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Finals Week: 'The Final Girl: A few thoughts on Feminism and Horror'
21 December 2009 12:08 PM, PST | Pretty/Scary | See recent pretty-scary news »
The Final Girl: A Few Thoughts on Feminism and Horror By Donato Totaro
One of the more important, if not groundbreaking, accounts/recuperations of the horror film from a feminist perspective is the 1993 Carol Clover's "Men, Women, and Chainsaws". One of the book's major points concerns the structural positioning of what she calls the Final Girl in relation to spectatorship. While most theorists label the horror film as a male-driven/male-centered genre, Clover points out that in most horror films, especially the slasher film, the audience, male and female, is structurally 'forced' to identify with the resourceful young female (the Final Girl) who survives the serial attacker and usually ends the threat (until the sequel anyway.) So while the narratively dominant killer's subjective point of view may be male within the narrative,the male viewer is still rooting for the Final Girl to overcome the killer. We can see this »
- Superheidi
New York Film Critics Circle members respond to Mo'Nique's snub
19 December 2009 5:59 PM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
Members of the New York Film Critics Circle are responding on the record to news that Mo'Nique will not attend their awards ceremony on Jan. 11 to accept her supporting-actress prize for "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire." On Friday, one prominent member, speaking anonymously to Gold Derby, said her snub lends "credence to the story that she wants to be paid to show up for these things."
Thelma Adams (Us Weekly), two-time past Nyfcc chairwoman, tells Gold Derby: "As a Nyfcc member, my response is more snacks and drinks for us, and more available seats for more congenial people. My guess is that Meryl will attend."
Lou Lumenick of the New York Post makes a sly reference to recent news that Oprah Winfrey will not be among the three producers to receive an Oscar statuette if "Precious" wins best picture. She's accused of being just an "air quote »
- tomoneil
Free Flick Fridays: Falling in Love
18 December 2009 2:00 AM, PST | TribecaFilm.com | See recent Tribeca Film news »
Falling in Love Dir. Ulu Grosbard (1984) Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep may be lighting up the multiplexes this holiday season with Everybody's Fine and It's Complicated, respectively, but you can skip the crowds and get your fix of two acting legends falling in love in this gem. Ulu Grosbard's (a Belgian who also directed De Niro in True Confessions and the Jennifer Jason Leigh film Georgia) forgotten find references such classics as David Lean's Brief Encounter and 'the bard of the suburbs,' John Cheever, in the story of Frank (De Niro) and Molly (Streep), two married people who bump into each other in front of Rizzoli's bookstore on Christmas Eve, three months after their first meeting on Metro North commuter rail. They continue to meet: riding the same train, arranging a covert lunch... Reuniting the two stars for the first time since The Deer Hunter, the »
Oscar MythBusting: One Day They'll Be Nominated!
2 December 2009 9:00 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Most fans of established actors believe that one day their favorite will be nominated for an Oscar. In 2009 campaigns hopes are particularly high for Sandra Bullock, Alfred Molina, Colin Firth and Christopher Plummer. Fans of James McAvoy and Sam Rockwell still hold out longshot hope. But guess what? The odds are, generally speaking, against them on February 2nd (two months hence!) when the lucky 20 are called.
Most actors aren't ever nominated for the big prize. People seemed surprise to read in an old Oscar Mythbusting column I wrote years ago that the majority of nominated actors (approximately 67%) never receive a second nomination. But I did the research and it's true. Even less likely than a second nomination: a first one. Consider this...
The following (living) legends have still never been nominated despite rich bodies of work and several classic films or exuberantly praised performances: Mia Farrow, Isabelle Huppert, Christopher Plummer and Donald Sutherland. »
- NATHANIEL R
Review: The Girlfriend Experience
29 November 2009 4:06 PM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Actress Sasha Grey states that her name was dually inspired by The Kinsey Scale of sexuality and Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. It is Dorian Gray I recall as I sit in a tiny screening room with the crisp, Vogue editorial, beauty of The Girlfriend Experience unfurling on the screen before me. Utter lack of affect in the face of unspeakable actions. Is prostitution unspeakable? Perhaps, at least, it is the latter-day love that dare not speak its name.
When Steven Soderbergh selected Grey as his muse for this Sex, Lies and Videotape for an Apprentice generation, speculation was rife (and ribald) that The Girlfriend Experience would be as blue as the economic mood upon its release. Pleasingly nothing could be further from the truth.
The Girlfriend Experience presents five days in the life of a unique independent contractor – Manhattan call girl Chelsea. Chelsea’s $2000 an hour »
- Emily Breen
Weekly Release Date Changes - 'Greenberg' has a date as does 'The American' and 'My Name is Khan'
25 November 2009 1:35 AM, PST | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
Time again for the weekly release change and/or title update. This week, numerous titles get their first-time release dates, most of which come from Focus Features and a single title from Fox Searchlight Pictures. From Focus Features: "The American" - Anton Corbijn-directed flick with George Clooney in the lead wil come out on September 1st next year. "Baby(ie)s" - French-language PG rated documentary helmed by Thomas Balmes opens on April 16th in limited venues. "Greenberg" = Ben Stiller comedy helmed by Noah Baumbach and written by Jennifer Jason Leigh with Baumbach, now comes out on April 16th next year. Anna Boden's "It's Kind of a Funny Story" starring Keir Gilchrist and Emma Roberts opens in November next year. Exact date pending. "The Eagle of the Ninth" - Film directed by Kevin MacDonald and starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Bell is the only one without a solid month set, »
Trailer - Ben Stiller in Noah Baumbach's 'Greenberg'
24 November 2009 9:32 PM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
Noah Baumbach started out really well as a director with The Squid and the Whale, which he followed with the chalkboard-fingernailing Margot at the Wedding. But something good may have come from that experience: One of his actors from the film, Jennifer Jason Leigh, helped Baumbach put together the story for his new flick, Greenberg. It features an indie turn for Ben Stiller and explains why his been growing his hair out this year, which I'm sure is a load off your mind.
Stiller plays the title character, a guy who, at some point around 40, just decided to do nothing. That's different than someone who just does nothing with no purpose; Greenberg is actively passive. Wrap your head around that, why don't you. But through his nothingness, Greenberg starts to find his true calling, or at least something. Which is more than nothing.
The film co-stars Leigh, Rhys Ifans, and Greta Gerwig, »
- Colin Boyd
Noah Baumbach’s Greenberg Trailer Starring Ben Stiller
24 November 2009 7:34 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
The Squid and the Whale director Noah Baumbach has a thing for selfish, disaffected and socially inept characters, and it looks like his latest film Greenberg will be no different. The movie stars Ben Stiller as Roger Greenberg, a middle-aged drifter who moves from New York to L.A. to house sit for his brother, and falls for his brother's personal assistant Florence (Greta Gerwig). It's nice to see Stiller in a role that returns him from the world of frat pack comedies back to something a little smaller and more intimate, and there's a sense that this movie may be more optimistic than Baumbach's last film Margot at the Wedding (which I enjoyed, but I know a lot of people hated). The supporting cast also includes Rhys Ifans, Mark Duplass and Jennifer Jason Leigh, who is credited with co-writing the story. Baumbach himself also recently helped Wes Anderson out »
- Sean
Trailer For Greenberg
24 November 2009 3:19 AM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
Focus Features have just released a trailer for Greenberg, the upcoming Noah Baumbach comedy drama starring Ben Stiller. The film also stars Rhys Ifans, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Greta Gerwig.
Baumbach, who shot to prominence with his first feature The Squid And The Whale, recently co-scripted Wes Anderson's stop motion Roald Dahl adaptation, Fantastic Mr. Fox. The distinctive Baumbach tone is still there with Greenberg yet it seems more optimistically upbeat than his last film, Margot At The Wedding. The story centres on Roger Greenberg, a dysfunctional 40-year-old who agrees to housesit for his younger brother in L.A. and is really keen to start doing nothing with his life. He begins seeing his brother's personal assistant Florence, a somewhat lost, aspiring singer, and following a series of abashedly uncomfortable romantic rendezvous with her, he starts to think he might have finally found someone who can appreciate him.
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Trailer: Greenberg
24 November 2009 1:59 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Here’s the new trailer for Ben Stiller’s latest movie, Greenberg which is directed by Noah Baumbach. The movie also stars Greta Gerwig, Rhys Ifans, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Chris Messina, Brie Larson, Juno Temple and is directed by Noah Baumback.
Greenberg seems to have moved away from Stiller’s usual style of comedy and has become somewhat darker than we’re used to. I’ve added the trailer below the synopsis. Let us know what you think in the comments below. You can check out this trailer in HD on the Apple website.
Greenberg (Ben Stiller) is at a crossroads in his life. Out of a job and none too interested in finding one, he agrees to housesit for his younger and more successful brother, thereby getting a free place to stay in Los Angeles. Once settled in, Greenberg sets out to reconnect with his old friend and former »
- David Sztypuljak
'Greenberg' - Exclusive trailer for the Ben Stiller starrer.
24 November 2009 12:23 AM, PST | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
Check out the exclusive first trailer for Focus Features' comedy drama "Greenberg," starring Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, Rhys Ifans, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Chris Messina, Brie Larson and Juno Temple. The film opens in theatres on March 12th, 2010 and is helmed by Noah Baumbach ("Fantastic Mr. Fox," "Margot at the Wedding") from the writing by Baumbach and Jennifer Jason Leigh. This is the second screenplay made for Leigh after 2001's "The Anniversary Party" comedy which she starred in with Alan Cumming. That cast included Parker Posey, Phoebe Cates and Kevin Kline. Greenberg (Ben Stiller) is at a crossroads in his life. Out of a job and none too interested in finding one, he agrees to housesit for his younger and more successful brother, thereby getting a free place to stay in Los Angeles. Once settled in, Greenberg sets out to reconnect with his old friend and former bandmate Ivan (Rhys Ifans). But times have changed, »
Ben Stiller Is A Lazy Bum. And This Trailer For Greenberg Proves It
23 November 2009 8:06 PM, PST | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »
Ben Stiller is my love / hate actor. I love it when he plays wacky characters like in Dodgeball and Tropic Thunder, but hate him when he plays himself in, oh...every single one of his romantic comedies.So I'm curious as to how he'll be in his new film "Greenberg" directed by Noah Baumbach, who directed The Squid and the Whale and also wrote The Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou. He's a great writer and I really liked Squid and the Whale so I'm actually looking forward to this one.Ben Stiller playes Roger Greenberg, a New Yorker who moves to Los Angeles in order to figure out his life while he housesits for his brother, and he soon sparks with his brother's assistant.The film also stars Jennifer Jason Leigh who wrote it as well.Check out the trailer below. Ben Stiller loves toSource: »
Get Your First Look at the Greenberg Trailer
23 November 2009 5:23 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Apple has made the trailer for Director Noah Baumbach's Greenberg available. This comedy/drama stars Ben Stiller. Watch it below...
Meet Roger Greenberg (Ben Stiller): a dysfunctional 40-year-old at a crossroads in his life. Roger wants to "do nothing" for a while, so he agrees to housesit for his younger and more successful brother, giving him a free place to stay in L.A. While in town, he tries to reconnect with his old friends and band mates but times have changed, and old friends aren't necessarily still best friends. Greenberg starts spending time with his brother's personal assistant Florence (Great Gerwig), an aspiring singer and herself something of a lost soul too. During a series of embarrassingly awkward romantic encounters, we sense that perhaps even someone as irascible as Greenberg may have found somebody who is prepared to appreciate him for himself - if he would only »
Greenberg Movie Trailer: Noah Baumbach Returns
23 November 2009 3:39 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
A song can make all the difference to a trailer. This first footage from Noah Baumbach's new comedy / drama Greenberg could be seriously depressing, were it not for the bouncy 'All My Friends' by LCD Soundsystem. Ben Stiller, Rhys Ifans, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Greta Gerwig star in the film that was called Greenberg, then was untitled, and is now apparently called Greenberg once more. Check it out after the break. We had a couple of preview pics that came out of the American Film Market not too long ago, but this is a much better taste of the film. Seems like it's significantly more upbeat than Baumbach's last film, Margot at the Wedding, even without the James Murphy / LCD Soundsystem bounce. (And, as the trailer proclaims, there's new music from Murphy on the soundtrack, which could be a great thing.) Ben Stiller looks good, Greta Gerwig looks great »
- Russ Fischer
Greenberg Trailer: Ben Stiller Gets Baumbached
23 November 2009 3:37 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Focus Features has released the first trailer for director Noah Baumbach's upcoming film Greenberg, which stars Ben Stiller as a jobless guy who doesn't really want to do anything with himself. The film also stars indie darling Greta Gerwig, who cut her teeth in such Duplass Brothers comedies as Baghead and Nights and Weekends, and appeared recently in Ti West's The House of the Devil. She's an incredibly talented actor (and writer/director) who has been ready for a role in something that really breaks. Here's hoping (for her sake) that this is it. The trailer itself poses an interesting enough story, and one that feels a cousin to Baumbach's work in The Squid and the Whale and Margot at the Wedding. Although in fairness, it harkens back more to the theme of his first film, Kicking and Screaming, about men who refuse to move on with their lives after college. Ben Stiller »
- Neil Miller
Must Watch: Noah Baumbach's Greenberg Trailer with Ben Stiller
23 November 2009 3:00 PM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Ben Stiller has gone indie. Focus Features has just debuted the official trailer for Noah Baumbach's newest film Greenberg starring Ben Stiller, Rhys Ifans, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Chris Messina, and Greta Gerwig. This looks like a huge improvement over Baumbach's last film, Margot at the Wedding, and a big departure for Stiller as well. I'm a fan of Baumbach primarily because I loved The Squid and the Whale and I've been waiting to see him direct another film on that level. While this is a comedy, it's hard to laugh at, but it's that honest, heartfelt "life sucks" kind of comedy that I think makes Baumbach's films so good. Anyway, enjoy! Watch the official trailer for Noah Baumbach's Greenberg: [flv:http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/greenberg-tlr1_h480p.flv http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/greenberg-tlr1_h480p.jpg 598 248] You can also watch the Greenberg trailer in High Definition on Apple A New Yorker named Roger Greenberg (Ben Stiller) moves to Los Angeles in order to figure »
- Alex Billington
The Fido awards are the canine Oscars
15 November 2009 4:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Marley & Me leads a strong list of contenders for the film awards
Put your paws together for the third annual Fido awards, the Oscars for canine actors, which will be presented at the BFI Southbank in London on Sunday. This year has been particularly strong for performances by four-legged film stars. It would be a huge oversight if the golden labrador (actually, all eight of them), who really got under the fur of naughty dog Marley in Marley & Me didn't run off with a prize in the romcom rover category. The nomination list for comedy canine is particularly strong – the dogs in Beverley Hills Chihuahua and the CGI film Bolt are both serious contenders, and the ensemble in Hotel for Dogs showed canine chemistry at its best.
"It has been an incredible year, and it has been great to see dogs in central roles," says Toby Rose, the founder of the Fido awards. »
- Emine Saner
Focus Features Passes $1 Billion Mark, Announces 2010 Slate -- and it's Exciting!
12 November 2009 6:40 PM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
Focus Features, the little engine that could, has passed $1 billion mark in domestic box-office!
Focus Features CEO James Schamus said, .Next year.s Focus slate follows one of the company.s best years ever . our eighth profitable year in a row since our inception, and the year in which we passed the $1 billion mark in cumulative domestic box office alone.
.Our 2010 lineup is as audacious as any in our history, ranging from American indies like Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck.s It.s Kind of a Funny Story to big international productions like Anton Corbijn.s The American..
I love Focus Features and its stance on quality filmmaking! This year, the studio delighted us with "Away We Go," "Coraline," "Taking Woodstock," "9," "A Serious Man," and "Pirate Radio."
Next year, the studio is set to delight us more! Check out their upcoming releases:
Opening in select cities on Friday, March 12th will be "Greenberg, »
- Manny
Focus Features Announces Their 2010 Release Slate
12 November 2009 4:50 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Focus Features CEO James Schamus today announced the company's domestic theatrical release slate for 2010, with six confirmed movies to date.
Schamus said, "Next year's Focus slate follows one of the company's best years ever - our eighth profitable year in a row since our inception, and the year in which we passed the $1 billion mark in cumulative domestic box office alone.
"Our 2010 lineup is as audacious as any in our history, ranging from American indies like Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck's It's Kind of a Funny Story to big international productions like Anton Corbijn's The American.
Focus president Andrew Karpen noted, "This month's tremendous showing at the American Film Market once again proves the resiliency and flexibility of Focus' global approach to the business. The breadth, depth, and nuance we bring to the international release of each film on our slate - and our ability domestically to manage every kind of release, »
Focus Features Sets 2010 Release Dates for Six Films
12 November 2009 4:04 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
The other day we premiered the first images and official synopses from Focus Features Greenberg, The Eagle of the Ninth, and Somewhere. Now, thanks to Focus sending out a press release, we have an idea when some of them are getting released.
On March 12th, director Noah Baumbach’s Greenberg will hit theaters for a limited release. The film stars Ben Stiller. After that we’re getting Thomas Balmes Babies on April 16th and director Anton Corbijn’s The American on September. 1st. That’s the George Clooney assassin film. Sometime in the third quarter will be Kevin Macdonald’s Roman adventure The Eagle of the Ninth, and in November It’s Kind of a Funny Story gets released. The big question mark is Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere, which still doesn’t have a release date.
The thing to remember is release dates change all the time, so before you »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
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