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Are we really in a 'second golden age for television'?
38 minutes ago | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Steven Soderbergh is the latest Hollywood director to praise TV over film, but this second coming of great drama, including The Sopranos, The Wire and Spooks, may already be over
Cinema has historically considered itself superior to television, with executives and critics frequently sneering that a movie or documentary has a "made-for-tv" feel. But a number of significant Hollywood film-makers – including David Lynch, Steven Spielberg and Oliver Stone – have moved to the junior medium for mini-series or documentaries and now Steven Soderbergh has paid a compliment, if a slightly qualified one, to home entertainment. "In terms of cultural real estate," Soderbergh said at the Cannes film festival, "TV has really taken control of the conversation that used to be the reserve of movies. It's sort of a second golden age of television, which is great for the viewers. … If you like your stories to go narrow and deep, TV is exciting. »
- Mark Lawson
Cannes 2013. Dialogues: Steven Soderbergh's "Behind the Candelabra"
1 hour ago | MUBI | See recent MUBI news »
Behind The Candelabra (Steven Soderbergh, USA)
Competition
The third in our series of Cannes dialogues between Adam Cook and Daniel Kasman is on Steven Soderbergh's Behind the Candelabra, which screened in Competition.
Daniel Kasman: The political body: Soderbergh's supposedly final film continues his run of digital features focuses on the existence and commerce of, as well as the impact on, the body in contemporary society. In Behind the Candelabra, it is in Liberace's (Michael Douglas) precise control of his public and private image in dress and look, and in the figure of Mark (Matt Damon), who becomes his lover, then boyfriend, then essentially his husband in an evolving relationship that starts nearly as prostitution and later involves plastic surgery, drugs for bodily upkeep, and, in general for both men, concerns the impact of their aging bodies on their relationship and luxury lifestyle. The bodies of this public figure (publically straight, »
- Notebook
Soderbergh sale suggests long goodbye near end
5 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Director to donate auction profits to children's charity as exit looms despite success of new film Behind the Candelabra
This time, Steven Soderbergh really is quitting the movie business. And to prove it, the Oscar-winning Us film-maker has announced he will be selling off an array of film memorabilia from more than two decades behind the cameras.
Soderbergh, whose Cannes film festival smash Behind the Candelabra is being screened on the pay TV network HBO in the Us, will donate profits from the auction to charity.
"I didn't want to throw this stuff away but I didn't want to keep it either, so I figured the smart play was to put it up for auction and donate the money to charity," he told Yahoo. "If you have a friend, relative, or child that digs movies, maybe these items would make a great gift or a talisman of some sort. 100% of »
- Ben Child
Top Ten Perfect Biopic Casting Choices
6 hours ago | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Ah, the biopic. It’s one of the most revered and resilient genres of cinema past and present. The formula is simple: make a movie about a well-known public figure, preferably one with a checkered past, form your narrative around the tone of their upbringing (usually a dramatic one) and sell the film as a “revealing portrait of a man/woman we all know and love”. You’ll be blessed with awards and showered with praise.
However there is one very hard part: casting. When you’re dealing with an especially prolific subject, this is the part that can make or break your movie. Some have gotten this wrong, and some have gotten this very right – Michael Douglas’s turn as Liberace in Steven Soderbergh’s Behind the Candelabra is winning his best reviews in years.
Let’s take a look at some of the best biopic casting choices in film history. »
- Damen Norton
Cannes: Steven Soderbergh's Behind the Candelabra is a Delightful Little Curio
12 hours ago | Village Voice | See recent Village Voice news »
Ladies and gentlemen—anyone, really, who cares about his or her mug—step right up. According to a bit of advice proffered in one of the festival editions of The Hollywood Reporter a few days back, the beauty product to buy while in Cannes is Avibon, an "only-in-France aging cream." If sun and cigarettes don't turn your skin to crinkled leather, now there's a product to help you achieve that just-rolled-out-of-the-crypt look. Add to that the California Diet—conveniently packaged in pill-sized portions—mentioned in Steven Soderbergh's wicked and delightful little curio Behind the Candelabra, and you're on your way to looking as wizened as a sun-dried tomato. Behind the Candelabra, set to air on HBO this Sunday after making its Ca »
New on DVD: Soderbergh's Supposed Showbiz Swan Song 'Side Effects,' 'Beautiful Creatures', More
15 hours ago | Fandango | See recent Fandango news »
Side Effects Is there a doctor in the house? Why yes, and he's played by Jude Law--a headshrinker who prescribes a dubious anti-depressant to his female patient (Rooney Mara) after she runs her car into a wall. Someone ends up dead and the Hitchcockian plot thickens...is there some sort of conspiracy going on? Whodunnit? This was to be Steven Soderbergh's swan song to the movie biz (we'll see)--if that ends up the case, it's a pretty solid way to go out. Extras: Featurettes on the behind-the-scenes and the fictional medications (DVD/Bd). Beautiful Creatures You say you like your supernatural creatures to have a swampy, Southern-fried touch? Look no further than this teen fantasy-romance based on the novel series involving a high school junior (Alden Ehrenreich) smitten...
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Cannes 2013. Dialogues: Johnnie To's "Blind Detective"
16 hours ago | MUBI | See recent MUBI news »
Blind Detective (Johnnie To, Hong Kong)
Midnight Projections
The second in our series of Cannes dialogues between Adam Cook and Daniel Kasman is on Johnnie To's Blind Detective, which screened out of competition as a Midnight Projection.
Adam Cook: Blind Detective stands out among Johnnie To’s recent work as one of his most outlandish and over-the-top films. In some ways, it feels like it meets halfway between his earlier comedies, made before he became such a rigorous craftsmen, and his present formalism. That being said, it retains a certain looseness and spontaneity that distinguishes it from just about anything he's made. How do you define this film within his oeuvre?
Daniel Kasman: I've seen a lot of To but not in any way a majority, and have especially large gaps in his earlier work (80s thru early 90s) and in a certain amount of comedies which certainly »
- Notebook
Watch: 3 Clips From Stephen Frears' Cannes Film 'Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight'
18 hours ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
If further evidence were needed that the lines between TV and film are becoming less and less visible, Cannes has provided a decent opportunity. Last year saw "Hemingway & Gellhorn" get an out-of-competition screening, whereas this year went one better, and has seen Steven Soderbergh's "Behind The Candelabra" pick up some of the best reviews of the festival. But the trouble with the Liberace biopic getting so much attention is that it's overshadowed the other HBO movie, "Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight," which screened this morning to virtually no buzz, and which has just debuted its first three pieces of footage. Written by Shawn Slovo ("Catch A Fire"), and directed by Stephen Frears, it tells the story of the Supreme Court debate over the great boxer's conscientious objection to fighting in Vietnam, focusing in particular on the relationship between the torn Justice Harlan (Christopher Plummer) and his clerk (Benjamin Walker: Vampire Hunter). Frank Langella, »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Godfrey Reggio’s ‘Visitors’ Acquired By Cinedigm For North America
18 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Cinedigm has acquired all North American distribution rights to “Visitors,” the non-spoken narrative film from director Godfrey Reggio, composer Philip Glass and filmmaker Jon Kane.
Steven Soderbergh is presenting the black-and-white film, which will be shown in 4K projection. “Visitors” explores humanity’s trance-like relationship with technology and its effects beyond the human species.
It’s the fourth collaboration between Reggio and Glass, following the Qatsi Trilogy formed by “Koyaanisqatsi,” “Powaqqatsi” and “Naqoyqatsi.”
Cinedigm plans to release “Visitors” theatrically in the fall following its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. The Tiff screening will include a live performance of Glass’s score by members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
“I’m thrilled and honored to act as presenter of ‘Visitors,’ which is the definition of a must-see event for anyone who loves cinema,” Soderbergh said. “Thirty years after ‘Koyaanisqatsi,’ Godfrey Reggio–with the support of Philip Glass »
- Dave McNary
Behind the scenes on Behind The Candelabra
19 hours ago | www.themoviebit.com | See recent TheMovieBit news »
We’ve got a new behind the scenes video for Behind The Cadelabra, starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon. And it’s Steven Soderbergh’s latest, last film. It’s great to see Michael Douglas back to full health. That said, I’m not sure about the hairdos himself and Damon are rockin’! Synopsis: Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted. Released: 7th June 2013 »
- noreply@blogger.com (Vic Barry)
Steven Soderbergh's E-Shopping Experiment: Online Store Hawks Booze, Headphones and Memorabilia
20 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Coming as they do from one of Hollywood's most versatile, gifted and prolific filmmakers, Steven Soderbergh's many flirtations with retirement are generally taken with grains of salt as large as any of Liberace's pinky ring diamonds. Photos: 'Behind the Candelabra': How HBO Re-created Liberace's Over-Opulent Lairs But supposing his latest claim is true -- that his breathlessly reviewed HBO biopic Behind the Candelabra will mark the start of a prolonged sabbatical -- then what comes next for the man who spun a recession-era fable about the American work ethic in 2012's male-stripper movie Magic Mike, and drolly suggested that Gwyneth Paltrow's well-documented foodiesm could trigger a global pandemic in
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- Seth Abramovitch
"Only God Forgives" Scores Boos At Cannes
20 hours ago | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
A few days ago the talk of the Cannes Film Festival was the brilliance of the Coen brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis". Earlier this week there were raves all around for Steven Soderbergh's "Behind the Candelabra". J.C. Chandor's near dialogue-free Robert Redford survival drama "All is Lost" has also scored good nods.
Over the past 24 hours or so, the buzz has all been about "Only God Forgives," the re-teaming of "Drive" director Nicolas Winding Refn and actor Ryan Gosling. That reaction, however, has been less enthusiastic.
Variety reports that the Bangkok-set, in competition, hyperviolent thriller scored boos at its press screening. Said boos were countered by scattered applause and defiant shouts of "Bravo!".
Reviews for the film consistently praise Kristin Scott Thomas' turn and the film's stylistic look, but have decried it as an exercise in pure style and no substance.
The result has been fairly mixed reviews overall, »
- Garth Franklin
Early Buzz on the Biggest Movies Premiering at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival
20 hours ago | Movies.com | See recent Movies.com news »
Another Cannes Film Festival is drawing to a close (things wrap up on May 26), which always makes us sad – but the good news is that this year’s fest has given us a slew of new titles to look forward to seeing for the rest of 2013. From a biopic about Liberace from the soon-to-retire Steven Soderbergh to the latest from beloved filmmakers like the Coen brothers, Sofia Coppola and Nicolas Winding Refn – this year’s Cannes certainly hasn’t lacked what we like to call “event pictures.” If this is indicative of what the rest of the year has in store for movie lovers, we think we’re all in for a treat. Not all of us made it to France this year for the festival, but we’ve been here at home keeping an eye on things from afar. As...
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- Mike Bracken
Behind the Candelabra | Review
21 hours ago | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
Sex, Lies, & Biopic: Soderbergh Bids Adieu With Sincere, Compelling Flair
In what will reportedly be director Steven Soderbergh’s last directorial effort in the film realm, Behind the Candelabra stands as a superb high note. Premiering at Cannes in the Main Competition, the HBO Films production was actually made for the affluent cable channel, where it will see its worldwide release shortly after. While tongues will initially ponder its position in the illustrious auteur’s impressive filmography, Soderbergh’s swan song (we’ll have to wait and see if it indeed remains so) will come to be remembered as something so much more than just that in the annals of cinema. An intriguing and recuperative tell-all about one of the world’s most famous entertainers and his not very well concealed sexuality, this lavishly and wonderfully mounted film is of a higher caliber than a majority of mainstream American theatrical releases, »
- Nicholas Bell
Test Your Film Knowledge with the Steven Soderbergh Obscure T-Shirt Guessing Game
22 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
As we mentioned earlier, recently-retired director Steven Soderbergh has launched an odd new website hocking everything from tote bags to photos to the promise of Singani, a favorite Bolivian liquor of the Oscar-winner. Though there are many peculiar aspects of the site, one of the most intriguing appears in the "Threads" section. Here, Soderbergh describes a desire to wear film shirts that are more obscure in their origins than many of the products available at other sites. The 27 t-shirts available for purchase are his "attempt to address these issues," and he even goes so far as to challenge fans to name one specific film that even he thinks is ridiculously out there. Challenge accepted. Below you will find images of the shirts available at extension765.com. List your guesses in the comments section, and we'll see who can earn the right to called "Really good" by Soderbergh himself. We'll get »
- Ben Travers
Update: Toronto Lands World Premiere Of Godfrey Reggio’s ‘Visitors’, With Cinedigm Aboard As Distributor
22 hours ago | Deadline New York | See recent Deadline New York news »
Update, 10:55 Am: Cinedigm has just acquired all North American distribution rights to Visitors, with a fall 2013 4K release planned after the Toronto bow. Previous Exclusive, 12:01 Am: : The Toronto Film Festival has set the Godfrey Reggio-directed Visitors to have its world premiere at the festival September 8, in a most splashy manner. The film has an original score by Philip Glass and it is being presented by Steven Soderbergh. While that filmmaker is stepping away from directing features, he’s not done backing them and has been a big supporter of Reggio’s work since Koyaanisqatsi 30 years ago. The Toronto premiere will be presented in 4K digital projection and live accompaniment by members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Michael Riesman. The premiere will be held that Sunday at 6 Pm at the Visa Screening Room at the Elgin Theatre. Said Tiff Director and CEO Piers Handling »
- MIKE FLEMING JR
‘Only God Forgives’ Early Reviews – Is it Too Violent?
22 hours ago | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
There are a lot of great-looking films all crowding for attention – and awards – at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, as well as a multitude of projects being pitched in the hope of finding a financier. Amongst the favorites to win in the main competition are Jim Jarmusch’s independent vampire romance, Only Lovers Left Alive, François Ozon’s coming-of-age tale, Jeune et Jolie, and Steven Soderbergh’s period drama, Behind the Candelabra.
Going up against these titles and many more is Nicolas Winding Refn’s Thai boxing crime-thriller, Only God Forgives, for which the director once again teamed up with star Ryan Gosling in the pairing that made their last joint venture – Drive – a favorite of critics and audiences a like. But has Refn been able to strike gold twice? After all, Drive didn’t ...
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- H. Shaw-Williams
Critics’ Choice Television Award Nominations Led by HBO with 21, Surprising Omissions
22 hours ago | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
Nominations are in for the third annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards, which will be held the evening of Monday, June 10, 2013 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (Btja) nominates and votes for the awards. For the first time the show, hosted by "Parks and Recreation" star Retta, will be webcast live on UStream. It's not surprising that usual critics' fave HBO dominated the networks in nominations with 21, but FX came on strong with 19. "American Horror Story: Asylum" (FX) and "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS) led the field with six nominations each, followed by "Parks and Recreation" (NBC) and "Top of the Lake" (Sundance) with five each, and "The Americans" (FX), "Breaking Bad" (AMC), "Game of Thrones" (HBO), "The Good Wife" (CBS), "Louie" (FX), "New Girl" (Fox) and "Political Animals" (USA) with four each. Steven Soderbergh is having a good week as his well-reviewed Cannes competition film "Behind the Candelabra »
- Anne Thompson
Critics’ Choice Television Award Nominations Led by HBO with 21, Surprising Omissions
22 hours ago | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
Nominations are in for the third annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards, which will be held the evening of Monday, June 10, 2013 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (Btja) nominates and votes for the awards. For the first time the show, hosted by "Parks and Recreation" star Retta, will be webcast live on UStream. It's not surprising that usual critics' fave HBO dominated the networks in nominations with 21, but FX came on strong with 19. "American Horror Story: Asylum" (FX) and "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS) led the field with six nominations each, followed by "Parks and Recreation" (NBC) and "Top of the Lake" (Sundance) with five each, and "The Americans" (FX), "Breaking Bad" (AMC), "Game of Thrones" (HBO), "The Good Wife" (CBS), "Louie" (FX), "New Girl" (Fox) and "Political Animals" (USA) with four each. Steven Soderbergh is having a good week as his well-reviewed Cannes competition film "Behind the Candelabra »
- Anne Thompson
Directors’ Trademarks: Steven Soderbergh
23 hours ago | Cinelinx | See recent Cinelinx news »
Each week Cinelinx will chose one director for an in-depth examination of the “signatures” that they leave behind in their work. This week, with the release of Side Effects on DVD/Blu-Ray and the upcoming release of his last film, Behind the Candelabra, we examine the trademark style and calling signs of Steven Soderbergh.
Steven Soderbergh has given us about two decades worth of films as director, but unfortunately it doesn’t look like we’ll be getting any more. Soderbergh, pointing fingers at what he perceives as the decay of cinema, has decided to call it quits. He no longer found film making to be enjoyable, especially when his artistic vision was not appreciated by audiences and critics alike. His last few films spanned a variety of genres and seemed like a last-ditch effort by the film maker to find something he would enjoy doing again. Alas, none of »
- feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
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