The past couple years have seen a healthy stream of fantastic documentaries focused on the world of music. More precisely, Searching for Sugar Man, Paul Williams Still Alive and Sound City all entertained and enlightened by offering viewers a glimpse into stories from the past about people that today’s audiences have forgotten. The upcoming Drafthouse Films release, A Band Called Death, aims to do the same by re-introducing the world to a little-known but much respected punk/rock band from the early ’70s. They preceded bands we do remember but were forgotten to the ravages of time. It’s not just their timing that makes them stand out from the Caucasian crowd though… Check out the first trailer for A Band Called Death below. Nice. Before Bad Brains, the Sex Pistols or even the Ramones, there was a band called Death. Punk before punk existed, three teenage brothers in the early ’70s formed a band in...
- 4/25/2013
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
In the interest of brevity, I'll ignore this week's new releases (helpful hint: you should, too!) and go straight to the impressive lineup of special screenings.
Few film franchises are more impressive than Michael Apted's Up documentary series. Debuting in 1964 with Seven Up, which introduced viewers to 14 British 7-year-olds, the groundbreaking series has followed the progression of their lives with a new movie every seven years. They're now 56, and the latest installment, 56 Up, is screening Monday and Tuesday at the Stateside to kick off the new Stateside Independent film series.
Film fans old enough to remember the Seventies (and younger fans who, for reasons not well understood, think the Seventies were cool) shouldn't miss Paul Williams Still Alive (pictured above), Stephen Kessler's acclaimed documentary about the songwriter and pop cultural icon's phenomenal career and difficult personal life. Paul Williams Still Alive screens on Monday (and also on Saturday,...
Few film franchises are more impressive than Michael Apted's Up documentary series. Debuting in 1964 with Seven Up, which introduced viewers to 14 British 7-year-olds, the groundbreaking series has followed the progression of their lives with a new movie every seven years. They're now 56, and the latest installment, 56 Up, is screening Monday and Tuesday at the Stateside to kick off the new Stateside Independent film series.
Film fans old enough to remember the Seventies (and younger fans who, for reasons not well understood, think the Seventies were cool) shouldn't miss Paul Williams Still Alive (pictured above), Stephen Kessler's acclaimed documentary about the songwriter and pop cultural icon's phenomenal career and difficult personal life. Paul Williams Still Alive screens on Monday (and also on Saturday,...
- 2/15/2013
- by Don Clinchy
- Slackerwood
Pick Of The Week: New Paul Williams Still Alive (Virgil Films) Let’s get one big fat caveat out of the way first: Stephen Kessler, the director of Paul Williams Still Alive, goes the Michael Moore/Morgan Spurlock route and inserts himself into this otherwise inspiring documentary about songwriter/actor/professional celebrity Paul Williams. Kessler is a huge distraction, hectoring his subject relentlessly when he isn’t manufacturing drama where it doesn’t exist. But Williams is a gem of a human being, sweet and self-deprecating, and Kessler succeeds in piecing together a life lived in the spotlight. Williams’ inability ...
- 2/5/2013
- avclub.com
Peter Pan (Diamond Edition) Disney is releasing their classic animated adaptation of Peter Pan on Blu-ray this week and looking over the complete selection of titles hitting shelves today this really looks to be the best of the lot. Granted, Criterion has The Ballad of Narayama coming out and the next title does interest me, but overall this is just not a week to be buying movies.
House of Cards Trilogy: The Original UK Series Along with releasing the new miniseries "House of Cards" on Netflix Instant last Friday, Netflix also has the complete original BBC adaptation streaming online. So why would you spend money to buy the Blu-ray edtion? I really don't know, but it's coming out and I've heard it's great. So if you can find the time, maybe stroll on over to Netflix and add it to your queue as well or if you have deep pockets purchase it.
House of Cards Trilogy: The Original UK Series Along with releasing the new miniseries "House of Cards" on Netflix Instant last Friday, Netflix also has the complete original BBC adaptation streaming online. So why would you spend money to buy the Blu-ray edtion? I really don't know, but it's coming out and I've heard it's great. So if you can find the time, maybe stroll on over to Netflix and add it to your queue as well or if you have deep pockets purchase it.
- 2/5/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
"Argo" F...yourself! Ben Affleck's "Argo" was the big winner at the 18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. The film won Best Picture with Affleck, infamously snubbed by the Academy, took home the Best Director award. I say...Yay!
Voted by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, of which I'm a proud member, the Critics' Choice Movie Awards have been regarded as a better Oscar predictor than the Golden Globes. Heck, we even give talented directors their well-deserved praise! Ha!
Affleck received the loudest standing ovation after winning the Best Director award for "Argo." Also receiving standing ovation was Daniel Day-Lewis for his Best Actor win for "Lincoln." Jessica Chastain won Best Actress for "Zero Dark Thirty," while Philip Seymour Hoffman took home the Best Supporting Actor trophy for "The Master" and Anne Hathaway (another hurray!) received the Best Supporting Actress Award for "Les Miserables."
"Lincoln," which received a record-breaking 13 nominations,...
Voted by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, of which I'm a proud member, the Critics' Choice Movie Awards have been regarded as a better Oscar predictor than the Golden Globes. Heck, we even give talented directors their well-deserved praise! Ha!
Affleck received the loudest standing ovation after winning the Best Director award for "Argo." Also receiving standing ovation was Daniel Day-Lewis for his Best Actor win for "Lincoln." Jessica Chastain won Best Actress for "Zero Dark Thirty," while Philip Seymour Hoffman took home the Best Supporting Actor trophy for "The Master" and Anne Hathaway (another hurray!) received the Best Supporting Actress Award for "Les Miserables."
"Lincoln," which received a record-breaking 13 nominations,...
- 1/11/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (Bfca) -- an organization of which I am a member -- held the 2013 Critics' Choice Awards tonight and while I wasn't able to be in attendance, I voted on these awards so I had some measure of a vested interest in how they turned out. Ben Affleck may have been snubbed for Best Director at the Oscar nominations this morning, but he took home Best Director at the Critic's Choice Awards and saw Argo win Best Picture. I wasn't able to be in attendance, but folks on Twitter relayed his Best Director acceptance speech where he said, "I would like to thank the Academy... I'm kidding, I'm kidding this is the one that counts." Director and Picture would be the only two awards Argo would take home while Silver Linings Playbook was the leading winner with four, three of which came from the comedy categories where it won Best Comedy,...
- 1/11/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
From about the age of ten, I have been inexplicably fascinated with the Academy Awards. If pressed to explain the foundation of this obsession with an awards show from what is ultimately just an arbitrary body of members with vastly varying tastes across the many different disciplines it requires to put a competent movie up on the silver screen, I’m not sure I could muster up a satisfactory response.
I suspect at the time my Oscar obsession grew from what seemed like the perfect marriage between the art of cinema and the competition of sports, but even now, these many years later, after hours of voluntary studying of countless Oscar books (to the point where I can name every Best Picture winner chronologically from memory), I still can’t explain it in any way that doesn’t make me sound like some freakish Oscar junkie. Nevertheless, between the Oscar season and the NFL playoffs,...
I suspect at the time my Oscar obsession grew from what seemed like the perfect marriage between the art of cinema and the competition of sports, but even now, these many years later, after hours of voluntary studying of countless Oscar books (to the point where I can name every Best Picture winner chronologically from memory), I still can’t explain it in any way that doesn’t make me sound like some freakish Oscar junkie. Nevertheless, between the Oscar season and the NFL playoffs,...
- 1/10/2013
- by Christopher Lominac
- AreYouScreening.com
Photo: RopeofSilicon / AMPAS
Tomorrow morning at 5:30 Am Pst the Academy will announce the 2013 Oscar nominations and if you've been with me over the course of the last five months or so, you know I've been tracking Oscar predictions the entire time and it's finally time to come to a final decision on the following 21 categories. I have included a few thoughts on several of the categories as well as links to where you can find my full field of presumed contenders and how I've ranked them. You can also click here to visit my Oscar predictions homepage for a snapshot of all 21 categories in one place. I have ranked each of the categories to where the nominee on the #1 line is my current presumed winner. Once the nominations are announced I will be adjusting all the categories accordingly and we will continue on toward Sunday, February 24 when the 2013 Oscars will be held.
Tomorrow morning at 5:30 Am Pst the Academy will announce the 2013 Oscar nominations and if you've been with me over the course of the last five months or so, you know I've been tracking Oscar predictions the entire time and it's finally time to come to a final decision on the following 21 categories. I have included a few thoughts on several of the categories as well as links to where you can find my full field of presumed contenders and how I've ranked them. You can also click here to visit my Oscar predictions homepage for a snapshot of all 21 categories in one place. I have ranked each of the categories to where the nominee on the #1 line is my current presumed winner. Once the nominations are announced I will be adjusting all the categories accordingly and we will continue on toward Sunday, February 24 when the 2013 Oscars will be held.
- 1/9/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards are days away. I can’t wait, not just because I’m escaping my baby duties at home for a few days and enjoying the bash in person, but because My Vote Counts, as a member of the Broadcast Film Critics’ Association (Bfca),
Winners to be announced live on the CW Television Network from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on January 10, 2013.
Here is your guide to understanding the ballot, when it says “Your Vote,” it actually means, “Jeff Bayer’s Vote.” I hope that clears it up.
Best Picture
Your Vote: Moonrise Kingdom
Best Actor
Your Vote: Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln
Best Actress
Your Vote: Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty
Best Supporting Actor
Your Vote: Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master
Best Supporting Actress
Your Vote: Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables
Best Young Actor/Actress
Your Vote: Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Acting Ensemble...
Winners to be announced live on the CW Television Network from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on January 10, 2013.
Here is your guide to understanding the ballot, when it says “Your Vote,” it actually means, “Jeff Bayer’s Vote.” I hope that clears it up.
Best Picture
Your Vote: Moonrise Kingdom
Best Actor
Your Vote: Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln
Best Actress
Your Vote: Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty
Best Supporting Actor
Your Vote: Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master
Best Supporting Actress
Your Vote: Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables
Best Young Actor/Actress
Your Vote: Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Acting Ensemble...
- 1/8/2013
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
My 2013 Oscar predictions are almost entirely revealed in all categories. Today I bring you a first look at the Best Original Song and Best Original Score categories with previews and/or full versions of my top five in each category and tomorrow we'll take a look at Best Documentary and Best Foreign Language Film and the race will be on. As for today's reveal, these are two really hard categories to predict. As confident as I may be that 3-4 of my current predictions will end up being nominated, I really can't say I would wager any large sum of money on these predictions at this time and I'm not sure we're going to get much help before the nominations are announced on January 10 to make predicting either of these categories any easier. That said, have a look and a listen and let me know what you think in the comments below.
- 12/20/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
I reviewed "Paul Williams Still Alive" when I was the Toronto Film Festival in 2011, and I think of the film as a 2011 release because of that. Technically, though, it's eligible for awards this year, and one of the ones they're aiming for is an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song. Much of what you hear in the film comes from his long and remarkable career, and for many people, the film serves to connect dots they may not have known were connected at all. The Carpenters, the Muppets, commercial work… so many of his songs have sunk into our...
- 12/19/2012
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
The Oscars are almost upon us, and the past few weeks have treated us to the shortlists competing in a number of categories, including Best Animated Feature, Best Visual Effects, Best Documentary, and Best Original Score.
With the nominations announcement creeping ever closer at the start of next month, the Academy have now announced a seventy-five-long list of songs that are eligible in the Best Original Song category.
The list features some absolutely stellar songs that have debuted on the big screen this year, including Adele’s impressive Bond theme, Skyfall.
Tom Hooper’s highly anticipated Les Misérables is also in the running with Suddenly, composed specifically for the film, and it should be great to see how it’s received both by audiences and the Academy in the coming weeks.
We’ve got plenty of choices from animated films in the mix – the animated ones are often the strongest...
With the nominations announcement creeping ever closer at the start of next month, the Academy have now announced a seventy-five-long list of songs that are eligible in the Best Original Song category.
The list features some absolutely stellar songs that have debuted on the big screen this year, including Adele’s impressive Bond theme, Skyfall.
Tom Hooper’s highly anticipated Les Misérables is also in the running with Suddenly, composed specifically for the film, and it should be great to see how it’s received both by audiences and the Academy in the coming weeks.
We’ve got plenty of choices from animated films in the mix – the animated ones are often the strongest...
- 12/13/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Seventy-five songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 85th Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.
The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film and song title:
”For You” from “Act of Valor”
“Metaphorical Blanket” from “Any Day Now”
“Let It Rain” from “Being Flynn”
“Learn Me Right” from “Brave”
“Touch the Sky” from “Brave”
“Airport” from “Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best”
“Come on Girl” from “Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best”
“Someday” from “Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best”
“Protect the King” from “Brooklyn Castle”
“California Solo” from “California Solo”
“Casa De Mi Padre” from “Casa De Mi Padre”
“Del Cielo” from “Casa De Mi Padre”
“Yo No Se” from “Casa De Mi Padre”
“No Other Plans” from “Celeste and Jesse Forever...
The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film and song title:
”For You” from “Act of Valor”
“Metaphorical Blanket” from “Any Day Now”
“Let It Rain” from “Being Flynn”
“Learn Me Right” from “Brave”
“Touch the Sky” from “Brave”
“Airport” from “Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best”
“Come on Girl” from “Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best”
“Someday” from “Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best”
“Protect the King” from “Brooklyn Castle”
“California Solo” from “California Solo”
“Casa De Mi Padre” from “Casa De Mi Padre”
“Del Cielo” from “Casa De Mi Padre”
“Yo No Se” from “Casa De Mi Padre”
“No Other Plans” from “Celeste and Jesse Forever...
- 12/11/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
There are 75 original songs that qualify for the Oscar this year, but really everyone has been waiting to hear about one.
Adele’s title theme to Skyfall surged to #1 on iTunes just days after debuting in October, but some feared the number by her and Paul Epworth would be ruled ineligible for the Oscar because it incorporates elements of the classic 007 theme, which of course is not original.
But the music branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided it was not a significant enough problem to boot it from the potential nominees, and included it without...
Adele’s title theme to Skyfall surged to #1 on iTunes just days after debuting in October, but some feared the number by her and Paul Epworth would be ruled ineligible for the Oscar because it incorporates elements of the classic 007 theme, which of course is not original.
But the music branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided it was not a significant enough problem to boot it from the potential nominees, and included it without...
- 12/11/2012
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
I mentioned on today's podcast that my three nominees for Best Original Song for the 2013 Critics' Choice Awards were "100 Black Coffins" from Django Unchained, "Skyfall" from Skyfall and "Ladies of Tampa" from Magic Mike. Of my nominees only "Skyfall" made the official list of nominees, but hopefully the Academy will right a couple of wrongs as both "100 Black Coffins" and Matthew McConaughey's "Ladies of Tampa" are among the 75 songs listed as in contention for a nomination at the 2013 Oscars. The Academy just released the following list of which all voting members of the Music Branch will receive a Reminder List of works submitted in the category and a DVD copy of the song clips. Members will be asked to watch the clips and then vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements in the category. The five achievements receiving the highest number of votes...
- 12/11/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Indiewire will provide regular updates of our predictions for the 85th Academy Award nominations through January 10th, when the nominations are announced. The Academy has announced the 75 qualifying films in this category. Adele's theme from "Skyfall" was among them, despite some suggestion it would be disqualifed for its significant use of John Barry's old Bond score. It joins 74 other songs from a very eclectic mix of artists including Arcade Fire, Fiona Apple, Florence and the Machine, Dolly Parton, Rick Ross, Paul Williams, Owl City, John Legend, Katy Perry and Karen O. Best original song predictions below. Check out all predictions in all the categories here. The Predicted 5: 1. "Suddenly" (Hugh Jackman, from "Les Miserables") 2. "Skyfall" (Adele, from "Skyfall") 3. "Still Alive" (Paul Williams, from "Paul Williams Still Alive") 4. "From Here to the Moon and...
- 12/11/2012
- by Peter Knegt
- Indiewire
A pair of likely Oscar best picture nominees, "Lincoln" and "Les Miserables," are the leading nominees for the Critics' Choice Movie Awards.
Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" racked up 13 nominations, a record number in the 18-year history of the awards. It's up for best picture, best director and four acting awards (Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones and best ensemble), along with a host of technical honors.
It will compete in most of those categories against "Les Miserables," which is up for 11 awards. "Silver Linings Playbook" (10 nominations) and "Life of Pi" (nine) also scored big.
The Critics' Choice Movie Awards will air Jan. 10 on The CW. The complete list of nominees is below.
Best Picture
"Argo"
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"
"Django Unchained"
"Les Misérables"
"Life of Pi"
"Lincoln"
"The Master"
"Moonrise Kingdom"
"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Zero Dark Thirty"
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper - "Silver Linings Playbook"
Daniel Day-Lewis -...
Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" racked up 13 nominations, a record number in the 18-year history of the awards. It's up for best picture, best director and four acting awards (Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones and best ensemble), along with a host of technical honors.
It will compete in most of those categories against "Les Miserables," which is up for 11 awards. "Silver Linings Playbook" (10 nominations) and "Life of Pi" (nine) also scored big.
The Critics' Choice Movie Awards will air Jan. 10 on The CW. The complete list of nominees is below.
Best Picture
"Argo"
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"
"Django Unchained"
"Les Misérables"
"Life of Pi"
"Lincoln"
"The Master"
"Moonrise Kingdom"
"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Zero Dark Thirty"
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper - "Silver Linings Playbook"
Daniel Day-Lewis -...
- 12/11/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
As a member of the Bfca (Broadcast Film Critics Association) I vote in the 18th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. I’ll be releasing my official ballot later, but for now, here are the nominations. Winners to be announced live on the CW Television Network from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on January 10, 2013.
Best Picture
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln
John Hawkes – The Sessions
Hugh Jackman – Les Miserables
Joaquin Phoenix – The Master
Denzel Washington – Flight
Best Actress
Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard – Rust and Bone
Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
Emmanuelle Riva – Amour
Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild
Naomi Watts – The Impossible
Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin – Argo
Javier Bardem – Skyfall
Robert De Niro – Silver Linings Playbook...
Best Picture
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln
John Hawkes – The Sessions
Hugh Jackman – Les Miserables
Joaquin Phoenix – The Master
Denzel Washington – Flight
Best Actress
Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard – Rust and Bone
Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
Emmanuelle Riva – Amour
Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild
Naomi Watts – The Impossible
Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin – Argo
Javier Bardem – Skyfall
Robert De Niro – Silver Linings Playbook...
- 12/11/2012
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
There are a lot of kids’ tables at the Critics’ Choice Film Awards.
By that, I mean there is literally a children’s category among the contenders — best young actor/actress — which separates Quvenzhané Wallis of Beasts of the Southern Wild, who is also nominated in the overall lead actress category, from her adult peers.
And there are also separate “kids’ table”-type groups for not only comedies (which the Golden Globes does, too) but action and sci-fi/horror movies, which isolates those projects and actors from contention in the traditional, non-genre categories. The group also includes a “best ensemble...
By that, I mean there is literally a children’s category among the contenders — best young actor/actress — which separates Quvenzhané Wallis of Beasts of the Southern Wild, who is also nominated in the overall lead actress category, from her adult peers.
And there are also separate “kids’ table”-type groups for not only comedies (which the Golden Globes does, too) but action and sci-fi/horror movies, which isolates those projects and actors from contention in the traditional, non-genre categories. The group also includes a “best ensemble...
- 12/11/2012
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" scored a record-breaking 13 nominations for the Broadcast Film Critics Association's Critics' Choice Movie Awards. Yes, I'm a proud voting member and I had a blast casting my ballot!
"Lincoln" was nominated for Best Film, Director, Actor for Daniel Day-Lewis, Supporting Actress for Sally Field, Supporting Actor for Tommy Lee Jones, and acting ensemble.
The fantastic "Les Miserables" received 11 nominations including Best Picture, Director for Tom Hooper, Actor for Hugh Jackman, Supporting Actress for Anne Hathaway, and acting ensemble.
Winners will be announced live on the CW Television Network from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on January 10, 2013.
Here's the complete nominees list of the 18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards:
Best Picture
"Argo"
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"
"Django Unchained"
"Les Misérables"
"Life of Pi"
"Lincoln"
"The Master"
"Moonrise Kingdom"
"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Zero Dark Thirty"
Actor
Bradley Cooper . .Silver Linings Playbook.
Daniel Day-Lewis . .Lincoln.
John Hawkes...
"Lincoln" was nominated for Best Film, Director, Actor for Daniel Day-Lewis, Supporting Actress for Sally Field, Supporting Actor for Tommy Lee Jones, and acting ensemble.
The fantastic "Les Miserables" received 11 nominations including Best Picture, Director for Tom Hooper, Actor for Hugh Jackman, Supporting Actress for Anne Hathaway, and acting ensemble.
Winners will be announced live on the CW Television Network from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on January 10, 2013.
Here's the complete nominees list of the 18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards:
Best Picture
"Argo"
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"
"Django Unchained"
"Les Misérables"
"Life of Pi"
"Lincoln"
"The Master"
"Moonrise Kingdom"
"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Zero Dark Thirty"
Actor
Bradley Cooper . .Silver Linings Playbook.
Daniel Day-Lewis . .Lincoln.
John Hawkes...
- 12/11/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
2013 Critics' Choice Awards Nominations are Topped by Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' in Record Fashion
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (of which I am a member) announced their nominations for the 2013 Critics' Choice Awards this morning, which was led by Steven Spielberg's Lincoln bringing in a record 13 nominations including a nomination for Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay (Tony Kushner), Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Supporting Actress (Sally Field), Supporting Actor (Tommy Lee Jones), Ensemble, Cinematography, Art Direction, Editing, Makeup and Score (John Williams). The previous record for nominations was set by Black Swan with ten in 2010, a record that was also broken by Les Miserables with 11. Miserables was also nominated for Best Picture alongside Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Life of Pi, The Master, Moonrise Kingdom, Silver Linings Playbook and Zero Dark Thirty. Just below is the complete list of nominees, which Laremy (a fellow Bfca member) and I will be discussing on today's podcast along with our nominations to see how they matched up.
- 12/11/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
"Happily, it's all true," Williams beamed to us this morning.
"With Gustavo on board providing music for me to add lyrics to I'm ready to start writing lyrics. Guillermo is a genius and I know he'll guide us to an edgy, dark but emotional and meaningful ending. The film is magnificent and it's an honor to participate in translating it to the stage. Now, to tackle that torture scene. Eeek!"
For Williams, this is another quantum leap in his newly minted career renaissance, following the festival fever surrounding the doc Paul Williams Still Alive. And for us fans of the musical icon and sometime actor (his non-phantom genre credits include starring in Battle For The Planet Of The Apes), this is a kind of dream project made flesh
Follow the story as it progresses in the pages—both pulp and digital—of Fangoria!
"With Gustavo on board providing music for me to add lyrics to I'm ready to start writing lyrics. Guillermo is a genius and I know he'll guide us to an edgy, dark but emotional and meaningful ending. The film is magnificent and it's an honor to participate in translating it to the stage. Now, to tackle that torture scene. Eeek!"
For Williams, this is another quantum leap in his newly minted career renaissance, following the festival fever surrounding the doc Paul Williams Still Alive. And for us fans of the musical icon and sometime actor (his non-phantom genre credits include starring in Battle For The Planet Of The Apes), this is a kind of dream project made flesh
Follow the story as it progresses in the pages—both pulp and digital—of Fangoria!
- 12/10/2012
- by samueldzimmerman@gmail.com (Chris Alexander)
- Fangoria
"Happily, it's all true," Williams beamed to us this morning.
"With Gustavo on board providing music for me to add lyrics to I'm ready to start writing lyrics. Guillermo is a genius and I know he'll guide us to an edgy, dark but emotional and meaningful ending. The film is magnificent and it's an honor to participate in translating it to the stage. Now, to tackle that torture scene. Eeek!"
For Williams, this is another quantum leap in his newly minted career renaissance, following the festival fever surrounding the doc Paul Williams Still Alive. And for us fans of the musical icon and sometime actor (his non-phantom genre credits include starring in Battle For The Planet Of The Apes), this is a kind of dream project made flesh
Follow the story as it progresses in the pages—both pulp and digital—of Fangoria!
"With Gustavo on board providing music for me to add lyrics to I'm ready to start writing lyrics. Guillermo is a genius and I know he'll guide us to an edgy, dark but emotional and meaningful ending. The film is magnificent and it's an honor to participate in translating it to the stage. Now, to tackle that torture scene. Eeek!"
For Williams, this is another quantum leap in his newly minted career renaissance, following the festival fever surrounding the doc Paul Williams Still Alive. And for us fans of the musical icon and sometime actor (his non-phantom genre credits include starring in Battle For The Planet Of The Apes), this is a kind of dream project made flesh
Follow the story as it progresses in the pages—both pulp and digital—of Fangoria!
- 12/10/2012
- by samueldzimmerman@gmail.com (Chris Alexander)
- Fangoria
"Happily, it's all true," Williams beamed to us this morning.
"With Gustavo on board providing music for me to add lyrics to I'm ready to start writing lyrics. Guillermo is a genius and I know he'll guide us to an edgy, dark but emotional and meaningful ending. The film is magnificent and it's an honor to participate in translating it to the stage. Now, to tackle that torture scene. Eeek!"
For Williams, this is another quantum leap in his newly minted career renaissance, following the festival fever surrounding the doc Paul Williams Still Alive. And for us fans of the musical icon and sometime actor (his non-phantom genre credits include starring in Battle For The Planet Of The Apes), this is a kind of dream project made flesh
Follow the story as it progresses in the pages—both pulp and digital—of Fangoria!
"With Gustavo on board providing music for me to add lyrics to I'm ready to start writing lyrics. Guillermo is a genius and I know he'll guide us to an edgy, dark but emotional and meaningful ending. The film is magnificent and it's an honor to participate in translating it to the stage. Now, to tackle that torture scene. Eeek!"
For Williams, this is another quantum leap in his newly minted career renaissance, following the festival fever surrounding the doc Paul Williams Still Alive. And for us fans of the musical icon and sometime actor (his non-phantom genre credits include starring in Battle For The Planet Of The Apes), this is a kind of dream project made flesh
Follow the story as it progresses in the pages—both pulp and digital—of Fangoria!
- 12/10/2012
- by samueldzimmerman@gmail.com (Chris Alexander)
- Fangoria
Paul Williams' original song "Still Alive" from Stephen Kessler's documentary "Paul Williams Still Alive" will touch any artist, especially someone past their prime. The movie and the song address Williams' past glories, which are gone, and the fantasy of chasing your dreams vs. the reality of living with day-to-day happiness. In his case, the diminutive songwriter/performer enjoyed quite a run in the pop culture firmament. His songs have earned five Oscar nominations and this latest could well earn another. Listen to the song here or via this direct link. (The lyrics and trailer are posted below.) Like Kessler, I grew up with the singer-songwriter, who was ubiquitous on the 70s awards and talk show circuit. This is the guy who wrote Karen Carpenter's "We"ve Only Just Begun," Kermit the Frog's "Rainbow Connection" and Barbra Streisand's Oscar-winning "Evergreen," among many other songs. He...
- 11/19/2012
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Whether we like it or not Hollywood is in full-fledged awards season mode which, in addition to soon being inundated with "For Your Consideration" print ads and billboards, means that it's never too early for us to start making our own predictions about certain categories.
Hot on the heels of this week's buzzworthy first listen of Neil Flinn's original song for "The Hobbit," I'm dedicating my first prognosticating to one of my favorite and under-appreciated movie-related subjects: Best Original Song. Yes, more people should care about this category! Here are the tracks I hope get the attention they deserve in the next few months:
Neil Finn, "Song Of The Lonely Mountain"
Sure, the excitement for everything "Hobbit" is a little overwhelming and might seem excessive to some, but Peter Jackson's return to Middle Earth Is cause for celebration for film score and song nerds like me because it means...
Hot on the heels of this week's buzzworthy first listen of Neil Flinn's original song for "The Hobbit," I'm dedicating my first prognosticating to one of my favorite and under-appreciated movie-related subjects: Best Original Song. Yes, more people should care about this category! Here are the tracks I hope get the attention they deserve in the next few months:
Neil Finn, "Song Of The Lonely Mountain"
Sure, the excitement for everything "Hobbit" is a little overwhelming and might seem excessive to some, but Peter Jackson's return to Middle Earth Is cause for celebration for film score and song nerds like me because it means...
- 11/16/2012
- by Kara Warner
- MTV Movies Blog
Paul Williams during "Paul Williams Still Alive" Los Angeles screening and Q Stephen Kessler, Paul Williams - "Paul Williams Still Alive" Los Angeles Screening and Q&A Reception - William Morris Endeavor Screening Room - Beverly Hills, CA, USA © Izumi Hasegawa / PR Photos Stephen Kessler, Paul Williams during "Paul Williams Still Alive" Los Angeles screening and Q Paul Williams - "Paul Williams Still Alive" Los Angeles Screening and Q&A Reception - William Morris Endeavor Screening Room - Beverly Hills, CA, USA © Izumi Hasegawa / PR Photos Paul Williams during "Paul Williams Still Alive" Los Angeles screening and Q Paul Williams - "Paul Williams Still Alive" Los Angeles Screening and Q&A Reception - William Morris Endeavor Screening Room -...
- 11/11/2012
- by M&C
- Monsters and Critics
Australia’s Revelation Perth International Film Festival will be holding it’s explosive 15th annual edition on July 5-15 with one of it’s most jam-packed lineups yet.
One of the most special events that Revelation will be holding is July 14‘s retrospective of the films of Jeff Keen, the pioneering British underground filmmaker who very sadly just passed away on June 21. Keen’s work has been having a major resurgence lately and Revelation is the latest organization to so boldly feature his breathtaking experimental film work, from classics like 1967′s Marvo Movie to modern films like Artwar (1993) and Joy Thru Film (2000). This is absolutely an event not to be missed.
Another staggering event this year is a very special live presentation of Crispin Hellion Glover‘s notorious underground films What Is It? and It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine. (Click film titles for Bad Lit reviews!) These very...
One of the most special events that Revelation will be holding is July 14‘s retrospective of the films of Jeff Keen, the pioneering British underground filmmaker who very sadly just passed away on June 21. Keen’s work has been having a major resurgence lately and Revelation is the latest organization to so boldly feature his breathtaking experimental film work, from classics like 1967′s Marvo Movie to modern films like Artwar (1993) and Joy Thru Film (2000). This is absolutely an event not to be missed.
Another staggering event this year is a very special live presentation of Crispin Hellion Glover‘s notorious underground films What Is It? and It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine. (Click film titles for Bad Lit reviews!) These very...
- 6/26/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
It may now be hard for older readers to recall — or for younger readers to fathom — but in the 1970s singer-songwriter Paul Williams was everywhere. As a tunesmith he penned lyrics about lovers and the dreamers for the beloved Muppets tune “Rainbow Connection” and shared an Oscar win with Barbra Streisand for the A Star Is Born track “Evergreen.” As an actor, he starred in Brian de Palma’s 1974 cult movie Phantom of the Paradise and guested on a slew of prime time TV mainstays including the original Hawaii Five-o and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. And as a crooner with a louche wit,...
- 6/22/2012
- by Clark Collis
- EW.com - PopWatch
Kessler Gets The Rainbow Connection
Back when Paul Williams was a supremely popular songwriter, a regular on Johnny Carson, and a freshly awarded winner of an Academy Award, a Grammy, and a pair of Golden Globes, there was no way he could predict he would be living out his old age in moderate obscurity, a forgotten ghost of 70s ballads, and Studio 54 drug use. Some super fans (director Stephen Kessler included) thought Williams had died young, either asphyxiated on powder, or drowned in self indulgence. But the now long sober writer behind such hits as The Carpenters’ “We’ve Only Just Begun”, Three Dog Night’s “An Old Fashioned Lovesong”, and the much beloved “Rainbow Connection” sung by Jim Henson as Kermit, is very much still alive, seemingly happier than ever, despite the lack of fame and riches many of his luckier contemporaries still carry with them today. Kessler’s first documentary,...
Back when Paul Williams was a supremely popular songwriter, a regular on Johnny Carson, and a freshly awarded winner of an Academy Award, a Grammy, and a pair of Golden Globes, there was no way he could predict he would be living out his old age in moderate obscurity, a forgotten ghost of 70s ballads, and Studio 54 drug use. Some super fans (director Stephen Kessler included) thought Williams had died young, either asphyxiated on powder, or drowned in self indulgence. But the now long sober writer behind such hits as The Carpenters’ “We’ve Only Just Begun”, Three Dog Night’s “An Old Fashioned Lovesong”, and the much beloved “Rainbow Connection” sung by Jim Henson as Kermit, is very much still alive, seemingly happier than ever, despite the lack of fame and riches many of his luckier contemporaries still carry with them today. Kessler’s first documentary,...
- 6/9/2012
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
Once again, our friends in the U.K. have a head start on us as Ridley Scott's Prometheus finally hits theatres across North America this weekend. Will it bring in some decent coin without bearing the Alien name? We shall see. It goes head to head with the animated sequel Madagascar 3, which is getting surprisingly positive reviews. In select theatres we also have a handful of interesting indie releases including the time travel comedy Safety Not Guaranteed, Todd Solondz's Dark Horse, and in select theatres in Canada, David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis. What will you be watching this weekend? Prometheus Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Peace, Love and Misunderstanding (limited) Safety Not Guaranteed (limited) Dark Horse (limited) Bel Ami (limited) Lola Versus (limited) Cosmopolis (limited) Paul Williams Still Alive (limited)
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- 6/8/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
When director Stephen Kessler set out to make a movie about Oscar-winning songwriter and omni-present '70s celebrity Paul Williams, he probably was hoping to make a very different movie than what became Paul Williams Still Alive . As a lifelong fan of Williams, Kessler wondered what had happened to him, and he was given an unprecedented chance to tail Williams with his camera crew and see how different his life today is than it was at the height of fame in the '70s. While most younger audiences probably won't know the name--if you saw last year's The Muppets , you already know Williams' work since he wrote a little song called "The Rainbow Connection"--there's a generation that remembers Williams as a guy who was literally everywhere. What Kessler learned while...
- 6/8/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Since "The Avengers" were dethroned, it's been a bit of a merry-go-round at the box office. "Men in Black 3" held the top spot for a week, which was then swiftly replaced by "Snow White and The Huntsman." Now, the highly anticipated "Prometheus" hits theaters. Could "Swath" suffer the same fleeting box-office glory as "Mib 3"? Will "Prometheus" finally break the one-week box office streak? Let's take a look at the predictions and reviews in Moviefone's Weekend Movie Preview. Nationwide Releases "Prometheus" What's the story? A loose preqeul to 1979's "Alien," the film stars Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender and Noomi Rapace as a group of explorers who stumble onto mankind's greatest and most terrifying secrets. Box-office prediction: Buzz has been following "Prometheus" for months, if not years. Meta marketing, including trailers for trailers, have really amped up fans' anticipation; couple that with Scott's return to sci-fi and you really can't lose.
- 6/7/2012
- by Jessie Heyman
- Moviefone
2 new clips have been added from the "Paul Williams Still Alive" documentary directed and written by Stephen Kessler The Abramorama release opened in theaters on June 8th and is produced by Jim Czarnecki, Mike Wilkins, David Zieff and Kessler. He won Grammys and an Academy Award; wrote many #1 songs from Barbra Streisand's "Evergreen" to the Carpenter's "We've Only Just Begun" as well as Kermit the Frog's biggest hit, "The Rainbow Connection"; starred in a Brian DePalma movie; put out his own hit records and albums; was a guest on The Tonight Show fifty times; and is the president of Ascap... and you might not have heard of him. In the 1970's, Paul Williams was the singer / actor / songwriter that emotional, alienated teenage boys all over the world wanted to be, a sex symbol before MTV, when sex symbols could be 5"2 and sing songs about loneliness with the Muppets.
- 6/6/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
2 new clips have been added from the "Paul Williams Still Alive" documentary directed and written by Stephen Kessler The Abramorama release opened in theaters on June 8th and is produced by Jim Czarnecki, Mike Wilkins, David Zieff and Kessler. He won Grammys and an Academy Award; wrote many #1 songs from Barbra Streisand's "Evergreen" to the Carpenter's "We've Only Just Begun" as well as Kermit the Frog's biggest hit, "The Rainbow Connection"; starred in a Brian DePalma movie; put out his own hit records and albums; was a guest on The Tonight Show fifty times; and is the president of Ascap... and you might not have heard of him. In the 1970's, Paul Williams was the singer / actor / songwriter that emotional, alienated teenage boys all over the world wanted to be, a sex symbol before MTV, when sex symbols could be 5"2 and sing songs about loneliness with the Muppets.
- 6/6/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Trailer, poster for Paul Williams Still Alive Abramorama's documentary helmed by Stephen Kessler opens June 8th, produced by Stephen Kessler, Jim Czarnecki, Mike Wilkins and David Zieff. He won Grammys and an Academy Award; wrote many #1 songs from Barbra Streisand's "Evergreen" to the Carpenter's "We've Only Just Begun" as well as Kermit the Frog's biggest hit, "The Rainbow Connection"; starred in a Brian DePalma movie; put out his own hit records and albums; was a guest on The Tonight Show fifty times; and is the president of Ascap... and you might not have heard of him. In the 1970's, Paul Williams was the singer / actor / songwriter that emotional, alienated teenage boys all over the world wanted to be, a sex symbol before MTV, when sex symbols could be 5"2 and sing songs about loneliness with the Muppets. One of those boys was Steve Kessler, a chubby kid from Queens.
- 5/17/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Trailer, poster for Paul Williams Still Alive Abramorama's documentary helmed by Stephen Kessler opens June 8th, produced by Stephen Kessler, Jim Czarnecki, Mike Wilkins and David Zieff. He won Grammys and an Academy Award; wrote many #1 songs from Barbra Streisand's "Evergreen" to the Carpenter's "We've Only Just Begun" as well as Kermit the Frog's biggest hit, "The Rainbow Connection"; starred in a Brian DePalma movie; put out his own hit records and albums; was a guest on The Tonight Show fifty times; and is the president of Ascap... and you might not have heard of him. In the 1970's, Paul Williams was the singer / actor / songwriter that emotional, alienated teenage boys all over the world wanted to be, a sex symbol before MTV, when sex symbols could be 5"2 and sing songs about loneliness with the Muppets. One of those boys was Steve Kessler, a chubby kid from Queens.
- 5/17/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
I can't remember a time I went to the Seattle International Film Festival (Siff) press launch and looked over the list of films and saw so many I was interested in seeing. The claim to fame for over the years is to call it the largest and most-highly attended festival in the United States. This is a fact I've often taken issue with as I don't equate quantity with quality. Granted, there has been a large number of quality features to play the fest over the years, including Golden Space Needle (Best Film) winners such as Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), My Life as a Dog (1987), Trainspotting (1996), Run Lola Run (1999), Whale Rider (2003) and even recent Best Director winner, Michel Hazanavicius's Oss 117: Nest of Spies in 2006. That said, looking over this year's crop of films I see a lot of films I will be doing my absolute best to see.
- 4/27/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Stephen Kessler’s Paul Williams Still Alive is a charming documentary about legendary songwriter and unlikely 70’s icon Paul Williams. A film six years in the making, it’s the story of Stephen’s childhood idol and how the unlikeliest of friendships is born between them. It is a kind of love letter that manages to be captivating and funny while not having to resort to any extravagant Hollywood magic.
Growing up in the seventies, Stephen Kessler was a lonely, awkward kid. He became fanatical about someone he could strongly relate to. Another lonely, quirky young man who was slowly appearing all over Hollywood: Paul Williams, who penned such hits as the Carpenters’ “We’ve Only Just Begun” and kid classic The Muppet’s “Rainbow Connection.” Six years ago, Stephen begins wondering what had happened to his childhood hero who had battled addictions for many years and many had presumed dead.
Growing up in the seventies, Stephen Kessler was a lonely, awkward kid. He became fanatical about someone he could strongly relate to. Another lonely, quirky young man who was slowly appearing all over Hollywood: Paul Williams, who penned such hits as the Carpenters’ “We’ve Only Just Begun” and kid classic The Muppet’s “Rainbow Connection.” Six years ago, Stephen begins wondering what had happened to his childhood hero who had battled addictions for many years and many had presumed dead.
- 3/24/2012
- by feeds@themoviepool.com (Araceli Irigoyen)
- Cinelinx
By Zachary Swickey
After seeing Jack White team up with Insane Clown Posse for a release, it seems no studio collab is off the table, and now French digital duo Daft Punk is the latest act to draft a peculiar collaborator. The duo are set to hit the studio with Paul Williams, the man responsible for the Muppets classic “Rainbow Connection” as well as The Carpenters “We’ve Only Just Begun.”
While we wouldn’t be surprised to see Daft Punk sample those tunes, it is strange to hear the three are working together in a songwriting capacity. Following a screening of a documentary about him (“Paul Williams Still Alive”) at SXSW in Austin, the legendary 71-year-old songwriter talked to the Hollywood Reporter about working with the duo.
“I’ve been working with Daft Punk. I’ve written a couple of tunes on their next album,” he revealed. “I feel...
After seeing Jack White team up with Insane Clown Posse for a release, it seems no studio collab is off the table, and now French digital duo Daft Punk is the latest act to draft a peculiar collaborator. The duo are set to hit the studio with Paul Williams, the man responsible for the Muppets classic “Rainbow Connection” as well as The Carpenters “We’ve Only Just Begun.”
While we wouldn’t be surprised to see Daft Punk sample those tunes, it is strange to hear the three are working together in a songwriting capacity. Following a screening of a documentary about him (“Paul Williams Still Alive”) at SXSW in Austin, the legendary 71-year-old songwriter talked to the Hollywood Reporter about working with the duo.
“I’ve been working with Daft Punk. I’ve written a couple of tunes on their next album,” he revealed. “I feel...
- 3/20/2012
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
Sound On Sight will once again be covering the SXSW Film Festival this year, making it our second time attending. 130 feature films will screen at the Austin, Texas fest taking place March 9-17, including 65 World Premieres, 17 North American Premieres and 10 U.S. Premieres. As previously announced, Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon’s The Cabin in the Woods will have the honours of opening the festival, and now they have released the full list of films – and it’s looking pretty amazing. Enjoy!
Narrative Feature Competition
This year’s 8 films were selected from 1,112 submissions. Each film is a World Premiere. Films screening in Narrative Feature Competition are:
Booster
Director/Screenwriter: Matt Ruskin
When Simon’s brother is arrested for armed robbery, he is asked to commit a string of similar crimes in an attempt to get his brother acquitted.
Cast: Nico Stone, Adam DuPaul, Seymour Cassel, Kristin Dougherty, Brian McGrail (World Premiere)
Eden
Director: Megan Griffiths,...
Narrative Feature Competition
This year’s 8 films were selected from 1,112 submissions. Each film is a World Premiere. Films screening in Narrative Feature Competition are:
Booster
Director/Screenwriter: Matt Ruskin
When Simon’s brother is arrested for armed robbery, he is asked to commit a string of similar crimes in an attempt to get his brother acquitted.
Cast: Nico Stone, Adam DuPaul, Seymour Cassel, Kristin Dougherty, Brian McGrail (World Premiere)
Eden
Director: Megan Griffiths,...
- 2/3/2012
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Iggy Pop and Debbie Harry, shot by Bob Gruen in 1977
Rock 'N' Roll Exposed: The Photography of Bob Gruen
screens as part of 24 Beats per Second
SXSW Film has just announced its features lineup for the 2012 edition, running March 9 through 17. We already knew that the Opening Night Film would be Drew Goddard's The Cabin in the Woods. For its Closing Night Film, the festival will host the world premiere of of Emmett Malloy’s documentary Big Easy Express (more below). The lineup, with descriptions from the festival:
Narrative Feature Competition
Booster
Director/Screenwriter: Matt Ruskin. When Simon’s brother is arrested for armed robbery, he is asked to commit a string of similar crimes in an attempt to get his brother acquitted. Cast: Nico Stone, Adam DuPaul, Seymour Cassel, Kristin Dougherty, Brian McGrail. (World Premiere)
Eden
Director: Megan Griffiths, Screenwriters: Richard B. Phillips, Megan Griffiths, Story by: Richard B. Phillips & Chong Kim.
Rock 'N' Roll Exposed: The Photography of Bob Gruen
screens as part of 24 Beats per Second
SXSW Film has just announced its features lineup for the 2012 edition, running March 9 through 17. We already knew that the Opening Night Film would be Drew Goddard's The Cabin in the Woods. For its Closing Night Film, the festival will host the world premiere of of Emmett Malloy’s documentary Big Easy Express (more below). The lineup, with descriptions from the festival:
Narrative Feature Competition
Booster
Director/Screenwriter: Matt Ruskin. When Simon’s brother is arrested for armed robbery, he is asked to commit a string of similar crimes in an attempt to get his brother acquitted. Cast: Nico Stone, Adam DuPaul, Seymour Cassel, Kristin Dougherty, Brian McGrail. (World Premiere)
Eden
Director: Megan Griffiths, Screenwriters: Richard B. Phillips, Megan Griffiths, Story by: Richard B. Phillips & Chong Kim.
- 2/1/2012
- MUBI
With Sundance 2012 Film Festival over, the next big one on the horizon is South by Southwest, which we’ll be heavily covering. The biggest chunk of the line-up has been announced today, which has some great premieres including 21 Jump Street, Tiff and Sundance hit The Raid, Will Ferrell‘s Casa de mi Padre, the documentary Girl Model (which we liked at Tiff), as well as the next from Broken Lizard, The Babymakers. There are many other promising titles included and you can see them all below. Check back for our coverage for the fest, kicking off March 9th.
Narrative Feature Competition
This year’s 8 films were selected from 1,112 submissions. Each film is a World Premiere. Films screening in Narrative Feature Competition are:
Booster
Director/Screenwriter: Matt Ruskin
When Simon’s brother is arrested for armed robbery, he is asked to commit a string of similar crimes in an attempt to get his brother acquitted.
Narrative Feature Competition
This year’s 8 films were selected from 1,112 submissions. Each film is a World Premiere. Films screening in Narrative Feature Competition are:
Booster
Director/Screenwriter: Matt Ruskin
When Simon’s brother is arrested for armed robbery, he is asked to commit a string of similar crimes in an attempt to get his brother acquitted.
- 2/1/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Attendees of South by Southwest 2012 are in for a treat. 130 feature films will screen at the Austin, Texas festival taking place March 9-17. Among them are 65 World Premieres, 17 North American Premieres and 10 U.S. Premieres. The organization already announced [1] Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon's The Cabin in the Woods would open the festival (the movie is phenomenal [2]) and today the majority of the remaining line up has been revealed. One of the highlights is the unbelievably smart and hilarious 21 Jump Street, directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller. Both of those are World Premieres. Other highlights include The Hunter, Killer Joe, The Babymakers, frankie goes boom, God Bless America, The Imposter, The Raid, Bernie and Casa de mi Padre just to name a few. After the jump, read descriptions of all the films that have been announced so far. Before I copy and paste the rest of the list, a few minor notes.
- 2/1/2012
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
As director Stephen Kessler notes in his documentary, Paul Williams Still Alive, in the ’70s, the tiny blond singer was everywhere. He could be found on daytime game shows (The Gong Show) and nighttime dramas (The Love Boat), on The Muppets as well as in the lead of a Brian DePalma film (The Phantom of the Paradise). And then he faded from the cultural limelight. How much of his disappearance can be explained by the simple fact that people — audiences and performers — get older? Or does the fade of Williams’ quirky and emotional star say something deeper about the state of our culture? For Kessler, the subject was also a re-entry to the feature business; it’s been over a decade since his films The Independent and Vegas Vacation. We talked to him about all of this, as well as what he’s learned from directing commercials.
Filmmaker: When did you first encounter Paul Williams?...
Filmmaker: When did you first encounter Paul Williams?...
- 9/9/2011
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
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