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14 articles from 2009
Stana Katic: The Hollywood Interview
4 November 2009 12:57 PM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
Actress Stana Katic looking tailored as Detective Kate Beckett in Castle.
Storms The Walls Of Castle
By
Actress Stana Katic is on a roll. After scoring supporting roles in two of last year’s highest-profile films, Quantum of Solace and The Spirit, the statuesque Canadian stunner landed the female lead in ABC’s new police drama/romantic comedy Castle, playing Detective Kate Beckett, a tough-as-nails NYPD officer who finds herself with the regrettable assignment of allowing cocky, best-selling crime novelist Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) to shadow her for research on his next book. Not only does she find that Castle’s creative instincts for the criminal mind help her solve some of the city’s most challenging murders, she finds her tough exterior melting under Castle’s considerable charms. The show airs Monday nights on ABC.
Stana Katic sat down with us at a local »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
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
The Pleasures of Putting a Team Together
18 August 2009 12:28 PM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
It's the first line of the last trailer for Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds": "I'm putting together a special team," Brad Pitt's Lt. Aldo Raine says. Most of Tarantino's movies pay homage to particular strains of genre cinema, from kung fu flicks to heist thrillers to grindhouse slashers, and with that pronouncement, Tarantino puts "Inglourious Basterds" in that cinematic tradition of pictures about the recruitment and implementation of a specialized squad of badasses.
"Putting a Team Together" is more a structural motif that crosses into different genres than a genre unto itself. There are musicals -- "The Blues Brothers," for instance, where Jake and Elwood Blues reassemble their former band in order to fulfill a "mission from God." There are superhero films like "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," the adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel in which one famous literary figure drafts several other famous literary figures »
- Matt Singer
Tarantino's Muse
8 August 2009 10:47 PM, PDT | NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news »
Quentin Taranti no's "Inglourious Basterds" is actu ally a loose remake of a 1978 Italian thriller of much the same name.
In "The Inglorious Bastards," directed by Enzo Castellari (a Tarantino favorite), four condemned prisoners escape from an allied convoy when it is hit by German artillery.
Instead of fleeing across the Swiss border as they had hoped, the four find themselves "volunteering" for a suicide mission in German-occupied France.
Castellari -- dubbed by one critic as "the '70s Italian drive-in god" -- and Bo Svenson, one »
- By V.A. MUSETTO
Inglorious Bastards (Review)
7 August 2009 11:58 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Inglorious Bastards Directed by Enzo Castellari When Tarantino opened the retrospective 'The Italian King of B's' at the 2004 Venice Biennale with Joe Dante, he publicly declared his love for Italian B-cinema of the 60s and 70s, helping to shine a spotlight on many forgotten gems of Italian genre/exploitation cinema including The Inglorious Bastards. Also known under the alternate titles of Hell's Heroes, The Deadly Mission, and G. I. Bro, Enzo G. Castellari's Bastards may have been a cash in on The Dirty Dozen, but its a successful one. A film with a concept so rich that one would understand it's influence on Tarantino, it's a fast paced knock-off reeking of untapped potential, just waiting for someone to remake it. While the film's obvious low budget prevented it from becoming a North American success, it still found a significant cult following (mostly in Europe) and is reputedly one of Quentin's favorite films. »
- Ricky
Ford Guest Of Honour At Deauville Film Festival
23 July 2009 12:01 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Harrison Ford will be the star at this year's American film festival in Deauville, France - as the organisers' guest of honour.
The Indiana Jones star, 67, will be feted at the 35th annual seaside event attended by a long list of Hollywood heavyweights, including Robin Wright Penn - who will receive a special tribute from festival organisers.
Deauville will also pay a posthumous hommage to American director Robert Aldrich, who helmed acclaimed films The Dirty Dozen and What Ever Happened to Baby Jane before his death in 1983.
Amelie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet is chairman of the jury at the 10-day festival, which kicks off on 3 September. »
DVD Playhouse--June 2009
3 June 2009 12:41 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse—June 2009
By
Allen Gardner
The International (Sony) An Interpol agent (Clive Owen) joins forces with a Manhattan D.A. (Naomi Watts) to bring down an arms dealing ring and a corrupt global banking cartel that’s funding them. Superlative thriller was oddly ignored by critics and audiences alike, but expertly blends intelligence (courtesy screenwriter Eric Warren Singer’s masterfully-crafted script) and full-throttle action (director Tom Tykwer stages one of the great film shoot-outs in New York’s iconic Guggenheim Museum), making this dynamite thriller reminiscent of the best work from masters such as John Frankenheimer and Robert Aldrich. Armin Mueller-Stahl is wonderful as a world-weary covert op. Bonuses: Extended scene; Featurettes; Trailer. Widescreen. Dolby 5.1 surround.
The Jack Lemmon Film Collection(Sony) Five films from the two-time Oscar winning actor, focusing on his early career: Phfft! is a zippy comedy from 1954, one of Lemmon’s earliest films, in which »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
“Nazis. I hate these guys.”: 15 WWII Movies Worth Watching Before You See Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.
26 May 2009 4:10 PM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Who knew that the Nazis -- one of the most brutal regimes in the history of brutal regimes -- would be responsible for such fun, mind-blowingly awesome entertainment? The second I see a dude in a grey German uniform and an eye patch enter the frame, I’m like ‘Whoa. That Nazi is going to provide me a great amount of entertainment this evening’. So, with Inglorious Bastards having recently premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, I figured I'd put together a list of some awesome WW2 films as a resource for anyone wanting to beef up their WW2 film knowledge before checking out Tarantino's self-proclaimed 'masterpiece'. It's worth noting that I focused on older films -- pre-1980 for the most part -- and only the stories featuring Nazi's. It was tough to cut this down to 15 films, but I'm sure you all will be able to come up with »
- Jay C.
Classic Status
19 May 2009 2:39 AM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
The critical work on the American New Wave, it seems, has only just begun -- Robert Altman still gets a free skate (who thinks "M*A*S*H" is worthwhile anymore?), Hal Ashby has been sanctified, but Alan J. Pakula has not, and Robert Aldrich's contributions to the decade are forgotten, while the proper canonization of the films of Monte Hellman and Barbara Loden's "Wanda" is paperwork still waiting to be filed, and the few fascinating films Peter Fonda directed are still cinema non grata. The era's propensity for desperate road travel, dusty realism and pitiless narrative makes it the match for the meaning of film noir, but as yet it seems more critical and academic thought has been devoted, generally, to "Blade Runner" and "E.T.", to the least of Hitchcock's films and to the oeuvre of David Fincher. There's still so much that's left out of the discussion -- for example, »
- Michael Atkinson
Summer Preview: Repertory Calendar for the Coasts
5 May 2009 1:32 PM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
James Cameron in Los Angeles with 70Mm prints of "Aliens" and "The Abyss"?!?! The Dardenne brothers in New York for a career retrospective?!?! The instant cult classic "The Room" with Tommy Wiseau live in Austin?!?! Be still my heart. There's something for all tastes this summer on the West Coast, the East Coast and as you'll notice, the Third Coast on our calendar of the must-see events on the repertory theater circuit in May, June and July. And don't miss our look at the indie films that are hitting theaters or headed to online, VOD or DVD premiere this summer.
With the New York Polish Film Festival (May 6-10) and first-runs of the docs "Ice People" (May 1-7) and "Audience of One" (May 8-14) and Ken Jacobs' reinvention of his 1969 work "Tom, Tom, The Piper's Son" with the 3D "Anaglyph Tom" (May 15-21) taking up the Anthology's screens, »
- Stephen Saito
Spillane's Secretary In Kiss Me Deadly Dead At 84
15 April 2009 3:00 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Actress Maxine Cooper Gomberg has died at her home in Los Angeles. She was 84.
Best known for playing fictional private eye Mickey Spillane's secretary in 1955 film noir classic Kiss Me Deadly, Gomberg - then known as Maxine Cooper - was also a social activist.
She died of natural causes on 4 April.
Moviemaker Robert Aldrich cast the actress in Kiss Me Deadly after seeing her in a Los Angeles theatrical production of Peer Gynt. She also had small roles in the director's films Autumn Leaves and What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? »
Kiyoshi Kurosawa Composes "Tokyo Sonata"
12 March 2009 6:46 AM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
There are plenty of scares in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "Tokyo Sonata," but none of the serial killers or ghosts that have populated his earlier films like "Pulse" and "Cure." Instead, in his latest film the director focuses on the effects of Japan's long-term recession on a nuclear family. After being laid off, patriarch Ryuhei Sasaki (Teruyuki Kagawa) pretends that he's still going to work, donning a suit and tie to hang out at the library and go to an open-air soup kitchen for free food. His wife (Kyoko Koizumi) and two sons are equally troubled. For once, Kurosawa has made a film that feels connected to earlier, more traditional Japanese cinema. His penchant for apocalyptic endings has come full circle -- "Tokyo Sonata" is about what it feels like to live in a society undergoing massive, disorienting change. I spoke to him by phone during a recent visit to L. »
- Steve Erickson
"The Killing Of Sister George": An Appreciation By David Savage
26 February 2009 6:25 PM, PST | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
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The Killing of Sister George was the first “serious” film ever to earn an X rating - though many people erroneously believe that distinction was held by by Midnight Cowboy, which was released the following year.
A little-seen but oft-cited film in the queer canon, Sister George still packs a subversive punch 40 years after its release, not least for its still-unbested, two-minute lesbian sex scene. (Paradoxically I find it one of the least sexy “sex scenes” ever captured on film.)
Beryl Reid (who won a Tony for the role she originated on Broadway) plays an aging, gin-soaked actress, June Buckridge who, in turn, plays a kindly country nun on a popular BBC soap opera, Applehurst – but not for long. The producers of the show have decided to kill off her character. Meanwhile, June’s live-in, blond bombshell girlfriend “Childie” (Susannah York) is getting restless. »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
"Slumdog's" Danny Boyle Honored at the Directors Guild of America Awards
1 February 2009 9:19 AM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
Okay y'all, it's now a sure bet! "Slumdog Millionaire's" Danny Boyle will win the Academy Awards for Best Director! Why? Because his comrades, the Directors Guild of America bestowed him as the best of the best of 2008!
Boyle was chosen over David Fincher ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"), Ron Howard ("Frost/Nixon"), Christopher Nolan (Yeah, the DGA nominated him for "The Dark Knight"), and Gus Van Sant ("Milk").
The best part for me? My hero, my inspiration, my own personal icon, Roger Ebert was given the DGA Honorary Life Member Award in recognition of outstanding creative achievement. Congratulations Mister Roger!!!!
Want to see the full list of winners? Click Read More!
Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Feature Film
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures)
Unit Production Manager: Sanjay Kumar
First Assistant Director: Raj Acharya
Second Assistant Director: Avani Batra
Second Second Assistant Director: Sonia Nemawarkar »
- Manny
2009 | 2008
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