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Polanski female equality is 'a great pity'
25 May 2013 2:02 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Director claims the pill has 'chased away the romance in our lives' as he brings new film Venus in Fur to Cannes
You might not suppose Roman Polanski and the 87-year-old Jerry Lewis had a great deal in common, but today the director followed Lewis' suggestion that broad comedy is inappropriate for women actors by complaining that aiming for female equality is "a great pity".
Speaking at the Cannes film festival of his latest film Venus in Fur, the 79-year-old Polanski said that "trying to level the genders is purely idiotic." "Offering flowers to a lady has become indecent … The pill has greatly changed the place of women in our times, masculinising her. It chases away the romance in our lives."
Polanski's film is an adaptation of the successful play by David Ives about a theatre director (played by Mathieu Amalric) who is looking for an actress to play the »
- Andrew Pulver
Movie Review - Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (2011)
6 April 2013 6:48 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir, 2011.
Directed by Laurent Bouzereau.
Starring Roman Polanski and Andrew Braunsberg.
Synopsis:
Roman Polanski talks about being a Holocaust survivor who became a controversial public figure and an internationally acclaimed filmmaker.
During the time Roman Polanski was under house arrest in Switzerland where he was to receive a life time achievement award at film festival, a good friend and colleague decided to assemble a documentary about him. Andrew Braunsberg who was a producer on The Tenant (1976) which was helmed by the French born director serves as the narrator and interviewer.
Braunsberg keeps a brisk pace with the questioning and inserts himself into the proceedings; his interviewee is cooperate and emotional at times. A funny yet sad moment occurs when Roman Polanski who had to work in a paper bag factory as a child demonstrates the skill in front of the camera; life was never easy for »
- Trevor
Attack of the Trilogies
2 April 2013 6:49 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
E. B. White once wrote, “Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.” Analyzing trilogies seems to the same. The entire point is to enjoy them. Still, given the many sins to be found in film, there are worse things than movie trilogies but few have become more prominent or unavoidable. In terms of definitions, a trilogy only means three “individual” (animated, live-action, etc.) films are tied together which leaves a lot of room in seeing something as a trilogy.
Currently, negative reviews over trilogies highlight how easily and predictably they start off well but soon degenerate at a rapid pace. Then, too, there cases where once was good enough and added treatments are not welcome. David Lynch’s Dune thankfully has not become a trilogy though it sits there waiting to be given birth. In rare cases, yes, a trilogy may be badly called for. »
- Christian Jimenez
Exclusive: Jamie Kennedy talks A Resurrection, Producing, and His Favorite Horror Movies
21 March 2013 8:56 AM, PDT | DailyDead | See recent DailyDead news »
Want to know what some of Jamie Kennedy’s favorite horror films are? What about his experience as a producer on the set of A Resurrection? We talk Scream, the cast of A Resurrection, and more in this exclusive interview.
How did you get involved with this project? Why this film?
Jamie Kennedy: Well, I was in the Scream movies, and I wanted to cultivate all of my horror fans. One of the producers approached me about this movie and I read Matt Orlando’s script. I found out that he wanted to direct it too, so that got me super excited, and that’s how I got involved.
Do you enjoy working in the horror genre?
Jamie Kennedy: Most definitely. Horror fans are the best and they are the most loyal. When they really love something, they can give it legs, and when they hate something you feel that. »
- Tamika Jones
DVD Review: Sleep Tight
26 February 2013 3:01 AM, PST | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Sleep Tight
Stars: Luis Tosar, Marta Etura, Alberto San Juan, Iris Ameida, Petra Martinez | Written by Alberto Marini | Directed by Jaume Balagueró
Director Jaume Balagueró flies solo with Sleep Tight, a film that – like his most famous effort – once again takes place in a apartment building, however this time his film has more in common with the classic cinema of Alfred Hitchcock and Roman Polanski than the modern zombie horror of Balagueró’s [Rec].
Sleep Tight follows Cesar (Tosar), the quiet, helpful and polite concierge of an apartment block in Barcelona. However his polite exterior hides something much more… sinister. Relishing in tormenting Veronica, an old lady who lives all alone in her apartment surrounded by her pets and at odds with one of the buildings younger tenants, Cesar spends most of his days plotting against Clara, a happy-go-lucky young woman with whom he has an unhealthy obsession. An obsession that, »
- Phil
Roman Polanski BFI Retrospective - The Tenant (1976)
3 February 2013 8:21 AM, PST | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Simon Columb attends the Roman Polanski retrospective at BFI Southbank...
Roman Polanski remains a fascinating filmmaker to this day. Alongside Andrej Wajda and Jerzy Skolimowski, Polanski came to the fore in the late 1950s in Poland. The BFI in London are screening all of Polanski’s films during January and February 2013 and throughout January, essays on separate films will be released here on Flickering Myth in the hope that you too can join us in reflecting on Polanski’s diverse and ever-expanding career. Next up is 1976's The Tenant...
The Tenant, 1976.
Starring Roman Polanski, Isabelle Adjani, Melvyn Douglas, and Shelley Winters.
The key to unlocking the 'Apartment' trilogy is knowing that the three films work hand in hand. Themes intertwine and connect; ideas weave between each film and complement each other. My visit to the BFI recently informed me of the psychological element to the series - a Freudian analysis »
- flickeringmyth
Roman Polanski BFI Retrospective - Projections: A Psychoanalysis of Polanski's 'Apartment' Trilogy
27 January 2013 7:45 AM, PST | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Simon Columb reports on the BFI's Projections: A Psychoanalysis of Polanski's 'Apartment' Trilogy talk...
Roman Polanski remains a fascinating filmmaker to this day. Alongside Andrej Wajda and Jerzy Skolimowski, Polanski came to the fore in the late 1950s in Poland. The BFI in London are screening all of Polanski’s films during January and February and throughout January, essays on separate films will be released here on Flickering Myth in the hope that you too can join us in reflecting on Polanski’s diverse and ever-expanding career. In addition to screenings, the BFI also provided talks including Projections: A Psychoanalysis of Polanski's 'Apartment' Trilogy...
In London we are privileged to have a broad range of activities that involve cinema. This particular treat at the British Film Institute is one example of something that would be difficult to access anywhere else in Britain outside of Universities. Mary Wild, situated within the new BFI Reuben Library, »
- flickeringmyth
Roman Polanski BFI Retrospective - Repulsion (1965)
11 January 2013 10:47 AM, PST | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Simon Columb attends the Roman Polanski retrospective at BFI Southbank...
Roman Polanski remains a fascinating filmmaker to this day. Alongside Andrej Wajda and Jerzy Skolimowski, Polanski came to the fore in the late 1950s in Poland. The BFI in London are screening all of Polanski’s films during January and February 2013 and throughout January, essays on separate films will be released here on Flickering Myth in the hope that you too can join us in reflecting on Polanski’s diverse and ever-expanding career. Next up is 1965's Repulsion...
Repulsion, 1965.
Starring Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser and Yvonne Furneaux.
As an interesting starting point, it is worth noting that Night of the Living Dead filmmaker George A. Romero insists that Repulsion is the best horror film of all time. To support his claim, critic Bosley Crowther called it an “absolute knockout” whilst other filmmakers, namely Darren Aronofsky, cites Repulsion as »
- flickeringmyth
Jaume Balaguero Talks 'Sleep Tight,' '[Rec] 4,' and Realistic Horror
8 January 2013 | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
Horror fans certainly know the name Jaume Balagueró. Known for his infectious and terrifying series of [Rec] films (remade here in the states as Quarantine), the director stepped back from the world of hardcore effects, viral scares, and creepy found footage to frighten his fans with something a bit more quiet and realistic. Sleep Tight (out on Blu-ray and DVD on January 8 from Dark Sky Films) is a fantastic little thriller that deserves a much bigger audience. What it lacks in gory special effects and zombie craziness, it easily makes up for in its subtle, old-school horror feel and its characterization of one very twisted individual.
FEARnet recently sat down with writer/director Jaume Balagueró to discuss his latest horror film, his upcoming film [Rec]⁴, and the appeal of realistic horror.
Sleep Tight actually reminds me a bit of what I think is your most underrated movie, Darkness. They both have more of a slow burn, »
- Scott Neumyer
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