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'Saint John of Las Vegas' trailer: It's a Buscemi bonanza!
3 December 2009 6:43 AM, PST
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I once worked at a magazine where we totaled up the minutes of time Steve Buscemi actually spent onscreen during the 1,792 films he had, at that point, appeared in. The answer was two and a half. I exaggerate (slightly). But there's no doubt the Fargo star is rarely handed the kind of chunky roles routinely gifted to actors who are no more talented but possess, well, more conventionally attractive, leading man looks (and I speak as someone who is rarely confused with George Clooney or Jon Hamm myself). However, the new comedy Saint John of Las Vegas seems to be
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Danny Arroyo on new film Repo Chick and his passion for superheroes
23 November 2009 12:47 PM, PST
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Among the stars of the upcoming new movie Repo Chick - Alex Cox's so-called "official non-sequel" to his 1984 sci-fi cult classic Repo Man - is Us actor/writer/producer Danny Arroyo.
The film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September, is co-produced by David Lynch's production company (Eraserhead, Dune, The Elephant Man, Twin Peaks) and produced by Daren Hicks and Simon Tams (producers of Batman: Dead End, Searchers 2.0, Hunter Prey).
The official synopsis of the project is: "Against the background of the credit crunch and the subprime mortgage crisis in the Us, where repossessions of homes, cars and other forms of property is at a new high, the repo business has expanded to everything from boats, houses, aeroplanes, small nations...children."
Jaclyn Jonet stars as the central character Pixxi de la Chasse, a rich girl disinherited by her family for her antics. She ends up
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'American Idol' Alum Danny Gokey Debuts Country Single 'It's Only'
5 November 2009 10:13 PM, PST
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'The song went past the mental element and came directly into my heart,' he tells hometown radio station.
By James Montgomery
Danny Gokey
Photo: R. Mickshaw/ Getty Images
Earlier this year, "American Idol" third-place finisher Danny Gokey made waves when he said he was thinking of releasing a country album. Turns out, he wasn't joking, eventually signing a deal with RCA's Nashville label.
And on Friday (November 6), fans finally got to hear his first foray into the genre, when he debuted "It's Only," a swooning, countrified ballad on Milwaukee radio station FM 106.1.
Written by Lady Antebellum's Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley and produced by Mark Bright (who's worked with Carrie Underwood), "It's Only" is the first single from Gokey's RCA debut, which will reportedly hit stores in March of next year. The song details the trials of the jobless and the homeless and doesn't shy away from the topic of faith,
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Entertainment Weekly Lists the 25 Best Soundtracks from the Past 25 Years
3 November 2009 2:34 PM, PST
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I’m no music expert what with their fancy degrees and ability to appreciate music beyond “This sounds good.” But I do know lists and lists generate controversy and controversy equals traffic! And with their patented “slideshow” format which creates more hits based on an itemized story, EW.com has a real racket going!
Well, we just listed it like normal people after the jump. Take a look, see if you agree, and scream your disbelief at how a certain album you love wasn’t included. Also, remember that this is a list of soundtracks which are usually a collection of songs used in a movie as opposed to a score which is usually the instrumental accompaniment to the film created by a single composer (although there are obviously scores created by more than one composer).
If you want to click through the list like a chump, click here. It
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Trailer Park: Ari Gold
26 October 2009 1:46 AM, PDT
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By Christopher Stipp
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Away We Go - Giveaway
I appreciate this film as a quiet examination into the lives of two people who are surrounded by chaos.
What’s most fascinating about Away We Go is that Sam Mendes went from Revolutionary Road to this. From a depressing portrait on suburban life to a picture that dabbles in a little drama and a little comedy the movie works because of co-writers Dave Eggers (A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and the upcoming film Where The Wild Things Are) and his wife Vendela Vida.
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Party Favors: Trumbo
23 September 2009 10:48 PM, PDT
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Seattle – Dalton Trumbo was one of the biggest names in screenwriting who for the longest time wasn’t allowed to show his name on the screen. He won two Oscars, but wasn’t allowed to step onto the stage.
At the peak of his career in 1947, he was brought before the House Un-American Activities Committee to testify about communists in Hollywood films. Like other screenwriters before the Huac, he refused to answer the questions. Their decision to not name names got them blacklisted in the industry and sent to prison. After nearly a year behind bars, Dalton secretly returned to screenwriting. He used fake names and front writers on various project. It wasn’t till 1960 when his name accompanied Exodus and Spartacus that the blacklist was broken.
Trumbo is a documentary about the writer that was originally a play written by his son Christopher Trumbo. The play had actors reading
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Early Reviews of Alex Cox’s Repo Man Quasi-Sequel Repo Chick (An Anti-Golf Farce?)
9 September 2009 10:07 AM, PDT
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Last night at the Venice Film Festival, the spiritual sequel to writer/director Alex Cox's punk rock, sci-fi cult classic Repo Man, Repo Chick, premiered. Co-produced by David Lynch, the film has loomed with some hesitation in the minds of fans as an oddity, because it was shot almost entirely on green screen using Red cameras and an indie budget. After the jump, we'll take a look at the first review by Variety, whose reviewer seemed surprised to like it as much as she did, if not as much as the original. I've also included photos and videos from the production, and I'll update in the comments as more reviews come in...
This sentence sums up the review's sentiments like a spinning hub cap: "A wacky blend of leftist, anti-establishment politics, eye-searing colors, outre costumes and manic overacting, Repo Chick could be likened to what you would get if
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- Hunter Stephenson
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Exclusive Pics: Alex Cox's Repo Chick
1 September 2009
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- Michael Moore isn't the only one whose getting into narratives concerning the nation's economic troubles. We've got an exclusive look at a set of stills for Alex Cox's Repo Chick, which premieres at the Venice Film Festival next week and looks to nothing to do with his 1984 film, Repo Man.
I won't spoil the rest of plotline - the character is sent on some wacky pilgrimage out East, but this should unfold against the backdrop of the credit crunch and the subprime mortgage crisis in the Us, where repossessions of homes, cars and other forms of property is at a new high. Spoiled rich girl Pixxi De La Chasse (Jacklyn Jonet from Cox's Searchers 2.0) has been disinherited due to her irresponsible life. When her car is repossessed, Pixxi becomes the best repo chick around with the help of her entourage ‐ punk grrrl confidante, model‐looks bodyguard and flaming stylist.
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Alex Cox Reveals More About the Non-Repo-Sequel
12 August 2009 9:03 AM, PDT
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Alex Cox has a really crowded business card: Cult Filmmaker. Fallen from Grace. Hollywood Outsider. Looking for a Comeback. In the 1980s, he was a Next Big Thing after Repo Man (1984), which is undoutedly the greatest movie ever made about paranoia, cars, punks and aliens in Los Angeles. He quickly followed that with Sid and Nancy (1986), a dizzying biopic of Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols and his deranged girlfriend Nancy Spungen. That film not only earned a cult following, but also got a fair measure of mainstream critical recognition.
Afterward, Cox's career struggled to regain the same kind of momentum. His next film, Straight to Hell (1987), was almost universally dismissed as an exercise in weird, but his fourth film, Walker (1988), was a hit among European film buffs, and it was recently bestowed with a high-class Criterion DVD release. Since then his films had very sporadic distribution and some of
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- Jeffrey M. Anderson
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Personal Recollections Of John Hughes From Inside MTV
7 August 2009 11:30 AM, PDT
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MTV staffer Jonathan Mussman had a unique opportunity to work closely during high school with John Hughes. I don't want to spoil the surprise, so why don't we let Jonathan take it from here...
by Jonathan Mussman
As someone who spent his teenage years growing up in Northbrook, Il on the famed Chicago North Shore, John Hughes was more than iconic -– he was everything I strived to be. A successful filmmaker who never once turned his back on his hometown. We lived and breathed John Hughes as he captured my high school life to an exact T on film.
I first met John Hughes at a pre-screening of "Sixteen Candles" at the Old Orchard Theater in Skokie. From that moment I became obsessed with this man, who could capture my life and neighborhood on screen so well, to the point that the city and the suburbs were another character in his films.
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Alex Cox Versus Universal: Fight!
30 July 2009 3:14 PM, PDT
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Yesterday in Page 2 I mentioned that the title of Universal's Repossession Mambo had been changed to Repo Men, and wondered if fans of Alex Cox's awesome Repo Man might be a little irritated. Being in a bit of a rush to put that page together, I didn't think about how Alex Cox might feel. And the answer is: a little peeved. See, Cox has a new film called Repo Chick that could be hitting soon, and he's faced a threat from Universal over the title and script. Now that the studio has retitled their film to sound like a sequel to his, things could get nasty.
Here's the basic rundown. Repossession Mambo, with Jude Law and Forest Whitaker, was shot early last year (not 'two years ago' as Cox claims) and has been slated for release later this year. But Universal owns Repo Man and sent Alex Cox a
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The Venice Film Festival: Herzog, Soderbergh, Clooney and More
30 July 2009 11:32 AM, PDT
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Cannes has La Croisette and the world premieres and the yachts and the red carpet mishegoss, but Venice is no slouch when it comes to excellent directors and exciting premieres (and oh yeah, the parties). This year's line-up has plenty to offer cinephiles from around the world. And for you betting types, take note that Abel Ferrara and Werner Herzog will both be there; Herzog will be showing his "re-imagining" of Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant, which so incensed Ferrara that he wished dire bodily harm upon Herzog and star Nicolas Cage.
I'm also particularly excited about Alex Cox showing Repo Chick, a sequel to his fabulous 1984 film Repo Man. Other super-cool stuff includes Steven Soderbergh's The Informant! with Matt Damon and his creepy mustache, Grant Heslov's The Men Who Stare at Goats, starring George Clooney, and [Rec 2], the sequel to the Spanish horror film from Jaume Balaguero. Michael Moore with
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Alex Cox vs Universal on Repo Chick
30 July 2009 9:15 AM, PDT
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Today's Venice Film Festival announcement included mention of a film called Repo Chick, directed by Alex Cox. The film is not listed on IMDb, but it would seem reasonable to assume that it's a sequel to Cox's 1984 cult classic Repo Man, no? As Cox writes on his blog, "It isn't really; it's a story of different characters in a different world" -- but that hadn't stopped Universal, the studio that owns the 1984 film, from issuing a cease and desist, claiming that Cox has made "an illegal sequel" to their property.
Cox had decided to ignore the filing and continue work on the movie -- there is apparently significant effects work to finish up in the month left before its Venice premiere -- until receiving news that Universal had t
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- Karina Longworth
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Page 2
29 July 2009 1:39 PM, PDT
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Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 25 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness.
The folks at ScreenCrave (with guests from Collider and other sites) spent some of Saturday night shooting and editing footage, and the super-secret (ok, not that secret) project is out: Iron Man 2 has been sweded.
Tony Scott's Unstoppable may actually be that. Not only is Denzel Washington back on board, production offices have been set up in Pittsburgh for a mid-September start. [Production Weekly]
From the bad title change department: Reposession Mambo becomes Repo Men. Which fans will be more angry, those for Alex Cox's Repo Man or Darren Lynn Bousman's Repo! The Genetic Opera? [Styd]
Didn't get
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Repo Men Do the Repossession Mambo
29 July 2009 11:33 AM, PDT
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During the past year anytime I’ve recommended Darren Lynn Bousman’s Repo! The Genetic Opera to anyone, they look at me and ask whether or not I’m referring to the 1984 Alex Cox comedy Repo Man. I expect even more confusion this winter when the upcoming organ harvesting flick formerly known as Repossession Mambo hits theaters with a suspicious title change.
Universal recently announced that their organ repossession flick will hit theaters sometime in early 2010 under the new title Repo Men! (complete with exclamation point – for some reason). Not sure why Universal is so keen to resemble a film that didn’t exactly garner mainstream attention, but there it is.
Repo Men! stars Jude Law, Liev Schreiber, Alice Braga and Forest Whitaker. We’ll bring you more as it happens.
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Cool Stuff: Alex Cox’s Book X Films
22 July 2009 5:30 AM, PDT
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If you are a young person who aspires to fire into the world of independent filmmaking, it’s fair to say that Alex Cox’s X Films is requisite reading alongside Robert Rodriguez’s Rebel Without a Crew. While Cox offers no tales herein comparable to selling blood and submitting to medical experiments for quick cash, his book is a similarly candid, casual film-by-film industry document of the nitty gritty American and international underground. And unlike Rodriguez's famous book (published in 1996), X Films is written by a director whose fuck-Hollywood attitude hasn't exactly curbed with time.
I read the book in full in three days---it’s super quick---and I was surprised by how humble and enlivened Cox’s voice remains, and by how vividly he remembers all of his productions. The chapter dedicated to the punk sci-fi classic, Repo Man, Cox's debut studio feature that grows rawer over time like a nuclear sunburn,
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Weekend Rental: Alex Cox's Sid and Nancy
18 July 2009
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- It's odd that one of the first sequences in (500) Days of Summer (just released yesterday) will haphazardly remind some of the famous When Harry Meet Sally diner sequence and it also happens to contain a Sid & Nancy reference - not the movie, but the maladjusted couple. It acts as a possible foreshadowing of things to come in this rom com and it is one among many references to film history (we find The Graduate, Bergman, French New Wave, Disney and Han Solo). Zooey and Joseph got together with helmer Marc Webb for a piece of viral of self-promotion for 500 Days, which reminds us of a film worth pointing to in our Weekend Rental suggestion. The 1986 film was directed by Alex Cox,lensed by Roger Deakins and featured Gary Oldman in the role of Sid Vicious. See NYTimes review after the jump.
Few would have suspected, when Sid Vicious died
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Flying Fast And Under The Radar, Alex Cox’s Repo Chick Wrapped Last Month ...
28 March 2009 11:37 AM, PDT
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Yes, kids, it’s a sequel to Repo Man, it’s being produced by David Lynch and according to writer-director Alex Cox’s blog it wrapped principal photography in the middle of February. There seems to be a very conscious effort underway to keep this one as under the radar as possible, with Cox saying not a word about the cast and the IMDb page being a total blank, but it’s coming and coming soon.
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