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pages from a cold island: Modern History
23 December 2009 11:18 PM, PST | The Auteurs | See recent The Auteurs news »
Above: Henner Winckler's School Trip.
Compiling a top ten European films of the decade is a tricky business—what do we mean by "European", by "film", or even by "decade"? My personal run-down of the truly outstanding feature-length, made-for-tv, world-premiered after 1st January 2000 comes to eleven titles, an awkward number in any sphere except the football pitch. For what it's worth, my "first XI" of favourites, in alphabetical order, reads as follows:
Control (2007; Anton Corbijn; UK)
Dancer in the Dark (2000; Lars Von Trier; Denmark)
Dead Man's Shoes (2004; Shane Meadows; UK)
Gunnar Goes Comfortable (2003; Gunnar Hall Jensen; Norway)
The Intruder (L'Intrus; 2004; Claire Denis; France)
Last Resort (2000; Pawel Pawlikowski, UK)
René (2008, Helena Třeštíková, Czech Republic)
Satan (aka Sheitan; 2006; Kim Chapiron, France)
The State In Am In (Die innere Sicherheit; 2000; Christian Petzold; Germany)
United 93 (2006; Paul Greengrass; UK)
Volver (2006; Pedro Almodovar; Spain)
Many of the above will be familiar to most The »
Films Of The Decade – Ed’s List
23 December 2009 5:17 PM, PST | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
Each decade of celluloid is defined by its psychological preoccupations. Oh yes it is, don’t look at me like that. The 9/11 terror attacks on New York and Washington cast a long shadow over the first decade of the 21st century. The Nineties had been a relatively stable and optimistic era by comparison and was all the more moribund for it. Tom Sizemore’s speech in Katherine Bigelow’s Strange Days (1995) summed up the emerging consensus – “everything’s been done, every kind of music’s been tried, every government’s been tried, every fuckin’ hairstyle. How you gonna make it another thousand years, for Chrissake?”
But it wasn’t quite the end of history after all. After 9/11 the zeitgeist became politically-charged once more as it had been in more polarised times. Entertainment was not immune from this effect, nor could it afford to be. With rare exceptions such as Paul Greengrass »
- Ed Whitfield
The Notable Films of 2010: Part Four
19 December 2009 11:50 PM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Opens: 2010
Cast: Val Kilmer, Andy Garcia, Rupert Friend, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Johnathon Schaech
Director: Renny Harlin
Summary: An American journalist, his cameraman, and a Georgian native get caught in the crossfire of the five-day Russia-Georgia conflict in August 2008, and then have to deal with their obligation to be impartial.
Analysis: A timely parable on war, or Hollywood propaganda filmmaking at its worst? Wherever it goes, especially in Europe and the former Soviet states, "Georgia" will cause a lot of talk and controversy as the incidents depicted are still so fresh in many's minds. Like all topics of the sort, it'll also have its strong supporters and detractors having opinions on the film long before a frame of footage is screened anywhere.
Shot on-location in Tbilisi, the project also marks a potential return to form for Finnish director Renny Harlin. Given the right material the skilled action director delivered three »
- Garth Franklin
Last Minute Christmas Present Recommendations!
16 December 2009 8:16 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Ho Ho Ho! It’s that time of the year for giving and receiving and if your having trouble finding the perfect gift for your loved one then i will hopefully mention something that will help fill that stocking in time for 25th December.
I’m going to run down my top Blu-Ray films, Top DVD’s, Top TV Boxsets and Top anything else that I think are must haves this year.
We’ve added links to Zavvi.com who are currently offering free delivering on everything so make sure you check them out.
Blu-ray and DVD Films
I’ll start with Blu-Ray/DVD films. Blu-Rays have reduced in price incredibly in the run up to Christmas and if you shop around then you will find all sort of deals like 2-4-1’s or 2 for a nice low price, and it’s still not to late to get them in time for Christmas. »
- Gary Phillips
First Trailer And Photos From Ridley Scott’s ‘Robin Hood’
15 December 2009 7:00 AM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
The Courier Mail has a gallery of photos from the new Robin Hood film, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Mark Strong, Danny Huston and Matthew Macfadyen. The series of images focus mainly on showing Crowe on horses, either sitting idly with what appear to be his merry men, charging into battle, and a couple of Ridley Scott and his crew working.
The movie is supposedly written as a more historically accurate telling of the Robin who becomes the famous hood. Apparently we’ll be treated to visuals of battles in France, battles in England, and the beauty of Cate Blanchett all dirtied up to look authentic. But, not too dirtied up.
The casting and obviously the pedigree of the filmmakers behind this movie have me interested. The screenplay is by Brian Helgeland, who has written a number of great movies (Payback, Man on Fire), along »
- John Muth
Nyt Critic Manohla Dargis Shares Some Four-Letter Words for the Industry
14 December 2009 1:15 PM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
I have mixed feelings when it comes to New York Times critic Manohla Dargis's taste in films, but I always enjoy reading her reviews and apparently it seems I should be on the look out for more of her interviews as well as Jezebel.com has a few words from Dargis ranging from women in Hollywood, thoughts on Kathryn Bigelow and The Hurt Locker and why romantic comedies suck.
Here are some of my favorite moments with pieces cut here and there so as not to steal the entire interview (which I really wanted to do because it's quite entertaining): On director Kathryn Bigelow's success (achieved in part by getting funding outside of Hollywood): Something like a woman winning best director for directing an action movie and not a romantic comedy is symbolically important. Whether it then leads to a lot of women doing things outside of »
- Brad Brevet
This decade’s film: 2000-2004
14 December 2009 8:08 AM, PST | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »
Pottermania, Tolkein-mania, Twilight-mania…it’s fair to say that the noughties have been a strong one for different kinds of mania. Moreover, it’s also been the time for some pretty awesome movies. 2000 marked a particularly promising start: American Beauty, the directorial debut from Sam Mendes was a unique critique on the American dream that attracted widespread acclaim, being nominated for 8 Academy Awards and winning 5; including Best Picture. His next project, Road to Perdition proved this success to be no fluke. Apparently this was a good time for new directors, as further evidenced by Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides, and Spike Jonze’s Being John Malkovich. Not that the decade was limited to low-budget concept flicks. Box office-smashing comic book adaptations became the name of the game; ranging from the great (Spider-Man, X-Men and Hellboy), to the not so much (Daredevil and Fantastic Four). It became (almost) socially acceptable »
- Uprising
New Actors En 'Route' to Ken Loach's Latest Drama
12 December 2009 6:25 PM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
We might be getting a double dose of the "Green Zone" in 2010. We have the actioner film by Paul Greengrass coming out in early 2010, and then we should see Ken Loach staking out this region in war-torn Baghdad with Dp Chris Menges by his side. - We might be getting a double dose of the "Green Zone" in 2010. We have the actioner film by Paul Greengrass coming out in early 2010, and then we should see Ken Loach staking out this region in war-torn Baghdad with Dp Chris Menges by his side. The film will see the debuts of Mark Womack and Andrea Lowe and supporting help from John Bishop, Trevor Williams and Talib Hamafraj. Scripted by Paul Laverty, Route Irish is set on the most dangerous stretch of road in Baghdad where a British mercenary soldier is killed under mysterious circumstances. The story of two men who work as »
- Ioncinema.com Staff
Pee-wee Herman creator Paul Reubens wants ‘Playhouse’ movie, reintroduce character to new generation
12 December 2009 5:32 AM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
Peace, love, jobs, forget all that stuff. What the world needs now, is Pee-wee, sweet Pee-wee.
In a recent interview with the AP, Paul Reubens, better known as Pee-wee Herman, talked about his plans to reintroduce his iconic character back into society. His first step? His live stage show The Pee-Wee Herman Show. His second step? A feature-length film:
“Well, you know, I really want to make a movie version of The Playhouse, my Saturday morning kid show. [The live show] seemed like a great way to do it: Reintroduce it, get back out there, introduce Pee-wee to the new generation that didn’t know about it,” he said.
His Saturday morning TV show, Pee-wee’s Playhouse, was canned in 1991 when Reubens was arrested for indecent exposure.
The Pee-wee Herman Show will run at the Club Nokia theater in Los Angeles from January 12th to February 7th. It will feature 20 puppets, along with many original cast members, »
- Reel Loop News Staff
Matt Damon: No Greengrass, No Bourne
8 December 2009 6:15 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Tough luck Bourne fans: no Greengrass, no Damon... no Bourne. As reported earlier [1], Paul Greengrass has officially quit the fourth Jason Bourne flick, explaining his leave in a statement [2] that he simply needs new challenges -- something another go around of Bourne can't give. Now, as most people more or less expected, Matt Damon, the star of the franchise, has also jumped ship saying that as long as there's no more Greengrass, then there will be no more Bourne. "I'll just wait for him and when he wants to do one, we'll do it," Matt Damon said while out promoting his latest theatrical effort, Clint Eastwood's Invictus. When asked if the comment meant that he would not do another Bourne flick without Greengrass, Damon had this to say: "Yeah, I've always said that. But I think it will happen down the road. We just don't have a script right now. »
- Kasper
Review & Photos: An Evening with Pinewood Legends
8 December 2009 4:51 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
On Saturday I was lucky enough to attend a very special charity evening in aid of the Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation. It took place, as you might have guessed at the legendary Pinewood Studios just outside London near Windsor. The event was in aid of the Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation, a charity that helps people with disabilities to increase independence and improve life skills.
The event was named the Pinewood Legends evening for a reason. Invited along as guests of the Foundation were:
Roy Button OBE (Senior Vice President & MD of Warner Bros.) Paul Weston (Stunts, Daylight, Superman I, II, III) Terence Clegg (Producer, Out of Africa, A Clock Work Orange) Mike Moran (Movie music score composer) Joss Williams (Special Effects Supervisor on Green Zone, Hell Boy 2, Rambo, The Bourne Ultimatum) Anthony Waye (Producer, Casino Royale) Saeed Jaffrey (Actor, Gandhi) Paul Hitchcock (Producers, Mission Impossible, Firefox)
The evening started with »
- David Sztypuljak
Lutz Wants In On Bourne Franchise
7 December 2009 11:21 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Twilight star Kellan Lutz is angling for a role alongside Matt Damon in the upcoming Bourne sequel, because he's desperate to show off his action skills.
The actor admits he's been an action man since he was a kid and was often caught playing with fire - literally.
He says, "When I was younger I was a pyromaniac, just lighting everything on fire. So before all the crazy reality (TV) shows came out, I'd make my own stuff and film it and have fun getting hurt."
Lutz is confident his daredevil past has prepared him well for a part in the fourth installment of the Bourne franchise, and he's appealing to casting directors to get in touch.
He adds, "The Bourne franchise, that'd be fun. Jason Bourne is a real action hero, he gets hurt, he gets cut up and shot up, so I think it would be cool to do one day. I've been saying it enough, so come on!"
The future of the next Bourne film has been left in limbo following the recent departure of filmmaker Paul Greengrass, who directed 2004's The Bourne Supremacy and its 2007 follow-up The Bourne Ultimatum.
But Lutz's fans won't have to wait too long to see him in action - the star recently wrapped filming on Twilight sequel Eclipse, in which he was allowed to perform his own stunts.
He explains, "After all my nagging in the first and the second movies, the Twilight producers let me do most of my own stunts in the third movie so that was fun."
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is due for release in June. »
My decade: personal perspectives from key arts figures
7 December 2009 9:03 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Film-makers, musicians and more look back on their achievements and favourite works from the noughties
Kevin Macdonald, film director
Personally, it's been a fascinating decade. In the late 90s, I was struggling to make TV documentaries but work was drying up. I was a purist, with no interest in working with actors. I hated the idea of dramatic reconstructions because they look so cheesy. Then I worked with actors on Touching the Void and this led to dramatic features, though documentaries remain my first love.
The British film industry has always been about boom and bust. We start out with unrealistic optimism: "We're going to compete with Hollywood!" Then we have the collapse and the correction. We saw it with Alexander Korda in the 1930s, with Rank after the war, and with Gandhi in the 1980s. This decade it happened again.
The collapse of Film4 back in 2002 was part of this problem. »
Review of the decade: Peter Bradshaw's noughties round-up
7 December 2009 3:01 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Hollywood struggled to respond to the war on terror, documentaries went through a golden age, and Michael Haneke was the noughties' moral conscience
If it is possible to whimper at the volume of a bang, then that is how this decade is ending on the big screen: with two high-profile, high-budget movies about the end of the world: Roland Emmerich's cheerfully silly 2012, and John Hillcoat's cheerlessly serious The Road, which arrive with a good deal of commentary to the effect that these movies typify the zeitgeist of the decade.
The noughties – that jokey word coined in the carefree 90s – are seen as damaged, injured, traumatised. The decade looks cracked from top to bottom by a sensational act of terrorism; by a reaction that achieved neither political palliative nor military success; by the confrontation between first-world prosperity and developing-world poverty; by the coming environmental catastrophe that threatens to engulf both; and finally, »
- Peter Bradshaw
Film Junk Podcast Episode #246: Steven Seagal: Lawman
7 December 2009 12:50 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
0:00 - Intro / In-House Stuff 3:25 - Top 20 Films of the Decade: Spider-Man 2, Anvil! The Story of Anvil, Little Children 22:25 - Headlines: Paul Greengrass Drops Bourne 4, Spielberg Drops Harvey Remake, Entourage Movie, The Birds Remake Gets New Director, P.T. Anderson's Next Film, Tim Burton's Frankenweenie Remake, The Black Hole Remake, Universal's Blu-ray DVD Combo Discs 37:00 - Review: Steven Seagal: Lawman 57:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: Amores Perros, George Washington, The Brothers Bloom, The Limits of Control, Dragonheart, Turtles Forever, ** Greg's Story **, Huie’s Sermon, Shadows, Day for Night, Contempt, Rushmore 1:38:55 - Feature: The Films of Wes Anderson 2:10:00 - Junk Mail: Jay Dismisses Fantastic Mr. Fox, Antichrist as Porn, Movies That Tell a Story Without Dialogue, CG vs Practical Effects, Krull Board Game, People Who Give Good Commentaries 2:41:20 - This Week's DVD Releases 2:42:22 - Outro » Download »
- Sean
Reject Radio: Episode 28: I Thought It Was Something Else
6 December 2009 10:50 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Brought to you by: That Last Second on the Game Clock - Sometimes it makes all the difference. This week, on a very special episode or Reject Radio, we return this week like a cinematic boot to the face to discuss the finer points of Oscar-caliber science fiction, join the My Little Pony Fan Club, and try to figure out how to rob a bank on horseback. Junk Food Cinema enthusiast Brian Salisbury joins me. Send him emails telling him how great he is and how much of an asshole I am. Also, somehow we manage to review Brothers, Armored, and Up in the Air. Listen Here: Download This Episode On This Week’s Show: Segment 1: Ripped From the Headlines [0:00 - 33:00ish] The My Little Pony Fan Club Should There Be an Entourage Movie? Just Say No: The Birds Remake Can There Be Bourne Without Paul Greengrass? Wasn't the First Bourne Without Him? Why »
- Dr. Cole Abaius
Damon Won't Be 'Bourne' Without Greengrass
6 December 2009 4:07 PM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By MTV.com
Matt Damon says he won't do a fourth "Bourne" film without director Paul Greengrass, but seemed confident in an interview with MTV that it will come together in time.
The director walked away from the project last week due to script and scheduling issues.
But Damon says he's "less nervous about" the situation than most. "I think it's going to happen someday," he told MTV, adding that they didn't want to push ahead with a firm release date in the absence of a script.
Read more at MTV.com.
»
- Josh Dickey
Damon Says Bye Bye Bourne-y?
6 December 2009 10:15 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
With director Paul Greengrass' very public departure from the Jason Bourne franchise, the question of Matt Damon's involvement was bound to come up at the press junket for "Invictus" the other day.
Damon surprised everyone though when he said that without Greengrass, he wasn't interested in returning to the role during a press conference.
"I'll just wait for him and when he wants to do one, we'll do it...I think it'll happen down the road. We just don't have a script yet" said Damon. Asked by a report to clarify that if it's Greengrass or no 'Bourne'? to which he responded "Yeah, I've always said that" said Damon.
Asked about it later in a video interview by MTV, he confirmed his statements and seems open to another one but it would be at a time of his and Greengrass' choosing from the sounds of it. »
- Garth Franklin
Damon Says Bye Bye Bourne-y?
6 December 2009 10:15 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
With director Paul Greengrass' very public departure from the Jason Bourne franchise, the question of Matt Damon's involvement was bound to come up at the press junket for "Invictus" the other day.
Damon surprised everyone though when he said that without Greengrass, he wasn't interested in returning to the role during a press conference.
"I'll just wait for him and when he wants to do one, we'll do it...I think it'll happen down the road. We just don't have a script yet" said Damon. Asked by a report to clarify that if it's Greengrass or no 'Bourne'? to which he responded "Yeah, I've always said that" said Damon.
Asked about it later in a video interview by MTV, he confirmed his statements and seems open to another one but it would be at a time of his and Greengrass' choosing from the sounds of it. »
- Garth Franklin
Damon Won't Do Bourne Without Greengrass?
6 December 2009 6:54 AM, PST | AMC - Script to Screen | See recent AMC - Script to Screen news »
Last week director Paul Greengrass made it known that he was not directing the fourth Jason Bourne film for the franchise. The question then became whether or not Matt Damon will be involved in the project.
While doing his rounds promoting his upcoming movie "Invictus" he surprised everyone when he said that without Greengrass, he wasn't interested in returning for a fourth Bourne.
Matt Damon said:
"I'll just wait for him and when he wants to do one, we'll do it...I think it'll happen down the road. We just don't have a script yet"
Asked by a report to clarify that if it's Greengrass or no 'Bourne'?
"Yeah, I've always said that"
MTV also caught up with Damon and still confirmed his statement.
You can watch the video below. Let us know what you think? Should Damon come back regardless Paul Greengrass does or not?
Source: Collider , MTV
Photo: »
- Kellvin Chavez
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