” and “Banyon,” and many more.
Below, IndieWire has rounded up testimonies from members of the entertainment community who’ve spoken out in tribute to the actor via Twitter.
Tarantino also chimed in, via Deadline, to say: “Today the world is left with one less gentlemen. One less square shooter. One less good man. One less wonderful father. One less marvelous actor. I remember all the breakfasts we had at silver spoons.
Below, IndieWire has rounded up testimonies from members of the entertainment community who’ve spoken out in tribute to the actor via Twitter.
Tarantino also chimed in, via Deadline, to say: “Today the world is left with one less gentlemen. One less square shooter. One less good man. One less wonderful father. One less marvelous actor. I remember all the breakfasts we had at silver spoons.
- 10/12/2019
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Wildlife documentary filmmakers Mark Deeble and Victoria Stone spent 25 years living in the East African bush to prepare for their nature odyssey “The Elephant Queen,” the first film from Apple TV+.
Here’s the official synopsis, courtesy of Apple TV+: “The Elephant Queen is Athena, a majestic elephant matriarch, who leads her family across an unforgiving, yet cinematic natural landscape made up of grasslands and woodlands, dotted with seasonal waterholes. The elephants share their home with a cast of supporting character species who provide texture and richness to the elephants’ ecosystem — from a toenail height perspective. Athena, as leader of her herd, anticipates the coming dry season and knows there are lean times ahead. As the waterholes dry up, she has no choice but to take her family on a treacherous journey across even more foreboding landscapes, as the majestic creatures seek refuge until the rains fall again.”
Sure to be a tearjerker,...
Here’s the official synopsis, courtesy of Apple TV+: “The Elephant Queen is Athena, a majestic elephant matriarch, who leads her family across an unforgiving, yet cinematic natural landscape made up of grasslands and woodlands, dotted with seasonal waterholes. The elephants share their home with a cast of supporting character species who provide texture and richness to the elephants’ ecosystem — from a toenail height perspective. Athena, as leader of her herd, anticipates the coming dry season and knows there are lean times ahead. As the waterholes dry up, she has no choice but to take her family on a treacherous journey across even more foreboding landscapes, as the majestic creatures seek refuge until the rains fall again.”
Sure to be a tearjerker,...
- 10/7/2019
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced earlier today the creation of a brand new Oscars category: Outstanding achievement in popular film. The new category’s eligibility requirements won’t be revealed until a later date, but the decision is already being widely mocked and criticized by film critics, writers, and reporters on social media.
IndieWire’s awards editor Anne Thompson slammed the category creation as a “desperate ratings attempt.” Many film journalists view the decision to add a popular film category as a way for the Academy to acknowledge blockbuster movies and studio tentpoles that often don’t make the cut for best picture. The problem here, as many writers pointed out on social media, stems from the fact that putting studio blockbusters in a “popular” category suggests they aren’t as artistic as the indie movies that get nominated for best picture.
“As for a ‘popular film’ award,...
IndieWire’s awards editor Anne Thompson slammed the category creation as a “desperate ratings attempt.” Many film journalists view the decision to add a popular film category as a way for the Academy to acknowledge blockbuster movies and studio tentpoles that often don’t make the cut for best picture. The problem here, as many writers pointed out on social media, stems from the fact that putting studio blockbusters in a “popular” category suggests they aren’t as artistic as the indie movies that get nominated for best picture.
“As for a ‘popular film’ award,...
- 8/8/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
This year, we've asked 10 writers to pick some of their favorite TV episodes from 2017 and weigh in on why they were great stand-alone eps and the highlights of our viewing year. Today: Scott Tobias on Twin Peaks: The Return's stunning, apocalyptic "Episode 8."
Cut to black.
[Beat.]
July 16th, 1945.
White Sands, New Mexico
5:29 a.m. Mwt
How did we get here? That's the first question – or maybe the second, after "Wtf?!" and a period of extended hypnosis – that comes to mind as the desert lights up with a brilliant flash and a mushroom cloud.
Cut to black.
[Beat.]
July 16th, 1945.
White Sands, New Mexico
5:29 a.m. Mwt
How did we get here? That's the first question – or maybe the second, after "Wtf?!" and a period of extended hypnosis – that comes to mind as the desert lights up with a brilliant flash and a mushroom cloud.
- 12/13/2017
- Rollingstone.com
This year, we've asked 10 writers to pick some of their favorite TV episodes from 2017 and weigh in on why they were great stand-alone eps and the highlights of our viewing year. Today: Scott Tobias on Twin Peaks: The Return's stunning, apocalyptic "Episode 8."
Cut to black.
[Beat.]
July 16th, 1945.
White Sands, New Mexico
5:29 a.m. Mwt
How did we get here? That's the first question – or maybe the second, after "Wtf?!" and a period of extended hypnosis – that comes to mind as the desert lights up with a brilliant flash and a mushroom cloud.
Cut to black.
[Beat.]
July 16th, 1945.
White Sands, New Mexico
5:29 a.m. Mwt
How did we get here? That's the first question – or maybe the second, after "Wtf?!" and a period of extended hypnosis – that comes to mind as the desert lights up with a brilliant flash and a mushroom cloud.
- 12/13/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Lost In America
Blu-ray
Criterion
1985 / 1:85 / Street Date July 25, 2017
Starring: Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty
Cinematography: Eric Saarinen
Film Editor: David Finfer
Written by Albert Brooks, Monica Johnson
Produced by Marty Katz and Herb Nanas
Music: Arthur B. Rubinstein
Directed by Albert Brooks
According to a Newsweek cover story published that same year, 1984 was “The Year of the Yuppie”, referring to those ferociously materialistic young professionals whose numbers blossomed during the Reagan administration. The following year director Albert Brooks and his co-writer Monica Johnson delivered Lost In America, an acerbic road movie detailing what happens when one of those upwardly mobile hot-shots decides to get back to nature and “touch Indians”.
The result is one of the great American comedies, a mile-a-minute talk fest worthy of writer-directors like Billy Wilder, Woody Allen and in particular Preston Sturges, whose The Palm Beach Story told a similar tale about two young-marrieds who find...
Blu-ray
Criterion
1985 / 1:85 / Street Date July 25, 2017
Starring: Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty
Cinematography: Eric Saarinen
Film Editor: David Finfer
Written by Albert Brooks, Monica Johnson
Produced by Marty Katz and Herb Nanas
Music: Arthur B. Rubinstein
Directed by Albert Brooks
According to a Newsweek cover story published that same year, 1984 was “The Year of the Yuppie”, referring to those ferociously materialistic young professionals whose numbers blossomed during the Reagan administration. The following year director Albert Brooks and his co-writer Monica Johnson delivered Lost In America, an acerbic road movie detailing what happens when one of those upwardly mobile hot-shots decides to get back to nature and “touch Indians”.
The result is one of the great American comedies, a mile-a-minute talk fest worthy of writer-directors like Billy Wilder, Woody Allen and in particular Preston Sturges, whose The Palm Beach Story told a similar tale about two young-marrieds who find...
- 7/26/2017
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
The Criterion Collection’s July 2017 lineup features some potent and heavy material, among the heftiest offerings in terms of sombre meditations on the bleaker aspects of the human condition. From the raw depiction of postwar trauma in Roberto Rossellini’s War Trilogy, to the philosophical depth and gravitas of long-coveted titles from Robert Bresson (L’argent) and Andrei Tarkovsky (Stalker), nobody can accuse Criterion of serving up lightweight fluff in the middle of summer.
And then there’s Lost in America, a short and breezy topical comedy from the mid-1980s that might come across, at least on the surface, as the class clown of the bunch. Alongside the grim wartime, post-apocalyptic and crime-infested scenarios addressed in the other July releases, Albert Brooks’s brisk social satire of the moral vacuity of the yuppie ethos runs the risk of feeling relatively benign, even inconsequential.
That admittedly superficial take on Lost in America...
And then there’s Lost in America, a short and breezy topical comedy from the mid-1980s that might come across, at least on the surface, as the class clown of the bunch. Alongside the grim wartime, post-apocalyptic and crime-infested scenarios addressed in the other July releases, Albert Brooks’s brisk social satire of the moral vacuity of the yuppie ethos runs the risk of feeling relatively benign, even inconsequential.
That admittedly superficial take on Lost in America...
- 7/25/2017
- by David Blakeslee
- CriterionCast
Wanting movies to be projected on a screen in public, as they have been since their inception, is now the height of arrogance. Got it.
— Scott Tobias (@scott_tobias) July 20, 2017...
— Scott Tobias (@scott_tobias) July 20, 2017...
- 7/23/2017
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The film world was deeply saddened when news broke today that Oscar-winning “The Silence of the Lambs” director Jonathan Demme had died in New York at the age of 73. Demme was a brilliant and versatile auteur, traversing genres with rarely a misfire. He is remembered by those who worked with him, and those whom his work inspired.
Tom Hanks, who won an Oscar for his portrayal of a lawyer dying of AIDS in Demme’s “Philadelphia,” wrote: “Jonathan taught us how big a heart a person can have, and how it will guide how we live and what we do for a living. He was the grandest of men.” Meryl Streep, who worked with Demme on 2015’s “Ricki and the Flash,” said: “A big hearted, big tent, compassionate man- in full embrace in his life of people in need- and of the potential of art, music, poetry and film to...
Tom Hanks, who won an Oscar for his portrayal of a lawyer dying of AIDS in Demme’s “Philadelphia,” wrote: “Jonathan taught us how big a heart a person can have, and how it will guide how we live and what we do for a living. He was the grandest of men.” Meryl Streep, who worked with Demme on 2015’s “Ricki and the Flash,” said: “A big hearted, big tent, compassionate man- in full embrace in his life of people in need- and of the potential of art, music, poetry and film to...
- 4/26/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
The Criterion Collection will venture to the Zone this July, and much more, as they’ve announced their new titles for the month. Andrei Tarkovsky‘s long-rumored sci-fi masterpiece Stalker will arrive with a new 2K restoration. The release will also include a new interview with author Geoff Dyer and newly translated English subtitles. Also arriving in July is Albert Brooks‘ satirical comedy Lost in America, featuring a new conversation with the director and Robert Weide, as well as interviews with the cast and crew.
One of the most notable releases of the month is Robert Bresson‘s masterful final film L’argent, which tracks a counterfeit bill through Paris, and the people it touches. Lastly, Roberto Rossellini‘s powerful War Trilogy is getting a much-deserved Blu-ray upgrade with new versions of Rome Open City, Paisan, and Germany Year Zero. Check out the high-resolution cover art below and full release details.
One of the most notable releases of the month is Robert Bresson‘s masterful final film L’argent, which tracks a counterfeit bill through Paris, and the people it touches. Lastly, Roberto Rossellini‘s powerful War Trilogy is getting a much-deserved Blu-ray upgrade with new versions of Rome Open City, Paisan, and Germany Year Zero. Check out the high-resolution cover art below and full release details.
- 4/17/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Low budget horror takes on Cronenberg’s classic
If you stopped some dude on the street and asked them about their thoughts on Fly, they would probably think you were talking about The Fly, the 1986 movie directed by David Cronenberg and starring Jeff Goldblum as an unlucky teleporter. Of course, true buffs will know that Cronenberg’s Fly is but the second iteration of man-made insect beast. And now there’s going to be a third: 20th Century Fox, the studio behind Cronenberg’s version, announced negotiations were being made with indie-horror director J.D. Dillard (Slight) to helm yet another remake of The Fly.
While this remake news might have fallen under the outrage radar thanks to a certain picture that Warner Bros. is thinking of rebooting, people around the web are still outraged. Birth. Movies. Death, the official blog of Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas, opened their coverage with “We have some terrible news.” Metro...
If you stopped some dude on the street and asked them about their thoughts on Fly, they would probably think you were talking about The Fly, the 1986 movie directed by David Cronenberg and starring Jeff Goldblum as an unlucky teleporter. Of course, true buffs will know that Cronenberg’s Fly is but the second iteration of man-made insect beast. And now there’s going to be a third: 20th Century Fox, the studio behind Cronenberg’s version, announced negotiations were being made with indie-horror director J.D. Dillard (Slight) to helm yet another remake of The Fly.
While this remake news might have fallen under the outrage radar thanks to a certain picture that Warner Bros. is thinking of rebooting, people around the web are still outraged. Birth. Movies. Death, the official blog of Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas, opened their coverage with “We have some terrible news.” Metro...
- 3/19/2017
- by Andrew Karpan
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Attention, budding alternative-media barons: the La Weekly is up for sale. In a post published Wednesday, the 38-year-old publication said that its current owner, Voice Media Group, is searching for a buyer “with an appreciation for the Weekly’s long history as a progressive icon in America’s second-largest market.” In a statement, Voice Media Group also classified the Weekly as “profitable.” Also Read: Time Inc Doubles Down on Digital With Reorganization, Possible Layoffs (Report) Voice Media Group CEO Scott Tobias said Wednesday, “We expect to see a great level of interest in the Weekly,” which was founded in 1978. Voice Media Group added that the.
- 1/18/2017
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Steven Soderbergh, asked about the collapsing boundaries between film and television earlier this year, said, “It’s all just stories to me. […] You can see something that somebody made for a streaming platform that has more cinema in it that the most successful movie in release right now.” Even if you don’t quite agree, it’s undeniable that Soderbergh has hardly been alone in moving from film to television, so in the spirit of his comment, this week’s column peeks over the fence at one such series: HBO’s Westworld, the creative product of Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan, the co-writer, with his brother Christopher, of five films. Mary McNamara describes the show’s set up at the Los Angeles Times:Like the 1973 Michael Crichton film on which it is based, “Westworld” imagines a future in which artificial intelligence technology has reached such near-perfection that an alternative-world theme park populated by androids is possible.
- 11/8/2016
- MUBI
A surprise critical hit for Netflix, the twisty sci-fi/horror/thriller/etc. series Stranger Things has also gained a great deal of attention for its knowing, deliberate references to classics of ’70s and ’80s genre films. Ulysse Thevenon has put together this split-screen video essay, with Stranger Things on the left and its reference point on the right. For another thorough overview in written form, check out Scott Tobias at Vulture.
- 7/26/2016
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
“Film begins with D.W. Griffith and ends with Abbas Kiarostami” – Jean Luc Godard
The film world is in mourning today as the news of Abbas Kiarostami’s passing continues to send shockwaves through the industry. The Iranian filmmaker earned the Palme d’Or in 1997 for “Taste of Cherry,” and his acclaimed filmography includes titles like “Close-Up” and “Certified Copy,” the latter of which was recently included on our list of the best films of the 21st century.
Read More: Abbas Kiarostami, Palme d’Or-Winning Director Of ‘Taste Of Cherry’ And ‘Certified Copy,’ Dies At 76
While numerous tributes are certainly going to begin appearing on the Internet over the next couple days, the film world instantly began reflecting on Kiarostami’s iconic career via Twitter. We’ve rounded up some of the most heartwarming remembrances below from filmmakers and film writers, and we’ll continue to update as more of the community remembers the legendary director.
The film world is in mourning today as the news of Abbas Kiarostami’s passing continues to send shockwaves through the industry. The Iranian filmmaker earned the Palme d’Or in 1997 for “Taste of Cherry,” and his acclaimed filmography includes titles like “Close-Up” and “Certified Copy,” the latter of which was recently included on our list of the best films of the 21st century.
Read More: Abbas Kiarostami, Palme d’Or-Winning Director Of ‘Taste Of Cherry’ And ‘Certified Copy,’ Dies At 76
While numerous tributes are certainly going to begin appearing on the Internet over the next couple days, the film world instantly began reflecting on Kiarostami’s iconic career via Twitter. We’ve rounded up some of the most heartwarming remembrances below from filmmakers and film writers, and we’ll continue to update as more of the community remembers the legendary director.
- 7/4/2016
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The secret weapon of Ezra Edelman’s excellent new O.J. Simpson documentary, O.J.: Made in America, is time: a full seven-and-a-half hours, which played together in an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run before a five-part premiere on Espn last week. The major benefit of this luxurious runtime is that Edelman has the chance to make the case, compellingly and in detail, that Simpson’s acquittal on charges of double homicide may have had less to do with specific evidence than with Simpson’s reputation as a public figure and, equally important, with the greater history of Los Angeles. Indeed, Edelman dedicates no less than three hours to framing Simpson’s life before the trial against the wider history of the city, which K. Austin Collins describes at The Ringer:The history of Los Angeles violence and the stories of O.J.’s relationship with Nicole twine, tightly, around O.J.’s image. Our...
- 6/21/2016
- MUBI
In the 30-plus years since Blood Simple, it’s arguable that no other filmmakers have had a streak quite like Joel and Ethan Coen. With masterpieces throughout their career, and a few as recent as Inside Llewyn Davis and A Serious Man, this year Hail, Caesar! proved that they haven’t lost their touch. As we await and see what they may be taking on next, Viceland have delivered an excellent documentary on their career through the eyes of some of their closet collaborators.
Featuring interviews with George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, John Turturro, Carter Burwell, Alex Karpovsky, critic Scott Tobias, and more, it’s a chronological step through their immaculate filmography. From their debut (which Clooney calls “a very, very f*cked-up movie”) to Fargo (“If you head towards serious, and then go farther past serious, it becomes funny again,” Burwell notes) to The Big Lebowski (Bridges says there was...
Featuring interviews with George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, John Turturro, Carter Burwell, Alex Karpovsky, critic Scott Tobias, and more, it’s a chronological step through their immaculate filmography. From their debut (which Clooney calls “a very, very f*cked-up movie”) to Fargo (“If you head towards serious, and then go farther past serious, it becomes funny again,” Burwell notes) to The Big Lebowski (Bridges says there was...
- 6/1/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The premiere of Andrea Arnold’s American Honey at Cannes on Sunday saw the director and cast show off a few dance moves during their red carpet photo-op, in what Vanity Fair, perhaps channeling a Downton Abbey character, called a “charmingly youthful moment.” Red carpet attire excepted, the spontaneous performance apparently fit right in with the film, which includes a pop soundtrack and a dance scene of its own, per The Telegraph’s Tim Robey:Twice, during Andrea Arnold’s rapturously scuzzy road movie American Honey, Rihanna and Calvin Harris grace the soundtrack with “We Found Love”, their euphoric 2011 dance-floor smash that invites you to drop everything, get high and lose yourself. It’s first heard over the tannoy in an Oklahoma Walmart, where main characters Star (Sasha Lane) and Jake (Shia Labeouf) clap eyes on each other, while the latter’s crew of wasters, waifs and strays grab provisions up and down the aisles.
- 5/17/2016
- MUBI
Charlie Kaufman's incredible looking stop-motion animated hit, Anomalisa is coming to blu-ray in May with special features on how they brought the world of the movie to life, and a super early chance to watch it on digital. Come inside to check it all out!
As is more and more common these days, the digital version of Anomalisa is going to be hitting before the blu-ray does on May 3, 2016. It's not normally common for it to be This much earlier. If you simply can't wait to get your hands on this movie, you'll be able to own the digital copy of the flick next week. Yeah...that's pretty early. For me, though, I'd much rather have the blu-ray with all the special features intact:
Hailed by critics as a “stop-motion marvel” (Scott Tobias, GQ), “staggeringly inventive” (Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly) and “the most human film of the year” (Matt Patches,...
As is more and more common these days, the digital version of Anomalisa is going to be hitting before the blu-ray does on May 3, 2016. It's not normally common for it to be This much earlier. If you simply can't wait to get your hands on this movie, you'll be able to own the digital copy of the flick next week. Yeah...that's pretty early. For me, though, I'd much rather have the blu-ray with all the special features intact:
Hailed by critics as a “stop-motion marvel” (Scott Tobias, GQ), “staggeringly inventive” (Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly) and “the most human film of the year” (Matt Patches,...
- 3/7/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
David and Jeff are joined by Jacob Hall to discuss the crappiness of Love and Vinyl, the hopelessness of Wayne’s World 3, and why they’re ambivalent about a Blade Runner sequel. Writer/director Robert Eggers also joins us to discuss The Witch. Be sure to read Scott Tobias on “The Picasso Line” and Jacob’s three-part series on the inspirations of The […]
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- 2/23/2016
- by David Chen
- Slash Film
This podcast focuses on Criterion’s Eclipse Series of DVDs. Hosts David Blakeslee and Trevor Berrett give an overview of each box and offer their perspectives on the unique treasures they find inside. In this episode, David and Trevor are joined by Aaron West to discuss Pleasures of the Flesh and Violence at Noon, the first two films in Eclipse Series 21: Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties.
About the films:
Often called the Godard of the East, Japanese director Nagisa Oshima was one of the most provocative film artists of the twentieth century, and his works challenged and shocked the cinematic world for decades. Following his rise to prominence at Shochiku, Oshima struck out to form his own production company, Sozo-sha, in the early sixties. That move ushered in the prolific period of his career that gave birth to the five films collected here. Unsurprisingly, this studio renegade was fascinated by stories of outsiders—serial killers,...
About the films:
Often called the Godard of the East, Japanese director Nagisa Oshima was one of the most provocative film artists of the twentieth century, and his works challenged and shocked the cinematic world for decades. Following his rise to prominence at Shochiku, Oshima struck out to form his own production company, Sozo-sha, in the early sixties. That move ushered in the prolific period of his career that gave birth to the five films collected here. Unsurprisingly, this studio renegade was fascinated by stories of outsiders—serial killers,...
- 2/22/2016
- by David Blakeslee
- CriterionCast
In 1997, Pedro Costa (above), at the age of 38, began a trilogy exploring Portugal's impoverished, an undertaking that would continuously draw raves from the more erudite critics around the world. First came Ossos, which was pursued by In Vanda's Room (2000) and Colossal Youth (2006). These films, often showcasing the same characters, are sublimely visual, meditative masterworks that paint within shadows the seemingly plotless lives of the drug-addled inhabitants of a ghetto that is slowly being dismantled.
The Film Society of Lincoln Center last week had a retrospective of these early works plus other tidbits of Costa's oeuvre, a sort of celluloid foreplay leading to the release of Costa's latest effort, Horse Money. The accompanying press release for this tribute notes that "Costa is now widely regarded as one of the most important artists on the international film scene," and the Film Society's Director of Programming, Dennis Lim, added, "Simply put, nobody makes...
The Film Society of Lincoln Center last week had a retrospective of these early works plus other tidbits of Costa's oeuvre, a sort of celluloid foreplay leading to the release of Costa's latest effort, Horse Money. The accompanying press release for this tribute notes that "Costa is now widely regarded as one of the most important artists on the international film scene," and the Film Society's Director of Programming, Dennis Lim, added, "Simply put, nobody makes...
- 7/30/2015
- by Brandon Judell
- www.culturecatch.com
The Dissolve was one of the best places on the web for writing about film, and Keith Phipps, Scott Tobias, Tasha Robinson, Noel Murray, Genevieve Koski, Nathan Rabin, Matt Singer, Rachel Handler and all the rest who have contributed were among the best writing about the movies today. With the site “dissolving” this week, we mourn the loss of some of our favorite writing anywhere and discuss the future of film criticism as the writers themselves see it. Plus, we talk the big news out of Comic-Con and have quite literally a Wtf of the Week.
Top Stories:
Han Solo spinoff movie confirmed; The Lego Movie‘s Phil Lord and Christopher Miller to direct Ben Affleck to direct, star, and co-write solo Batman film Ben Affleck to direct adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s novel Live by Night Dustin Hoffman says film is worst it has been in 50 years Federico Fellini...
Top Stories:
Han Solo spinoff movie confirmed; The Lego Movie‘s Phil Lord and Christopher Miller to direct Ben Affleck to direct, star, and co-write solo Batman film Ben Affleck to direct adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s novel Live by Night Dustin Hoffman says film is worst it has been in 50 years Federico Fellini...
- 7/10/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
Every year the movies seem to be dying. The writing is on the wall with attendance numbers and box office receipts and the Golden Age of TV. Will people still go to the movies if they can now watch high quality, HD programming from their own home?
Theater chains themselves have been reluctant to give in to Netflix and VOD, but at the risk of being made obsolete entirely, two chains are doing an experiment suggesting they may be willing to play ball. THR reported this week that Paramount, AMC Theaters, and Cineplex have struck a deal regarding two of their upcoming films, the new Paranormal Activity movie, and Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, both October releases. Traditionally, movies are not available on VOD or digital release until three to four months after their initial run in theaters is over, which can be anywhere from a month to six weeks for genre movies.
Theater chains themselves have been reluctant to give in to Netflix and VOD, but at the risk of being made obsolete entirely, two chains are doing an experiment suggesting they may be willing to play ball. THR reported this week that Paramount, AMC Theaters, and Cineplex have struck a deal regarding two of their upcoming films, the new Paranormal Activity movie, and Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, both October releases. Traditionally, movies are not available on VOD or digital release until three to four months after their initial run in theaters is over, which can be anywhere from a month to six weeks for genre movies.
- 7/10/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World is closing in on $1 billion at the worldwide box office and it’s fairly easy to see why: people like dinosaurs, adults like their childhoods more, and kids, who like dinosaurs even more than everyone else, need an adult (in other words an extra ticket-purchaser) to get into the theatre thanks to that restrictive-but-not-really PG-13 rating. Add all that up, and you have a recipe for a movie that might as well act as a generator to conjure money out of thin air. Of course, with any widely-reached audience comes a healthy share of derision, and among more film-oriented corners of the internet (read: Twitter), World has become somewhat of a whipping boy. Even though it currently sits at a healthy 71% “fresh” rating on the Tomatometer, the film has been lambasted for being cynically-packaged, wildly stupid, unoriginal, and oddly mean-spirited. The out-of-control product placement and...
- 6/28/2015
- by Mike Kowzun
- SoundOnSight
★★★★★ During his tenure at The Av Club, Dissolve editor Scott Tobias conceived of 'The New Cult Canon' – a list of modern classics from across the board, blind to the demarcations of low and high culture. It was one of the key critical milestones of the last decade; acknowledging the inescapable importance of a canon in film culture while simultaneously raising the level of discourse and attention afforded to films that, while well-respected, were never treated with the uniform reverence given to more prestigious counterparts. Perhaps more importantly, Tobias' list reflects the fact that even poorer films can be as important in gauging the cinematic climate of a particular era as the great works, cult or otherwise.
- 6/23/2015
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
In the recent film Love and Mercy, a studio musician recording during the Pet Sounds sessions explains to Brian Wilson (Paul Dano) that he’s broken a fundamental rule of music, in that it sounds wrong if you have one person playing in one key and another instrument playing in another. “It sounds right in my head,” he replies.
Back in September, Scott Tobias wrote in The Dissolve something of a manifesto about biopics, “Five simple rules for making biopics about geniuses”: (1) Don’t try and tell a person’s entire life story, (2) show us, don’t just tell us why they’re a genius, (3) don’t tell a genius’s story just because he or she was a great person, (4) find a compelling visual style that matches their genius, (5) and “find the saint in the asshole, find the asshole in the saint.”
Music biopics however are a genre unto themselves,...
Back in September, Scott Tobias wrote in The Dissolve something of a manifesto about biopics, “Five simple rules for making biopics about geniuses”: (1) Don’t try and tell a person’s entire life story, (2) show us, don’t just tell us why they’re a genius, (3) don’t tell a genius’s story just because he or she was a great person, (4) find a compelling visual style that matches their genius, (5) and “find the saint in the asshole, find the asshole in the saint.”
Music biopics however are a genre unto themselves,...
- 6/17/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
Eli Roth returns to the big screen with the Keanu Reeves-headlined Knock Knock. Wil looks back at his impact on horror...
It’s 13 years since Eli Roth made his debut with the grisly, inventive virus thriller Cabin Fever. And despite only directing four other full features since then — the latest of which, Knock Knock, is about to be released on June 26th — he’s made an indelible mark, a gory, bloody mark, on American horror cinema.
He’s one of that rare breed of directors, like a Scorsese or a Tarantino or a Hitchcock, that you know what they look and sound like. That aren’t just names behind a camera, but faces in other people’s movies, chat show guests, and have celebrity other halves. It doesn’t always mean that they are a great filmmaker, but it usually means that they are far more than just a person with technical skill.
It’s 13 years since Eli Roth made his debut with the grisly, inventive virus thriller Cabin Fever. And despite only directing four other full features since then — the latest of which, Knock Knock, is about to be released on June 26th — he’s made an indelible mark, a gory, bloody mark, on American horror cinema.
He’s one of that rare breed of directors, like a Scorsese or a Tarantino or a Hitchcock, that you know what they look and sound like. That aren’t just names behind a camera, but faces in other people’s movies, chat show guests, and have celebrity other halves. It doesn’t always mean that they are a great filmmaker, but it usually means that they are far more than just a person with technical skill.
- 6/11/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
In the wake of Oscar nominations, Academy members begin buzzing over recent criticism of the film’s subject, Chris Kyle
Even as “American Sniper” breaks January box-office records and revels in six Oscar nominations, criticism over the subject of the film, sharpshooter Chris Kyle, is rising and reaching into the Academy of Motion Picture of Arts and Sciences, which votes on the Academy Awards.
Over the weekend, multiple Academy members told TheWrap that they had been passing around a recent article by Dennis Jett in The New Republic that attacks the film for making a hero out of Kyle, who...
Even as “American Sniper” breaks January box-office records and revels in six Oscar nominations, criticism over the subject of the film, sharpshooter Chris Kyle, is rising and reaching into the Academy of Motion Picture of Arts and Sciences, which votes on the Academy Awards.
Over the weekend, multiple Academy members told TheWrap that they had been passing around a recent article by Dennis Jett in The New Republic that attacks the film for making a hero out of Kyle, who...
- 1/18/2015
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Above: the November/December issue of Film Comment is upon us, featuring pieces on Interstellar, Inherent Vice, and Adieu au langage. The full program for BAMcinématek's 6th annual Migrating Forms festival has been announced. Soon-Mi Yoo's Songs From the North will be the opening film (check out our interview with Soon-Mi here), and Notebook contributor and friend Gina Telaroli's Here's to the Future! has its world premiere on December 13th. The full details can be seen here. The first reviews are in for Clint Eastwood's American Sniper. Here's Justin Chang's take for Variety:
"Although Steven Spielberg was set to direct before exiting the project last summer (just a few months after Kyle’s death in Texas at the age of 38), “American Sniper” turns out to be very much in Eastwood’s wheelhouse, emerging as arguably the director’s strongest, most sustained effort in the eight years since his...
"Although Steven Spielberg was set to direct before exiting the project last summer (just a few months after Kyle’s death in Texas at the age of 38), “American Sniper” turns out to be very much in Eastwood’s wheelhouse, emerging as arguably the director’s strongest, most sustained effort in the eight years since his...
- 11/12/2014
- by Notebook
- MUBI
Excuse the absence in this column for the last few weeks. I’ve been covering the Chicago International Film Festival, catching up with a few of the Foreign Language Oscar contenders while there. Now however, many of these movies are finally making their ways into theaters, providing an extra wrinkle into the race as both critics and fans weigh in on their quality.
1. Birdman
Birdman has finally arrived, and it’s everything the critics and the public have imagined. The film had a solid opening on just four theaters in its opening weekend, earning half a million dollars, and Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis and more have all been making the talk show rounds to promote this weird, goofy film everyone loves.
Kris Tapley went right out and handed Keaton the Oscar for Best Actor, writing “The emotional spectrum of this character, Riggan Thompson — who all actors will identify with at the end of the day,...
1. Birdman
Birdman has finally arrived, and it’s everything the critics and the public have imagined. The film had a solid opening on just four theaters in its opening weekend, earning half a million dollars, and Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis and more have all been making the talk show rounds to promote this weird, goofy film everyone loves.
Kris Tapley went right out and handed Keaton the Oscar for Best Actor, writing “The emotional spectrum of this character, Riggan Thompson — who all actors will identify with at the end of the day,...
- 10/23/2014
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
They’re a tricky thing, voiceovers, and arguably no one utilizes them as frequently and as effectively as Terrence Malick. Where many filmmakers deploy them as an expository device, Malick allows voiceovers to deepen his characters’ perspectives through literal and abstract observations. This video essay from Kevin B. Lee and Scott Tobias at the Dissolve analyzes the evolution of voiceovers in Malick’s films, from a young Sissy Spacek and Linda Manz in Badlands and Days of Heaven to the layered choruses of The Tree of Life and To The Wonder.
- 10/15/2014
- by Sarah Salovaara
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
They’re a tricky thing, voiceovers, and arguably no one utilizes them as frequently and as effectively as Terrence Malick. Where many filmmakers deploy them as an expository device, Malick allows voiceovers to deepen his characters’ perspectives through literal and abstract observations. This video essay from Kevin B. Lee and Scott Tobias at the Dissolve analyzes the evolution of voiceovers in Malick’s films, from a young Sissy Spacek and Linda Manz in Badlands and Days of Heaven to the layered choruses of The Tree of Life and To The Wonder.
- 10/15/2014
- by Sarah Salovaara
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
1. This is a great idea. Everyone knew that Marvel would figure out some way to keep making movies where Robert Downey Jr. wears some kind of cool metal suit. But Iron Man 4 was always a skeptical proposition. "Fun, Shambling Mess" is basically the best you can hope for when it comes to fourquels. (See: The fish-out-of-time-water shenanigans in Star Trek IV; Stallone solving the Cold War with his fists in Rocky IV; Harry and Ron having a really wacky wizard prom in Goblet of Fire.) Marvel could've positioned a fourth Iron Man movie as a complete in-franchise reboot by...
- 10/14/2014
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
The New York Film Festival starts today, and with it critics and industry members will get their first look at Gone Girl and Inherent Vice, leaving only a few studio tent poles remaining throughout the fall. They’ll also get a renewed look at Mr. Turner, Foxcatcher, and Birdman, so expect those to be back in the conversation soon.
One of the most interesting barometers for predicting the race is Movie City News’ Gurus ‘O Gold chart, a poll of all the Oscar pundits to determine the top contenders to win. They made their picks before the festivals and now after them, and they’ve got Boyhood perched atop the pedestal with the sight-unseen Unbroken, Interstellar and Gone Girl rounding out the Top 10.
This week however, all the previous week’s ranking contenders are gone from the charts in this slow week between festivals. They’ll be back with a...
One of the most interesting barometers for predicting the race is Movie City News’ Gurus ‘O Gold chart, a poll of all the Oscar pundits to determine the top contenders to win. They made their picks before the festivals and now after them, and they’ve got Boyhood perched atop the pedestal with the sight-unseen Unbroken, Interstellar and Gone Girl rounding out the Top 10.
This week however, all the previous week’s ranking contenders are gone from the charts in this slow week between festivals. They’ll be back with a...
- 9/26/2014
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
The best movie culture writing from around the internet-o-sphere. There will be a quiz later. Just leave a tab open for us, will ya? “Robert De Niro and the origin of ‘The Face’” — Scott Tobias at The Dissolve winces to remember a time when his heroes let him down, but takes comfort in knowing that a cliche was born as a sincere comic move. “The 7 Eras of Al Pacino” — Stephen Marchie at Esquire subdivides a career by loudness. “The Death of Adulthood in American Culture” — A.O. Scott at The New York Times Magazine adds to the conversation about maturity in our popular art (while opening up some fresh thought-wounds). He also makes me want to see Don Draper star in a new adaptation of “Huckleberry Finn.” “Maybe nobody grows up anymore, but everyone gets older. What happens to the boy rebels when the dream of perpetual childhood fades and the traditional prerogatives of manhood are unavailable? There...
- 9/11/2014
- by Scott Beggs
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Today's trailer is for a Taiwanese film from acclaimed filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang called Stray Dogs, which has already earned quite a bit of praise playing at Venice and Tiff last year. Tsai Ming-liang is known for his long takes, and this teaser plays up some of his static shots from the film while the rain pours down incessantly. "With each successive shot in Stray Dogs, he shows us a devastating portrait of a family living hand-to-mouth in the city’s underbelly," explains Scott Tobias in his capsule review from Tiff. It's a short teaser, but a powerful one presenting a film that looks heart-wrenching but mesmerizing. Take a look below. Watch the official Us teaser trailer for Tsai Ming-liang's Stray Dogs, originally from The Dissolve: An alcoholic man and his two young children barely survive in Taipei. They cross path with a lonely grocery clerk who might help them make a better life.
- 8/24/2014
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The latest sasquatchploitation flick from Bobcat Goldthwait, Willow Creek (review) is on its way to Blu-ray and DVD and right now we have all the details you need to get ready without even having to plan out your camping trip!
From the Press Release
A young couple find themselves face to face with a terrifying evil when they venture into the heart of Bigfoot country in Willow Creek, director Bobcat Goldthwait's unique spin on the horror genre. It creeps onto Blu-ray and DVD from Dark Sky Films and Mpi Media Group on September 9, 2014, with SRPs, respectively, of $29.98 and $24.98.
Looking to make a splash with his research videos into the existence of Bigfoot, Jim (Bryce Johnson, Pretty Little Liars) and his skeptical girlfriend Kelly (Alexie Gilmore, Labor Day, God Bless America) take a camping trip to the mountains surrounding Willow Creek, California, a small town where famous footage of the...
From the Press Release
A young couple find themselves face to face with a terrifying evil when they venture into the heart of Bigfoot country in Willow Creek, director Bobcat Goldthwait's unique spin on the horror genre. It creeps onto Blu-ray and DVD from Dark Sky Films and Mpi Media Group on September 9, 2014, with SRPs, respectively, of $29.98 and $24.98.
Looking to make a splash with his research videos into the existence of Bigfoot, Jim (Bryce Johnson, Pretty Little Liars) and his skeptical girlfriend Kelly (Alexie Gilmore, Labor Day, God Bless America) take a camping trip to the mountains surrounding Willow Creek, California, a small town where famous footage of the...
- 8/6/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Jim and girlfriend Kelly embark into the wilderness to prove that a monster is real. Their target: Bigfoot. But in Director/Writer Bobcat Goldthwait’s found footage horror film, Willow Creek, finding real evidence about the ape-like creature could kill them. Willow Creek is coming to Blu-ray and DVD this fall, and we have the official release details and cover art.
Due out on Blu-ray and DVD from Dark Sky Films on September 9th, Willow Creek marks the horror debut of dark comedy Director/Writer Bobcat Goldthwait.
Special features on both the Blu-ray and DVD release include the following and more:
Commentary with Writer/Director Bobcat Goldthwait and Stars Alexie Gilmore and Bryce Johnson Deleted Scenes Bryce Johnson’s “The Making of Willow Creek”
Press Release - “A young couple find themselves face to face with a terrifying evil when they venture into the heart of Bigfoot country in Willow Creek,...
Due out on Blu-ray and DVD from Dark Sky Films on September 9th, Willow Creek marks the horror debut of dark comedy Director/Writer Bobcat Goldthwait.
Special features on both the Blu-ray and DVD release include the following and more:
Commentary with Writer/Director Bobcat Goldthwait and Stars Alexie Gilmore and Bryce Johnson Deleted Scenes Bryce Johnson’s “The Making of Willow Creek”
Press Release - “A young couple find themselves face to face with a terrifying evil when they venture into the heart of Bigfoot country in Willow Creek,...
- 8/6/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
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