A few bits of news have been trickling in this afternoon on some upcoming events:
It’s Lebowski Fest this weekend in Louisville, Kentucky. Something I would never, ever go to myself, but sort of appreciate on the grounds that there should be more batshit insane social events structured around films which didn’t make a whole lot [...]
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Albert Maysles on Showman, and commerce vs. humanity.
Marnie as bondage fantasy.
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“The porno version of Cloverfield.”
If an Iraq metaphor comes this easily, it should probably go through a second pass.
“Leave Britney Alone”? Jonas Mekas invented the concept.
The Universal Studios fire and its impact on classic film [...]
The New York Times covers a studio’s effort to deemphasize the importance of the New York Times.
Paul Greengrass takes on Iraq. Plus: BAGHEAD, Madonna, and Lindsay Lohan.
I did not expect to wake up this morning to a feed reader and email inbox full of stories about the full lineup for the 2008 SXSW Film Festival––the press release was not supposed to arrive until sometime this afternoon. But The Hollywood Reporter apparently broke the embargo on the information yesterday evening, so now [...]
Sometimes you just need time to process and the week after Sundance has, unexpectedly, been one of those times
This morning, I called in to CNET’s new podcast, The 404, to talk about Sundance hits (Baghead, Timecrimes) and misses (The Wackness, Downloading Nancy), why the SAG Awards can’t replace The Oscars, and why Alec Baldwin’s looks have declined as his career has resurged (hint: age is only half of it). You can listen here.
What the Duplasses are really adept at––what truly sets them apart from their lo-fi American indie brethren––is an almost antiquated kind of physical comedy.
Sundance doesn’t technically end until Sunday, but I’m already half-way home from Park City, where the general sense last night seemed to be that the bulk of the buyers weren’t exactly in a hurry to close deals before closing night. But as our deal chart shows, Sony Classics managed to sneak in two quick, six-figure [...]
Mark and Jay Duplass made their Sundance debut in 2005 with their critically acclaimed feature The Puffy Chair. This year they return with Baghead, a tale about desperate young filmmakers trying to make a movie. In this interview Jay talks about drawing inspiration from months spent on the festival circuit, and the art of making [...]
