Why having Juno in your movie can be a double-edged sword.
February 15, 2008 – 2:04 pm
At the IFC Blog, Alison Willmore unpacks the wildly divisive buzz surrounding Filth and Wisdom. “On one side is the urge to wield the long knife one’s probably been sharpening since the film’s presence at the festival was announced, and on the other is, perhaps, that wild contrarian compulsion to hold up the sure-to-be-maligned film [...]
February 13, 2008 – 3:31 pm
Madonna’s movie gets its first full review. Related: it may be time to start placing bets on the next big celebrity divorce.
February 12, 2008 – 4:05 pm
THERE WILL BE BLOOD may be the best film in competition in Berlin, but it probably won’t win.
February 12, 2008 – 10:00 am
Handwringing over art vs. commerce.
February 11, 2008 – 10:10 am
A press release in this morning from Benten Films breaks news that the upstart DVD company has signed a deal to release The Free Will (Der Freie Will), the controversial Silver Bear winner from the 2006 Berlin Film Festival. Clocking in at 163 minutes, with a first act featuring a real-time rape scene, Mattias Glasner’s [...]
February 11, 2008 – 8:33 am
As the strike crosses the finish line, it’s time to assess What It All Means (or, at least, What It All Cost).
February 8, 2008 – 8:44 am
The first trailer––really, the first bit of “official” marketing of any kind, because that sploogey Vanity Fair cover apparently doesn’t count––for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will premiere on Valentine’s Day, in front of prints of The Spiderwick Chronicles. Variety says it’s part of a trend of studios waiting until a [...]
February 7, 2008 – 1:12 pm
Spout is, sadly, not at the Berlin Film Festival, where screenings began this morning. But we’ll be trolling the blogs for scraps throughout the course of the fest.
Immediately after Martin Scorsese’s opening night film Shine a Light screened for the press, I started seeing insta-reviews on Twitter and Facebook. “Shine a Light: weak sauce,” [...]
