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The World's Longest Film Is ...
11 November 2009 11:15 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
... 150 hours long.
You may have thought that Titanic was long with its 3 hour and 14 minute running time, but that's nothing. Ingmar Bergman's Fanny and Alexander is an impressive 312 minutes. Cleopatra lounges in a director's cut of 320 minutes. The 1968 Soviet film War and Peace boasts an impressive 484 minutes, and Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz had to be shown in segments on television since it's a whopping 15+ hours long.
But now all of those have been trumped, made to look like short films with this new sucker. As foreign sister site Moviefone Canada reports, there's a new film called Cinematon, which is the world's longest film. What length does it take to get such an honor? One hundred and fifty hours. In this short-attention-span world, that's pretty much unfathomable. But luckily, it's not one continuous story -- that would take almost a week without sleep to see all at once. The film is »
- Monika Bartyzel
Blu-ray Review: Wings of Desire (Criterion Collection)
3 November 2009 3:42 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Wim Wenders's Wings of Desire is able to capture your attention despite its sparing plot for the main reason you know its about something even if that something takes its sweet time in fully revealing itself. The film follows two guardian angels, Damiel (Bruno Ganz) and Cassiel (Otto Sander), as they watch over humanity from up high above the streets of Berlin, and, more often than not, at street level.
As they walk the streets, an often visited library and ride the trains we listen in on the thoughts of others as those Damiel and Cassiel encounter can be heard. However, their thoughts don't come across as a string of cohesive sentences as much as they are fragments of ideas, occasionally offering something of substance, but most often an example of the mundane. To that effect you could say Wings of Desire is about just that, an appreciation for the simpler things in life, »
- Brad Brevet
The 25 Scariest Moments in Non-Horror Movies
27 October 2009 10:11 AM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
When you sit down to a horror film, you know, at least on a basic level, what you're getting into. Whether or not the movie delivers, what you've been promised, and what you're braced for or looking forward to, are scares. Which is why, when we look back on those truly traumatic movie memories, the titles that come to mind often are not horror films at all.
The most frightening movie moments can arrive out of nowhere, in the midst of where they shouldn't belong, catching you when you're vulnerable -- which is why there are a few alleged children's films on this list. But they can also creep up on you, working a different kind of dread, which is where some of the documentaries included below fit in. Fear is a funny thing. It comes in different varieties, it can work its way on you in unanticipated, and, as our collection here proves, »
- Alison Willmore
Robert Englund's 'Hollywood Monster' Excerpt
22 October 2009 9:27 AM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
Each day this week we're going to bring you a look inside Robert Englund's (A Nightmare on Elm Street series) new book, Hollywood Monster: A Walk Down Elm Street with the Man of Your Dreams, which is available at booksellers now. In today's excerpt Robert talks about meeting Wes Craven for the first time. Be sure to stop by tomorrow for our final preview of Robert's new book. And don't forget to check out Robert Englund in FEARnet's latest original series, Fear Clinc. Wes's first movie, Last House on the Left, was released in 1972, right when I moved back to California. A cross between Ingmar Bergman's Virgin Spring and a contemporary, no-holds-barred horror movie, Last House on the... »
Satan's Churches
21 October 2009 7:04 AM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
Those who say that "Antichrist" is without redeeming value don't know what the hell they're talking about. Because despite Lars von Trier's images of child death, bodily torture and forest animals in various states of evisceration, not to mention dialogue that could cause temporary damage to the brain, "Antichrist" does have genuine healing power. A short time before the grieving parents known only as He (Willem Dafoe) and She (Charlotte Gainsbourg) are (spoiler alert!) genitally mutilated, He teaches She the "five, five, and five" method of breathing -- that's five seconds each for the inhaling, holding, and exhaling of breath. Stress relief in just 15 seconds! Try it now -- it's free and it really works! Thanks, Lars!
Another Halloween-season cure for what ails -- albeit longer to take, at 93 minutes -- is "The House of the Devil." This is a horror film without pretentious chapter breaks, psychotherapy spews, intimations »
- Rob Nelson
[Movie Review] An Education
20 October 2009 9:23 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
After having his novels adapted into feature films by others; either brilliantly (High Fidelity), less brilliantly (About a Boy) or just plain sour (Fever Pitch); Nick Hornby writes his first original screenplay in An Education, based on the real life memoirs of journalist Lynn Barber’s coming-of-age experience in post-war England.
It’s an odd period for the country, stuck between the dour chaos of World War II and the madcap shenanigans of the Swinging Sixties; an adjusting stage Hornby applies to the movie’s heroine, a bright sixteen-year-old high school student named Jenny (Carey Mulligan), on track to become an Oxford student. While this pleases her stickler of a father (Alfred Molina), Jenny herself is unsure of the fixed path already laid out upon her, which opens her up to the seducing of an older gentleman, the freewheeling David (Peter Saarsgard).
Let’s take a moment to get this out of the way. »
- Arya Ponto
DVD Weekly Roundup – Mon 19th October 20099
18 October 2009 4:54 AM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
It’s quite unfortunate that the X-Men films having started strong are now reduced to this shoddy piece of cinema really. Let’s face it; it all started going downhill around number 3 but this attempt at a prequel just doesn’t deliver at all.
The script is all over the place, not knowing if it wants to be taken seriously or just be a no brainer action film. What we get is cheap dialogue being delivered like it’s Shakespeare. Hugh Jack man is charismatic enough but he hasn’t exactly had a good year, what with the complete bollocks that was Australia and now this.
I think Origins biggest failure is treating Wolverine’s relationship with his brother Victor Creed (Liev Schreiber) like some sort of Eastenders sub-plot. That’s what it is! The whole film feels like a daytime soap opera. The romantic element of »
- Alex Wagner
A Serious Man
9 October 2009 8:09 AM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Directed by: Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
Cast: Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed, Aaron Wolff
Running Time: 1 hr 45 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: October 9, 2009
Plot: A man (Stuhlbarg) whose life is slowly falling apart in 1967 seeks wisdom from his local rabbis.
Who’S It For? This is open to anyone who wants to experience a film that is thought provoking, and almost soul searching. It is not a “black comedy,” as some have said. This is a realistic drama, but it never has a dull moment.
Expectations: I had not seen the trailer before hand. But when the Coen Brothers are involved, no preview should be necessary.
Click Here to read Allen’s interview with Michael Stuhlbarg
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
Michael Stuhlbarg as Larry Gopnik: With the world constantly turning away and leaving him behind in the ruins that are fragments of his pride, this constantly cornered character never rings untrue. »
- Nick Allen
Good Morning, Oscar: October 2
2 October 2009 9:09 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Steve Pond
In today’s roundup of Oscar news ‘n’ notes from around the web, a Swedish auction house conclusively proves that it’s better to be nominated for an Oscar than to win a Golden Globe.
More on that sale of Ingmar Bergman’s belongings in Stockholm earlier this week: it turns out that while the Bukoswkis auction firm couldn’t legally resell Bergman’s Oscars, they did auction off three of the Academy Award nomination plaques he received for his films “Wild Strawberries,” “Through a Glass Darkly” and “Autumn Sonata.&rdq... »
- Steve Pond
Eric Hatch: News Correspondent
1 October 2009 11:42 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Growing up watching the same three films over and over (Ghostbusters, The Goonies and Annie), Eric Hatch discovered that a whole new world of film was waiting to be watched after viewing Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. He then watched every Hitchcock film and branched off to other classic suspense films, later discovering Swedish films and, his personal favorite, horror. At the age of 15, Eric knew that his future was destined to be film related. He attended Dawson College and studied Cinema and Communications under the impression that he was going to become a successful film producer. After studying film for three years at Concordia University, Eric decided to combine his passion for film with journalism, with the hopes to beginning his own film related magazine or radio show. Now, Eric is an aspiring journalist, studying in Concordia's Journalism Graduate Program and is proud to be a member of Sound on Sight. »
- Ricky
Good Morning, Oscar: October 1
1 October 2009 9:03 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Steve Pond
In today’s roundup of Oscar news ‘n’ notes from around the web, Ingmar Bergman goes on the auction block, “Transformers” wins a prize, and the best-actress category needs a babysitter.
Thank heaven for little girls: Guy Lodge notices that many of the top best-actress contenders are young, and playing younger. Saoirse Ronan, Carey Mulligan, Gabourney Sidibe, Abbie Cornish – only the first is a teenager, but the others are in their twenties but playing teenagers. Will they split the youth vote and hand the award to Meryl Streep? Is there a youth v... »
- Steve Pond
Jay Dipietro's Top Ten Films of All Time
1 October 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
- Have you ever wondered what are the films that inspire the next generation of filmmakers? As part of our monthly Ioncinephile profile, we ask the filmmaker the incredibly arduous task of identifying their top ten list of all time favorite films. This month we profile Jay Dipietro, helmer behind Peter & Vandy which receives its theatrical release via Strand Releasing on October.9th. He gave us his top ten (as of October 2009). Midnight Run (1988) Martin Brest An all time favorite. I could recite that movie at one point. “Are you doing the Litmus Configuration?” Husbands (1970) John CassavetesI’m a big Casavettes guy. There is that scene with Casavettes and that tall blond English woman in that London hotel room… It’s like a battle for posession of her soul. There are a few scenes like that in the movie. Scenes from a Marriage (1973) Ingmar Bergman I remember seeing this years ago and thinking, »
Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal chess set fetches over £90,000 at auction
30 September 2009 7:17 AM, PDT | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
A piece was missing, many were chipped and yet the chess set from 1957’s The Seventh Seal was the star lot at an auction selling belongings from the estate of the classic film’s late writer/ director Ingmar Bergman. The Swedish filmmaker whose career spanned over six decades died in July at the age of 89 leaving instructions for his assets to be sold at auction and as such 337 objects went under the hammer with all proceeds going to his family. In total, the estate earned an incredible 19.9 million kroner (that’s over £160,000) with the chess set contributing more than £90,000 (one million kroner). »
400 Screens, 400 Blows - The Best of the Best
27 September 2009 7:02 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Recently, my uncle -- a film buff to put most other film buffs to shame -- sent me a clipping from the Seattle Times, in which critic John Hartl celebrated the greatest movie year of all time. Not 1939, as is generally accepted, but 1959. And I have to agree with him. It was an amazing time when the old Hollywood guard was winding down and creating their final masterpieces, new upstarts were coming in with fresh new films and the most outrageously artistic of European cinema was getting released (and being watched) in America. Not taking into account any weird release patterns -- such as the fact that Ingmar Bergman's Wild Strawberries (1957) was released here in 1959 -- and based on the IMDb's list of 1959 movies, here's my top ten list for that great year.
1. Rio Bravo. On most days, this is my favorite Western, with its combination of breathless suspense »
- Jeffrey M. Anderson
What I Watched, What You Watched: Installment #10
27 September 2009 1:56 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Two Paul Newman titles from the recently released Paul Newman Tribute Collection (pictured right) I mentioned on Tuesday, a look at a film I watched in preparation for one of last week's screenings and a reminder of a Blu-ray I recently reviewed make up this week's list. On top of everything below, on Saturday I went to a screening of the Toy Story and Toy Story 2 3-D double feature, which ended up being a lot of fun as I am pretty sure it was the first time I actually saw Toy Story 2 on the bigscreen. The 3-D is quite good and the opening moments of Toy Story 2 lend themselves so well to the format it's almost surprising it wasn't originally intended to be released in 3-D. Of course, as with all quality films, the 3-D does nothing for the story. These films were never considered classics for »
- Brad Brevet
Toronto: Some closing thoughts, and Todd Solondz’s unhappy sequel
20 September 2009 11:38 AM, PDT | EW.com - The Movie Critics | See recent EW.com - The Movie Critics news »
Here are a few last, random thoughts on the Toronto film festival, which came to a close yesterday: It Was a Very Good Year. In the week I spent there, almost everyone I talked to seemed to agree -- as did I -- on the generally exciting quality of the movies. The fact that so many of those films connected with the anxious urgency of the moment lent the programming (intentionally or not) a certain seductive coherence. At times, coming out of a movie like Collapse or Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, it was almost like attending the Whole Earth on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown film festival -- and I mean that as a compliment. Best Film I Saw. Hands down, Up in the Air. An exquisite reminder of everything that a Hollywood movie can still be, Jason Reitman’s sublime comedy about a jet-setting down-sizer »
- Owen Gleiberman
Auction Block: Shop Through Ingmar Bergman's Belongings
15 September 2009 6:02 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
I'm of the mind that when you're a fan, it makes a lot more sense to save for the big things than throw away $20 here and there for something mediocre. For example: Would you want to spend a couple hundred bucks on some collectibles that will probably never be worth a whole heck of a lot, or spend $150 on a collection of glasses, or $100 on a chair that belonged to Ingmar Bergman.
Come on. If you're a fan or cinema, what can be cooler than that? A Swedish site called Bukowskis is auctioning off a lot of the filmmaker's stuff -- art, furniture, and movie equipment. (Unless, pray tell me Swedish speakers, this is something else, lost in translation?) Some of the items can be quite expensive, heading into thousands of Swedish kronor (approx 6,500 sek equals $1,000), but some are set under $100, which I think is beyond reasonable for something owned »
- Monika Bartyzel
Full Programme announced for the 2009 London Film Festival
9 September 2009 3:57 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
The programme for The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival, has been announced today by Artistic Director Sandra Hebron. The line-ip includes a diverse selection of world and international premieres with a total of 191 features and 113 shorts screening alongside an exciting line-up of special events and expected guests. Opening Night film, Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox, is one of the Festival's 15 world premieres and will be presented by the director and cast members including Meryl Streep, George Clooney, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman and Helen McCrory. Other films celebrating their world premieres include Sam Taylor-Wood's Closing Night Gala Nowhere Boy and the Festival's first ever Archive Gala, the BFI's new restoration of Anthony Asquith's Underground, with live music accompaniment by the Prima Vista Social Club, led by Neil Brand. The Festival will also host 23 European premieres, including Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Micmacs, Scott Hicks' The Boys Are Back and Robert Connolly's Balibo, »
- Paul
Walter Hill: The Hollywood Interview
9 September 2009 12:07 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
Director Walter Hill.
Kicking Ass with Walter Hill
by Jon Zelazny
Action flicks. Two-fisted tales. Guy movies. Whatever you want to call them, writer, producer, and director Walter Hill is one of the living masters, with a resume full of classics from The Getaway (1972), to the Alien series, and the definitive eighties action-comedy blockbuster, 48 Hrs. (1982).
2009 marks the 30th anniversary of The Warriors (1979), Hill’s surreal “street gang on the run” cult classic, and his breakout success as a director.
Jon: A couple years ago, you did an audio commentary and on-camera intro for a new DVD edition of The Warriors. It was the first time I’d ever seen you; is it my imagination, or have you kept a low profile over the years?
Walter Hill: I’d never done a commentary before on one of my films. I don’t like the idea of explaining a movie; I »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Paste Presents The Slowest Movies Of All Time, Pt. 2: The Meditative and Marvelous
7 September 2009 4:00 AM, PDT | Pastemagazine.com | See recent PasteMagazine news »
Today we continue our exploration of slow movies, focusing on films that are worth savoring.
Meditative And Marvelous
The Straight Story (1999): When you’re David Lynch, it’s pretty tough to make a wild left turn—your whole career is one giant left turn away from filmmaking convention. But the legendary avant-garde director shot straight on this G-rated picture about an old man driving cross-country on a lawn mower. The picture moves about as fast as a riding mower: not very. But it’s a sweet film, a radical bit of normalcy for Lynch, and a road movie well-acted enough to earn the late Richard Farnsworth an Oscar nom.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968): Straddling the boundary between art film and sci-fi epic, Stanley Kubrick’s space-age fantasia is loaded with arresting images. The legendary opening, with the apes and the bone—would you really want that passage hurried? »
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