A New Clip from Pixar’s “Brave”
Posted on May 20, 2012 at 3:56 pm
A new clip from one of the movies I am most looking forward to, Pixar’s “Brave.”
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Cannes: Where Are the Women?
Posted on May 20, 2012 at 8:00 am
year’s Cannes Film Festival has not a single female-directed film among the 23 in competition.
I love contenders like David Cronenberg, whose “Cosmopolis”— starring Robert Pattinson — has been welcomed into the competition, and who headed the Cannes jury in 1999. I was a champion of his cerebral period drama “A Dangerous Method,” which had a terrific star turn by Keira Knightley. But, really, not a single film by a woman? I’m just gobsmacked.
It is, however, a good year to be a North American male: In addition to Cronenberg, Lee Daniels (“The Paperboy”), Jeff Nichols (“Mud”), and Wes Anderson (“Moonrise Kingdom”) will premiere at what is considered the most prestigious film festival on the planet. The other 51 percent be damned.
Adams points out that other top festivals like Telluride and Tribeca have no trouble finding worthy films directed by women, including the latest from Oscar-winner Kathryn Bigelow and “Away From Her’s” Sarah Polley.
The Wrap reports that “Before the festival began, an open letter ran in the French newspaper Le Monde. ‘Men are fond of depth in women,’ read one line of the letter, ‘but only in their cleavage.'” More than 1000 people have signed a petition calling for Cannes to include more women filmmakers and many have asked that Cannes include more women — and not just actresses — as judges.
Trailers: “Ruby Sparks” and “The Odd Life of Timothy Green”
Posted on May 19, 2012 at 3:55 pm
Yes, these trailers look a lot alike and are both stories about people who create imaginary ideals who come to life, but I can’t help it — I want to see them both!
The Second-Worst Review of “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” Is…Mine
Posted on May 19, 2012 at 8:00 am
Movieline did a round-up of the most scathing reviews of “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” and number two on the list was mine.
A couple of the others:
“The best seller What To Expect When You’re Expecting has been around for 28 years, making the book much newer than most of the jokes in this all-star movie.” — Farran Smith Nehme, NY Post
“‘End of day, family’s all that matters,’ says Quaid, never mind that his character’s abusive fathering made his son into an obese neurotic. ‘Kids—that’s all we really leave behind.’ If that’s true, and if millions of years of biological, intellectual, and technological evolution must yield to shallow-field American family values, the least we can do is cop to our shoddy legacy. Let’s start with this disdainful, demoralizing, grimly unfunny bastard of a film.” — Eric Hynes, The Village Voice
Sail Away With Turner Classic Movies
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 3:55 pm
Do you dream of sailing under the stars with TCM host Robert Osborne? Here’s your chance. My favorite channel, Turner Classic Movies, is hosting a five night cruise they are calling “the classic movie adventure of a lifetime.”
TCM hosts Robert Osborne and Ben Mankiewicz for five nights on board the luxurious Celebrity Constellation from January 21-16, 2013 watching classic films, seeing the actors and talent who made them, hearing their stories from behind the scenes, enjoying special panels, and sharing it all with other passionate movie fans like you. In addition to a beautiful theater, the Celebrity Constellation has three dining rooms, the Café al Bacio & Gelateria, an ice-topped Martini Bar, a spa, a casino, and more. There will be multiple TCM-themed daily events, nightly parties and numerous activities for every movie fan plus stops in the Grand Cayman and Cozumel.