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Mad Max's Weekend Movie Guide: 'Star Trek Into Darkness' & More
17 May 2013 7:00 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
"Spock, I do not know too much about these little Tribbles yet, but there is one thing that I have discovered. I like them … better than I like you." –Dr. McCoy, "Star Trek" (1967)
Greetings from the apocalypse! The trouble with Tribbles is not how cute they are but how much they multiply, or in the case of "Star Trek Into Darkness," the silly plot point for which they cameo. That's the only thing I'll spoil from that movie (besides that it stinks), but luckily there's some sweet alternatives this week that boldly go where no J.J. Abrams movie has gone before … coherence.
Friday, May 17
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Oh boy. "Star Trek Into Dumbness" finally fulfills J.J. Abrams' five-year mission to run this franchise through a Cuisinart of stupidity. I would need a spoiler avalanche to make a proper case for how this sequel squanders classic characters and scenarios from »
- Max Evry
Benicio Del Toro Lawyers Up For Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Inherent Vice' With Joaquin Phoenix
6 May 2013 7:38 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Paul Thomas Anderson's latest, "Inherent Vice" is a major gear shift for the director of the much more opaque and sinister "The Master" and "There Will Be Blood." The filmmaker's talked about making a pure comedy for quite some time, and while we wonder if it'll ever happen (PTA's sensibilities thankfully being a little too askew), perhaps this adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's idler gumshoe novel will be the closest he gets for some time. Set in 1970s Los Angeles, "Inherent Vice" reads something like Raymond Chandler meets the Venice Beach slacker stereotype of that era mixed in with just a smidgen of "Cheech & Chong." The novel, like the film, follows an inept, pot-smoking private detective Doc Sportello (played by Joaquin Phoenix) as he investigates the case of a kidnapped girl, who also happens to be one of his ex-girlfriends. It's very much “The Big Sleep” meets Robert Altman »
- Edward Davis
Forget It, ‘Chinatown,’ It’s ‘The Long Goodbye’
23 April 2013 3:00 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
There were so many great crime movies that came out of the ’70s that it would be something of an endeavor to compile a list of the best. But chances are, if you had a bunch of people get together and do just that, Chinatown would be near the top of most of them. This modern take on classic noir is beloved to the point where it’s the sort of thing that gets studied in film classes, and it’s not hard to see why. It’s got iconic moments, a legendarily despicable villain in land developer Noah Cross (John Huston), Jack Nicholson giving a solid leading performance that isn’t as showy and distracting as his later stuff and it’s put together by the trained eye of a master director. But it also has a number of readily apparent flaws that make it questionable as to whether or not it should stand shoulder to »
- Nathan Adams
How Many of the Movies from Roger Ebert's List of Great Movies Have You Seen?
10 April 2013 4:28 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
I've mentioned before how several years ago I created a list using Roger Ebert's Great Movies, Oscar Best Picture winners, IMDb's Top 250, etc. and began going through them doing my best to see as many of the films on these lists that I had not seen as I possibly could to up my film I.Q. Well, someone has gone through the exhaustive effort to take all of the films Roger Ebert wrote about in his three "Great Movies" books, all of which are compiled on his website and added them to a Letterbxd list and I've added that list below. I'm not positive every movie on his list is here, but by my count there are 363 different titles listed (more if you count the trilogies, the Up docs and Decalogue) and of those 363, I have personally seen 229 and have added an * next to those I've seen. Clearly I have some work to do, »
- Brad Brevet
How Many of the Movies from Roger Ebert's List of Great Movies Have You Seen?
10 April 2013 4:28 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
I've mentioned before how several years ago I created a list using Roger Ebert's Great Movies, Oscar Best Picture winners, IMDb's Top 250, etc. and began going through them doing my best to see as many of the films on these lists that I had not seen as I possibly could to up my film I.Q. Well, someone has gone through the exhaustive effort to take all of the films Roger Ebert wrote about in his three "Great Movies" books, all of which are compiled on his website and added them to a Letterbxd list and I've added that list below. I'm not positive every movie on his list is here, but by my count there are 362 different titles listed (more if you count the trilogies and Decalogue) and of those 362, I have personally seen 229 and have added an * next to those I've seen. Clearly I have some work to do, »
- Brad Brevet
10 Robert Altman Films You May Not Know
21 March 2013 10:05 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
It's easy to forget that Robert Altman didn't have his breakthrough until he was well into his 40s, with 1970's "M*A*S*H." The filmmaker proved to be so prolific -- and continued to be piled with acclaim and critical plaudits well into his '80s -- that it feels like his career in feature cinema lasted for much longer than the 35 years he's known for (Altman made a few features prior to "M*A*S*H," but mostly worked in TV during the 1950s and 1960s). And the breadth and depth of that career means that some of his movies were bound to be overlooked. Even casual cinema fans are aware of the likes of "M*A*S*H," "McCabe & Mrs Miller," "Nashville," "The Player," "Short Cuts" and "Gosford Park." But for every one of his films that's an acknowledged classic, there are three that have passed into obscurity, »
- The Playlist Staff
'Dallas' opening credits honor Larry Hagman and J.R. Ewing -- Exclusive Video
11 March 2013 11:02 AM, PDT | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
Dallas’ iconic theme song will sound a little different tonight as the TNT series says goodbye to J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) with a memorial and funeral. Watch the revised opening credits below, and make sure you have a tissue handy. Exec producers Cynthia Cidre and Michael R. Robin spoke to EW.com about honoring Hagman, the wonderful last image of him captured on film, and how they orchestrated J.R.’s final act.
Entertainment Weekly: Everyone I’ve talked to who’s seen these opening credits has teared up. Whose idea was it to change them for this episode? »
- Mandi Bierly
5 Things You Might Not Know About The Coens' Cult Classic 'The Big Lebowski'
6 March 2013 10:06 AM, PST | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Aside from perhaps "The Ladykillers" (and even that film features a great Tom Hanks performance, at least), it's hard to find at least one Coen Brothers movie that doesn't have passionate supporters that declare it the best thing the directing duo ever made. From debut "Blood Simple" to the recent megahit western "True Grit," every Coen picture has its advocate (this writer has an unconditional adoration of their 1994 commercial disaster "The Hudsucker Proxy," for instance). But none of their films are more beloved than "The Big Lebowski." Inspired in part by Robert Altman's version of Raymond Chandler's "The Long Goodbye," the film is a noir-of-sorts, focusing on The Dude Lebowski (Jeff Bridges), a Californian slacker whose life mainly revolves around his bowling team with demented Vietnam vet Walter (John Goodman), and the unloved, ignored Donny (Steve Buscemi). But after having his beloved rug pissed on and being beaten up, »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Robert Altman: The Hollywood Interview
15 February 2013 1:43 PM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
Director Robert Altman.
Robert Altman: Eclectic Maverick
By
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the April 1999 issue of Venice Magazine.
It's the Fall of 1977 and I'm a bored and rebellious ten year old in search of a new movie to occupy my underworked and creativity-starved brain, feeling far too mature for previous favorites Wily Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) and Return of the Pink Panther (1975), and wanting something more up-to-date and edgy than Chaplin's City Lights (1931). I needed a movie to call my favorite that would be symbolic of my own new-found manhood (and something that would really piss off my parents and teachers). Mom and Dad were going out for the evening, leaving me with whatever unfortunate baby-sitter happened to need the $10 badly enough to play mother hen to an obnoxiously precocious only child like myself. I scanned the TV Guide for what »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Berlin Market: Match Factory Picks Up Documentary on Legendary Director Robert 'Altman'
11 February 2013 11:49 AM, PST | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
Match Factory has acquired worldwide rights from Submarine Entertainment for Ron Mann's documentary "Altman." Match Factory is pre-selling the film at this year's Berlinale market. The doc focuses on director Robert Altman (1925-2006), who grew up in Depression-era Kansas City and would go on to helm some of the most achingly beautiful, strangely offbeat films in American cinema history (including "M*A*S*H*,' "The Long Goodbye," "Nashville," "McCabe & Mrs. Miller," "Three Women," and Brit-set "Gosford Park," which won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar in 2001). Altman won an honorary Oscar in 2006, the year of his death, for "repeatedly reinventing the art form and inspiring filmmakers and audiences alike." The film will feature interviews with some of Altman's leading actors, collaborators and family members, along with archival footage of the director himself. Mann »
- Beth Hanna
The Best La Detective Movie: Sunset Boulevard
10 January 2013 7:54 AM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
With Gangster Squad coming to theaters this Friday, we've decided to take a look at some of our favorite Los Angeles detective stories, and what they tell us about the city they depict. Earlier, Katey sang the praises of Robert Altman's 1973 noir The Long Goodbye, while Mack went to bat for L.A. Confidential. Then, Sean took us to Chinatown. Today, Kristy returns to Sunset Boulevard for her choice of the quintessential California crime story. Asked what I think is the best of La noir, and I need to look no further than Sunset Boulevard. In it, writer-director Billy Wilder tapped into movie audience's fervent curiosity about what goes on behind the gilded gates of the Hollywood elite, while simultaneously honing in on our deepest fears, including loneliness, death and being forgotten. The film centers on the doomed romance between a struggling artist at the end if his rope »
The Best La Detective Movie: Chinatown
9 January 2013 8:36 AM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
With Gangster Squad coming to theaters this Friday, we've decided to take a look at some of our favorite Los Angeles detective stories, and what they tell us about the city they depict. Earlier, Katey Rich sang the praises of Robert Altman's 1973 noir The Long Goodbye, while Mack went to bat for L.A. Confidential. Today, Sean takes us to Chinatown for his choice of the quintessential California crime story. Are we really debating the identity of the finest L.A. noir? Forget it, Jake. It.s Chinatown. That.s not to slander the choices of my esteemed Cinema Blend colleagues . all fine films in their own right. But Roman Polanski.s intricate, precise period thriller, derived from a flawless Robert Towne screenplay, stands atop most lists of the greatest films of all time regardless of genre, and has to lead any discussion of the most rewarding noir exercises »
The Best La Detective Movie: La Confidential
8 January 2013 4:58 PM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
With Gangster Squad coming to theaters this Friday, we've decided to take a look at some of our favorite Los Angeles detective stories, and what they tell us about the city they depict. Yesterday, Katey Rich sang the praises of Robert Altman's 1973 noir The Long Goodbye. Today, Mack is tackling L.A. Confidential. The world may have changed quite a bit in the six decades since men like Bud White, Ed Exley and Jack Vincennes roamed the California streets with badges, but a handful of things haven.t moved an inch. A simple, well-tailored suit is still the epitome of men.s fashion, and the exterior and interior images of Los Angeles have remained two different sides of the same coin. As Danny DeVito so precisely points out in his opening narration of L.A. Confidential, there is the Los Angeles the movies are invested in selling you, and »
The Best La Detective Movie: The Long Goodbye
7 January 2013 11:18 AM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
With Gangster Squad coming to theaters this Friday, we've decided to take a look at some of our favorite Los Angeles detective stories, and what they tell us about the city they depict. First up is Robert Altman's 1973 noir The Long Goodbye. There are really two Los Angeleses in The Long Goodbye. There's the 70s version, where the film actually takes place, with neighbors who do naked yoga, raucous beachside parties, and a femme fatale who swans around her house in a sundress and bare feet. Then there's the 50s, where the character Philip Marlowe really come from-- director Robert Altman and star Elliott Gould privately called the character "Rip van Marlowe," acting as if he'd gone to sleep in 1953 and woken up, utterly out of place, in 1973. Both eras now seem irretrievably in the past, but watching The Long Goodbye the enormous differences between them become fascinating, and hilarious, »
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