Apparently, US studios have run out of Asian films to rip off because now they’re reversing the trend. Warner China Film HG, an unholy union between Warner Bros, China Film Group and Hengdian group is remaking the Kim Basinger film Cellular for a Chinese audience.
I look forward to the day when I can report that a US [...]
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“An Islamic civil rights and advocacy group has asked Warner Bros. to change the title of its upcoming film Towelhead, saying ‘the word is commonly used in a derogatory manner against people of the Muslim faith or Arab origin.’ ”
This doesn’t really need a comment from me, does it?
Source: THR
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For the first time in a long time I stayed away from the movie theaters this weekend. There were a few things that looked promising, but nothing that felt like a must-see.
I guess we all need a break once in a while.
So, for my part this will be the shortest Watercooler ever, but surely the [...]
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George Clooney and Frances McDormand in Burn After Reading
You can almost hear the air being let out of the summer movie season. Overall it was a pretty decent four months of movies, but I for one am glad to see it coming to an end. Now it’s time to look forward to the last third [...]
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“I want a pet monkey. A spider monkey…a pet.” - David Lynch in Lynch
It’s a slow weekend for news and I’m a long way off from having something more substantial to post so here’s an early look at some Movies You May Have Missed that are coming to DVD on Tuesday.
Lynch (2007) *** 1/2
Here’s what [...]
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Penélope Cruz in Elegy
Based on Philip Roth’s novel The Dying Animal, Isabel Coixet’s romantic drama Elegy stars Ben Kingsley as David Kepesh, a college literature professor who spent the sexual revolution of the ’60s married. Eventually abandoning his wife and son, he spent the ensuing years making up for lost time, jumping from one woman [...]
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With its first batch of Blu-ray DVDs set to hit store shelves, classic cinema and home video god The Criterion Collection has updated its FAQ to address a few consumer concerns.
The biggest issue for most folks will likely be whether to buy a standard DVD or wait for the Blu-ray. Criterion of course says you should buy now, [...]
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In this morning’s New York Times, Stephen Holden has an interesting look at the best arthouse films from summer. If you’re like me, you’re a little worn out from all the hubbub over the summer tent-pole season and here are a bunch of terrific alternatives, most of which are still playing in theaters.
I missed Edge [...]
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Joel brought this piece from Matt Zoller Seitz to my attention. It makes me smile for some reason.
Happy Friday.
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Kim Rivers Roberts and Scott Roberts as we meet them in Trouble the Water
One sign of a good documentary filmmaker is the ability to shift gears and abandon preconceived notions when a story changes unexpectedly. In the case of Carl Deal and Tia Lessin, the story that became their hurricane Katrina documentary Trouble the Water [...]
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Carl Deal and Tia Lessin
I recently sat down to chat with Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, the filmmakers behind Trouble the Water, the Sundance grand jury prize winning documentary about hurricane Katrina that opens in New York and Los Angeles on 8/22.
On the same day, I also spoke with two of the subjects of that [...]
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Kimberly Rivers Roberts and Scott Roberts in Trouble the Water
Ouch. It looks like summer is over but the fall movie season still hasn’t begun. The wide releases look almost completely forgettable so, once again, I’ll dig into the slightly more promising limited releases first.
Trouble the Water. Coming from the producers of Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for [...]
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Javier Bardem and Scarlett Johansson in Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Like a fleeting love affair in a beautiful foreign country, Woody Allen’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona is probably best appreciated for what it is rather than analyzed for what it means. It’s a bit of a trifle to be sure, but a supremely engaging and entertaining one. More [...]
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Don’t even bother slowing down the car for this one. There’s nothing to see here. In a story about Paramount Home Video’s year-old direct-to-video arm, The Hollywood Reporter mentions principal photography has wrapped on a sequel to the 2004 crapfest Without a Paddle. That’s right, Without a Paddle: Nature’s Calling will be on video store shelves [...]
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“It’s a wonderful situation because you’ve got it all, but you can’t put the fight on because you don’t have the money and there isn’t a man in all London who’ll let you have a shilling. You’ve got it all, but you’re a dead man Harry Fabian; a dead man.”
–Phil Nosseross in Night and the [...]
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