Archive for October 12th, 2007

At New York Film Festival: Upheaval in Iran, Fiasco in Westchester

Friday, October 12th, 2007

Aesthetics versus storytelling: as much as anything, that is the issue that defines the 45th New York Film Festival.

Lost in the Maize

Friday, October 12th, 2007

“King Corn” is a gentle, meandering entry in the Truth-Seeking Comic Hero genre, as practiced by Michael Moore and Morgan Spurlock.

A Movie That Scrutinizes Your Popcorn and Soda

Friday, October 12th, 2007

A new film takes the position that corn, America’s most valuable crop, is overproduced and looks at the toll it takes on the environment, public health and family farms.

‘The Kite Runner’ Is Delayed to Protect Child Stars

Friday, October 12th, 2007

Paramount Vantage is delaying the release of “The Kite Runner” to get its three schoolboy stars out of Kabul, Afghanistan.

Interview: Director Tony Gilroy on Michael Clayton

Friday, October 12th, 2007

The Certified Fresh Michael Clayton expands to theaters everywhere today. Rotten Tomatoes caught up with Gilroy in San Francisco at the tail end of his promotional tour to discuss final cut, film criticism, and his role on a Michael Bay production.

Star Trek XI Finds Its Scotty, Sulu

Friday, October 12th, 2007

J.J. Abrams’ Starfleet roster is quickly filling up.
Hot on the heels of this week’s news that Eric Bana has signed on to play the heavy in Star Trek XI, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety bring word of two more additions to the cast.

Zack Snyder Developing The Last Photograph

Friday, October 12th, 2007

Zack Snyder has already taken audiences onto the battlefields of ancient Greece. Now, according to Variety, he’s planning on taking them on “a journey…through war-torn Afghanistan.”

De Palma Fights Redacted Edits

Friday, October 12th, 2007

In a classic example of irony in film, Brian De Palma has found that portions of his war drama Redacted have been…well, redacted.

Nicolas Cage Is The Wrestler?

Friday, October 12th, 2007

We know Nicolas Cage can act. But can he take a folding chair to the back of the head?

Paul W.S. Anderson Having a Long Good Friday

Friday, October 12th, 2007

It isn’t widely known to American audiences, but John Mackenzie’s 1979 gangster drama The Long Good Friday is recognized as a classic of British film — which is precisely why it may perturb its fans to learn a remake is in the works.