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30 October 2008
Papa, You've Finally Heard Me!
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Just in Time (Sorta)...
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29 October 2008
Previous 10: 29 October - After the Flood
It's pretty sad news when you only admire one of the past ten 2008 releases, but at least Rachel Getting Married was a keeper. I can't decide, if given the option, whether I'd ask someone to rewrite all the "I'm old" bits of dialogue in the new Indiana Jones movie or to think up a better explanation for that Crystal Skull. Though I quite disliked I've Loved You So Long, I won't be disappointed seeing Kristin Scott Thomas win a number of awards this winter. I might, however, be disappointed to hear a bunch of Charlie Kaufman worshipers call me an idiot for disliking Synecdoche, New York so much... but it's probably worth noting that, for a variety of reasons, it's the first film I've walked out of in a theatre since I saw that horrendous melodrama Second Skin (Segunda piel) with Javier Bardem six years ago (I don't count Hou Hsiao-hsien's Milennium Mambo, which I also ditched before the credits, as it occured during a horrendous date). And, though I'm sure I'm not the first to point this out, Filth and Wisdom has none of the above.
La Crème
Rachel Getting Married - dir. Jonathan Demme - USA - Sony Pictures Classics - with Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Mather Zickel, Bill Irwin, Debra Winger, Tunde Adebimpe, Anna Deavere Smith, Anisa George
Les Autres
I Dreamt Under the Water [J'ai rêvé sous l'eau] - dir. Hormoz - France - TLA Releasing - with Hubert Benhamdine, Caroline Ducey, Christine Boisson, Hicham Nazzal, Franck Victor, Hélène Michel
In the Arms of My Enemy [Voleurs de chevaux] - dir. Micha Wald - France/Belgium/Canada - Picture This! - with Grégoire Colin, Adrien Jolivet, François-René Dupont, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
Pleasure Factory - dir. Ekachai Uekrongtham - Thailand/Netherlands/Hong Kong - Strand Releasing - with Isabella Chen, Ananda Everingham, Zihan Loo, Kuei-Mei Yang, Jeszlene Zhou
The Bad!
Boystown [Chuecatown] - dir. Juan Flahn - Spain - TLA Releasing - with Pepón Nieto, Pablo Puyol, Carlos Fuentes, Concha Velasco, Rosa Maria Sardà, Eduard Soto
Eight Miles High [Das Wilde Leben] - dir. Achim Bornhak - Germany - Dokument Films - with Natalia Avelon, David Scheller, Matthias Schweighöfer, Friederike Kempter, Alexander Scheer, Victor Norén
Filth and Wisdom - dir. Madonna - UK - IFC Films - with Eugene Hutz, Holly Weston, Vicky McClure, Richard E. Grant, Inder Manocha
I've Loved You So Long [Il y a longtemps que je t'aime] - dir. Philippe Claudel - France/Germany - Sony Pictures Classics - with Kristin Scott Thomas, Elsa Zylberstein, Serge Hazanavicius, Laurent Grévill, Frédéric Pierrot, Claire Johnston
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - dir. Steven Spielberg - USA - 20th Century Fox - with Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Shia LaBeouf, Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent
Synecdoche, New York - dir. Charlie Kaufman - Sony Pictures Classics - with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hope Davis, Dianne Wiest, Emily Watson, Daniel London
La Crème
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Les Autres
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The Bad!
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23 October 2008
An Official Warhol Disc? Two Hamlets? And Lydia Lunch?
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"The limited edition DVD is presented in a deluxe gatefold LP-style package with an exclusive poster and booklet. In addition, one frame from each of the 13 Screen Tests will be hand-printed as an archival gelatin-silver photograph in an edition of 100. One of these individual prints is included in each package. The retail DVD is presented in a slipcovered hard-bound book package."
Both sets will be available on 17 February (although I believe Plexifilm's website incorrectly has the limited set with a release date of 17 January).
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22 October 2008
Parlez-moi d'amour
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20 October 2008
Date Changes and 2009 Releases for Warner and Criterion
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14 October 2008
Tragedy!
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Notable Filmography
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De la guerre [On War] - dir. Bertrand Bonello (2008)
Peur(s) du noir [Fear(s) of the Dark] - dir. Various (2007)
La France - dir. Serge Bozon (2007)
The Duchess of Langeais [Ne touchez pas la hache] - dir. Jacques Rivette (2007)
Process - dir. C.S. Leigh (2004)
Peau d'ange - dir. Vincent Perez (2002)
A Loving Father [Aime ton père] - dir. Jacob Berger (2002)
Pola X - dir. Leos Carax (1999)
Tous les matins du monde [All the Mornings of the World] - dir. Alain Corneau
The Saint Louis International Film Festival 2008
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11 October 2008
And a few more...
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10 October 2008
2009 Catalogue DVDs
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09 October 2008
07 October 2008
Chasing Cars!
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Previous 10: 7 October
A few remarks about the films below. 1.) Hunger is easily the finest film among these ten, but it may not get an official US release before the new year. If that's the case, void it and get it ready for 2009's best of. 2.) The Happening is easily the worst film on this list. I can appreciate those who found it howlingly awful, but it really has nothing going for it, unlike something like The Fountain. And yes Zooey Deschanel, who threw away any "hip cred" she wanted to get with her album after appearing in this film, looks like that photo I chose during the entire film. 3.) Even though I included The Visitor on the top list, I wasn't moved by it as so many others seemed to have been. Instead, I thought it was just a fine acting showcase for Richard Jenkins and Haaz Sleiman. 4.) I debated where Forgetting Sarah Marshall should fall on here, as I think I liked it, but couldn't say that I laughed much. It's the same way I felt about Knocked Up, but Knocked Up was pretty much better on every level. I guess I don't find the zany antics of male insecurity that funny. Hmmm. 5.) Jason Patric and Samantha Morton are perfect in Expired, and I know you've also missed seeing Illeana Douglas onscreen as I have.
La Crème
Expired - dir. Cecilia Miniucchi - USA - Truly Indie - with Samantha Morton, Jason Patric, Illeana Douglas, Teri Garr, Jonny Mack
Hunger - dir. Steve McQueen - UK/Ireland - IFC Films - with Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, Stuart Graham, Liam McMahon, Brian Milligan, Lalor Roddy
Religulous - dir. Larry Charles - USA - Lionsgate - with Bill Maher
The Visitor - dir. Thomas McCarthy - USA - Overture Films - with Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Hiam Abbass, Danai Gurira
Les Autres
Forgetting Sarah Marshall - dir. Nicholas Stoller - USA - Universal Studios - with Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Russell Brand, Mila Kunis, Bill Hader, Liz Cackowski, Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd
Four Minutes [Vier Minuten] - dir. Chris Kraus - Germany - Wolfe Releasing - with Monica Bleibtreu, Hannah Herzsprung, Sven Pippig, Richy Müller, Stefan Kurt
A Secret [Un secret] - dir. Claude Miller - France - Strand Releasing/IFC Films - with Cecile de France, Patrick Bruel, Ludivine Sagnier, Julie Depardieu, Mathieu Amalric, Sam Garbarski
Shelter Me [Riparo - Anis tra di noi] - dir. Marco S. Puccioni - Italy/France - Wolfe Releasing - with Maria de Medeiros, Antonia Liskova, Mounir Ouadi, Vitaliano Trevisan
The Bad
The Happening - dir. M. Night Shyamalan - USA/India - 20th Century Fox - with Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, Ashlyn Sanchez, Betty Buckley
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer - dir. Jon Knautz - Canada - Anchor Bay - with Trevor Matthews, Robert Englund
La Crème
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Les Autres
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The Bad
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