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20 articles from 2009
In praise of film writer James Agee
10 December 2009 2:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Although best known for other work, it was James Agee's film reviews of 'astonishing excellence', recognising cinema as a 20th-century artform, that made him a pioneer
James Rufus Agee, born 100 years ago last week, may be best known now for Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, the pioneering 1941 study of three sharecropper families. But in his lifetime it was film writing he lived by, and was best known for. Wh Auden was so moved by the "astonishing excellence" of his reviews in the Nation that in 1944 he wrote to the magazine's editors, telling them he "looked forward all week to reading him again". He called the column, "the most remarkable regular event in American journalism today".
It was his recognition of cinema as the American artform of the 20th century that made Agee a pioneer – he stood opposed to many in the literary world who reviled or patronised the medium, »
This List of 'Most Dangerous Stunts Done Without Stunt Doubles' Needs Your Help
8 December 2009 4:02 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
PopCrunch just put up a compilation of the 13 Most Dangerous Movie Stunts Done Without Stunt Doubles and, well, it's missing a few must-haves for such a topic. But before getting to who/what didn't make the cut, let's look at those who did: Jason Statham's helmet-less bike ride wearing a hospital gown in Crank? Sylvester Stallone in Rambo and Harrison Ford in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull simply because they were old during filming? Christian Bale losing 63 pounds for The Machinist? Matt Damon filming a "scene in the water" in one of the Bourne films? I find few of those qualifying of a Most Dangerous label.
Now PC's list isn't always so nebulous. Jackie Chan, Tom Cruise, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd all warrant being on such a list, but unfortunately they're inclusion only serves to highlight how lacking the rest of the roster is; not to mention their »
- Peter Hall
MoMA Looks Back at Spike Jonze: The First 80 Years
13 October 2009 11:29 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
In anticipation of this weekend's release of Where The Wild Things Are, the Museum of Modern Art in New York has created the first ever retrospective of Spike Jonze's work. Spike Jonze: The First 80 Years. MoMA's Department of Film has a hip series called Filmmakers in Focus, and last week director Spike Jonze attended the opening for his first-ever career retrospective. The October 8 opener included a conversation with Jonze, organized by MoMA's Associate Curator in their Department of Film, Joshua Siegel. Also present for this discussion was beloved Where The Wild Things Are author Maurice Sendak. This seemingly whimsical opening night featured In Cahoots, a collection of several short films that the two made together during shooting for Where The Wild Things Are. Much of the retrospective centers around Jonze's influences and bevy of artistic expressions, as well as his big three films: Being John Malkovich (1999), Adaptation (2002), and Where the Wild Things Are (2009). If you're »
- Bethany Perryman
Loews Jersey City Launches Fall Season With "The Untouchables", The Marx Brothers And Harold Lloyd
23 September 2009 3:11 PM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
The legendary classic movie palace, The Loews Theatre in Jersey City, New Jersey will launch its fall movie season on October 2-3. Films include The Untouchables starring Kevin Costner and Sean Connery, The Cocoanuts starring The Marx Brothers in their first feature film, and the Harold Lloyd silent classic Safety Last! with live organ accompaniment. The magnificent theater is just minutes from mid-town Manhattan. For details click here »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
The plague of movie trivia
5 September 2009 3:12 PM, PDT | blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news »
When people cheerfully tell me, "I have a trivia question" for you, I have a cheerful answer for them, but I rarely express it: "I'm a professional. Ask an amateur." Why in the name of Buster would I want to clutter my memory with useless facts? During long, hard years of being asked trivia questions, I have learned one thing for sure. The person asking me is in the possession of one fact, and is pretty confident I don't know it. Therefore, my admission of defeat will demonstrate their superiority.
I know something about the movies, and here is how I really should reply: "Before I even attempt to answer your question, let me ask you five questions to see if you are qualified to even take up the time of a busy, busy man such as myself. (1) What is the name of the film that codified the language of the cinema? »
- Roger Ebert
Celebrating 80(?!) Years Of Spike Jonze At New York's Museum Of Modern Art
28 August 2009 2:30 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Filmmaker Spike Jonze has always flirted around at the outskirts of the mainstream. Ehhhh... maybe more like the mainstream's suburbs. He made an effortless transition from music videos -- including Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" and Weezer's "Buddy Holly" -- to Hollywood features like "Being John Malkovich" and "Adaptation." He was also a writer and producer on the "Jackass" TV series and subsequent movies. For all of that, Jonze has never quite breached into "household name" territory.
This fall's re-envisioning of Maurice Sendak's classic children's book "Where the Wild Things Are" could very well change all of that. That's probably why Jonze will be honored by New York City's Museum of Modern Art in a 10 day career retrospective, ending just two days after "Wild Things" hits theaters. The exhibit will showcase "Malkovich," "Adaptation," "Jackass: The Movie," the documentary "Heavy Metal in Baghdad" and a range of music videos and short films. »
- Adam Rosenberg
What I Watched, What You Watched: Installment #3
9 August 2009 3:21 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
It's time to take a look back at seven films I watched at home this past week outside of the six I saw in theaters. Hmmmm, 13 films in one week isn't too bad? Considering I watched four Mariner games and Tiger at the Bridgestone Invitational I would say that's pretty good, and I am going to make it an even 14 after I publish this piece, but not sure which one that will be... gonna have to wait until next weekend to find out. As for this past week, I caught up on a couple of Paul Newman features from my recently purchased Newman collection, a silent classic I had yet to see, a Jane Campion Oscar-winner I had never seen and along with that one, a second film that featured full-frontal nudity from Harvey Keitel. What are the odds on that coincidence? After checking out what I watched, add your »
- Brad Brevet
What's On Tonight: So You Think, Othersiders, Dark Blue, How'd You Get So Rich
5 August 2009 2:06 PM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »
TCM has Harold Lloyd movies all night. Discovery has more Shark Week all night. At 8, ABC has a new Wipeout, followed by a two-hour season finale of I Survived A Japanese Game Show. Fox has a new, two-hour So You Think You Can Dance at 8. At 9, NBC has a new America's Got Talent, then a new episode of The Philanthropist. There's a new Leverage on TNT at 9, followed by a new Dark Blue. Cartoon Network has a new episode of The Othersiders at 9. Also at 9: Syfy has a new Ghost Hunters International. At 10, Bravo has a new Top Chef Masters. TV Land has the series premiere of How'd You Get So Rich at 10, then the series premiere of Make My Day. MTV has a new Real World at 10. Travel Channel has a new Man vs. Food at 10. At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Michael & Michael Have Issues.
Check »
- Bob Sassone
Troy Nixey Playing with 'Simple Machines' After Del Toro's Dark
3 August 2009 12:43 AM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
That's a very confusing headline, so apologies for that. Here's the scoop: Troy Nixey (seen above on set), the newest Guillermo del Toro protege, is directing the Don't Be Afraid of the Dark remake for del Toro this summer. Variety announces that his follow-up project will be one called Simple Machines, a "family fantasy" that he also wrote about a reclusive young inventor who must save his beloved creation from an evil industrialist before he uses it to corrupt the world. Phoenix Pictures is developing this project a long with a handful of young, new producers. I'm definitely curious about this, but I'll have to hear more about it first. While we don't know much more about the plot of Simple Machines besides what Variety gave us, Nixey did also say that this project "stems from his affection for early movie comedians such as Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd and »
- Alex Billington
Check These Out: TCM's Summer Under the Stars Posters
14 July 2009 10:54 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
The always wonderful Turner Classic Movies is launching their new summer movie series called Summer Under the Stars. This marathon will include 42 films that will be making their premiere on TCM. Each and every day, from August 1st to August 31st, they will run a daily marathon of films featuring one classic actor, including Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Harold Lloyd, Judy Garland, Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, and Clark Gable (you can download the full schedule here). In honor of their upcoming series, TCM has debuted a few special posters created for some of the classics that will be making their premiere on TCM. The Magnificent Seven Dr. Strangelove To Catch a Thief Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde The Letter Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Thanks to Rope of Silicon for first featuring these beautiful posters. Click that link to see a lot more of these, including great contemporary posters for Grapes of Wrath, »
- Alex Billington
TCM's 'Summer Under the Stars' Posters are Phenomenal
13 July 2009 3:22 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Photo: Turner Classic Movies In August, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will be celebrating their "Summer Under the Stars" marathon for the seventh year and in celebration of the event they have released a series of twelve posters and there are some real beauties in this gallery. First off, for those that may be interested, here is how the series breaks down: August 1 - Henry Fonda August 2 - James Mason August 3 - Marion Davies August 4 - James Coburn August 5 - Harold Lloyd August 6 - Judy Garlan August 7 - Glenn Ford August 8 - Bette Davis August 9 - Cary Grant August 10 - Dirk Bogarde August 11 - Audrey Hepburn August 12 - Clark Gable August 13 - Gloria Grahame August 14 - Sidney Portier August 15 - Deborah Kerr August 16 - Elvis Presley August 17 - Jennifer Jones August 18 - John Wayne August 19 - Red Skelton August 20 - Miriam Hopkins August 21 - Gene Hackman August 22 - Sterling Hayden August »
- Brad Brevet
TCM's "Summer Under The Stars" Festival Will Honor Hollywood Legends
9 July 2009 8:44 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is dedicating the month of August to some of the greatest Hollywood legends in film.
The "Summer Under the Stars" Festival will feature more than 5,000 films from actors such as Henry Fonda, James Mason, Marion Davies, James Coburn, Harold Lloyd, Judy Garland, Glenn Ford, Bette Davis and Carey Grant. Viewers will get a chance to see a varied selection of a star's films that will be presented uncut and commercial free.
The following dates will feature the star listed:
Saturday, August 1 - Henry Fond Sunday, August 2 - James Mason Monday, August 3 - Marion Davies Tuesday, August 4 - James Coburn Wednesday, August 5 - Harold Lloyd Thursday, August 6 - Judy Garland Friday, August 7 - Glenn Ford
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TCM's "Summer Under The Stars" Festival Will Honor Hollywood Legends
9 July 2009 8:44 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is dedicating the month of August to some of the greatest Hollywood legends in film.
The "Summer Under the Stars" Festival will feature more than 5,000 films from actors such as Henry Fonda, James Mason, Marion Davies, James Coburn, Harold Lloyd, Judy Garland, Glenn Ford, Bette Davis and Carey Grant. Viewers will get a chance to see a varied selection of a star's films that will be presented uncut and commercial free.
The following dates will feature the star listed:
Saturday, August 1 - Henry Fond Sunday, August 2 - James Mason Monday, August 3 - Marion Davies Tuesday, August 4 - James Coburn Wednesday, August 5 - Harold Lloyd Thursday, August 6 - Judy Garland Friday, August 7 - Glenn Ford
»
Friday The 13th Part V: A New Beginning and Part VI: Jason Lives (DVD Reviews)
13 June 2009 9:53 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Every slasher fan has their own choice as the best in the original Jason Voorhees film series, and mine is Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives. From its opening title that winks at the James Bond flicks, this entry provided a welcome sense of knowing humor to the by-then repetitious proceedings, without making fun of Jason himself. (As writer/director Tom McLoughlin has often stated, and does so again on the new Deluxe Edition DVD, that was one of franchise producer Frank Mancuso Jr.’s directives when McLoughlin took this gig.)
Those light touches, and the general panache McLoughlin brings to the film, were a refreshing change from the crudities of the previous A New Beginning (which doesn’t actually sport a Part V on screen—and, as mentioned on its own Deluxe disc, was actually called Repetition during filming). Director/co-writer Danny Steinmann does bring a rude energy to this entry, »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
A Sweeping Tour of the new USC School of Cinematic Arts, including Special Appearances by George Lucas & Steven Spielberg - Part One
20 April 2009 11:48 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
(Steven Spielberg, Dean Elizabeth M. Daley, USC President Steven B. Sample, and George Lucas at the dedication of new USC School of Cinematic Arts.)
Part One of our tour of the new USC School of Cinematic Arts!
By Terry Keefe & Alex Simon, Photography and Videography by Gregory Weinkauf.
Back at the turn of the 90s, when we attended what was then known as the School of Cinema-Television at the University of Southern California, we always considered our institution the best film school in the world and it was an easy argument to make. Buildings and production facilities with the names of George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Johnny Carson, Harold Lloyd, and Marcia Lucas formed the centerpiece of the physical campus, and when these were dedicated back in 1983, it made international news. A somewhat forgotten fact of university cinema studies is that majoring in film wasn’t always considered to be a legitimate pursuit by many, »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
20 April 2009 4:52 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
(Steven Spielberg, Dean Elizabeth M. Daley, USC President Steven B. Sample, and George Lucas, above.)
A tour of the new USC School of Cinematic Arts, including video of speeches by Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Dean Elizabeth Daley, and USC President Stephen B. Sample
By Terry Keefe & Alex Simon, Photography and Videography by Gregory Weinkauf.
Back at the turn of the 90s, when we attended what was then known as the School of Cinema-Television at the University of Southern California, we always considered our institution the best film school in the world and it was an easy argument to make. Buildings and production facilities with the names of George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Johnny Carson, Harold Lloyd, and Marcia Lucas formed the centerpiece of the physical campus, and when these were dedicated back in 1983, it made international news. A somewhat forgotten fact of university cinema studies is that majoring in film wasn »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
20 April 2009 4:36 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
(Steven Spielberg, Dean Elizabeth M. Daley, USC President Steven B. Sample, and George Lucas, above.)
A tour of the new USC School of Cinematic Arts, including video of speeches by Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Dean Elizabeth Daley, and USC President Stephen B. Sample
By Terry Keefe & Alex Simon, Photography and Videography by Gregory Weinkauf.
Back at the turn of the 90s, when we attended what was then known as the School of Cinema-Television at the University of Southern California, we always considered our institution the best film school in the world and it was an easy argument to make. Buildings and production facilities with the names of George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Johnny Carson, Harold Lloyd, and Marcia Lucas formed the centerpiece of the physical campus, and when these were dedicated back in 1983, it made international news. A somewhat forgotten fact of university cinema studies is that majoring in film wasn »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
The Future of Cinematic Education is Here at the New USC School of Cinematic Arts, Featuring Appearances by George Lucas & Steven Spielberg
20 April 2009 4:29 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
(Steven Spielberg, Dean Elizabeth M. Daley, USC President Steven B. Sample, and George Lucas, above.)
A tour of the new USC School of Cinematic Arts, including video of speeches by Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Dean Elizabeth Daley, and USC President Stephen B. Sample
By Terry Keefe & Alex Simon, Photography and Videography by Gregory Weinkauf.
Back at the turn of the 90s, when we attended what was then known as the School of Cinema-Television at the University of Southern California, we always considered our institution the best film school in the world and it was an easy argument to make. Buildings and production facilities with the names of George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Johnny Carson, Harold Lloyd, and Marcia Lucas formed the centerpiece of the physical campus, and when these were dedicated back in 1983, it made international news. A somewhat forgotten fact of university cinema studies is that majoring in film wasn »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Veit Helmer, Absurdistan
17 February 2009 10:37 PM, PST | Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews | See recent Filmmaker Magazine_Director Interviews news »
Max Mauff And Kristyna MALÉROVÁ In Director Veit Helmer's Absurdistan. Courtesy First Run Features.
German writer-director Veit Helmer is a true oddity, a creative mind whose films might well have been unearthed from a time capsule buried during the era of silent comedy. Born in Hanover in 1968, Helmer spent much of his childhood watching Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd and by the age of 14 had already made his first film. He studied at Munich's School of Television and Film, and made quirky shorts throughout his time there, such as the highly inventive Surprise! (1995). When Wim Wenders, a professor of his, decided to make a film based on one of his students' screenplays, he chose Helmer's submission. The resulting film, »
- Nick Dawson
Fresh Release: Battle at the Somme
1 January 2009 9:00 AM, PST | Daily Film Music Blog | See recent Daily Film Music Blog news »
I have always had a soft spot for silent film scores as the structure of this particular genre allows more space for the music to breath. Not to mention that over the years, most popular silent films received several scores, allowing for a very diverse variety of interpretations. This is not the case with The Battle of the Somme, a war documentary which was the best-selling picture of Great Britain with over 20,000,000 confirmed ticket sales – a feat that wasn’t repeated until Star Wars. Yet since its initial run during World War I, this 80 minute epic was only occasionally dusted and unlike Harold Lloyd or Charlie Chaplin classics, it didn’t have a long home video run. The restored version of the picture only premiered on its 90th anniversary with a new score written by Laura Rossi. This score was played live against the screen as it was the norm in the silent era, »
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