06 October 2023 – Today, Finnish sonic voyagers Virta have released their highly anticipated new album “Horros” via Svart Records. The album comes on the heels of recent single releases “Sola“, “Sininen” and “Tunneli”
To celebrate the release, the band have shared a new album track titled “Aelita”. The intense album opener sees the band combining deep atmospheric electronics, horns, and vocals with an idiosyncratic percussion section. It’s a subtle yet dynamically complex intro to the album. Coming in at just over six minutes, the track doesn’t feel drawn out thanks to the bands keen mind for experimentation and borderless progression through various styles and motifs. It’s a consummate example of what listeners can expect from the album as a whole.
Speaking on the track and the album release, the band says, “Aelita feels like entering some kind of unfamiliar atmosphere which you come through to see a landscape. Then...
To celebrate the release, the band have shared a new album track titled “Aelita”. The intense album opener sees the band combining deep atmospheric electronics, horns, and vocals with an idiosyncratic percussion section. It’s a subtle yet dynamically complex intro to the album. Coming in at just over six minutes, the track doesn’t feel drawn out thanks to the bands keen mind for experimentation and borderless progression through various styles and motifs. It’s a consummate example of what listeners can expect from the album as a whole.
Speaking on the track and the album release, the band says, “Aelita feels like entering some kind of unfamiliar atmosphere which you come through to see a landscape. Then...
- 10/7/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
With it being seven years since his last live-action film, 2014’s The Grand Budapast Hotel, Wes Anderson is hard at work. Following a Cannes premiere, The French Dispatch finally arrives in limited theaters on October 22 followed by a wide release the following week, and he’s already shooting his next film (recently revealed to have the title Asteroid City) outside of Madrid with Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray, Adrien Brody, Tom Hanks, Margot Robbie, Rupert Friend, Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Bryan Cranston, Hope Davis, Jeffrey Wright, Liev Schreiber, Tony Revolori, and Matt Dillon.
As is the case with all of his work, Wes Anderson synthesizes cinema history in his own specific language and for The French Dispatch he has provided a list of influences. As revealed in a promotional book sent to The Flim Stage and styled after the film’s magazine, 32 films are listed that “provided inspiration to the filmmakers,...
As is the case with all of his work, Wes Anderson synthesizes cinema history in his own specific language and for The French Dispatch he has provided a list of influences. As revealed in a promotional book sent to The Flim Stage and styled after the film’s magazine, 32 films are listed that “provided inspiration to the filmmakers,...
- 10/12/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Whether a viewer in 1896 or 2020, cinema has always been a dynamic and variable experience. Cinema as an event—as a manifestation of a meeting point between the art of moving images and an audience, big or small—has never fit any one definition, and this last year, so severely disrupted by a global pandemic, has deeply underscored the versatility and resilience of our great love.Our viewing this year, like that of so many, has been strange: compromised, confrontational, escapist, euphoric, painful, revelatory—encompassing all of the reactions one can have to film. How we encountered our favorite movies and most meaningful cinematic experiences of the year was hardly new: A by-now-normal mix of festivals, theatres, various subscription and transactional streaming services, as well as private screener links and gems buried on over-stuffed hard drives. But for most of the year, the communal experience shrunk to living rooms and glowing screens.
- 12/23/2020
- MUBI
With what was supposed to be the summer movie season now just another relic of this pandemic-blasted year, and the rest of 2020’s major film releases in a continuing state of flux, it’s important to note that there has still been a fairly steady stream of new films coming out, some in limited theatrical release but others largely available via video on demand and streaming services.
With that in mind, and with the customary “opening weekend” a rather fluid and ambiguous term as well, below is a rundown of films we’ve caught in the past month, along with information on where you can find and watch them. Some are good, some not so much, but your mileage may vary for each. The important thing to know is that movies are still coming out–just not always in the ways we expect.
She Dies Tomorrow
Although it was released back on Aug.
With that in mind, and with the customary “opening weekend” a rather fluid and ambiguous term as well, below is a rundown of films we’ve caught in the past month, along with information on where you can find and watch them. Some are good, some not so much, but your mileage may vary for each. The important thing to know is that movies are still coming out–just not always in the ways we expect.
She Dies Tomorrow
Although it was released back on Aug.
- 8/24/2020
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
The documentary has also sold to Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Norway.
Dutch director Oeke Hoogendijk’s feature documentary My Rembrandt, which is on Cinephil’s virtual Cannes slate, has achieved multiple sales.
Strand Releasing (Us/Canada), Dogwoof (UK/Ireland), Unplugged (Japan), JinJin Pictures (South Korea), Tour de Force (Norway) and Swallow Wings (Taiwan) have all boarded the film, whose Dutch release through CineArt in the Netherlands this spring was cut short by the Covid-19 pandemic after 10 days.
The film, a world premiere at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam last November, is an exploration of the passions still roused by...
Dutch director Oeke Hoogendijk’s feature documentary My Rembrandt, which is on Cinephil’s virtual Cannes slate, has achieved multiple sales.
Strand Releasing (Us/Canada), Dogwoof (UK/Ireland), Unplugged (Japan), JinJin Pictures (South Korea), Tour de Force (Norway) and Swallow Wings (Taiwan) have all boarded the film, whose Dutch release through CineArt in the Netherlands this spring was cut short by the Covid-19 pandemic after 10 days.
The film, a world premiere at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam last November, is an exploration of the passions still roused by...
- 6/26/2020
- by 57¦Geoffrey Macnab¦41¦
- ScreenDaily
Cinema St. Louis presents the 11th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival which takes place March 8-10, 15-17, and 22-24, 2019. The location this year is Washington University’s Brown Hall Auditorium, Forsyth & Skinker boulevards.
The 11th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival — presented by TV5MONDE and produced by Cinema St. Louis — celebrates St. Louis’ Gallic heritage and France’s cinematic legacy. The featured films span the decades from the 1930s through the 1990s, offering a revealing overview of French cinema. The fest annually includes significant restorations, and this year features seven such works: Pierre Schoendoerffer “The 317th Platoon,” Marcel Pagnol’s “The Baker’s Wife,” Olivier Assayas’ “Cold Water,” Jacques Becker’s “The Hole,” Jacques Rivette’s “The Nun,” Agnés Varda’s “One Sings, the Other Doesn’t,” and Diane Kurys’ “Peppermint Soda.” The schedule is rounded out by Robert Bresson’s final film, “L’argent,” and two 1969 films celebrating...
The 11th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival — presented by TV5MONDE and produced by Cinema St. Louis — celebrates St. Louis’ Gallic heritage and France’s cinematic legacy. The featured films span the decades from the 1930s through the 1990s, offering a revealing overview of French cinema. The fest annually includes significant restorations, and this year features seven such works: Pierre Schoendoerffer “The 317th Platoon,” Marcel Pagnol’s “The Baker’s Wife,” Olivier Assayas’ “Cold Water,” Jacques Becker’s “The Hole,” Jacques Rivette’s “The Nun,” Agnés Varda’s “One Sings, the Other Doesn’t,” and Diane Kurys’ “Peppermint Soda.” The schedule is rounded out by Robert Bresson’s final film, “L’argent,” and two 1969 films celebrating...
- 3/12/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Above: Italian 1960s re-release poster for Touchez pas au grisbi. Artist: Renato Casaro. In Bertrand Tavernier’s wonderful cine-memoire My Journey Through French Cinema (2016), he opens the film talking about the first film scene he remembers having an impact on him as a child: a chase scene of two motorcycle cops pursuing gangsters through a tunnel. It wasn’t until 25 years later that he discovered that the film was Jacques Becker’s debut Dernier atout (1942) and marvels at the fact that “the film that so impressed me was the work of one of France’s greatest filmmakers, one that I would worship. At age 6 I could have made a worse choice.” He goes on to devote the next 15 minutes of the film to Becker whom he describes as “the French director who best understood and mastered American filmmaking”—“Like many American directors he knew that pace is everything, and pace...
- 8/3/2018
- MUBI
The thirteenth edition of Santiago International Film Festival, Sanfic (August 20–27, 2017), the largest film festival in Chile, will present more than 100 international and Chilean films, including productions shown and awarded in festivals such as Cannes, Berlin and Venice. Among the feature films will be 7 world and 14 Latin American premieres.
Sanfic (Santiago International Film Festival) is opening the festival to international press this year with Variety Dailies and important international guests for their Sanfic Industry section. Guest attending include Kim Yutani (Sundance programmer), Javier Martin (Berlinale delegate), Molly O ́Keefe (Tribeca Film Institute — fiction features) and Estrella Araiza (Industry director of Guadalajara Iff), to name a few. Matt Dillon is its special guest along with the renowned director of photography Rainer Klausmann.
The Summit starring Ricardo Darín, Dolores Fonzi and Erica Rivas, with an appearance of Christian Slater and renowned Chilean actors Paulina Garcia and Alfredo Castro
The opening film of the...
Sanfic (Santiago International Film Festival) is opening the festival to international press this year with Variety Dailies and important international guests for their Sanfic Industry section. Guest attending include Kim Yutani (Sundance programmer), Javier Martin (Berlinale delegate), Molly O ́Keefe (Tribeca Film Institute — fiction features) and Estrella Araiza (Industry director of Guadalajara Iff), to name a few. Matt Dillon is its special guest along with the renowned director of photography Rainer Klausmann.
The Summit starring Ricardo Darín, Dolores Fonzi and Erica Rivas, with an appearance of Christian Slater and renowned Chilean actors Paulina Garcia and Alfredo Castro
The opening film of the...
- 7/30/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
All of a sudden the scary decline at the indie box office has reversed. Through the first five months of 2017, only four films opening limited in the standard four New York/Los Angeles theaters opened with a per theater average of $20,000. In the last four weeks, four films have opened strong as “Beatriz at Dinner” (Roadside Attractions), “The Big Sick” (Lionsgate) and “The Beguiled” (Focus) opened well and reached crossover crowds.
This week’s addition, Sundance comedy hit “The Little Hours” (Gunpowder & Sky) is the latest surprise. Loosely inspired by the bawdy 14th-century Boccaccio classic “The Decameron” (The Hollywood version starred Joan Fontaine while Pasolini shocked in 1971), this tale is set in the Medieval Italian countryside with bawdy contemporary dialogue as a randy peasant hides out at a convent after his master catches him with his wife. It did strong business at four theaters on two coasts.
This comes the...
This week’s addition, Sundance comedy hit “The Little Hours” (Gunpowder & Sky) is the latest surprise. Loosely inspired by the bawdy 14th-century Boccaccio classic “The Decameron” (The Hollywood version starred Joan Fontaine while Pasolini shocked in 1971), this tale is set in the Medieval Italian countryside with bawdy contemporary dialogue as a randy peasant hides out at a convent after his master catches him with his wife. It did strong business at four theaters on two coasts.
This comes the...
- 7/2/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
The Bad Batch (Ana Lily Amirpour)
Ana Lily Amirpour’s second feature shoots for Harmony Korine meets Mad Max and would have nearly almost hit the mark were it not for the gratingly aloof attitude and the swaths of directorial license being taken. The Bad Batch — an ambitious, expansive dystopian sci-fi western which features partying, drugs, and cannibals — might come as music to the ears of diehard fans of films like Spring Breakers and Gummo (a kid doesn’t quite eat spaghetti in a bathtub, but a kid does eat spaghetti after being in a bathtub). However, beneath its dazzlingly hip surface the script and characters leave much to be desired. It’s like taking a trip to Burning Man: a pseudo-spiritual, uniquely punky experience perhaps, but one that’s full of annoying rich kids and ultimately emotionally shallow. – Rory O. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon, iTunes
Kong: Skull Island (Jordan Vogt-Roberts)
Though it may not feel fully inspired so much as competently pre-visualized, Kong: Skull Island fits snugly into the growing canon of reboots that exist within ever-expanding movie universes. That’s a first sentence to a positive review that perhaps reads a bit more cynically than intended. Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and written by a bunch of dudes (Dan Gilroy and Max Borenstein and Derek Connolly with a story credited to John Gatins), this umpteenth version of the King Kong story pulls from every available pop-culture source in building a fun creature feature. Much of the credit goes to the breathtaking effects and brisk pace, which distract from some lofty line readings and silly plot devices. – Dan M. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon, iTunes, Google
Le Trou (Jacques Becker)
One of the greatest prison escape dramas of all-time, Jacques Becker’s recently-restored Le Trou is a masterclass in tension. By putting us both in the physical and psychological headspace of our protagonists, it’s an enveloping experience as we see a number of close calls, leading up to one of the most unforgettable endings in cinema. – Jordan r.
Where to Stream: Mubi (free 30-day trial)
Moana (John Musker and Ron Clements)
It’s time for another Disney Princess movie, and you know how it goes. Disney knows too, and wants you to know that it knows. When the title character of Moana (Auli’i Cravalho) denies that she’s a princess, claiming that she’s merely the daughter of her island’s chief and the next chieftain, her adventuring partner Maui (Dwayne Johnson) asserts, “Same difference,” and that, “You wear a dress and have an animal sidekick. You’re a princess.” But Disney is doing its best to make the culture rethink cinematic fantasy princesses, countering the stereotypes of helpless femininity (which the studio largely put in place) with a new roster of highly capable action heroines. And Moana is, as they call it, a good role model. And the movie around her is fine. – Dan S. (full review)
Where to Stream: Netflix
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press (Brian Knappenberger)
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press uses a salacious story and website as the launching pad to discuss where we currently are, so much so that I imagine director Brian Knappenberger — who uses footage from President Trump’s infamous press conference only a few days before the film’s Sundance premiere — may wish to stay on the story. Gawker, a site spun out of Gizmodo, was founded to share the types of stories mainstream news outlets would often shy away from, including celebrity sex tapes, outings, drug use, and allegations that have swirled but not picked up traction. They’ve featured Rob Ford smoking crack, Bill Cosby’s multiple accusers, Hillary Clinton’s emails, Tom Cruise’s prominent role in Scientology, and the one that brought them down: the infamous Hulk Hogan sex tape recorded for private use by Hogan pal and infamous Tampa shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge Clem, best known nationally for his stint on Howard Stern’s satellite channel. Bubba’s antics will no doubt some day be the subject of a documentary of their own, from his role in both the Hogan affair to his odd appearance in the David Petraeus saga. – John F. (full review)
Where to Stream: Netflix
Paterson (Jim Jarmusch)
Jim Jarmusch proved he was back in a major way with Only Lovers Left Alive a few years ago, and the streak continues with Paterson, a calm, introspective drama with such positive views on marriage and creativity that I was left floored. In following the cyclical life of Adam Driver‘s Paterson, a bus driver in Paterson, New Jersey, who also has dreams of being a poet, Jarmusch superbly shows that one’s own life experience — however seemingly insubstantial — is the only requirement to produce something beautiful. Moreso than any other film in 2016, this is the kind of world I want to live in. – Jordan R.
Where to Stream: Amazon Prime
Star Trek Beyond (Justin Lin)
After the pleasant fluff of its kick-off installment and the frog march of unpleasantness that was Into Darkness, the rebooted Star Trek film series finally hits a fun median between big-budget bombast and classic Trek bigheartedness with Star Trek Beyond. Does the franchise’s full descent into action, with only the barest lip service paid to big ideas, cause Gene Roddenberry’s ashes to spin in their space capsule? Probably, but in the barren desert of summer 2016 blockbusters, this is a lovely oasis. – Dan S. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon Prime
Summer Hours (Olivier Assayas)
Perhaps a point of contention on New York Times’ top 25 films of the 21st century list, Olivier Assayas’ Summer Hours is a commendable top 10 pick. Led by Juliette Binoche, Charles Berling, Jérémie Renier, and Kyle Eastwood, this drama follows a family reuniting following the death of their mother. Like the best of Assayas’ films, it’s an impeccably-crafted, subtly-moving experience, one that wades in the ideas of the value of what we hold on to and a graceful reflection on the passage of time. – Jordan R.
Where to Stream: FilmStruck
Wilson (Craig Johnson)
The world of Daniel Clowes is one without manners, glamour, and tact, but it is also one of uncomfortable truth, as scathing as it might be. One may have never verbally conveyed the discourteous musings of his characters to the extent to which it is their everyday vernacular, but we’ve all had similar thoughts when life isn’t going our way. The latest adaptation of his work comes with Wilson, directed by Craig Johnson (The Skeleton Twins), featuring a role Woody Harrelson is clearly having the time of his life with. Despite his commitment to a lack of civility, there’s a darker film lying in the cynical heart of Wilson, one that gets squandered by its mawkish aesthetic and lack of interest in exploring these characters beyond their crudeness. – Jordan R. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon, iTunes, Google
The Zookeeper’s Wife (Niki Caro)
The Zookeeper’s Wife begins with those five famous words that hold the power to either become a film’s dependency (and therefore downfall) or its empowering catalyst, laying the foundation to convey a poignant tale: “Based on a true story.” Fortunately, The Zookeeper’s Wife sticks with the latter, and the true tale being told is one for the ages. Niki Caro‘s drama follows a couple who hide Jews in their zoo and use it as a point of passage and escape during the Nazi takeover of Warsaw. The narrative is a simple one, allowing The Zookeeper’s Wife to shine in its performances, imagery, and storytelling, which it pristinely accomplishes. – Chelsey G. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon, iTunes, Google
Also New to Streaming
Amazon
Night School (review)
FilmStruck
Rodeo and The Moment of Truth
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? and Quadrophenia
An Actor’s Revenge
Her Brother
Conflagration
The Woman in Question
The Importance of Being Earnest
Mubi (free 30-day trial)
Paris Frills
The Train to Moscow: A Journey to Utopia
Lost in Lebanon
Being 14
Molly’s Theory of Relativity
Le Moulin
Netflix
The Stanford Prison Experiment (review)
Discover more titles that are now available to stream.
The Bad Batch (Ana Lily Amirpour)
Ana Lily Amirpour’s second feature shoots for Harmony Korine meets Mad Max and would have nearly almost hit the mark were it not for the gratingly aloof attitude and the swaths of directorial license being taken. The Bad Batch — an ambitious, expansive dystopian sci-fi western which features partying, drugs, and cannibals — might come as music to the ears of diehard fans of films like Spring Breakers and Gummo (a kid doesn’t quite eat spaghetti in a bathtub, but a kid does eat spaghetti after being in a bathtub). However, beneath its dazzlingly hip surface the script and characters leave much to be desired. It’s like taking a trip to Burning Man: a pseudo-spiritual, uniquely punky experience perhaps, but one that’s full of annoying rich kids and ultimately emotionally shallow. – Rory O. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon, iTunes
Kong: Skull Island (Jordan Vogt-Roberts)
Though it may not feel fully inspired so much as competently pre-visualized, Kong: Skull Island fits snugly into the growing canon of reboots that exist within ever-expanding movie universes. That’s a first sentence to a positive review that perhaps reads a bit more cynically than intended. Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and written by a bunch of dudes (Dan Gilroy and Max Borenstein and Derek Connolly with a story credited to John Gatins), this umpteenth version of the King Kong story pulls from every available pop-culture source in building a fun creature feature. Much of the credit goes to the breathtaking effects and brisk pace, which distract from some lofty line readings and silly plot devices. – Dan M. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon, iTunes, Google
Le Trou (Jacques Becker)
One of the greatest prison escape dramas of all-time, Jacques Becker’s recently-restored Le Trou is a masterclass in tension. By putting us both in the physical and psychological headspace of our protagonists, it’s an enveloping experience as we see a number of close calls, leading up to one of the most unforgettable endings in cinema. – Jordan r.
Where to Stream: Mubi (free 30-day trial)
Moana (John Musker and Ron Clements)
It’s time for another Disney Princess movie, and you know how it goes. Disney knows too, and wants you to know that it knows. When the title character of Moana (Auli’i Cravalho) denies that she’s a princess, claiming that she’s merely the daughter of her island’s chief and the next chieftain, her adventuring partner Maui (Dwayne Johnson) asserts, “Same difference,” and that, “You wear a dress and have an animal sidekick. You’re a princess.” But Disney is doing its best to make the culture rethink cinematic fantasy princesses, countering the stereotypes of helpless femininity (which the studio largely put in place) with a new roster of highly capable action heroines. And Moana is, as they call it, a good role model. And the movie around her is fine. – Dan S. (full review)
Where to Stream: Netflix
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press (Brian Knappenberger)
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press uses a salacious story and website as the launching pad to discuss where we currently are, so much so that I imagine director Brian Knappenberger — who uses footage from President Trump’s infamous press conference only a few days before the film’s Sundance premiere — may wish to stay on the story. Gawker, a site spun out of Gizmodo, was founded to share the types of stories mainstream news outlets would often shy away from, including celebrity sex tapes, outings, drug use, and allegations that have swirled but not picked up traction. They’ve featured Rob Ford smoking crack, Bill Cosby’s multiple accusers, Hillary Clinton’s emails, Tom Cruise’s prominent role in Scientology, and the one that brought them down: the infamous Hulk Hogan sex tape recorded for private use by Hogan pal and infamous Tampa shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge Clem, best known nationally for his stint on Howard Stern’s satellite channel. Bubba’s antics will no doubt some day be the subject of a documentary of their own, from his role in both the Hogan affair to his odd appearance in the David Petraeus saga. – John F. (full review)
Where to Stream: Netflix
Paterson (Jim Jarmusch)
Jim Jarmusch proved he was back in a major way with Only Lovers Left Alive a few years ago, and the streak continues with Paterson, a calm, introspective drama with such positive views on marriage and creativity that I was left floored. In following the cyclical life of Adam Driver‘s Paterson, a bus driver in Paterson, New Jersey, who also has dreams of being a poet, Jarmusch superbly shows that one’s own life experience — however seemingly insubstantial — is the only requirement to produce something beautiful. Moreso than any other film in 2016, this is the kind of world I want to live in. – Jordan R.
Where to Stream: Amazon Prime
Star Trek Beyond (Justin Lin)
After the pleasant fluff of its kick-off installment and the frog march of unpleasantness that was Into Darkness, the rebooted Star Trek film series finally hits a fun median between big-budget bombast and classic Trek bigheartedness with Star Trek Beyond. Does the franchise’s full descent into action, with only the barest lip service paid to big ideas, cause Gene Roddenberry’s ashes to spin in their space capsule? Probably, but in the barren desert of summer 2016 blockbusters, this is a lovely oasis. – Dan S. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon Prime
Summer Hours (Olivier Assayas)
Perhaps a point of contention on New York Times’ top 25 films of the 21st century list, Olivier Assayas’ Summer Hours is a commendable top 10 pick. Led by Juliette Binoche, Charles Berling, Jérémie Renier, and Kyle Eastwood, this drama follows a family reuniting following the death of their mother. Like the best of Assayas’ films, it’s an impeccably-crafted, subtly-moving experience, one that wades in the ideas of the value of what we hold on to and a graceful reflection on the passage of time. – Jordan R.
Where to Stream: FilmStruck
Wilson (Craig Johnson)
The world of Daniel Clowes is one without manners, glamour, and tact, but it is also one of uncomfortable truth, as scathing as it might be. One may have never verbally conveyed the discourteous musings of his characters to the extent to which it is their everyday vernacular, but we’ve all had similar thoughts when life isn’t going our way. The latest adaptation of his work comes with Wilson, directed by Craig Johnson (The Skeleton Twins), featuring a role Woody Harrelson is clearly having the time of his life with. Despite his commitment to a lack of civility, there’s a darker film lying in the cynical heart of Wilson, one that gets squandered by its mawkish aesthetic and lack of interest in exploring these characters beyond their crudeness. – Jordan R. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon, iTunes, Google
The Zookeeper’s Wife (Niki Caro)
The Zookeeper’s Wife begins with those five famous words that hold the power to either become a film’s dependency (and therefore downfall) or its empowering catalyst, laying the foundation to convey a poignant tale: “Based on a true story.” Fortunately, The Zookeeper’s Wife sticks with the latter, and the true tale being told is one for the ages. Niki Caro‘s drama follows a couple who hide Jews in their zoo and use it as a point of passage and escape during the Nazi takeover of Warsaw. The narrative is a simple one, allowing The Zookeeper’s Wife to shine in its performances, imagery, and storytelling, which it pristinely accomplishes. – Chelsey G. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon, iTunes, Google
Also New to Streaming
Amazon
Night School (review)
FilmStruck
Rodeo and The Moment of Truth
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? and Quadrophenia
An Actor’s Revenge
Her Brother
Conflagration
The Woman in Question
The Importance of Being Earnest
Mubi (free 30-day trial)
Paris Frills
The Train to Moscow: A Journey to Utopia
Lost in Lebanon
Being 14
Molly’s Theory of Relativity
Le Moulin
Netflix
The Stanford Prison Experiment (review)
Discover more titles that are now available to stream.
- 6/23/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
There is a very niche swath of Broadway lovers and lesbians who will be over the moon to see Audra McDonald and Martha Plimpton share a seductive scene in “Hello Again,” a film adaptation of Michael John Lachiusa’s 1993 musical which released its steamy new trailer today.
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“Hello Again” tells ten love affairs set in each decade of the 20th century, following the sexual escapades of characters with names like The Whore, The College Boy, and The Young Thing. Lachiusa is best known for writing “The Wild Party,” which developed a cult following in the years since its Broadway debut in 1999. “Hello Again” is based on “La Ronde,” the 1897 play by Arthur Schnitzler which caused an uproar when it first played Berlin and Vienna in 1920.
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The movie stars six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, as well as similarly lauded theater actors Martha Plimpton, T.R. Knight, Cheyenne Jackson, and Rumer Willis. “Hello Again” is directed by Tom Gustafson from a screenplay by Cory Krueckeberg, the same pair behind the 2012 musical comedy “Mariachi Gringo.”
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“Hello Again” tells ten love affairs set in each decade of the 20th century, following the sexual escapades of characters with names like The Whore, The College Boy, and The Young Thing. Lachiusa is best known for writing “The Wild Party,” which developed a cult following in the years since its Broadway debut in 1999. “Hello Again” is based on “La Ronde,” the 1897 play by Arthur Schnitzler which caused an uproar when it first played Berlin and Vienna in 1920.
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The movie stars six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, as well as similarly lauded theater actors Martha Plimpton, T.R. Knight, Cheyenne Jackson, and Rumer Willis. “Hello Again” is directed by Tom Gustafson from a screenplay by Cory Krueckeberg, the same pair behind the 2012 musical comedy “Mariachi Gringo.”
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- 6/21/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
‘Blade Runner 2049’: Dazzling New Footage Proves This is the Year’s Best Looking Blockbuster — Watch
“Blade Runner” is turning 35 years old this Sunday, and what better way is there to celebrate then with brand new footage from the upcoming sequel? “Blade Runner 2049” is still months away, but People has debuted a new behind-the-scenes featurette that includes never-before-seen footage from Denis Villeneuve’s highly anticipated next installment.
Read More: Why ‘Blade Runner 2049′ Could Be Cinematographer Roger Deakins’ Masterpiece
“Blade Runner 2049” stars Ryan Gosling as Officer Q, a Los Angeles Police Department officer who uncovers a nefarious plan to destroy what’s left of civilization, leading him on a mission to locate Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), who hasn’t been seen in over three decades.
The sequel is the latest major gig for Villeneuve, whose profile has been rising significantly over the last several years thanks to projects like “Prisoners,” “Sicario” and “Arrival.” The latter earned him his first Oscar nomination for Best Director this year. “Blade Runner 2049” will reunite him with cinematographer Roger Deakins, and the duo have cooked up what looks to go down as the most visually stunning movie of 2017.
Check out the dazzling new footage in the featurette below. “Blade Runner 2049” opens in theaters nationwide October 6.
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Read More: Why ‘Blade Runner 2049′ Could Be Cinematographer Roger Deakins’ Masterpiece
“Blade Runner 2049” stars Ryan Gosling as Officer Q, a Los Angeles Police Department officer who uncovers a nefarious plan to destroy what’s left of civilization, leading him on a mission to locate Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), who hasn’t been seen in over three decades.
The sequel is the latest major gig for Villeneuve, whose profile has been rising significantly over the last several years thanks to projects like “Prisoners,” “Sicario” and “Arrival.” The latter earned him his first Oscar nomination for Best Director this year. “Blade Runner 2049” will reunite him with cinematographer Roger Deakins, and the duo have cooked up what looks to go down as the most visually stunning movie of 2017.
Check out the dazzling new footage in the featurette below. “Blade Runner 2049” opens in theaters nationwide October 6.
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Related stories'The Beguiled' Exclusive: Here's What It's Like to Work On A Sofia Coppola Set -- Watch'Le Trou' Trailer: Jacques Becker's Nerve-Wracking Prison Break Drama Gets a Stunning Restoration -- WatchWatching 'Black Swan' and 'The Wrestler' Side By Side Proves Darren Aronofsky is Obsessed With Movement -- Watch...
- 6/21/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Praised for its realism and intensity, Jacques Becker’s 1960 prison break drama “Le Trou” is now bound for a pristine-looking 4K restoration, thanks to Rialto Pictures and Studio Canal. A nerve-wracking drama based on a true story, the film is adapted from the book “The Break” by ex-con José Giovanni and has been hailed as not just one of French cinema’s best films, but perhaps the best. (Lofty, we know.)
Based on a 1947 escape attempt enacted by five prisoners at France’s La Sante Prison, Becker used a slew of non-actors — including Jean Keraudy, who actually participated in the daring events the film portrays — to tell a gripping story that remains one of cinema’s most unnerving depictions of real-life drama.
Read More: ‘Il Boom’ Trailer: Vittorio De Sica’s Underseen Comedy Bound for Restoration and First-Ever U.S. Release — Watch
The film picks up after four prisoners and...
Based on a 1947 escape attempt enacted by five prisoners at France’s La Sante Prison, Becker used a slew of non-actors — including Jean Keraudy, who actually participated in the daring events the film portrays — to tell a gripping story that remains one of cinema’s most unnerving depictions of real-life drama.
Read More: ‘Il Boom’ Trailer: Vittorio De Sica’s Underseen Comedy Bound for Restoration and First-Ever U.S. Release — Watch
The film picks up after four prisoners and...
- 6/20/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
“Funny” isn’t the first word that comes to mind when describing a film about eating disorders and the people who suffer from them, but Marti Noxon’s “To the Bone” manages to be both very funny and very moving, often at the same time. Loosely based on her own experiences with anorexia, the lauded writer and showrunner’s feature directorial debut is bound for a Netflix release after the streaming outfit picked up the film after its Sundance premiere earlier this year.
It was a good buy, and Netflix seems to be celebrating that with an equally as good trailer, one that plays on both the film’s humor and heart.
Read More: ‘To the Bone’: How Marti Noxon Turned Her Anorexia Battles Into a $8 Million Netflix Buy — Sundance 2017
Starring Lily Collins as Ellen, a long-time anorexic who is forced to try a radical new therapy when her illness becomes clearly life-threatening,...
It was a good buy, and Netflix seems to be celebrating that with an equally as good trailer, one that plays on both the film’s humor and heart.
Read More: ‘To the Bone’: How Marti Noxon Turned Her Anorexia Battles Into a $8 Million Netflix Buy — Sundance 2017
Starring Lily Collins as Ellen, a long-time anorexic who is forced to try a radical new therapy when her illness becomes clearly life-threatening,...
- 6/20/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The sexual tension mingles with the mud and sweat of a hard day’s farm work in Francis Lee’s stunnign debut film, “God’s Own Country,” which released its first official trailer today. The movie played Sundance earlier this year to rave reviews, with its country setting and restrained storytelling earning inevitable comparisons to “Brokeback Mountain.” But “God’s Own Country” has the benefit of two fresh young faces in the leads (Josh O’Connor and Alec Secareanu) to fully inhabit the roles with no prior associations, as well as the freedom to buck Hollywood tropes. Including that pesky one where gay films have to end in tragedy.
Read More: ‘God’s Own Country’ Review: A British ‘Brokeback Mountain,’ But Better — Sundance 2017
The film is set in the bleak but beautiful Yorkshire countryside, where young Johnny (O’Connor) carries the burden of managing his family’s livelihood int he...
Read More: ‘God’s Own Country’ Review: A British ‘Brokeback Mountain,’ But Better — Sundance 2017
The film is set in the bleak but beautiful Yorkshire countryside, where young Johnny (O’Connor) carries the burden of managing his family’s livelihood int he...
- 6/19/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
A retrospective at San Sebastian Film Festival will show all 13 of Jacques Becker's features. Photo: Courtesy of San Sebastian Film Festival San Sebastian Film Festival has announced that it will dedicate a retrospective to French filmmaker Jacques Becker.
The Parisian-born director, who was born in 1906, only made 13 features - from his first Dernier Atout, in 1942, to his final film The Hole (Le Trou), released in 1960, the month after he died.
Born into money, he considered himself a Communist and trained in the cinema of the Popular Front, working as Jean Renoir's assistant on films including The Grand Illusion, Madame Bovary and The Marseillaise.
His work includes Casque d’Or, Edward and Caroline (Édouard et Caroline) and Hands Off The Loot (Touchez pas au grisbi) and he was a key name in the evolution of French Cinema. The Cahiers du cinéma critics saw in him the modernity that they...
The Parisian-born director, who was born in 1906, only made 13 features - from his first Dernier Atout, in 1942, to his final film The Hole (Le Trou), released in 1960, the month after he died.
Born into money, he considered himself a Communist and trained in the cinema of the Popular Front, working as Jean Renoir's assistant on films including The Grand Illusion, Madame Bovary and The Marseillaise.
His work includes Casque d’Or, Edward and Caroline (Édouard et Caroline) and Hands Off The Loot (Touchez pas au grisbi) and he was a key name in the evolution of French Cinema. The Cahiers du cinéma critics saw in him the modernity that they...
- 5/4/2016
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Director Jose Giovanni was best known as a screenwriter for a number of important French auteurs throughout the 1960’s, having written items like Jacques Becker’s Le Trou (1960), Claude Sautet’s Classe Tous Risques (1960) and the novel upon which Melville’s Le Deuxieme Souffle (1966) was based. Many of his own directorial efforts have faded into obscurity, but his 1973 title Two Men in Town, a political drama documenting the social ills associated with the death penalty, has recently received resurrected interest thanks to Rachid Bouchareb’s 2014 remake, retooled for the American Southwest and predicated on issues of immigration. Starring Alain Delon and Jean Gabin in their last of three on-screen collaborations, it’s an interesting item, though Giovani’s overly protracted first half doesn’t sit well with the finale’s obvious sermonizing.
Social worker Germain Cazeneuve (Gabin) tirelessly works as a bridge between prisoners and authorities, doing the best he...
Social worker Germain Cazeneuve (Gabin) tirelessly works as a bridge between prisoners and authorities, doing the best he...
- 12/15/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
After a local community activist was brutally murdered in Detroit, a prolific street artist known only as Morpheus became the prime suspect on Criminal Minds season 11's ?The Night Watch?. After Morpheus was also implicated in the disappearance of a baby girl, the team struggled to piece together clues to reveal Morpheus' real identity. Unconvinced the artist was responsible for these crimes, they infiltrated the cutthroat world of street art and determined there could be another UnSub whose motivation for his crimes was to exact revenge against Morpheus. An unexpected revelation was the break the team needed to piece together Morpheus' tragic past and determine the artist was not a murderer but an intended victim. For more on what happened in episode 6, read the recap.
- 10/29/2015
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
Sometimes, you can't help but feel bad for the UnSub, especially when there's a child involved. But more often than not, that feeling is outweighed by the horror of the crimes, the choice of victims and the loved ones potentially waiting for news on a missing family member. Such is the case in Criminal Minds' "The Night Watch."
The Bau travels to Detroit following a disturbing piece of street art featuring a man caught in a mousetrap, with a well-known street artist's signature next to it. Meanwhile, Tara's job comes between her and her fiance -- and she's forced to make a choice.
The Bau travels to Detroit following a disturbing piece of street art featuring a man caught in a mousetrap, with a well-known street artist's signature next to it. Meanwhile, Tara's job comes between her and her fiance -- and she's forced to make a choice.
- 10/28/2015
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
Considering how creepy a normal episode of Criminal Minds can get, is it any wonder that the one airing just in time for Halloween this season, "The Night Watch" (directed by series star Thomas Gibson), looks extra disturbing?
The Bau heads to Detroit, to investigate incidents of bodies being incorporated into macabre graffiti art, and they suspect an elusive-yet-notorious street artist may be the UnSub they're looking for. Also, Dr. Lewis struggles to balance her relationship with her fiance and her work.
The Bau heads to Detroit, to investigate incidents of bodies being incorporated into macabre graffiti art, and they suspect an elusive-yet-notorious street artist may be the UnSub they're looking for. Also, Dr. Lewis struggles to balance her relationship with her fiance and her work.
- 10/27/2015
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
Recently, CBS served up the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Criminal Minds" episode 5 of season 11. The episode is entitled, "The Night Watch," and it turns out that we're going to see some very interesting stuff take place as a Detroit Graffiti Art crime, prompts the Bau to take investigative action, and more. In the new, 5th episode press release: When Victims Are Incorporated Into Detroit Graffiti Art, The Bau Suspects An Elusive Street Artist Is The Culprit, On "Criminal Minds," Wednesday, Oct. 28. Press release number 2: When the Bau investigates incidents of bodies being incorporated into macabre graffiti art in Detroit, they are going to suspect an elusive-yet-notorious street artist could be the UnSub. Also, Dr. Lewis will struggle to balance her relationship with her fiancé and her work. Guest stars feature: Johnny Sneed (William Cochran), Martina Benedict (Ellen Clark), Tom Wright (Chief Palmer), Mark Meir (Stuart Wallace...
- 10/21/2015
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
The Town That Dreaded Showdown: Bouchareb Returns to New Mexican Landscape with Mixed Results
French director Rachid Bouchareb’s long celebrated filmography has garnered two of his titles Academy Award nominations for Best Foreign Language Film (Dust of Life; Days of Glory), along with a host of other accolades for a body of work that often revolves around either Algerian experiences in France (modern and period), or explorations of race and/or gender within unique narratives. A long-time producer of Bruno Dumont’s work, Bouchareb has been pursuing a variety of international productions. His latest, Two Men in Town, is a morality exercise that happens to take place in roughly the same Us locale as his last effort, 2012’s Just Like a Woman. Despite a notable cast and several rather arresting performances, the end result never elevates beyond a standard dramatic exercise that ends in more or less the same...
French director Rachid Bouchareb’s long celebrated filmography has garnered two of his titles Academy Award nominations for Best Foreign Language Film (Dust of Life; Days of Glory), along with a host of other accolades for a body of work that often revolves around either Algerian experiences in France (modern and period), or explorations of race and/or gender within unique narratives. A long-time producer of Bruno Dumont’s work, Bouchareb has been pursuing a variety of international productions. His latest, Two Men in Town, is a morality exercise that happens to take place in roughly the same Us locale as his last effort, 2012’s Just Like a Woman. Despite a notable cast and several rather arresting performances, the end result never elevates beyond a standard dramatic exercise that ends in more or less the same...
- 3/4/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
In 1642, Rembrandt revolutionized military company portraits with “The Night Watch.” It’s a gorgeous, sprawling masterwork that combines skill, scope and subject. It’s also difficult to overstate or understand its cultural impact, although the fact that it’s essentially the national painting of The Netherlands offers a solid starting point. The revolution part came from the addition of motion to a genre of portraits that typically displayed men of action standing perfectly still. They were very popular at the time — militia groups would pay to have them made (if you paid enough, your face might even be recognizable), but Rembrandt elevated the form with what is rightfully heralded as one of the greatest paintings ever created. What does it have to do with 2001: A Space Odyssey? Besides the elevation of popular art, massive scope and peerless skill, Steven Soderbergh just name-checked it while delivering his cut of Stanley Kubrick‘s space voyage in a blog...
- 1/15/2015
- by Scott Beggs
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
BBC One thrashed rivals ITV in the 2014 World Cup Final ratings, overnight data reveals.
Match of the Day's coverage - which included Alan Hansen's final appearance - was seen by an average of 12.09 million and an audience share of 50.3% from 7pm. It peaked at 16.11m at around 10pm.
Germany's victory over Argentina on ITV scored just 2.82m (12.0%) at 7pm on average, with a peak of 3.64m (13.0%) at 10pm.
Earlier on BBC One, Countryfile appealed to 4.50m (28.3%) at 6pm.
On BBC Two, Richard Gere film Shall We Dance? brought in 1.28m (5.3%) at 7.30pm. A repeat of The Night Watch was seen by 853,000 (3.1%) at 9pm.
On Channel 4, 1997 classic Titanic attracted 850k (3.4%) at 7pm (121k/0.5% on +1).
Channel 5's Big Brother continued with 800k (2.8%) at 9pm (128k/0.5%).
On ITV2, The Only Way Is Essex entertained 498k (1.9%) at 10pm (162k/1.3%).
Match of the Day's coverage - which included Alan Hansen's final appearance - was seen by an average of 12.09 million and an audience share of 50.3% from 7pm. It peaked at 16.11m at around 10pm.
Germany's victory over Argentina on ITV scored just 2.82m (12.0%) at 7pm on average, with a peak of 3.64m (13.0%) at 10pm.
Earlier on BBC One, Countryfile appealed to 4.50m (28.3%) at 6pm.
On BBC Two, Richard Gere film Shall We Dance? brought in 1.28m (5.3%) at 7.30pm. A repeat of The Night Watch was seen by 853,000 (3.1%) at 9pm.
On Channel 4, 1997 classic Titanic attracted 850k (3.4%) at 7pm (121k/0.5% on +1).
Channel 5's Big Brother continued with 800k (2.8%) at 9pm (128k/0.5%).
On ITV2, The Only Way Is Essex entertained 498k (1.9%) at 10pm (162k/1.3%).
- 7/14/2014
- Digital Spy
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam — presenter of 8,000 art objects and home to over 1 million, most famously Rembrandt's The Night Watch (1642) — began renovations in 2005.
The new space was supposed to be completed by 2008, but work dragged out into 2013. Oeke Hoogendijk's documentary The New Rijksmuseum, filmed during the much-delayed, budget-blowing process, tells its story in two parts, which Film Forum will screen together twice daily for one ticket price.
The first tracks initial setbacks and frustrations, ending with pensive Rijksmuseum General Director Ronald de Leeuw's resignation; the second depicts the renovation efforts following the subsequent appointment of aggress...
The new space was supposed to be completed by 2008, but work dragged out into 2013. Oeke Hoogendijk's documentary The New Rijksmuseum, filmed during the much-delayed, budget-blowing process, tells its story in two parts, which Film Forum will screen together twice daily for one ticket price.
The first tracks initial setbacks and frustrations, ending with pensive Rijksmuseum General Director Ronald de Leeuw's resignation; the second depicts the renovation efforts following the subsequent appointment of aggress...
- 12/16/2013
- Village Voice
This classic film was largely overlooked when released but has finally been handed a re-release
Lino, José, Claude. Meet the three men, all dead now, who together made Classe Tous Risques; for my money, the greatest of all French gangster movies.
José Giovanni was on death row in Paris in the mid-50s, due to be guillotined for abetting a robbery that left three dead. After a failed escape attempt, he turned the experience into his first novel Le Trou (The Hole, 1957), whose literary success secured his pardon and release. It was filmed by Jacques Becker in 1960.
During his incarceration, Giovanni had one conversation – "perhaps thirty sentences" – with Abel Damos, a vicious gangster associated with the collaborationist Bonny-Lafont gang during the occupation. He was awaiting a death sentence passed in absentia during years spent as a fugitive in Italy with his wife and infant sons in tow. The notion of a bad man,...
Lino, José, Claude. Meet the three men, all dead now, who together made Classe Tous Risques; for my money, the greatest of all French gangster movies.
José Giovanni was on death row in Paris in the mid-50s, due to be guillotined for abetting a robbery that left three dead. After a failed escape attempt, he turned the experience into his first novel Le Trou (The Hole, 1957), whose literary success secured his pardon and release. It was filmed by Jacques Becker in 1960.
During his incarceration, Giovanni had one conversation – "perhaps thirty sentences" – with Abel Damos, a vicious gangster associated with the collaborationist Bonny-Lafont gang during the occupation. He was awaiting a death sentence passed in absentia during years spent as a fugitive in Italy with his wife and infant sons in tow. The notion of a bad man,...
- 9/9/2013
- by John Patterson
- The Guardian - Film News
Sorry Harlem Shake, the honor of being our favorite flash mob has been usurped by a highbrow alternative. We're happy to say giant penguin suits and rave gear have been replaced with white poofy collars and spears.
In a wave of epic brilliance, a Dutch flashmob recently stormed a shopping center in the southern city of Breda, recreating the tableaux of Rembrandt's 17th century classic painting, "The Night Watch."
Rembrandt, The Night Watch, 1642, oil on canvas
The prank slash performance piece, which we first spotted on the Guardian, was coordinated honor of the beloved painting's return to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam after the building's 10-year renovation was complete.
Watch it and let us know if you think recreating iconic paintings will be a new international trend. (It's a long shot, but you never know...)...
In a wave of epic brilliance, a Dutch flashmob recently stormed a shopping center in the southern city of Breda, recreating the tableaux of Rembrandt's 17th century classic painting, "The Night Watch."
Rembrandt, The Night Watch, 1642, oil on canvas
The prank slash performance piece, which we first spotted on the Guardian, was coordinated honor of the beloved painting's return to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam after the building's 10-year renovation was complete.
Watch it and let us know if you think recreating iconic paintings will be a new international trend. (It's a long shot, but you never know...)...
- 4/5/2013
- by Priscilla Frank
- Huffington Post
Never has Photoshopping a couple of red Xes been so tinged with sorrow.
Previously on The Amazing Race, teams continued in Moscow where they faced math problems, a dance challenge and a room full of Russian ruler impersonators. Jaymes & James secured their first win with Trey & Lexi right behind them. The twins held in 3rd and the inexplicably joined-at-the-hip Ryan & Abbie and Brent & Josh finished 4th and 5th, respectively. James & Abba were unable to locate or replace their missing travel documents and sadly, Team Headbang was Philiminated.
In tonight's Leg Racers flew from Moscow to Amsterdam where they faced the return of a past Roadblock as a “Switchback”. But first came the Detour, with the choice of “Back in Time” and “Organ to Grind”. For “Back in Time” teams had to use live models and themselves to recreate Rembrandt's painting The Night Watch.
“Organ to Grind” required one teammate to...
Previously on The Amazing Race, teams continued in Moscow where they faced math problems, a dance challenge and a room full of Russian ruler impersonators. Jaymes & James secured their first win with Trey & Lexi right behind them. The twins held in 3rd and the inexplicably joined-at-the-hip Ryan & Abbie and Brent & Josh finished 4th and 5th, respectively. James & Abba were unable to locate or replace their missing travel documents and sadly, Team Headbang was Philiminated.
In tonight's Leg Racers flew from Moscow to Amsterdam where they faced the return of a past Roadblock as a “Switchback”. But first came the Detour, with the choice of “Back in Time” and “Organ to Grind”. For “Back in Time” teams had to use live models and themselves to recreate Rembrandt's painting The Night Watch.
“Organ to Grind” required one teammate to...
- 11/26/2012
- by fakename
- The Backlot
Angela Bassett is the latest to join "Olympus Has Fallen," Millenium Entertainment's rival to Sony's "White House Down." Set to be directed by Antoine Fuqua, the premise is pretty much the same: White House + terrorists/bad guys = hero saves the day. In this case, it's Gerard Butler with Aaron Eckhart along for the ride as Potus. Basset will play Secret Service director Lynne Jacobs. [Deadline]
Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan ("Chloe," "The Sweet Hereafter") is finalizing the casting of his West Memphis Three darama, "The Devil's Knot." Starring Reese Witherspoon, Colin Firth, and Amy Ryan, three more actors have joined the cast. "Mad Men" star Michael Gladis will play a defense attory, Canadian actor Bruce Greenwood (who also starring in 'Hereafter'), will play a stubborn Judge and ABC "Scandal" star Matt Letscher will play yet another defense attorney. "The Devil's Knot" centers on the infamous 1993 West Memphis Three murders the spawned the...
Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan ("Chloe," "The Sweet Hereafter") is finalizing the casting of his West Memphis Three darama, "The Devil's Knot." Starring Reese Witherspoon, Colin Firth, and Amy Ryan, three more actors have joined the cast. "Mad Men" star Michael Gladis will play a defense attory, Canadian actor Bruce Greenwood (who also starring in 'Hereafter'), will play a stubborn Judge and ABC "Scandal" star Matt Letscher will play yet another defense attorney. "The Devil's Knot" centers on the infamous 1993 West Memphis Three murders the spawned the...
- 6/26/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
While New Yorkers have plenty of opportunity to see classic films on the big screen, you'll be hard pressed to find a lineup as front to back awesome as the Film Society Of Lincoln Center's "15 For 15: Celebrating Rialto Pictures."
The series honors the reknowned arthouse distribution shingle founded in 1997 that has brought some of the best known (and previously unknown) classics of cinema to American audiences. And the selection here by programmers Scott Foundas, Eric Di Bernardo and Adrienne Halpern represents the breadth and scope of the films Rialto has put their stamp on, ranging from the French New Wave ("Breathless") to film noir ("Rififi") to comedy ("Billy Liar") and more. There is something here for everybody and with the series kicking off tonight, we've got a special prize for some lucky readers.
Courtesy of Film Society Of Lincoln Center, we've got a copy of the excellent Rialto DVD...
The series honors the reknowned arthouse distribution shingle founded in 1997 that has brought some of the best known (and previously unknown) classics of cinema to American audiences. And the selection here by programmers Scott Foundas, Eric Di Bernardo and Adrienne Halpern represents the breadth and scope of the films Rialto has put their stamp on, ranging from the French New Wave ("Breathless") to film noir ("Rififi") to comedy ("Billy Liar") and more. There is something here for everybody and with the series kicking off tonight, we've got a special prize for some lucky readers.
Courtesy of Film Society Of Lincoln Center, we've got a copy of the excellent Rialto DVD...
- 3/19/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Dread Center and yours truly caught up with filmmaker Greg Beville this week to get the lowdown on Blackstar Canyon, an indie horror feature currently in pre-production which he wrote and will direct. Read on for the first details.
“We plan on shooting mid-summer 2012 in Newhall, California, on the Red Epic,” said Beville of the status of Blackstar Canyon, which is set to star Halloween series vet Danielle Harris as well as actors Brian Krause, Tiny Lister, Tippi Hedren (The Birds) and Belinda Balaski (The Howling). “The cinematographer will be Ricardo Gale (Touching Home),” Beville continued, “and Ty Mitchell ("Andy" in John Carpenter’s The Fog) will serve as camera operator.”
Having previously scripted the upcoming feature The Night Watch for Electric Cobalt Entertainment - the production house behind Blackstar Canyon - Beville described the latter as “a cross between Darabont’s The Mist and Repo Man, where hillbilly werewolves meet Hindu mythology.
“We plan on shooting mid-summer 2012 in Newhall, California, on the Red Epic,” said Beville of the status of Blackstar Canyon, which is set to star Halloween series vet Danielle Harris as well as actors Brian Krause, Tiny Lister, Tippi Hedren (The Birds) and Belinda Balaski (The Howling). “The cinematographer will be Ricardo Gale (Touching Home),” Beville continued, “and Ty Mitchell ("Andy" in John Carpenter’s The Fog) will serve as camera operator.”
Having previously scripted the upcoming feature The Night Watch for Electric Cobalt Entertainment - the production house behind Blackstar Canyon - Beville described the latter as “a cross between Darabont’s The Mist and Repo Man, where hillbilly werewolves meet Hindu mythology.
- 2/24/2012
- by Sean Decker
- DreadCentral.com
One of the most authentic and important artists of modern Britain opens at the Hayward, while Donatello's awe-inspiring power of illusion is unleashed at the V&A – all in your weekly roundup
Exhibition of the Week: Jeremy Deller
Art is alchemy. Who can say why one work of art lives and another dies? Why one artist can create images that take flight while another works assiduously at producing entropic stuff? Or why art that once seemed magical suddenly seems gross? Like I say – it's an alchemical process that defies logic.
The most alchemical British artist of my generation is Jeremy Deller. This curator of social happenings has none of the conventional attributes of an artist at all. He does nothing by the book – this is, for instance, the first proper gallery exhibition of his works. His most famous creations are events and performances that involved large numbers of people: a...
Exhibition of the Week: Jeremy Deller
Art is alchemy. Who can say why one work of art lives and another dies? Why one artist can create images that take flight while another works assiduously at producing entropic stuff? Or why art that once seemed magical suddenly seems gross? Like I say – it's an alchemical process that defies logic.
The most alchemical British artist of my generation is Jeremy Deller. This curator of social happenings has none of the conventional attributes of an artist at all. He does nothing by the book – this is, for instance, the first proper gallery exhibition of his works. His most famous creations are events and performances that involved large numbers of people: a...
- 2/17/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
The Man Who Crossed Hitler. co. BBC
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Last time British TV viewers saw Ed Stoppard, he was having to deal with a scandal involving his sister-in-law (Clare Foy) and the Nazi ambassador in Upstairs Downstairs. During the last week of August, Stoppard returns to British TV and once again he finds himself having to deal with the Nazis in the BBC2 drama The Man Who Crossed Hitler.
The drama recounts the true story of a young Jewish-German lawyer named Hans Litten who subpoenaed Hitler to appear in court during the trial of some German fascists. Despite the danger he faced, Litten was determined to expose the savagery of the Nazis thugs and he hoped that by doing so he might cause enough consternation in pre-war Germany to put an end to the rise of Hitler.
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Last time British TV viewers saw Ed Stoppard, he was having to deal with a scandal involving his sister-in-law (Clare Foy) and the Nazi ambassador in Upstairs Downstairs. During the last week of August, Stoppard returns to British TV and once again he finds himself having to deal with the Nazis in the BBC2 drama The Man Who Crossed Hitler.
The drama recounts the true story of a young Jewish-German lawyer named Hans Litten who subpoenaed Hitler to appear in court during the trial of some German fascists. Despite the danger he faced, Litten was determined to expose the savagery of the Nazis thugs and he hoped that by doing so he might cause enough consternation in pre-war Germany to put an end to the rise of Hitler.
- 8/9/2011
- by admin
Sean Bean in "Game of Thrones"
Photo: HBO
The opening of HBO's new fantasy series, "Game of Thrones" begins just as the George R. R. Martin books it was adapted from. Three men of The Night Watch, out on a solitary patrol, are ambushed by something ethereal and menacing. One barely escapes and attempts to deliver a warning about what he saw... A warning that falls upon deaf ears. What's interesting about this scene is that it has no real cohesion with the rest of the premiere, but fans of the books will recognize the importance of including it, and hopefully new fans will surmise this is a story full of mystery and narrative complexity, and that no detail should be overlooked.
And we're off!
The thrust of episode one gains momentum as next we're introduced to one of the main families in "Game of Thrones", The Starks. Sean Bean...
Photo: HBO
The opening of HBO's new fantasy series, "Game of Thrones" begins just as the George R. R. Martin books it was adapted from. Three men of The Night Watch, out on a solitary patrol, are ambushed by something ethereal and menacing. One barely escapes and attempts to deliver a warning about what he saw... A warning that falls upon deaf ears. What's interesting about this scene is that it has no real cohesion with the rest of the premiere, but fans of the books will recognize the importance of including it, and hopefully new fans will surmise this is a story full of mystery and narrative complexity, and that no detail should be overlooked.
And we're off!
The thrust of episode one gains momentum as next we're introduced to one of the main families in "Game of Thrones", The Starks. Sean Bean...
- 4/18/2011
- by Laremy Legel
- Rope of Silicon
For the most devoted fans, HBO's forthcoming TV adaptation has been almost 15 years in the making. George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy "Game of Thrones" has received the esteemed home box office treatment and will premiere in just thirteen days! So far we've seen tantalizing trailers, posters and exclusive chats with Martin himself and a few key cast members.
Now, winter is here a little bit early -- well, mostly! -- as HBO has released the first fifteen minutes of the "Game of Thrones" pilot. I don't want to spoil it for everyone, but for those who don't have access to the video just yet, read our brief summary after the jump.
The series opens, as in the book, with three members of The Night Watch crossing over to the other side of The Wall, where they have an unfortunate encounter with the dangerous, seemingly mythical beings known as The Others.
Now, winter is here a little bit early -- well, mostly! -- as HBO has released the first fifteen minutes of the "Game of Thrones" pilot. I don't want to spoil it for everyone, but for those who don't have access to the video just yet, read our brief summary after the jump.
The series opens, as in the book, with three members of The Night Watch crossing over to the other side of The Wall, where they have an unfortunate encounter with the dangerous, seemingly mythical beings known as The Others.
- 4/4/2011
- by Kara Warner
- MTV Movies Blog
I’d only heard of Lech Majewski’s The Mill and the Cross in passing, likely because it played Sundance out of competition, but I recently had a chance to take a look at the film’s trailer and found myself entranced in Majewski’s film which is part drama and part documentary.
The film stars the very busy Rutger Hauer as painter Pieter Bruegel and Michael York and Charlotte Rampling as figures in Bruegel’s masterpiece “The Procession to Calvary,” a painting that is brought to life as a point of reference for the exploration of the history of sixteenth century Flanders. It sounds pretty innovative but Majewski isn’t the first to take this approach. A few years back, renowned director Peter Greenaway took a similar approach to Rembradt’s “The Night Watch” which resulted in both a film (Nightwatching) and a documentary (Rembrandt’s J’Accuse).
This...
The film stars the very busy Rutger Hauer as painter Pieter Bruegel and Michael York and Charlotte Rampling as figures in Bruegel’s masterpiece “The Procession to Calvary,” a painting that is brought to life as a point of reference for the exploration of the history of sixteenth century Flanders. It sounds pretty innovative but Majewski isn’t the first to take this approach. A few years back, renowned director Peter Greenaway took a similar approach to Rembradt’s “The Night Watch” which resulted in both a film (Nightwatching) and a documentary (Rembrandt’s J’Accuse).
This...
- 3/16/2011
- QuietEarth.us
Manoel de Oliveira turns 102 today and, as Vitor Pinto reports in Cineuropa, the Portuguese are celebrating with a re-release of his debut feature, Aniki Bóbó, made back in 1942. The Afp reports that the world's oldest living director still has no plans to retire: "'I have several projects up my sleeve,' including another film based on Portuguese author Agustina Bessa Luis's latest book A ronda da noite (The Night Watch). 'I would not want to go from (this life) to the other without' making this film, he told Lusa news agency, but added: 'Before making it I have other ideas.'"...
- 12/11/2010
- MUBI
Anna Maxwell Martin has joined the cast of BBC Two's new drama The Night Watch. The one-off show, based on the Sarah Waters novel, is set in the 1940s and focuses on four Londoners who are linked by their wartime experiences. The film follows the characters as they experiment in their love lives and come to terms with the effect of the war. Little Dorrit star Claire Foy, Accused's Jodie Whittaker and Fish Tank actor Harry Treadaway have also signed up for roles in the show. The film has been written by Paula Milne, who also penned Small Island and Endgame. "One of the themes which attracted (more)...
- 11/26/2010
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
A BBC adaptation of Sarah Waters' best-selling novel, The Night Watch starts filming this week.
The 1x90-minute drama is being made by BBC Drama Production for BBC Two and stars Anna Maxwell Martin , Claire Foy, Jodie Whittaker, and Harry Treadaway
Set against the turbulent backdrop of Forties London, The Night Watch tells the stories of four young Londoners inextricably linked by their wartime experiences. In a time when the barriers of sexual morality and social convention have been broken down, Kay (Anna Maxwell Martin), Helen (Claire Foy), Viv (Jodie Whittaker) and Duncan (Harry Treadaway) enjoy a freedom never experienced before as they engage in secret liaisons and passionate trysts.
The drama opens in 1947 as the country is trying to rebuild itself after the war; we find Kay mysteriously roaming the streets, haunted by some traumatic personal loss. Meanwhile, Helen and Viv run a marriage bureau, helping people rebuild...
The 1x90-minute drama is being made by BBC Drama Production for BBC Two and stars Anna Maxwell Martin , Claire Foy, Jodie Whittaker, and Harry Treadaway
Set against the turbulent backdrop of Forties London, The Night Watch tells the stories of four young Londoners inextricably linked by their wartime experiences. In a time when the barriers of sexual morality and social convention have been broken down, Kay (Anna Maxwell Martin), Helen (Claire Foy), Viv (Jodie Whittaker) and Duncan (Harry Treadaway) enjoy a freedom never experienced before as they engage in secret liaisons and passionate trysts.
The drama opens in 1947 as the country is trying to rebuild itself after the war; we find Kay mysteriously roaming the streets, haunted by some traumatic personal loss. Meanwhile, Helen and Viv run a marriage bureau, helping people rebuild...
- 11/25/2010
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Fifty years ago, the Palme d'Or winner at Cannes was Fellini's "La Dolce Vita." More every year I realize that it was the film of my lifetime. But indulge me while I list some more titles.
The other entries in the official competition included "Ballad of a Soldier," by Grigori Chukhrai; "Lady with a Dog," by Iosif Kheifits; "Home from the Hill," by Vincente Minnelli; "The Virgin Spring," by Ingmar Bergman;" "Kagi," by Kon Ichikawa; "L'Avventura," by Michelangelo Antonioni; "Le Trou," by Jacques Becker; "Never on Sunday," by Jules Dassin; "Sons and Lovers," by Jack Cardiff; "The Savage Innocents," by Nicholas Ray, and "The Young One," by Luis Bunuel.
And many more. But I am not here at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival to mourn the present and praise the past.
Cannes is still the most important annual event in the world of what some of us consider good cinema. The...
The other entries in the official competition included "Ballad of a Soldier," by Grigori Chukhrai; "Lady with a Dog," by Iosif Kheifits; "Home from the Hill," by Vincente Minnelli; "The Virgin Spring," by Ingmar Bergman;" "Kagi," by Kon Ichikawa; "L'Avventura," by Michelangelo Antonioni; "Le Trou," by Jacques Becker; "Never on Sunday," by Jules Dassin; "Sons and Lovers," by Jack Cardiff; "The Savage Innocents," by Nicholas Ray, and "The Young One," by Luis Bunuel.
And many more. But I am not here at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival to mourn the present and praise the past.
Cannes is still the most important annual event in the world of what some of us consider good cinema. The...
- 5/13/2010
- by Roger Ebert
- blogs.suntimes.com/ebert
This sees Peter Greenaway in his element, examining Rembrandt's The Night Watch in loving detail
Some of Peter Greenaway's films leave me cold, but this sees the writer-director in his element, examining Rembrandt's The Night Watch in loving detail, spinning a murder mystery around it and providing fantastic compositions of his own. It is also notable for the surprise casting of Martin Freeman, here re-energised after coasting on his Office persona for years. The director adds another full-length film in a two-disc extravaganza, examining the evidence of Rembrandt's J'Accuse in forensic detail: a masterclass in art commentary.
Rating: 4/5
DVD and video reviewsRob Mackie
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Some of Peter Greenaway's films leave me cold, but this sees the writer-director in his element, examining Rembrandt's The Night Watch in loving detail, spinning a murder mystery around it and providing fantastic compositions of his own. It is also notable for the surprise casting of Martin Freeman, here re-energised after coasting on his Office persona for years. The director adds another full-length film in a two-disc extravaganza, examining the evidence of Rembrandt's J'Accuse in forensic detail: a masterclass in art commentary.
Rating: 4/5
DVD and video reviewsRob Mackie
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- 4/30/2010
- by Rob Mackie
- The Guardian - Film News
This is a competition for Nightwatching (directed by Peter Greenaway and starring Martin Freeman, Emily Holmes,Eva Birthistle, Jodhi May, Toby Jones, Jonathan Holmes and Michael Teigen). From Peter Greenaway, one of the most inventive, ambitious and controversial film-makers of our time, comes a thrilling period drama, told in explicit detail with customary irony and wit, that explores the romantic and professional life of the great Dutch painter Rembrandt, and the mystery surrounding the creation of his 1642 masterpiece, 'The Night Watch'.
- 4/29/2010
- by Dan Higgins
- Pure Movies
This drama about Rembrandt is Peter Greenaway's best film since Prospero's Books in 1991, writes Philip French
This is Peter Greenaway's first movie to be released here in a decade and his best since Prospero's Books in 1991. Characteristically intelligent and ludic, he meditates on life, death and art in a manner that goes back 20 years to his remarkable breakthrough into the popular consciousness with The Draughtsman's Contract. The film unfolds in a series of spare, elegant tableaux and stars Martin Freeman as a puckish young Rembrandt, very different from Laughton's 1935 version. It deals with his unruly household, his relationships with three women – Saskia Uylenburgh (his wife and niece of his dealer), Geertje Dircks (cunning servant and mistress), and Hendrickje Stoffels (young model, servant and last love) – and most of all with the origins and meaning of Rembrandt's gigantic 1642 masterwork The Night Watch.
In a close reading of the painting's sometimes arcane symbols and iconography,...
This is Peter Greenaway's first movie to be released here in a decade and his best since Prospero's Books in 1991. Characteristically intelligent and ludic, he meditates on life, death and art in a manner that goes back 20 years to his remarkable breakthrough into the popular consciousness with The Draughtsman's Contract. The film unfolds in a series of spare, elegant tableaux and stars Martin Freeman as a puckish young Rembrandt, very different from Laughton's 1935 version. It deals with his unruly household, his relationships with three women – Saskia Uylenburgh (his wife and niece of his dealer), Geertje Dircks (cunning servant and mistress), and Hendrickje Stoffels (young model, servant and last love) – and most of all with the origins and meaning of Rembrandt's gigantic 1642 masterwork The Night Watch.
In a close reading of the painting's sometimes arcane symbols and iconography,...
- 3/28/2010
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Peter Greenaway makes one thing very clear to Catherine Shoard: there is nothing more to life but sex and death
"I don't know much about you," says Peter Greenaway, sipping his mint tea, "but I do know two things. You were conceived, two people did fuck, and I'm very sorry but you're going to die. Everything else about you is negotiable."
Negligible, too. For Greenaway, there's sex and there's death and "what else is there to talk about?" He believes, he continues, as relaxed as if predicting rain tomorrow, "that all religion is about death and art's about life. Religion is there to say: hey, you don't have to worry – there's an afterlife. Culture represents the opposite of that – sex. A very stupid Freudian way of looking at it, but one is positive and one is negative. Especially against people like you. All religions have always hated females."
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"I don't know much about you," says Peter Greenaway, sipping his mint tea, "but I do know two things. You were conceived, two people did fuck, and I'm very sorry but you're going to die. Everything else about you is negotiable."
Negligible, too. For Greenaway, there's sex and there's death and "what else is there to talk about?" He believes, he continues, as relaxed as if predicting rain tomorrow, "that all religion is about death and art's about life. Religion is there to say: hey, you don't have to worry – there's an afterlife. Culture represents the opposite of that – sex. A very stupid Freudian way of looking at it, but one is positive and one is negative. Especially against people like you. All religions have always hated females."
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- 3/19/2010
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
Chicago – The third week of the 13th Annual EU Film Festival at the Siskel Film Center has arrived, and we’re back to give you an idea of what to expect in the second half of arguably the best fest in the Windy City. We profile several of this week’s hottest tickets, including an anticipated screening hosted by Chicago’s own Jonathan Rosenbaum.
The first half of EU 2010 (which you can read about here and here) produced some memorable films including Sweden’s taut thriller “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” Italy’s sumptuous romance “I Am Love,” and France’s exhilaratingly off-kilter re-telling of “Bluebeard.” As good as all of those films were, the festival has generally been offering stronger programming each week, and this is the best one yet. Out of the next four highlights, there are at least two that absolutely should not be missed.
It...
The first half of EU 2010 (which you can read about here and here) produced some memorable films including Sweden’s taut thriller “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” Italy’s sumptuous romance “I Am Love,” and France’s exhilaratingly off-kilter re-telling of “Bluebeard.” As good as all of those films were, the festival has generally been offering stronger programming each week, and this is the best one yet. Out of the next four highlights, there are at least two that absolutely should not be missed.
It...
- 3/18/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
You know what Chris Gorak's Right At Your Door was missing? Big name star power and the studio backing to give it the promotional push it deserved. In terms of script, performances and execution, however, it lacked nothing. This was one of the great, underseen gems of 2007 and I've been sitting and waiting to see what Gorak would do next.
Answer: Find the behind the scenes support he needed.
Gorak has just been tapped to direct The Darkest Hour, a set-in-Russia alien invasion survival flick. Why Russia? Because produced will be Timur Bekmambetov, the director of Wanted and The Night Watch. Bekmambetov's involvement means first that Gorak is going to have access to top notch post production facilities and, second, that this will not be swept under the rug as the Russian director has proven to be a bit of a production powerhouse who is not afraid to flex his muscle in Hollywood.
Answer: Find the behind the scenes support he needed.
Gorak has just been tapped to direct The Darkest Hour, a set-in-Russia alien invasion survival flick. Why Russia? Because produced will be Timur Bekmambetov, the director of Wanted and The Night Watch. Bekmambetov's involvement means first that Gorak is going to have access to top notch post production facilities and, second, that this will not be swept under the rug as the Russian director has proven to be a bit of a production powerhouse who is not afraid to flex his muscle in Hollywood.
- 3/5/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Rembrandt painted The Night Watch between 1640 and 1642. It was commissioned by 16 members of a civic militia guard company who paid 100 guilders each.But while the Rembrandt is famous, the same guard company commissioned seven other artists to paint their portraits around the same period. This made the artist nothing more than a commodity.And it makes Rembrandt's work one of the most famous early examples of sponsored content.
This was on my mind last week as I attended a conference on media convergence organized by The Economist. Executives, marketers, and designers discussed subjects including social media, 2.0, and well, the sponsorship of content. Here are some highlights.
Craig Newmark, chairman of Craigslist, said, "Trust is the new black." Not surprisingly, personalization is his take on 2.0. He also said Leonard Cohen is his rabbi.
Bonita Coleman Stewart of Google sort of said the same thing--everything's going local. For marketers it's about quantitative measurement,...
This was on my mind last week as I attended a conference on media convergence organized by The Economist. Executives, marketers, and designers discussed subjects including social media, 2.0, and well, the sponsorship of content. Here are some highlights.
Craig Newmark, chairman of Craigslist, said, "Trust is the new black." Not surprisingly, personalization is his take on 2.0. He also said Leonard Cohen is his rabbi.
Bonita Coleman Stewart of Google sort of said the same thing--everything's going local. For marketers it's about quantitative measurement,...
- 10/27/2009
- by Graham Button
- Fast Company
Rembrandt painted The Night Watch between 1640 and 1642. It was commissioned by 16 members of a civic militia guard company who paid 100 guilders each.But while the Rembrandt is famous, the same guard company commissioned seven other artists to paint their portraits around the same period. This made the artist nothing more than a commodity.And it makes Rembrandt's work one of the most famous early examples of sponsored content.
This was on my mind last week as I attended a conference on media convergence organized by The Economist. Executives, marketers, and designers discussed subjects including social media, 2.0, and well, the sponsorship of content. Here are some highlights.
Craig Newmark, chairman of Craigslist, said, "Trust is the new black." Not surprisingly, personalization is his take on 2.0. He also said Leonard Cohen is his rabbi.
Bonita Coleman Stewart of Google sort of said the same thing--everything's going local. For marketers it's about quantitative measurement,...
This was on my mind last week as I attended a conference on media convergence organized by The Economist. Executives, marketers, and designers discussed subjects including social media, 2.0, and well, the sponsorship of content. Here are some highlights.
Craig Newmark, chairman of Craigslist, said, "Trust is the new black." Not surprisingly, personalization is his take on 2.0. He also said Leonard Cohen is his rabbi.
Bonita Coleman Stewart of Google sort of said the same thing--everything's going local. For marketers it's about quantitative measurement,...
- 10/27/2009
- by Graham Button
- Fast Company
"My favorite film of the last two years, Hong Sang-soo's Bam gua nat (Night and Day), is getting a one-week run at Anthology Film Archives, starting this Friday," announces Dan Sallitt, and for more raves (well, mostly), you can turn to Richard Brody (New Yorker), Scott Foundas (Voice), Andrew Schenker (L) and Keith Uhlich (Time Out New York). Update, 10/23: More from Jeannette Catsoulis (New York Times), Michael Joshua Rowin (Reverse Shot) and S James Snyder (Artforum).
This is just one of several extraordinary runs going on in NYC over the next while, starting this evening at Film Forum, where, with what the Voice's J Hoberman calls the "cine-essay-cum-illustrated-lecture Rembrandt's J'accuse," Peter Greenaway "uncovers a foul, lurid, corrupt, and perversely compelling conspiracy - which is to say, he successfully turns The Night Watch into a Peter Greenaway film." More from Manohla Dargis (New York Times), David Fear (Tony), Nicolas Rapold...
This is just one of several extraordinary runs going on in NYC over the next while, starting this evening at Film Forum, where, with what the Voice's J Hoberman calls the "cine-essay-cum-illustrated-lecture Rembrandt's J'accuse," Peter Greenaway "uncovers a foul, lurid, corrupt, and perversely compelling conspiracy - which is to say, he successfully turns The Night Watch into a Peter Greenaway film." More from Manohla Dargis (New York Times), David Fear (Tony), Nicolas Rapold...
- 10/23/2009
- MUBI
As a big fan of cinema as pure image-sound experience, I'm thrilled that visual master Peter Greenaway squandered a puff-piece opportunity with New York Magazine to harsh on our ever-diminishing ability to appreciate films this way. He's just released a documentary called Rembrandt's J'Accuse. It's an analysis of Rembrandt's painting The Night Watch and tasks itself with locating and explaining the painting's hidden meanings, calling attention to our own visual illiteracy in the process. Something tells me that Greenaway's "essay-like" approach to documentary will be more visually lyrical than the wildest dream sequences of garden variety directors. Also great to...
- 10/22/2009
- by Shannon Coulter
- Boombox Serenade
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