There is a commentary track included from author William Hare,
who talks about film noir aspects of «The Red Room».
Not exact matches
With how I view
films, I think
films are ways that we
talk to each other and we deepen the conversation
about who we are.
Furthermore, they can easily parody the whole position so that (as one critic, a friend of mine
who is not unsympathetic to the wider process conceptuality, has phrased it)
talk about divine memory may be taken as nothing more than indicating God's continually re-playing some old
film or continually listening to some old soundtrack.
Knowing of my interest in crime fiction and detective stories my late father - in - law, John Thynne —
who had supported Arsenal from before the war — was always
talking about a
film made in 1939 called The Arsenal Stadium Mystery.
And it does show
film clips of prominent scientists, like Richard Dawkins, for example,
who happen ed [s] to be atheist, and it quotes them sometimes
talking about their atheism and how that atheism happens to accord with the evolutionary science that they understand.
Producer David Kaplan, a physicist at Johns Hopkins University
who conceived the
film project and features prominently in it,
talks with Discover's Gemma Tarlach
about bringing theories of the multiverse to your local multiplex.
The 3:47 «Meet Katie» focuses on the story of the furry little yak
who just steals her scenes in the
film, as the creators
talk about the development of the character from a background drawing to full - fledged cult hero.
The basics have been well - publicized: The
film, shot in black and white, is
about a German Nazi
who took over a factory in Poland during World War II and
talked his powerful acquaintances into allowing him to use cheap labor, in the form of Jewish workers.
Too many critics
talk about the cinematography of the
film,
who cares
about the skylines, odd view points, etc let us just focus on the story and the message of the movie.
Compilation of
filmed interviews with industrial designers
who talk about the philosophy of design, rather than the objects they designed.
«I think the reason we had such an easy time
talking about Lincoln and sharing a vision of Lincoln is that we both agree so deeply [that he] was an incredibly dextrous walker of tightropes,» said «Lincoln» screenwriter Tony Kushner,
who joined Spielberg in the director's New York office to
talk about the
film.
Perhaps a life and career as impressive as Nichols» needs to be segmented to be appreciated, but I'd be interested if O'Brien and others
who clearly know and adore Nichols followed through on this
film's set - up and
talked about what happened to stage and screen after «Becoming Mike Nichols.»
Director Kapur —
who can be quite fascinating in person — provides a dull commentary track, not helped by the fact that he's trying to
talk seriously
about such an awful
film.
Talking to Flickering Myth's Freda Cooper, Fargeat and Matilda Lutz,
who plays the lead,
talk about the challenges that went with shooting the
film in the Moroccan desert.
The famed
film scholar
talks about four writers
who redefined
film criticism (and cinema): Otis Ferguson, James Agee, Manny Farber, and Parker Tyler
We were excited to
talk to Danish director and Dogme 95 co-conspirator, Thomas Vinterberg,
who was presenting his buzzed -
about new
film, The Hunt (starring Mads Mikkelsen and Thomas Bo Larsen).
During this recent interview to discuss the TV version of Zombieland, co-creators and executive producers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick
talked about the journey from TV series to movie and now back to TV pilot, what it's been like to work with Amazon, what motivated the decision to have the same characters from the movie on the TV show, how they envision it as a road show, how much gore they can have, what Kirk Ward (
who was originally cast as Tallahassee before being replaced by Woody Harrelson) brings to this version of the character, what led them to the 30 - minute format, whether they could have any surprise cameos (Bill Murray made a very memorable one in the
film), what will determine whether the pilot is successful enough to go to series, and when they might know if they're picked up.
At the
film's press day, actor Paul Giamatti,
who's also an executive producer on the movie,
talked about what drew him to John Dies at the End, his most memorable experience of the shoot, working with such new actors, how he sees the industry now, and that he doesn't think a
film like Sideways would even get made today.
Following the exploits of the Paris police department's «child protection unit,» Polisse (which screened early on) helped to establish this year's Croisette - spanning theme of children in peril, which could be found to varying extents in fellow Competition entries Michael (kidnapping and pedophilia), Lynne Ramsay's We Need to
Talk About Kevin (teenage sociopathy), Aki Kaurismäki's universally admired Le Havre (illegal immigration), and the Dardenne Brothers» Grand Jury Prize co-winner The Kid with a Bike (child abandonment); in the Directors» Fortnight entry Play (bullying); and in just about every film at the 50th - anniversary edition of the Critics» Week, from French actress - director Valérie Donzelli's opening - night Declaration of War (pediatric cancer) to Israeli actress - director Hagar Ben Asher's The Slut (pedophilia again), the fact - based 17 Girls (teen pregnancy), and the profoundly disturbing Snowtown, which recalled Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer in its verité sketch of Australian serial killer John Bunting, who lured local youths into aiding and abetting his violent crimes throughout the Nine
About Kevin (teenage sociopathy), Aki Kaurismäki's universally admired Le Havre (illegal immigration), and the Dardenne Brothers» Grand Jury Prize co-winner The Kid with a Bike (child abandonment); in the Directors» Fortnight entry Play (bullying); and in just
about every film at the 50th - anniversary edition of the Critics» Week, from French actress - director Valérie Donzelli's opening - night Declaration of War (pediatric cancer) to Israeli actress - director Hagar Ben Asher's The Slut (pedophilia again), the fact - based 17 Girls (teen pregnancy), and the profoundly disturbing Snowtown, which recalled Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer in its verité sketch of Australian serial killer John Bunting, who lured local youths into aiding and abetting his violent crimes throughout the Nine
about every
film at the 50th - anniversary edition of the Critics» Week, from French actress - director Valérie Donzelli's opening - night Declaration of War (pediatric cancer) to Israeli actress - director Hagar Ben Asher's The Slut (pedophilia again), the fact - based 17 Girls (teen pregnancy), and the profoundly disturbing Snowtown, which recalled Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer in its verité sketch of Australian serial killer John Bunting,
who lured local youths into aiding and abetting his violent crimes throughout the Nineties.
Actor Jack Reynor,
who plays the titular Richard, joined director Lenny Abrahamson to
talk about the
film on the red carpet.
For someone
who performs so many roles on this
film [writer, director, producer, composer, editor, production designer, art director, costume designer, etc.], it seems like the screenwriting aspect gets
talked about the least.
Not long ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with Garland and actor Oscar Isaac,
who plays a key role in the
film, to
talk to them
about bringing this story to the big screen.
Man in the Dark — Stephen Lang,
who is absolutely brilliant in the
film,
talks a little bit
about his character and how he thinks of the Blind Man almost like an urban legend.
French actress and
film director Julie Delpy
who received the European Achievement in World Cinema award
talks about her career, the struggles and challenges as a woman in a male - dominated industry, and
about #MeToo - in our exclusive video interview
And any time spent thinking
about how ridiculous what they're actually
talking about is, is still more entertaining than some of the antics the supporting characters get up to, be it John Malkovich trying to kung fu a robot or a former Special Forces soldier complaining stress or all the running he was having to do, or dear God anything having to do with Sam's parents
who offer nothing to the
film but reminders why they shouldn't be in it.
Much more fun is How to
Talk to Girls at Parties, an endearingly silly and outré coming - of - age
film from Hedwig and the Angry Inch creator John Cameron Mitchell
about a trio of punk - obsessed teenagers, led by sensitive fanzine editor Enn (newcomer Alex Sharp),
who stumble across a colony of cannibalistic pansexual aliens (among them Elle Fanning) in Croydon during the Queen's Jubilee celebrations.
This week in home video releases features one of the most
talked -
about films of last year, a trilogy from one of America's best directors, a documentary
about the people
who launched the careers of John Belushi and Bill Murray, the sequel to one of the best horror
films ever made, and much, much more.
Pine
who plays Jack,
talked about his role in the
film that he stated was «wonderful and moving and there are lots we can learn from it».
I did leave the
film frustrated, and certainly had a lot to
talk about with others
who had seen it.
When asked
about the prospect of a stage version, Benj Pasek,
who co-wrote The Greatest Showman's songs, said there have been
talks of pursuing the story beyond its feature
film.
Martin
talks about the cast he found, and the extreme appreciation he had for those
who helped with this
film.
Indiewire recently sat down with Black,
who also co-wrote the screenplay for the
film, to
talk about how the experience of making «Nice Guys» compared to directing «Iron Man 3» and what to expect from his upcoming project, the remake of 1987's «Predator» (in which Black had a supporting actor role).
The co - writer / director,
who also made «Drive» and «Only God Forgives,» and the star sat down with us this week in Chicago to
talk about the divisive response to the
film, the purpose of art, and even «Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.»
«I was
talking to someone the other day
who asked
about it, and I said to them, «Have you seen how much female nudity there is throughout the history of
film and TV?»
All of the celebrities get tributary write - ups by other starry folk: Oscar whisperer Harvey Weinstein honors
film legend Redford; James Franco writes
about Abramovic (OF COURSE HE DOES); Naomi Watts
talks up Robin Wright
who had her best year; and Jessica Chastain has the good sense to worship Megan Ellison...
Cinematographer Robert Elswit frames the
film to impeccable, especially with a character
who often
talks about framing.
Now I write for a variety of different websites, I still do my video thing, and most importantly, I get to
talk about film with incredible people
who broaden my mind on a daily basis.
Every time I
talk to someone
about how much I enjoy watching Hardy and how much I look forward to his next
film, I have to remind people
who he is.
Nevertheless, that statement should do nothing to detour those interested in the
film from checking it out and / or at least giving Steve's video interviews with Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Gore Verbinski, William Fichtner (
who talks about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), and Ruth Wilson a fair shake.
Talking about his new
film Whiplash in which he plays an aspiring jazz drummer
who's both tortured and inspired by his brilliant teacher, Teller tells W, «When I first read Whiplash, I was feeling dead inside.
He is there to
talk about his third
film, the story of a Marvel Comics superhero
who is also an African king named T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman).
There's also a brief interview with Cimber,
who speculates on why his
film continues to resonate with audiences and a brief archival chat with Allen Schnitzer,
who repeats several of the points made during the newer featurette, and star Richard Lynch,
who talks about the evolution of his craft over a 50 - year span.
There is lovely footage of inquisitive Nouvelle Vague godhead Franoçois Truffaut firing probing questions at an Alfred Hitchcock
who is clearly loving the attention, but what Jones has done is made a
film in which he has roped in a host of other famous directors (David Fincher, Arnaud Desplechin, Wes Anderson, James Gray, etc.) to
talk about Hitchcock and how his work affected their own work.
Today we've got a brief interview with Stein himself,
who sat down to
talk with me
about that amazing cast, the
film's gorgeous look, and what Roger Rabbit has to do with any of this.
Hollywood may be home to the
film industry, but amid all the shop
talk, it's tough to find anyone there
who'll open up
about how a movie actually made them feel.
Lastly is the formidably entertaining «Mechanics: Technologies of a Fantastic World» (17 mins., HD), in which James Kakalios, a Minnesota - based physics professor
who served as technical advisor on Watchmen as part of the National Academy of Sciences and Engineering's «Hollywood matchmaking» program,
talks about the credibility or lack thereof of the
film's science.
It's more of a shock than the Ranger situation since Proyas had gathered his crew and started building a cast that included Bradley Cooper (
who talked to us
about the
film last week), Benjamin Walker, Diego Boneta and Camilla Belle ready for a shoot set to start next month in Australia.
At a conference at the
film's Los Angeles press junket, co-stars Dwayne Johnson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan (
who plays Agent Russell) and Joe Manganiello (
who plays Burke, the leader of a team of mercenaries sent to stop one of the animals)
talked about breaking the video game to movie curse, the ambition of filmmaker Brad Peyton, the relationship between Davis and George, the gorilla, being big animal lovers themselves, and the influence of Jurassic Park.
Especially with our audience
who like to
talk about the documentaries, animated and foreign
films.
Other highlights in this strand include: the World Premiere of Thierry Poiraud's DO N'T GROW UP, a stylish and inventive
film about a group of teens on an unnamed island
who wake up to find their youth facility eerily abandoned; the World Premiere of Jon Spira's affectionate documentary ELSTREE 1976
about the bit performers
who appeared in George Lucas» box office behemoth Star Wars; GHOST THEATER, the latest
film from director Hideo Nakata, the forerunner of J - horror; GREEN ROOM, Jeremy Saulnier's latest exercise in edge of the seat suspense, starring Patrick Stewart, Imogen Poots and Anton Yelchin; returning for the third year running, Sion Sono screens LOVE AND PEACE, his tale of punk rock and
talking turtles; and the fantastically prolific Takashi Miike's riotous, unruly gangster vampire concoction YAKUZA APOCALYPSE.