I'm thinking this flick will be recognized as a classic. Must own, must know all the camera work, dialogue, pithy goddamm fucking lines, must see with friends and lots of beer at least once or twice a year.
Just great stuff. Rutger Hauer scores.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Poster and Trailer for 'Everything Must Go'
Love the tag: Life is a good place to find yourself
Based on a short story by Raymond Carver. With Laura Dern, Stephen Root, Rebecca Hall, Michael Peña, and Will Ferrell.
It's rare that I like a trailer and (AND) it makes me want to see the movie. Hard to resist this one.
Apple with the hi-def goods. It'll make your day.
'Harry Potter' Auditions
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson in their auditions for the first movie. Cute.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Poster for Jerry Weintraub Doc 'His Way' From HBO
Love this. He knew a star when he saw one. Promoted Elvis Presley, The Carpenters, Frank Sinatra, John Denver, Led Zeppelin. Produced 'The Karate Kid', 'Ocean's 11, 12, 13', 'Nashville'.
If you haven't read it or heard about it, check out Jerry Weintraub's tell-all When I Stop Talking You'll Know I'm Dead. He comes off as a good guy who holds personal relationships above all, is up at dawn every day working hard as hell, gets results no matter how impossible the task.
Wonderful reading. The chapter about dealings with Bobby Fischer during his World Chess Championship match with Boris Spassky in 1972 is something else. It's pretty bizarre. Fischer was beyond eccentric by that time. I think, out of respect, Weintraub waited till Fischer died before publishing the memoir.
Great interview with NPR from 2010. Required listening. Funny as hell. Wonderful insight into what it takes to succeed.
Here's the trailer for the doc.
Six Minutes of 'Sucker Punch'
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Poster for 'Essential Killing'
Have had lots of respect for Vincent Gallo since his feature directorial debut, 'Buffalo '66'. Nice flick. Worth checking out.
Trailer looks fantastic. Here's a still.
Poster for 'The Silent House'
Looking forward to this mostly because it was shot on a Canon 5D II.
Imagery is high quality, but need to see what it looks like in a theater, after conversion to film, or at home, on disc, on a larger screen, say 40-50 inches.
Digital video cams like the RED run $20-$50k and produce excellent results. Peter Jackson is using them for 'The Hobbit'. Other video cams from Sony or Canon (and others) run $2-$10k but these have much smaller sensors, which isn't good for image quality and can't always produce a 'filmic' look. The Canon 5D II sells for about $2500 +/- depending where you buy, and has a sensor (almost exactly) the same size as the RED that produces an extremely high quality file.
Shooting movies with a DSLR could open doors for filmmakers working on a smaller scale.
Supposedly, the movie was shot in one 78-minute take. I don't believe that, however, blood make-up in above still does look like it was applied pretty quick. That ain't exactly Hollywood production value. But, the energy is good and I'm looking forward to seeing this one.
'La Casa Muda' is currently being remade. 'Silent House' stars Elizabeth Olsen.
Notice the hair light (maybe the moon), fill lighting from behind the subject (perhaps moonlight reflected off clouds) that adds definition, a stronger light source in front of the subject (perhaps a second moon) that actually shouldn't be there at all, and the car's headlights have been replaced with color-correct bulbs that look white instead of yellow or green. All time consuming and costly. And...the still doesn't have the personality of the ones from 'La Casa Muda'. Remake will probably be another disposable B-horror, but I'd love to be wrong.
Still from 'Captain America'
The instant I looked at this still I thought of comic book style action/layout. Just doesn't have a typical movie setup. For a movie I think there would be more compression, with the car and actor more lined up, shot (more) from the front rather than side.
This has that frame-to-frame energy used when action is read left to right on a comic page. The gun points to previous frame (on the left) while the explosion leads to the next (on the right), which would give a comic book a good visual throughline.
Like this:
Everyone on the left faces right, leading to the next frame, with some of the drawing bleeding over the frame into the right side (like the explosion, some of which is not in frame). Everyone on the right faces left to avoid looking at the edge of the page and to connect with what preceded (as does Peggy Carter [Hayley Atwell]).
I'm a little out on a limb but I'm guessing the blocking in the still isn't accidental. Nice work by director Joe Johnston. Marvel would be proud.
Love this detail:
Exact framing -- edge of window in building parallel to left side. Perfect.
Wonder what the reference is in the license number, SS 879T. Bet it means something.
'Hanna' Featurette
With director Joe Wright, Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana, and Saoirse Ronan.
Some new finished footage.
Some new finished footage.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Poster for 'The Mill And The Cross'
Like a Rembrandt brought to life 'The Mill And The Cross' is pretty stunning.
With Rutger Hauer (painted, I mean pictured), Charlotte Rampling, and Michael York.
trailer
Pixar's 'Brave' Rolls Out Concept Art
Trailer and Poster for 'True Legend'
Don't like the poster much, but who cares.
Apple has the exclusive trailer for 'True Legend'.
To call it 'must-see' is pretty unimaginative. Don't know what else to say. Check it out
Poster for 'The Tree of Life'
Very nice.
I like how the boilerplate fine print takes a backseat to story imagery.
Possibly the most interesting frame is center, two below title. Although upper left corner is still the core of the plot.
Trailer for 'Midnight in Paris'
Latest from Woody Allen. With Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Carla Bruni, Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen, Owen Wilson, Nina Arianda, Kurt Fuller, Tom Hiddleston, Mimi Kennedy, Alison Pill and Corey Stoll
'Source Code' Interviews
With Duncan Jones, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, and Vera Farmiga. And, yes, a tiny bit of new footage at the end.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
A Short Film. 'The Laundromat'
About 7 minutes. Pretty good concept. Nicely acted, shot.
cast ELIZA TAYLOR and TIM ROSS
writer director TIMOTHY MELVILLE
producer DOMINIC ALLEN
cinematographer JOEL BETTS
production company SCARAB STUDIO FILMS
TIMOTHY MELVILLE © 2009
Official Selection Flickerfest 2010
Official Selection St Kilda Film Festival 2010
Official Selection Dungog Film Festival 2010
Winner Best Film Hillside Film Festival 2010
Winner Best Film Bohemian Shorts 2010
Winner Best Film Bayside Film Festival 2010
Winner Best New Filmmaker Shepparton Shorts 2010
Winner Best Script In The Bin Short Film Festival 2010
Finalist Aesthetica Short Film Competition 2010 (UK)
cast ELIZA TAYLOR and TIM ROSS
writer director TIMOTHY MELVILLE
producer DOMINIC ALLEN
cinematographer JOEL BETTS
production company SCARAB STUDIO FILMS
TIMOTHY MELVILLE © 2009
Official Selection Flickerfest 2010
Official Selection St Kilda Film Festival 2010
Official Selection Dungog Film Festival 2010
Winner Best Film Hillside Film Festival 2010
Winner Best Film Bohemian Shorts 2010
Winner Best Film Bayside Film Festival 2010
Winner Best New Filmmaker Shepparton Shorts 2010
Winner Best Script In The Bin Short Film Festival 2010
Finalist Aesthetica Short Film Competition 2010 (UK)
Clip from 'Arthur'
What's telling are the comments on Comingsoon's page.
Here's one:
This is gonna end badly for all involved. Some movies are just flat out perfect the first time around. Any attempt to redo them is an exercise in futility.
and...
WTF is this??!!
They're mostly in this vein. I can't disagree (with the tone). Everything I've seen about this remake is beyond comprehension. I don't get it. Yuck.
Trailer for 'Guilty Hearts'
Six shorts. With Gerard Butler, Eva Mendes, Kathy Bates, Charlie Sheen, and Julie Delpy.
Friday, March 25, 2011
'Mildred Pierce'
I love the poster. With Kate Winslet, Guy Pearce, and Evan Rachel Wood.
Troy Patterson on the (too?) classy 'Mildred Pierce':
Todd Haynes' adaptation is too classy for its own good.
...
Preferring to redomesticize Mildred Pierce, Haynes arrives at a film—a five-part, five-hour miniseries—that is merely pretty good. He seems rather domesticated himself—tamed, housetrained, his gleaming claws clipped. One way of reading things is to suppose that contact with the medium of television has inclined Haynes to imagine Mildred Pierce as the classiest soap opera ever aired...
In defense of Mr. Haynes, I'm guessing that's exactly what network execs asked for -- something tamed just a notch. It is HBO, after all. Beamed straight into people's living rooms. Mini-series are a family sort of thing. Yes?
I can't wait to see this movie, even if it's a bit rounded on the edges. Footage I've seen is, yes, very classy. Suits me fine.
Trailers for '13 Assassins' and 'The Three Musketeers'
Beautiful to Look At...
Benjamin Mercer tells us why 'The Tourist' deserves another look:
The Tourist is, at its core, a movie about the nature of seeing and being seen...
Have to agree. It has an alluring visual quality. Beautifully shot. Nothing in direct sunlight. Very even contrast. Carefully controlled, narrow dynamic range. Muted yet lush color. And, the actors -- they always have that 'I'm-in-a-movie-and-I-couldn't-be-more-attractive' look.
Mercer continues on the subject, especially concerning Angelina Jolie:
...Jolie is objectified to an almost absurd degree, constantly watched by (exclusively male) surveillance experts. At one point the mere sight of her prompts Frank to inadvertently blurt out the PG-13 film's token "fuck," and Elise renders speechless nearly every man she encounters, as if even these thunderstruck waiters and bellhops inside the movie are unable to process her as anything other than a fantasy, a glamorous apparition, a totally bewitching flicker of light. The audience is, of course, also implicated in all this looking.
Yes. And why not? I plan on seeing the film. (Yes, I'm among the majority that did not catch it at the theater). I'll predict 'The Tourist' will do very well as a rental and on TV/Cable.
We need lush, purely visual fantasies that don't rock the boat too much when it comes to story or depth of character. From time to time. We need that.
'The Tourist' will be on a lot of people's guilty pleasure list.
Beautiful to Look At...
Benjamin Mercer tells us why 'The Tourist' deserves another look:
The Tourist is, at its core, a movie about the nature of seeing and being seen...
Have to agree. It has an alluring visual quality. Beautifully shot. Nothing in direct sunlight. Very even contrast. Carefully controlled, narrow dynamic range. Muted yet lush color. And, the actors -- they always have that 'I'm-in-a-movie-and-I-couldn't-be-more-attractive' look.
Mercer continues on the subject, especially concerning Angelina Jolie:
...Jolie is objectified to an almost absurd degree, constantly watched by (exclusively male) surveillance experts. At one point the mere sight of her prompts Frank to inadvertently blurt out the PG-13 film's token "fuck," and Elise renders speechless nearly every man she encounters, as if even these thunderstruck waiters and bellhops inside the movie are unable to process her as anything other than a fantasy, a glamorous apparition, a totally bewitching flicker of light. The audience is, of course, also implicated in all this looking.
Yes. And why not? I plan on seeing the film. (Yes, I'm among the majority that did not catch it at the theater). I'll predict 'The Tourist' will do very well as a rental and on TV/Cable.
We need lush, purely visual fantasies that don't rock the boat too much when it comes to story or depth of character. From time to time. We need that.
'The Tourist' will be on a lot of people's guilty pleasure list.
'Hobo with a Shotgun' Making Of Teaser Trailer
HWAS is looking like one of the best of the year. Here's some making-of footage.
And, the 'Blood Truck'
In case you missed it or you're missing it, here's the trailer
And, the 'Blood Truck'
In case you missed it or you're missing it, here's the trailer
Thursday, March 24, 2011
'Character Trailers' and Animated Shorts
Apple has 3 'character trailers' for Win Win, and, another animated short from Sucker Punch called Feudal Warriors.
'Character Trailers' and Animated Shorts
Apple has 3 'character trailers' for Win Win, and, another animated short from Sucker Punch called Feudal Warriors.
Must See Trailer for 'TT3D: Closer to the Edge'
Fantastic. Jaw-dropping.
Here's the producer's write up:
The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy is the greatest motorcycle road race in the world, the ultimate challenge for rider and machine. It has always called for a commitment far beyond any other racing event, and many have made the ultimate sacrifice in their quest for victory. A story about freedom of choice, the strength of human spirit and the will to win. It's also an examination of what motivates those rare few, this elite band of brothers who risk everything to win. The vision of top commercials director Richard de Aragues, this promises to be one of the most thrilling films of 2011.
Here's the producer's write up:
The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy is the greatest motorcycle road race in the world, the ultimate challenge for rider and machine. It has always called for a commitment far beyond any other racing event, and many have made the ultimate sacrifice in their quest for victory. A story about freedom of choice, the strength of human spirit and the will to win. It's also an examination of what motivates those rare few, this elite band of brothers who risk everything to win. The vision of top commercials director Richard de Aragues, this promises to be one of the most thrilling films of 2011.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Poster for 'Passion Play'
This has gotten mixed reviews but I like the poster.
With Bill Murray, Mickey Rourke, and Megan Fox. Will see.
Sucker Punch: The Art of the Film
Wired on the concept art book for 'Sucker Punch', Sucker Punch: The Art of the Film ($35 from Titan Books).
They're giving away a copy. Check for contest details.
'Last Night' Teaser Poster and Trailer
Apple puts up this new teaser graphic. Keira Knightley in 'Last Night'. As simple as it is, I like it better than the previous effort, which reflected too much effort and, at the same time, looked trite and generic:
With Sam Worthington, Eva Mendes, and Guillaume Canet.
Apple is also running an exclusive new cut of the trailer.
'Super' Posters Give Notice to Hardcore Criminals
Let's say you want to sell drugs. Forget it. Boltie will get you.
Okay. Then maybe something lower profile like keying cars. Don't even think about it. Boltie will sling your ass.
I'd be scared.
Stern Warnings from 'Super' Posters
So. Whether you're a pedophile or a line butter-inner, watch out.
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