The blog Film (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
There is more ingenuity, guts and brilliance in the developing world as depicted in Uberto Pasolini's film than anything Hollywood can cobble together Tomorrow sees the release of Machan, one the most important films to come out the developing world in recent years – and the best film about illegal immigration I've ever seen. It's a topic that's been addressed by prominent western directors...
IndieLondon (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
THE Mentalist ’s Simon Baker is to play an enigmatic surfer in a new film called Breath . Based on the 2008 book by acclaimed Australian novelist Tim Winton, the film will explore the relationship that develops between two 16-year-old boys and the enigmatic surf instructor (Baker) and his mysterious wife who tutor them. Spurred on by their tutor, the boys take ever-increasing risks both on and...
FirstShowing.net (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
This trailer has been out for a few days now, but I thought it was the perfect trailer to feature today, not only because no one is at work on a Sunday, but because it's a great indie trailer. The Killer Inside Me is the latest film from British filmmaker Michael Winterbottom about a West Texas deputy sheriff who is slowly unmasked as a psychotic killer. Casey Affleck stars as the sheriff and is joined...
Film Junk (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
I'm not always eager to post promo and sales trailers for movies when they find their way online because they're usually too long, rough around the edges, and quick to be pulled off the web anyway. They're not intended for the general public, and shouldn't really be judged as such. In this case, however, we've got our first look at what appears to be a very promising flick, and with all the talent...
Filmstalker (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
A promotional trailer has arrived for The Killer Inside Me, the adaptation of the Jim Thompson novel which sees a small town sheriff who slowly allows the psychopathic killer inside him, a part he's been hiding for a very long time, out, and watches his life fall apart around him. Directed by Michael Winterbottom and starring Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba, Ned Beatty, Bill Pullman, Simon...
Best Movies 2008 (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
I've really been looking forward to footage from Michael Winterbottom's adaptation of the Jim Thompson novel The Killer Inside Me. I'm a massive Thompson fan, and adaptations of his novels have about a .500 average. (I'm the guy that doesn't like The Grifters much; I infinitely prefer a movie like Tavernier's Coup de Torchon.) The cast here seems to be on the money -- Casey Affleck as the duplicitous...
RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Thanks to The Playlist we have been made aware of a promotional trailer for Michael Winterbottom's The Killer Inside Me based on the Jim Thompson novel and starring Casey Affleck, Simon Baker, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba, Elias Koteas, Bill Pullman and Ned Beatty. Thompson, as many of you may already know co-wrote Stanley Kubrick's killer heist [...]
Erik's Choice (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
End of the 70, early 80s, this sampling is all male performers but gives a passing glimpse at the 70s music scene. You've got your reggae, your guitar heroes Southern rock style, your punk, your Manchester post-punk, your Old School heavy metal and your storyteller. And the beat goes on. The thing about being a kid and teenager in the Research Triangle, North Carolina, in the 70s, was this: you heard...
Teaser-Trailer.com (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
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Entertainment and Showbiz! (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
When it comes to hosting, India seems to prefer Julia Roberts over Angelina Jolie. Roberts is currently shooting in rural Haryana (India) for “Eat, Pray, Love” (Ryan Murphy), while Jolie was in Pune-Mumbai (India) in 2006 for filming “A Mighty Heart” (Michael Winterbottom). Even when comparing with Bollywood actresses like megastar Filmfare Award winner Aishwarya Rai (Devdas),...
IndieLondon (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009
JESSICA Alba is in talks to play a key role in the third instalment of the Meet The Parents franchise. Director Paul Weitz is currently preparing the film with a view to reuniting Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner and Owen Wilson for more family mayhem. A script has already been re-written by John Hamburg, although details are being kept under wraps. Alba will next be seen in romantic...
Buzz7.com (Free subscription) | 29/09/2009
When it comes to hosting, India seems to prefer Julia Roberts (Pretty Woman) over Angelina Jolie (Changeling)- both Oscar winners. Roberts is currently shooting in rural Haryana (India) for “Eat, Pray, Love” (Ryan Murphy), while Jolie was in Pune-Mumbai (India) in 2006 for filming “A Mighty Heart” (Michael Winterbottom). Even when comparing with Bollywood actresses like megastar...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 23/09/2009
Michael Winterbottom; Tony Grisoni; Marcel Zyskind's. Rating:
Matt Dentler's Blog (Free subscription) | 18/09/2009
Michael Winterbottom is one of my favorite filmmakers working today. His filmography is diverse, and you never know what you’re going to get. To celebrate this, we’re co-hosting a double-feature screening night in Manhattan on Wednesday, September 30 at the 92Y Tribeca. For a bit of fun, we’re calling it “24 and 46,” because we’re screening Winterbottom’s films...
DVD Times (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
DVD Video Review: Presenting issues that remain sharply relevant today, Mark Lee reviews the re-release of Michael Winterbottom's 2002 film tracing the journey of two Afghan asylum seekers.
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