September 2009
New York Times - movies
Movie Review | ‘The Horse Boy’: Seeking Aid for Autism in Mongolia
“The Horse Boy” is a record of an extraordinary journey, a grueling weekslong trek across the plains of Mongolia in search of shamanic help.
Powerful Player Joins Polanski Team
Roman Polanski’s American legal team has recruited the lawyer Reid Weingarten, a well-known Washington power player and a friend of Attorney...
Cinematical - News
Cinematical Seven: The Best Big-Screen Geek Girls
We often tie our Tuesday Cinematical Seven picks with DVD releases, and this time, I was torn. On the one side, there was the out-to-lunch Hollywood science that allowed there to be identical cousins in The Patty Duke Show. But aside from the wonder…
The Geek Beat: Dreaming of Paper Prequels
Back in May, Boom! Studios announced that...
Wired - Underwire/Culture
Star Wars Soundtrack Hits High Note of New Music Poll
John Williams’ classic score for Star Wars: “A New Hope” won another “best soundtrack award” in time for its national tour.
It’s safe to assume movie soundtrack composer John Williams doesn’t need any additional accolades,…
Doctor Who Takes on a Galaxy Far, Far Away in Fan Film
A new Doctor Who fan film...
Cinematical - News
Girls on Film: Defined by Looks
Last week, Peter Bart of Variety wrote “Unlikely Rivals on the Oscar Circuit,” outlining how Jane Campion and Kathryn Bigelow were a part of the Oscar race with Bright Star and The Hurt Locker. But rather than simply outlining their accomplishments…
Research Shows Vampires Never Die
You’ve seen it pointed out by every writer from here to...
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A Christmas Carol - Clip - The Event
A Christmas Carol - - The Event DISNEY’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL, a multi-sensory thrill ride re-envisioned by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking…
A Christmas Carol - Trailer
A Christmas Carol - DISNEY’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL, a multi-sensory thrill ride...
Cineuropa - European cinema
People - Europe - EFA: Solidarity for Polanski
A solidarity note by the European Film Academy was issued yesterday and read out at the Zurich Film Festival’s special event held in honour of Roman Polanski: “As members of the European Film Academy and the European film community we protest at the arbitrary…
Festivals - Portugal - IndieLisboa tours with Portuguese films
London...
First Showing
Must Watch: Teaser Trailer for A Nightmare on Elm Street!
New Line has debuted the first teaser trailer for A Nightmare on Elm Street tonight on MySpace, which you can see below in all of its high def glory. Although this is a remake from the (in)famous Platinum Dunes (responsible for the recent Friday the…
Fantastic Fest Review: Ernesto Díaz Espinoza’s Mandrill
I always love to...
Cinematical - News
Seth Rogen Gets His ‘Entourage’ Revenge
The greatest thing about last night’s premiere episode of The Simpsons was just how current and fanboy-ish it was, and that’s because it was written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (Superbad), the former of which also voiced the character of Homer’s…
Fantastic Fest interview: Jared Hess of ‘Gentlemen...
Yahoo! - US Boxoffice
#1: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
“Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”
Distributor:Sony Pictures Releasing
Gross:$1,189,943
Cumulative: $35,435,752
#2: The Informant!
“The Informant!”
Distributor:Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Gross:$803,092
Cumulative: $14,076,861
#3: Love Happens
“Love Happens”
Distributor:Universal Pictures
Gross:$522,400...
Cinematical - News
‘Trick ‘r Treat’ Fantastic Fest Review
Trick ‘r Treat is the holy grail of Halloween themed horror films. Not because of the notoriously long path writer-director Michael Dougherty’s film has had to take to finally get released (a refresher: TrT was finished and first shown back in 2007 and,…
Fantastic Fest: Hear Science Fiction Haikus from ‘Gentlemen...
Cinematical - News
Fantastic Fest Review: Zombieland
The world as we know it has come to an end, and that’s not much more of an inconvenience for Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) than he was already used to. He’s a Mountain Dew-chugging loser whose introverted ways have turned him into an ideal loner for the…
Will National Lampoon Ever Make Another Classic?
Once upon a time (say, around 1980 or...
Apple movie trailers
The Vampire’s Assistant - Featurette
The Vampire’s Assistant - Featurette Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, based on the popular series of books by Darren Shan, is a fantasy-adventure about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring…
The House of the Devil - Trailer
The House of the Devil - Sam (Donahue) is a pretty college sophomore, so...
New York Times - movies
Media Decoder: Sony Announces Huge, Multi-Network Preview of ‘2012′
Sony Pictures to preview two-minutes of its upcoming disaster epic, “2012,” on three major networks and several cable channels at roughly the same time, reaching an estimated 110 million viewers.
Capitalism’s Little Tramp
Playing his customary role as predictably as Chaplin, Michael Moore keeps up the...
Cinematical - News
Cinematical Seven: Arguments for Bruce Willis as a Great Actor
Bruce Willis returns to cinemas this week with Surrogates, his first starring role since Live Free or Die Hard. It has been 21 years since the original Die Hard, and it seems as if studios and executives are still trying to make lightning strike twice…
‘Scream IV’ Set with Neve Campbell Returning
Who knows what...
Cinematical - News
Cinematical Talks To Fantastic Fest Founder Tim League
Tim League founded the Alamo Drafthouse with his wife Karrie in Austin, Texas back in 1997, and since then it’s become a mainstay for mainstream films with a brisk sideline business for film geeks who require a steady diet of sci-fi, horror, fantasy,…
Universal Acquires Rights to Make ‘Barbie’ Movie
The casting...
New York Times - movies
Movie Review | ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’: Greed Is Good? He Begs to Differ
“Capitalism: A Love Story” sees Michael Moore cracking jokes, milking tears and taking aim at the financial system.
Movie Review | ‘In Search of Beethoven’: A Look at a Revolutionary Composer
The best thing about “In Search of Beethoven,” Phil Grabsky’s biography of the composer, is the company...
Cinematical - News
Cinematical Seven: Reasons Why We Love Fantastic Fest (Well, Besides the Movies)
Although circumstances dictate that I don’t attend nearly as many film festivals as my colleagues do, it soon became clear that my last-minute decision to head out for last year’s Fantastic Fest was a wise one. FF veterans were quick to note that…
The Ultimate Guide to Universal’s Movie...
Wired - Underwire/Culture
Blowback: Heroes Redeems Itself in New “Redemption” Season
Monday night’s two-hour season premiere of Heroes introduced the excellent Robert Knepper of Prison Break fame, who brought an elegant edge to NBC’s already crowded superhero ensemble drama.
Titled “Orientation,” the two-parter…
Review: The Age of Stupid Gets Smart on Enviropocalypse
Blurring the boundary between sci-fi and...
Cinematical - News
Monday Night Poll: Can Megan Fox Act?
We know she has breasts, though the unveiling of their full bared glory remains, teasingly, for the future. We know she likes to kiss boys and girls. We know she has a face to die for, as several unlucky victims discovered this weekend in Jennifer’s…
Exclusive: Director Nicholas W. Refn Discusses Keanu Reeves and ‘Jekyll’
Not...
Apple movie trailers
Van Diemen’s Land - Trailer
Van Diemen’s Land - The true story of Australia’s most notorious convict, Alexander Pearce and his infamous journey into the beautiful yet brutal Tasmanian wilderness. A point of no return for convicts banished from their homeland,…
Crude - Film Clip
Crude - Film Three years in the making, this riveting new documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Joe...
Cinematical - News
Watch This: Tim Burton Interviews Ray Harryhausen
It’s charming to watch a director with his own fanbase become a fan himself, sitting down with someone he admires and conducting an informal interview. Thanks to the blog AustinTranslation, we’ve found a three-part interview on YouTube in which director…
Surprise: Nigerian Government Bans ‘District 9’
Charges...
Yahoo! - US Boxoffice
#1: Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself
“Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself” Distributor:Lionsgate Gross:$940,473 Cumulative: $27,872,109
#2: Inglourious Basterds
“Inglourious Basterds” Distributor:The Weinstein Company, Universal Pictures Gross:$605,942 Cumulative: $106,298,666
#3: 9
“9” Distributor:Focus Features Gross:$506,113...
Cinematical - News
Celebrate ‘Talk Like a Pirate Day’ With Movies!
“Aargh!” “Ahoy, matey!” “Shiver me timbers!” OK, that’s it, I’m out of buccaneer bon mots, which are pretty much essential in order to honor Talk Like a Pirate Day, celebrated annually on September 19. And even those pirate sayings are ones I took from…
How Does Matt Damon Become...
Cinematical - News
Science Gone Wrong: The Robot Future Is Closer Than You Think
It’s a plotline straight out of the Terminator films: a highly evolved computer program controlling U.S. government weaponry goes rogue, defies its human masters, and sets out to exterminate all of humanity. Think it’s just fiction? While humankind…
Boo! ‘Blood Creek’ Slips Into Second-Run Theaters...
Apple movie trailers
31 North 62 East - Trailer
31 North 62 East - A psychological thriller about how an elite SAS unit’s position, is revealed by the British Prime Minister; to ensure an arms deal goes ahead and to secure his re-election. Directed by: Tristan Loraine Starring: John…
The Maid - Trailer
The Maid - After 23 years working as housemaid in an upper class Santiago, Chile household, Raquel...
Cinematical - News
Cinematical Seven: High School Horror We Love
Jennifer’s Body is getting panned in some circles for the alleged tragic flaw of a horror movie not being particularly scary. They’re mostly right — Diablo Cody’s genre follow-up to Juno doesn’t really elevate the heart rate very often. But I think…
Interview: ‘Jennifer’s Body’ Director Karyn...
New York Times - movies
Film: Capitalism’s Little Tramp
Playing his customary role as predictably as Chaplin, Michael Moore keeps up the assault.
Movie Review | ‘The Most Dangerous Man in America’: The Untold Story of a War, and the Story of the Man Who Told It
This detailed, clearly told and persuasive film is about Daniel Ellsberg, the man who leaked the secret history of the Vietnam War, known as the...
New York Times - movies
Movie Review | ‘The Most Dangerous Man in America’: The Untold Story of a War, and the Story of the Man Who Told It
This detailed, clearly told and persuasive film is about Daniel Ellsberg, the man who leaked the secret history of the Vietnam War, known as the Pentagon Papers, to newspapers.
Movie Review | ‘Bright Star’: Keats and His Beloved in an Ode to Hot English...
Yahoo! - US Boxoffice
#1: Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself
“Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself” Distributor:Lionsgate Gross:$1,302,845 Cumulative: $24,749,630
#2: 9
“9” Distributor:Focus Features Gross:$583,815 Cumulative: $15,744,741
#3: Inglourious Basterds
“Inglourious Basterds” Distributor:The Weinstein Company, Universal Pictures Gross:$528,036...
Apple movie trailers
Paranormal Activity - Trailer 1
Paranormal Activity - Trailer 1After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban “starter” tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be somehow demonic but is…
Dorian Gray - Trailer
Dorian Gray - TrailerNo synopsis provided by studio.Directed by: Oliver ParkerStarring: Ben Barnes,...
New York Times - movies
Movie Review | ‘The Most Dangerous Man in America’: The Untold Story of a War, and the Story of the Man Who Told It
This detailed, clearly told and persuasive film is about Daniel Ellsberg, the man who leaked the secret history of the Vietnam War, known as the Pentagon Papers, to newspapers.
Movie Review | ‘Bright Star’: Keats and His Beloved in an Ode to Hot English...
Wired - Underwire/Culture
ColbertNation.com Streams Free Albums From Musical Guests
From Rush and The Roots to TV On the Radio (above), The Colbert Report has serenaded music fans with skill. Now the faux news show is set to stream online full-lengths from guests like The Flaming Lips, The Mountain Goats and more.
The Flaming Lips kicks…
Heroes Stars on Season 4: Deathbed, Yes; Lesbians, Maybe
Heroes‘...