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Interview: Robert Downey Sr.
23 May 2012 8:40 AM, PDT | GreenCine Daily | See recent GreenCine Daily news »
by Steve Dollar
Something like the Dead Sea Scrolls of 1960s (and '70s) underground comedies, the five films assembled in the new Criterion Collection Eclipse set Up All Night with Robert Downey Sr. have been out of sight for so long that their release this week marks a major rediscovery. Deliriously imaginative and madly subversive, black-and-white romps like Babo 73 and Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight deploy manic pacing and counter-cultural absurdity to critique Mad Men-era America while inhaling deeply on their own stoned grooviness. "I've paid my dues," exclaims one of Downey's impish observers, played by actor friends or maybe someone he met at a phone booth, "why should I pay my debts?"
The best-known feature, Putney Swope, achieved cult status for its outrageous satire of Madison Avenue, proposing what happens when a white, patrician agency is taken over by a black militant who renames it "Truth and Soul Inc. »
'Certified Copy' and 'The Secret World of Arrietty' are This Week's Top Buys on DVD and Blu-ray
22 May 2012 6:30 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
With me being in Cannes I haven't been able to update the new titles announced like I regularly would, but I can tell you that previously announced Bond 50 Blu-ray box set finally has a release date and will hit shelves on September 25. You can preorder it from Amazon for $199.99 right here. There's also going to be a Christopher Nolan Blu-ray box set with Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Inception, Memento and Insomnia arriving on May 22. It, however, is not yet available for preorder. Otherwise, here are this week's new DVD and Blu-ray releases. Certified Copy (Criterion Collection) Good timing for Criterion to release Abbas Kiarostami's Certified Copy, which premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and one I quite enjoyed when I saw it there (read my review here). Kiarostami's latest film, Like Someone In Love, played in competition at this year's fest and was described as thematic sequel. As »
- Brad Brevet
First Clip From Paul Thomas Anderson’S “The Master”
21 May 2012 10:23 AM, PDT | Filmmaker Magazine - Blog | See recent Filmmaker Magazine news »
We featured Paul Thomas Anderson in conversation with Robert Downey Sr. last week on the blog, and now we’re pleased to share the first clip from Anderson’s upcoming The Master. The 1950s-set drama about a religion not dissimilar to Scientology will be released by the Weinstein Company on October 12 and is bound to be a major player come awards season. Just from this sneak peak alone, it looks like this might be a career-defining role for Joaquin Phoenix…
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- Nick Dawson
Underground Film Links: May 20, 2012
20 May 2012 12:06 PM, PDT | Bad Lit | See recent Bad Lit news »
Temple of Schlock has the skeevy ad mat for 1977′s Too Hot to Handle, of which I’ve appropriated part of the image just because I think the site needs a half-naked lady on it today.
More stories about the films and filmmakers at Migrating Forms this week: CinemaScope on Ben Rivers and Sylvain George; Jonathan Rosenbaum on Raul Ruiz; and n+1 on Harun Farocki.
Courtney Sell writes about his inaugural AssDance Film Festival.
Cartoonist Sam Henderson reprints an old review of his of Robert Downey Sr.’s Up the Academy, a film I really want to see again and see if deserves the maligning it typically gets.
Robert Koehler has several dispatches from the Post-Sarkozy Cannes: Moonrise Kingdom; After the Battle; Rust & Bone; Mekong Hotel; Paradise: Love.
The always awesome J. J. Murphy reviews Amy Seimetz’s Sun Don’t Shine, saying “the real surprise turns out to be »
- Mike Everleth
5 May DVD Titles You Should Know About Including '1900,' 'Castle In The Sky' & 'Flareup'
3 May 2012 9:03 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Well we're back again with the bumper crop of must-have DVDs and Blu-rays for the month of May – from historic Italian epics to underground American sensations to a chilly, expressionistic film noir to movies where Raquel Welch plays a Vegas showgirl fleeing a murderer – we’ve got them all hear for you. So look on below to see what's worth your money this month....
"1900" (1976) Blu-ray
Why You Should Care: At the time of its release, Bernardo Bertolucci's historical epic was said to be the most expensive (requiring the financial commitment of three major studios – 20th Century Fox, Paramount, and United Artists) and ambitious ever mounted in Italy. It's a tale of two friends (played by Robert De Niro and Gerard Depardieu), born on the same day at the dawn of the 20th century, and the way that their lives crisscross, intersect, and diverge wildly over the rocky course of history. »
- Drew Taylor
News Shorts: February 17th 2012
17 February 2012 8:09 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Photos from John Carter, The Raven, Snow White and the Huntsman, Project X, The Amazing Spider-Man, and set photos of Jaden Smith shooting After Earth along with Van Damme shooting Welcome to the Jungle.
Posters for Wrath of the Titans, Marley, Lockout, and John Carter, the second season of Game of Thrones, and the novelisation of Snow White and the Huntsman.
"Liam Neeson is reportedly being lined up to play Lyndon B. Johnson in Lee Daniels' "The Butler", joining a cast that potentially includes John Cusack, Hugh Jackman, Mila Kunis and David Oyelowo…" (full details)
"Cirque du Soleil will deliver a one-time-only performance at the 84th Academy Awards, one that will feature the largest Cirque cast ever assembled for a single act and accompanied by music by Danny Elfman…" (full details)
"'Star Trek' actor Chris Pine is being subjected to a lawsuit by his former talent agency »
- Garth Franklin
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