As we head into a chilly weekend, it may be tempting to curl up at home with a stack of rented movies or fire up Netflix streaming. That would be a great idea if it weren't for the fact that two of the most acclaimed films of 2014 are getting nationwide releases and hitting area theaters: Selma and Inherent Vice.
As if that wasn't enough, Austin Film Society is ramping back up with their January programming and it starts in fine fashion this evening with phenomenal Canadian documentarian Ron Mann (Grass, Comic Book Confidential) visiting the Marchesa with his movie Altman (which recently premiered on Epix). Several rare Robert Altman shorts will play before the feature and then you're also encouraged to buy a ticket for a 35mm screening of Altman's California Split, which follows.
Speaking of incredible documentary filmmakers, National Gallery focuses on the London-based museum and is the latest effort from Frederick Wiseman.
- 1/9/2015
- by Matt Shiverdecker
- Slackerwood
Translating movies and television for international markets can be a tricky business, as we discovered last year when we assembled this collection of 20 titles that got lost in translation.
But if you want to descend to a whole new level of weirdness, you need to look beyond the official channels. Whether it's a pirated disc being hawked in the street or a bona fide copy resold in unofficial packaging, these are products where the normal quality standards simply do not apply.
Below we've rounded up 11 of the world's most bizarre bootleg DVD covers, featuring dodgy Photoshopping, garbled Babelfish-style synopses, and entire actors being accidentally dropped in from other movies or TV shows.
1. True Detective
God, True Detective was a great show. Remember that episode where Rust and Marty go to Vegas and live it up in faux-Paris before narrowly escaping an exploding building on the back of a phoenix?
No,...
But if you want to descend to a whole new level of weirdness, you need to look beyond the official channels. Whether it's a pirated disc being hawked in the street or a bona fide copy resold in unofficial packaging, these are products where the normal quality standards simply do not apply.
Below we've rounded up 11 of the world's most bizarre bootleg DVD covers, featuring dodgy Photoshopping, garbled Babelfish-style synopses, and entire actors being accidentally dropped in from other movies or TV shows.
1. True Detective
God, True Detective was a great show. Remember that episode where Rust and Marty go to Vegas and live it up in faux-Paris before narrowly escaping an exploding building on the back of a phoenix?
No,...
- 10/18/2014
- Digital Spy
Gerard Johnson’s follow-up to Tony to receive world premiere as opening film; contenders for Michael Powell Award also revealed, including six world premieres.
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has revealed that corrupt cop drama Hyena will open the 68th edition of the festival on June 18.
The film reunites director Gerard Johnson with Peter Ferdinando, who played the lead in his debut feature Tony which received its world premiere at Eiff in 2009.
Producers include Stephen Woolley (Made in Dagenham, The Crying Game, Mona Lisa), Elizabeth Karlsen (Great Expectations, Ladies in Lavender) and Joanna Laurie. Hyena was developed by Film4. Sam Lavender and Katherine Butler exec produced the film for Film4 which was co-financed by Film4, BFI, Ingenious and Lipsync and will be released by Metrodome in the UK and distributed internationally by Independent.
Set in London, Hyena revolves around corrupt police officer Michael Logan (Ferdinando) who has to deal with an influx of ruthless Albanian gangsters...
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has revealed that corrupt cop drama Hyena will open the 68th edition of the festival on June 18.
The film reunites director Gerard Johnson with Peter Ferdinando, who played the lead in his debut feature Tony which received its world premiere at Eiff in 2009.
Producers include Stephen Woolley (Made in Dagenham, The Crying Game, Mona Lisa), Elizabeth Karlsen (Great Expectations, Ladies in Lavender) and Joanna Laurie. Hyena was developed by Film4. Sam Lavender and Katherine Butler exec produced the film for Film4 which was co-financed by Film4, BFI, Ingenious and Lipsync and will be released by Metrodome in the UK and distributed internationally by Independent.
Set in London, Hyena revolves around corrupt police officer Michael Logan (Ferdinando) who has to deal with an influx of ruthless Albanian gangsters...
- 5/12/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Robert Altman was a regular at Cannes, starting with his Palme d’Or-winning Mash in 1970. The award was soon followed with nominations for other works, including Thieves Like Us and 3 Women, and then recognition as Best Director in 1992 with The Player. Five and a half years after his passing in 2006, the director returns to the festival again, this time as the subject of the authorized bio-doc Altman.
Now in pre-production, the film is being presented to buyers at the Cannes Market by producers David Koh and Josh & Dan Braun of Submarine Entertainment, along with co-financier Stanley Buchthal, he of Dakota Group. Canadian documentary filmmaker Ron Mann (Comic Book Confidential, Grass, Go Further) will direct Altman, which is in the process of being produced by Mann’s Toronto-based Sphinx as an Epix Original Documentary, in association with Astral’s pay TV service Movie Network (Tmn). It’s also being co-produced by Altman’s widow,...
Now in pre-production, the film is being presented to buyers at the Cannes Market by producers David Koh and Josh & Dan Braun of Submarine Entertainment, along with co-financier Stanley Buchthal, he of Dakota Group. Canadian documentary filmmaker Ron Mann (Comic Book Confidential, Grass, Go Further) will direct Altman, which is in the process of being produced by Mann’s Toronto-based Sphinx as an Epix Original Documentary, in association with Astral’s pay TV service Movie Network (Tmn). It’s also being co-produced by Altman’s widow,...
- 5/20/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Ron Mann’s Know Your Mushrooms initially appears to be an elaborate act of misdirection. Mann got psychedelic icons Flaming Lips to contribute new music to his film, and previously directed the stoner classic Grass and the Woody Harrelson-lectures-you-on-how-to-live monstrosity Go Further, so viewers can be excused for expecting a documentary about the more magical, psilocybin-happy side of the mushroom experience. Yet for its first half hour, Know Your Mushrooms seems to be exclusively about mushrooms of the non-hallucinogenic variety. It’s a giddy infomercial for the misunderstood fungi, which Mann posits as the most wondrous substance since hemp (which ...
- 12/23/2009
- avclub.com
Remember the Flaming Lips-soundtracked documentary that Peter shared the trailer for back in February? About the mushroom hunters Gary Lincoff and Larry Evans? Well, the Canadian doc is about to get some unique love.
To promote his new documentary Know Your Mushrooms, the CBC reports that Ron Mann is releasing the film on a customized Usb stick -- one shaped like a cute, tooth-filled shroom (seen to the right). I'd love to see DVD storage folks come up with a shelving unit for this.
Following a British company that released Ghostbusters on a 2Gb flash drive with digital rights management, the Toronto-based filmmaker is taking a more share-friendly approach. Basically, people buy these Usb keys for $59.99 -- which, I might add, are said to be almost sold out -- and are then encouraged to upload and share the film. Mann says: "We did this as a fun project. It wasn't a commercial venture.
To promote his new documentary Know Your Mushrooms, the CBC reports that Ron Mann is releasing the film on a customized Usb stick -- one shaped like a cute, tooth-filled shroom (seen to the right). I'd love to see DVD storage folks come up with a shelving unit for this.
Following a British company that released Ghostbusters on a 2Gb flash drive with digital rights management, the Toronto-based filmmaker is taking a more share-friendly approach. Basically, people buy these Usb keys for $59.99 -- which, I might add, are said to be almost sold out -- and are then encouraged to upload and share the film. Mann says: "We did this as a fun project. It wasn't a commercial venture.
- 8/19/2009
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
Smoker of the House Bill Maher, Bud-get Director Willie Nelson, Defensive Secretary Arnold Schwarzenegger, Housing and Herbal Development Secretary Matthew McConaughey, Chief of Snacks Woody Harrelson, Visine Affairs Secretary Whoopi Goldberg, Secretary of Health and Humboldt Services Seth Rogen, Hydroponic Secretary Snoop Dogg, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Stash James Franco, Attention-Span General Ben Harper, Phish and Wildlife Services Director Mischa Barton, Interior Monologue Secretary Dave Chappelle, Secretary of Altered States Michael Phelps, Leisure Secretary Tommy Chong, Barack Obama (the Pot-us), Director of On Weeeed Services Jon Stewart, Cottonmouth Secretary Cheech Marin, Associate Director in the Office of Public Liaison Kal Penn, Cigar Czar B. Real, National Insecurity Adviser Jim Breuer. Click the image to see it large. Dude, you heard about what’s it called? That guy? What’s his name. You know—friggin’ Kumar and shit. Anyway, you heard about it, right? How he’s going to the White House.
- 4/8/2009
- Vanity Fair
We have new trailers for your viewing pleasure, all for films set to play at SXSW next month in Austin, Texas.
Know Your Mushrooms. Documentarian Ron Mann previously made Go Further, Grass, and Comic Book Confidential; now he turns his probing gaze to "a hunt for the wild mushroom and the deeper cultural experiences attached to the mysterious fungi." Featuring a "neo-psychedelic soundtrack" by the Flaming Lips, animation, and archival footage, the doc promises a "longer, stronger trip," but don't worry: its running time is only 73 minutes. In that spirit, the teaser trailer, embedded above, is only 45 seconds long.
Goodbye Solo. 'A cab driver picks up a routine fare, only to find his life turned upside down when the man he picks up asks him to take him to a remote mountaintop location, where he plans to jump to his death.' When it played at Toronto, Kim Voynar described it as "a thoughtful,...
Know Your Mushrooms. Documentarian Ron Mann previously made Go Further, Grass, and Comic Book Confidential; now he turns his probing gaze to "a hunt for the wild mushroom and the deeper cultural experiences attached to the mysterious fungi." Featuring a "neo-psychedelic soundtrack" by the Flaming Lips, animation, and archival footage, the doc promises a "longer, stronger trip," but don't worry: its running time is only 73 minutes. In that spirit, the teaser trailer, embedded above, is only 45 seconds long.
Goodbye Solo. 'A cab driver picks up a routine fare, only to find his life turned upside down when the man he picks up asks him to take him to a remote mountaintop location, where he plans to jump to his death.' When it played at Toronto, Kim Voynar described it as "a thoughtful,...
- 2/17/2009
- by Peter Martin
- Cinematical
Anti-drugs campaigners have lashed out at Hollywood star Woody Harrelson's visit to Ireland to promote a film calling for the legalization of cannabis. Grainne Kenny, President of Europe Against Drugs, says the TO THE BONE actor disgusts her. She adds, "What he has come to Ireland for just makes my blood boil. Galway is awash with cannabis and ecstasy and there are many vulnerable children about. People like me are picking up the pieces of what Harrelson is promoting." Harrelson is plugging the pro-cannabis documentary Grass (1999) - which he also narrates - a the Galway Film Fleadh. He is on trial in America next month for allegedly growing hemp in his Kentucky back garden. Harrelson says, "I'm not a trouble maker. It's just that the films I make make people think."...
- 7/17/2000
- WENN
Woody Harrelson is to launch a legalize cannabis campaign at an international film festival in Galway. The People vs. Larry Flynt The (1996) star is currently facing trial in Kentucky for growing hemp in his garden. Harrelson, who shot to fame in the TV comedy Cheers, is premiering his film Grass (1999) at the Galway Film Fleadh. The movie criticizes the American government's campaign against marijuana use. Paula Shields of the festival committee says, "We're not jumping on a bandwagon or promoting cannabis or anything like that. Grass is a good film and that's what the festival is all about." Harrelson deliberately got arrested to challenge a law which forbids possession of any part of the cannabis plant. Louie Nunn, a former state governor, has offered to represent him at his trial next month.
- 7/4/2000
- WENN
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