Taking the concept of “low-key” to new heights, Kelly Reichardt’s new film is not for my student who commented, after watching Jason Reitman’s Young Adult (which I consider rapidly paced), “It’s like the stuff they cut out of normal films”. Slow to the point of being provocative (“Can you take it? Can you sit still?”)…
DetailsWelcome to another week of important, world-altering stories form the film industry! These are sure to astound, Vex, and defy all logic! In this week’s “dissing Disney” story, Disney is aggressively seeking great talent to make their upcoming live-action version of Mulan. they’re looking for a director and asked Ang Lee to step in. Well,…
DetailsBen Affleck gets to play Will Hunting and Jason Bourne in this superhero origin story for adults. He’s Christian Wolff (doesn’t that sound like it’s been someone already?), a math savant on the spectrum who’s also, thanks to some brutal – but prettily sunlit – Asian training rather handy with his fists and other bits.…
DetailsGodzilla and I go way back. He/she/it was on the cover of my 1980 book The World of Fantasy Films. I also wrote about him/her/it extensively in my 1984 book S-F 2: The Great Science Fiction Films, and either moderated or served on panels about him/her/it at the San Diego Comic Con and The World…
DetailsIt’s already time for another reporting of insane film news update-y things! What is going on!?! In this week’s ‘AAAAH, STOP IT!” story, Numerous companies, including Frenesy Film and Mythology Entertainment, are producing yet another remake of a classic film. Yes, Chloe Grace Moretz has joined Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton and Mia Goth in a…
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