Three days at the festival and there are a lot of blank stares at the Lido, no one seems to know enough about what is happening here. The same time a year later, do not even have a movie of a circle in my guide to detection, and from what I’ve been listening to, the selection is a bit hit and missUsually, the opening week’s carnage - the first Saturday of last year saw two movies in the morning and had eight interviews in the afternoon, including Ridley Scott, Ang Lee and Casey Affleck.
Even after a quarter century in the business that have not yet learned (well, actually) read more

My day was yesterday when I received a phone call was Crounel Marins, son of legendary Brazilian director José Mojica Marins, a filmmaker who had heard of many years, but knew little. As I said, it is quite something, and if you think a year-old man of 72 can not be cut in the horror of the scene today … Just wait. Crounel had heard that I was eager to meet his father, so I arranged to meet them at 21:30, directly from a projection, and I joined them for dinnerHe goes by the name of Coffin Joe, and had two big hits in the 60s at midnight I’ll Take Your Soul (1964) and This read more

Also a pretty decent interview, funny where it needs to be more vocal about (ahem) “the ship “- ie, acting, not that Robin Tunney movie - and refreshingly self-disapproval. Indeed, it has been a long time since making the kinds of films that made me like him first, perhaps the last of which was Something Wild in 1987. I’m a fan of Jonathan Demme, but covering much ground. Well, that’s a bit strong, perhaps, but I think she has been very good in almost everything I’ve been in. So I was a little surprised, but I had no preconceived idea to see what had gone Demme read more

I entered Rachel’s wedding not knowing what to expect. I’m a fan of Jonathan Demme, but covering much ground. Also a pretty decent interview, funny where it needs to be more vocal about (ahem) “the ship “- ie, acting, not that Robin Tunney movie - and refreshingly self-disapproval. Well, that’s a bit strong, perhaps, but I think she has been very good in almost everything I’ve been in. So I was a little surprised, but I had no preconceived idea to see what had gone Demme Dogma, which makes it very complex, very frank and emotionally sweet film about a read more

Unfortunately, probably grouped with more parts and politicians as “Redacted” In the Valley of Elah, who were here last year, and ignored, what would be a real shame.” If not for the tremendous opportunity of the object would simply be a war is hell-great movie, a little lack of narrative unity, perhaps, but the scenery is breathtaking. I just came from The Hurt Locker, which I refuse to tell you about immediately. I was not a big fan of Kathryn Bigelow’s latest film, K-19: The Widowmaker, but it seems that really got his mojo back here.
Will is a read more

The Batman fought The Joker.Ghostbusters 3 is in works. Shane Black, writer of the original Lethal Weapon, delivered a draft Lethal Weapon 5. This summer, Dr. Henry Jones Jr. cracked his whip on the big screen.
Yes, you could be forgiven for thinking it’s 1989 again.
In that pivotal year for the film industry - a movie magazine a few that was launched in May - the public saw an almighty battle for box office supremacy between Ghostbusters 2, Lethal Weapon 2, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Tim Burton, Batman.
Who says Hollywood has no new fresh ideas?Almost read more

As we have seen in the commercial documents, including Variety and the screen, Bloom is not proving to be for all tastes. The LFF unveiled its line-up today and as I suspected it was very solid. As I write, Bloom has just had its North American premiere in Toronto. In a way I had intuited, also, The Brothers Bloom will be in the square as well, enjoy a gala screening courtesy of American Airlines. Director Rian Johnson tells me, with some relief that was “OK” *, and I think the Odeon West End is the perfect place to see their love story swindler. But trade is not exactly for read more

The Film Festival of San Sebastian had a great, if confusing, will begin on Thursday. Indeed, it was Eyre’s film. But if we are only speaking parts and the star presence was Allen’s film that set this boat to sea. Sexy, flirty and fun (and screening in the sidebar Zabaltegi, no official competition), which laid the foundation for what came later, in the sense that San Sebastian is a relaxed and friendly festival that is not taken as seriously like some other festivals, including Cannes and … well, just CannesActually I was not here in time, but there was much confusion read more

It happens only once every three or four years: an event so glitzy, so glamorous, so jam-packed with movie stars on Oscar dwarfs and inconsequential.
We’re talking, of course, large-scale opening Walt Disney Studios on your list for the next couple of years, held today in Los Angeles at the Kodak Theatre in front of an audience of thousands, and with a cast worth millions.
And the clips from Tr2n Prince Of Persia. And the 3D presentation of Bolt. And the trailers. It was a great adventure full of real stars, with read more

Patrick Bateman could do so onlyNews yesterday that American Psycho will be turned into a Broadway show - although it is unclear whether there will be no real song and dance musical numbers - the films of my little heart with joy. But also, in part because the next crop of movie-based musicals - Chocolat, Shakespeare In Love, Catch Me If You Can, The Color Purple, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the desert - not push the envelope far enough what the Broadway-musical film interface should be. What about all the adventure movies that became Broadway musicals? This is partly because read more

News yesterday that American Psycho will be turned into a Broadway show - although it is unclear whether there will be no real song and dance musical numbers - the films of my little heart with joy. But also, in part because the next crop of movie-based musicals - Chocolat, Shakespeare In Love, Catch Me If You Can, The Color Purple, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the desert - not push the envelope far enough what the Broadway-musical film interface should be. Patrick Bateman could do so onlyWhat about all the adventure movies that became Broadway musicals? This is partly because read more

And what both programs is to show how good and how underrated, AndrewsFor the second stage in our series of * Screen, we will see two shows - The Sound of Music, on the London stage, and Mary Poppins, now touring the United Kingdom (Edinburgh tomorrow comes, I think). The link should be obvious - the two films from the exhibit are favorites of the Bank Holiday, both are loved by their grandmother, and both originally starred Julie Andrews invaluable.
It’s been showing in London for quite a while now, but since the budget of the rule would not extend to a ticket, while still read more

R2-D2 is whistling to me
Rolling around the floor of a wood-paneled hall into three legs with wheels, the whistle of me, showing his lack of blue light, and generally act like R2-D2 . In other words, mad as a hatter, without real control of its members or tongueI swear by God, is cursed Artoo “DETO. And, for once in my geeked-up life, this is not a fully articulated action figure or a WORKING ALARM CLOCK WITH GENUINE MOVIE SOUNDS. PRESS TO TRY ME! This is the real thing.
And is at hand today, controlling his creation with a giant remote, showing his wide range of sounds, read more

I think I might have to see again but first turn, but this is a very absorbing drama very close to a particular period of British history, with a unique soundtrack. A quick break to talk about two British films at LFF this year. At the moment I’m still weighing up whether I really liked the movie or if you just took me back, but is certainly flawed but I think director Pat Holden has achieved something a bit special here. Carty gets its entry into the package through Elvis (Liam Boyle), a private bohemian package runs out of necessity than read more

As tired as hell, I missed the first screening of Steven Soderbergh’s Che at Cannes and catch up with him, despite being shown on two occasions. Still, to get a ticket and I thought, why not?As a result, I developed a sort of Pavlovian response to it, and even combined running time is about four hours now (including an intermission 20 minutes), in my mind seemed far, far more time and began to stand as a prohibition of Mount Everest in the cinema.
I’m glad I went in the end, although I’m not sure that a return to the back is the correct way to view, as the combined read more