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How do you act drunk on screen – Danish film 'Another Round' features performances so convincing that it's tempting to believe the actors were tipsy
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How Tarantino shoots a film at three budget levels
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Clive Barker, who wrote and directed the 1987 horror flick Hellraiser, has successfully leveraged copyright law to recapture the American rights to the franchise
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David Fincher’s impossible eye
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The greatest movie never made: Alejandro Jodorowsky's Dune
Arguably the most important film never made, Jodorowsky's Dune has influenced an entire generation of movie makers despite being never shot. Jodorowksy has HR Giger, Chris Foss and Mobius on...
Arguably the most important film never made, Jodorowsky's Dune has influenced an entire generation of movie makers despite being never shot. Jodorowksy has HR Giger, Chris Foss and Mobius on design, Pink Floyd on music, Mick Jagger, David Carradine, Udo Kier, and Orson Welles in the cast and even secured Salvador Dali to play the Emperor (Dali refused to read the script and wanted $100k/hour to appear). Jodorowsky wanted to make the film 10-12 hours long, and that's what he pitched. A multi-million sci-fi epic like nothing which had ever been made before. So obviously, nobody funded it.
However, he did make his handbook, The Dune Bible, (link goes to the most complete archive I've seen of scans/captures from the book) of which two known copies still exist. A lot of the design work made it into Lynch's film. Other directors have seen the book too, including, I'm sure, Denis Villeneueve who will hopefully be taking some pointers while making his film.
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‘Duel’ Is David vs. Goliath on the Highway to Hell
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Zack Snyder will release the ‘Snyder Cut’ of ‘Justice League’ on HBO Max
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Finnish director Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää ensured that his new film was torture for his actors, literally – but he insists his immersive methods are just like gardening
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Director Rian Johnson breaks down a scene from Knives Out
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1917 editor Lee Smith reveals the truth about Sam Mendes' one-shot film
1917 editor Lee Smith reveals the truth about Sam Mendes' one-shot film This is my favourite passage from this article: He asked [a journalist] how long the film shoot was; she looked at her...
1917 editor Lee Smith reveals the truth about Sam Mendes' one-shot film
This is my favourite passage from this article:
He asked [a journalist] how long the film shoot was; she looked at her notes, said four months. How many days a week? Five.
Do you think they never turned the camera off, he said; just do the maths. "And she went, 'Oh, right'."
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Sam Raimi in talks to direct ‘Doctor Strange 2’
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Jair Bolsonaro government attacks Oscar nominee Petra Costa as 'anti-Brazil activist'
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Norwegian Dag Johan Haugerud's 'Beware Of Children' came away the biggest winner at the 43rd Göteborg Film Festival, scoring the best Nordic film prize
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Sweden's Amanda Kernell on Sundance world premiere 'Charter'
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For the movie The Lighthouse, Robert Eggers built a 19th-century ‘lighthouse’
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Scott Derrickson steps down from director's position on "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," citing creative differences.
@scottderrickson: Marvel and I have mutually agreed to part ways on Doctor Strange: In the Multiverse of Madness due to creative differences. I am thankful for our collaboration and will remain on as EP.
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Göteborg Film Festival to kick off gender-balanced programme with Maria Bäck’s Swedish drama 'Psychosis In Stockholm'
6 votes -
Who's making good films?
I'm interested to find out who you think is making good films? I'm also interested in what your favourite film from them is, and why you like it. Feel free to interpret it how you like -- I'm...
I'm interested to find out who you think is making good films? I'm also interested in what your favourite film from them is, and why you like it.
Feel free to interpret it how you like -- I'm interested in distribution as well as production companies, as well as producers, directors, writers, and actors.
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'Uncle' by Denmark's Frelle Petersen won the grand prix, the top award, and $30,000 at the 32nd Tokyo International Film Festival on Tuesday
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Todd Phillips thinks cancel culture ruined comedy. Maybe he’s just not funny anymore.
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Alan Smithee - the director who doesn't exist
I just found out about this and it's something I guess I should have known about before. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Smithee Alan Smithee (also Allen Smithee) is an official pseudonym used...
I just found out about this and it's something I guess I should have known about before.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Smithee
Alan Smithee (also Allen Smithee) is an official pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project. Coined in 1968 and used until it was formally discontinued in 2000,[1] it was the sole pseudonym used by members of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) when a director, dissatisfied with the final product, proved to the satisfaction of a guild panel that he or she had not been able to exercise creative control over a film. The director was also required by guild rules not to discuss the circumstances leading to the movie or even to acknowledge being the project's director.
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'Joker' director Todd Phillips pushes back against 'outrage,' 'far left' criticism
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May el-Toukhy's Sundance prize-winning 'Queen of Hearts' has been selected as Denmark's Oscar entry in the international feature film race
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The hardest effect I ever pulled off, by forty-two filmmakers, cinematographers, and effects artists
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Just watched 'Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia' (1974). Any fans of Sam Peckinpah in the house?
Some of the works of Peckinpah had been on my watch list for months, sitting there in a subfolder of a subfolder. From the choice of Straw Dogs and Cross of Iron, I chose the aforetitled, liking...
Some of the works of Peckinpah had been on my watch list for months, sitting there in a subfolder of a subfolder. From the choice of Straw Dogs and Cross of Iron, I chose the aforetitled, liking the idea of embarking on a bit of a journey through Mexico with a gritty protagonist as we experience splatterings of violence and negotiate the thoughts of a down and out vagabond making a ran for his riches.
The film left me with mixed feelings. I enjoyed the path of Benny, experiencing how his character is unwavering in his desire to take that last lucky ticket out of debauchery street, but didn't care much for his journey's partner. While I appreciated the dynamic of the relationship, the understanding they both had that they weren't in love with each other, but all they both had, the chemistry and dialogue didn't really resonate with me at parts. I actually was rather glad when this relationship came to its abrupt end as the film entered its final 3rd.
On top of that, there was major issues with the sound which made it difficult to fully immerse myself in the journey at times. I found myself feeling I was watching a caricature of a 70s movie now and again, as opposed to be engrossed in a gritty noir-esque adventure.
But all in all, an enjoyable film which has left an impression. I always appreciate watching unpolished characters navigating circumstances plotted outside their usual courses, then watching how they deal with the inevitable implosion. From what I've read since, the film was one which perhaps accurately portrayed the director's life at the time of filming; dealing with various booze-infused demons. That rawness definitely shows, as does the inevitable imperfections in this movie's execution.
7.5/10
5 votes -
Why Sergio Leone played music on set
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Director's Cut Part 1 - Destiny 2's game director on where the game has been over the last few months and where it's heading next
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Sundance faces existential questions in search for new leadership
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The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo – Breaking convention
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The hyperbolic "battle" between Steven Spielberg and Netflix fizzles out, as the Academy announces no change to Oscars eligibility rules
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‘Leaving Neverland’ director compares Michael Jackson truthers to Corbynites
5 votes -
James Gunn will direct Guardians of the Galaxy 3
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The Steven Spielberg vs. Netflix battle could mean collateral damage for indies at the Oscars
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An interesting essay about Lois Weber, once the highest-paid director in Hollywood, her works now all but forgotten
9 votes -
Bryan Singer's ‘Red Sonja’ movie on hold amid controversy
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Interview with Atsuko Ishizuka, director of A Place Further Than the Universe
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Film director Mamoru Hosoda talks gender roles, parenthood, and identity in Japan
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James Gunn is moving to DC and is in talks to write the next Suicide Squad film
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Bradley Cooper is not really into this profile - In “A Star Is Born,” his directorial debut, Mr. Cooper wrangles with the celebrity industrial complex
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Australian filmmaker James Ricketson has been found guilty of espionage and sentenced to six years in a Cambodian prison
8 votes -
Natalie Portman set to direct, star in Dear Abby-Ann Landers drama
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James Bond: Danny Boyle pulls out of directing next film (25th)
8 votes -
How the Metal Gear Solid movie director will approach adapting the game
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Interview: Studio Eallin Japan and director Kenji Kawasaki
2 votes -
James Gunn fired as director of 'Guardians of the Galaxy' franchise over offensive tweets
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‘Annihilation’ sequel: Alex Garland explains why he’s not interested in continuing the year’s greatest sci-fi movie
7 votes -
The fearless cinema of Claire Denis. In “High Life,” the filmmaker’s English-language début, Denis set out to tell the story of the last person in the world.
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Cannes Palme d'Or goes to Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda's 'Shoplifters'
5 votes