Shock and Awe

Today is the first time in life (before somehow managed to avoid this sticky situation), personally signed the paper on non-disclosure. So anything constructive about «Green Zone» Paul Greengrass say it is not possible.

I'd like, but sort of not. So just two words: Greengrass continues to keep the brand and do not just quality, but also an intelligent movie.

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Deadline Hollywood reports about buying the film rights to the book Seth Grahame-Smith, "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter." In the book sale came just yesterday. On the content you might guess from the title.

Сhic promo video:


But the most important thing in another. Rights bought old friends: Tim and Timur. So it is only one thing: it will be interesting.

107 years ago

Accidentally stumbled on the first screen version of Carroll's «Alice in Wonderland». England, 1903.



A good bracket for all subsequent adaptations. Like and short film, but how it is done, dammit.

Up the Himalayas...

Today, a number of subjective reasons of objective character looked great French film called «Up to His Ears». Reading the title when buying tickets, obviously frightened, but there was nothing — next session.

In the main role was a young Jean-Paul Belmondo, who helped the entire film, Jean Rochefort, and at the fifteenth minute of the frame appeared chic Ursula Andress and everything was absolutely wonderful. At the same time to determine, at least in general terms, what the picture has only minutes to the thirtieth. All 104 minutes of young Belmondo from someone somewhere to run away. At some point, begins to seem that the film will not end ever and will go on forever.

Yes, well, while the director Philippe de Broca turned eccentric comedy highest order. Now since (alas and oh!) Is not removed. A film techniques, strictly speaking, known in the palm. Take it — do not want. In this sense, the genre film — a storehouse. It is still not completely clear why, say, in the 60's any scheme worked well in the 80's — abruptly stopped. Changed the audience? Yes, perhaps. But not as much. And then (and this is the most important!): Comedy 60-70's would like reviewed, and 90-00's — why some do not.

Who The Fuck Is Alice?

Looked Burton's «Alice in Wonderland». There actually was only one question: who will the fence? Tim's Disney and the Disney's Tim? Because the very wording «Tim Bert would make a film for Walt Disney» caused a lot of mixed emotions. After all, if you understand, Burton entire adult life just beneath the Disney ideology with endless Mickey mines and explosives under. And then could get an amazing event: the Disney gave the money used to by him with all my heart cake face traveled.

However ... not traveled. It is not sad, but it seems eared serpent in the mouse guise overcame did the genius of curly. Well, that is all nice and cool of course. The only question - why is Burton?

We are Decoys, Baby!

Appeared translate reviews Elfriede Jelinek on ... "Antichrist" by Lars von Trier. Things can be funny and very remarkable. Well it's true, not every day that the Nobel laureate wrote a great text on the outstanding recent work (call it so, enough already complementarity) director. In this case, as it always happens with reviews, author of the text reveals not a film or director, and himself.

The writer takes a couple of little creative concepts (they are in the movie, there's no denying), and begins to twist their arms until you drop. It does not confuse the concepts and ideas proposed by Jelinek on this account, and its amazing wordiness, which clearly eliminates all of the above. Decent idea does not require repetition, just a mention.

This creates a persistent sense that the distinguished Elfriede - very mediocre film freak, if not rude. Its text - is a classic case of verbal diarrhea from a series of "what you say about that and write. Is this bad? Not at all. But catches the eye.

By the way, just yesterday told about one documentary, in which Elfriede Jelinek, languidly lounging on the couch, commented on television news. I think that a review of the "Antichrist" - from the same series.

But Lars, for sure, damn nice.

Head from his shoulders!

There was a selection of photos from the third part of duhopodemnoy saga of vampires, werewolves and a ugly girl.

That is, of course, very revealing photo:


If I'm not confused, just keep Mr. Pattinson. Well, then tear it already hands and head, and that's that! How can you expect ....

Ice and Flame

News about the fact that Lars under the eye of producer Martin Scorsese is going to make a copy of the cult "Taxi Driver", deserves, of course, separate big talk. This is, in general, the situation of the series there were no signs. Everything seemed like a 3D hit. The new trend, etc. etc. And here are two classics of living (well, here you can argue about the exact definitions, Trier probably just a genius, but Marty is a licensed classic) is plotted.

We must wait for confirmation, but for now I have to offer:

1. Haneke and Lynch doing a remake of "Wild at Heart."
2. Andersson and Eastwood - a remake of "Unforgiven."
3. Herman Sr. and Spielberg - a remake of "Duel".
4. Ki-duk and Ridley Scott - a remake of "Blade Runner".
5. Miike and Redford - a remake of "Ordinary People".
6. Mikhalkov and Coppola - a remake of "The Godfather".

In anticipation of the Oscars

Junior

I reached the same to the Stone «W», which we do at the time of hire was not released, though they could. God is with him, with glavgeroem, but not the last director of the film took off. Moreover, in Stone's political portraits of the movie is even warm relationship is.

Having a general idea of the views of antiquity Olli (and he, frankly, a course the Bush Jr.. Is not supported), probably should be expected of satire. Harsh and merciless. As Stone is able to. It turned out as something between a spirited history of the ascent to power and political pamphlets. At the same time to the end and it is not clear for whom this story the director himself: for the red, so to speak, or for whites. Apparently, this problem did not stand. Obviously, decided not to rush to extremes and not to beat out all the guns. That is why the series turned out "and your and our. That is, Stone, of course, does not approve, but at the same time and not really criticize.

In short, whether consciously Ollie did not look for trouble to climb, or just the powder in a suitable position was reduced.

Forty-one

«To me, watching a movie is like going to an amusement park. My worst fear is making a film that people don't think is a good ride.» ©

Male friendship

I looked yesterday, «A Single Man» Tom Ford, who was an outstanding trailer and Colin Firth in the role of a university professor, gay, grieved at the death of a loved one. And, last but not least, is the debut of the Ford Foundation, to put it mildly, not the last man in the world of fashion.

It turned out expectedly well. Expected, because he had seen previously on the fragments / extracts, it was clear the picture is not devoid of gloss, one felt, so to speak, breed, a noble lineage. Partly, of course, felt that Ford big fan of Kar Wai (the effect increases sounding behind the scenes music Shigeru Umebayasi), sometimes there is a non-obvious and completely unnecessary prettiness (the director shows us that, and so able, and forth), but stileobrazuyuschie time conditioned the last drop. While watching realize that you look just a movie, and not promotional video length and a half hours.

And yes. Great drama actor Firth is simply delicious.

Forty-three

«It's really fun to act like a bimbo. But it's fun to act like a bimbo only when people know that you really aren't one.» ©