Who Will Headline Coachella 2009?

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is still six months away, and the lineup announcement is still (probably) three months away.  The announcement of the lineup is always highly anticipated for music geeks all over Southern California, and I find myself already excited and ready to speculate on possible headliners.  Every year the rumors [...]

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W Trailer

The only thing I can guarantee about Oliver Stone’s W, the story of George W. Bush is that it will be decidedly biased and not in any way fair.
Having said that, I think the trailer is fantastic.

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1925-2008

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Empire Magazine: The 500 Greatest Films of All Time

Empire Magazine conducted a poll comprised of filmmakers, readers and critics to decide the 500 best films of all time.  Here is the top 10:
10. Fight Club
9.  Pulp Fiction
8.  Singin’ in the Rain
7.  Apocalypse Now
6.  Goodfellas
5.  Jaws
4.  The Shawshank Redemption
3.  Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
2.  Raiders of the Lost Ark
1.  The Godfather
Now [...]

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American Psycho: The Musical

 

American Psycho is being made into a musical:
”American Psycho, the controversial social satire from acclaimed novelist Bret Easton Ellis, which was adapted into a feature film in 2000 top-lining “Dark Knight” star Christian Bale, will be adapted for the stage.
The Johnson-Roessler Company, The Collective and XYZ Films have partnered to acquire, develop and produce the [...]

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After Hours

 

 
Perhaps the most underrated and overlooked film of legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s canon is AFTER HOURS.  I love this movie.  It is unlike anything Scorsese has done before, yet it is undeniably an authentic Scorsese film.  The way New York City breathes and pulsates, the use of slow motion to heighten awareness (Scorsese seems to [...]

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SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK Trailer

This is the brand new trailer for SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK, written and directed by Charlie Kauffman.  Kauffman’s legacy as a screenwriter is already cemented but this is his first time as a director.

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Rachel Getting Married

I have attended uncomfortable family gatherings but none quite as painful as the weekend that the Bauchman’s spend in RACHEL GETTING MARRIED, the new film from Jonathan Demme (SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, PHILADELPHIA).  This is a film about emotional scars and deep seeded family pain that can’t be put on hold even when there’s a [...]

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Burn After Reading

The Cohen Brothers are truly some of the most diverse filmmakers of all time.  Throughout their careers together they have balanced their slate with comedies, dramas, thrillers, noirs and screwballs.  Considering they followed up their first work (BLOOD SIMPLE) with a comedy (RAISING ARIZONA), it seems only fitting that their Oscar winning thriller, NO COUNTRY [...]

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R.I.P. Neil LaBute

Ok so he’s not actually dead.  His creativity on the other hand, has been dead for some time.
LaBute’s latest film, LAKEVIEW TERRACE opens soon.  Here is the trailer.  Try to get past the 1:20 mark without laughing.  There’s nothing like exploiting racism while setting the proceedings to gangster rap music.

Neil LaBute’s [...]

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