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David Gordon Green's Suspiria Remake Shooting Next Year

Buried in the bottom of this Variety (via Empire) article talking about Tilda Swinton's desires to remake Auntie Mame is a little tidbit of news on David Gordon Green's Suspiria remake. It was first announced back in early 2008 that Pineapple Express director David Gordon Green was considering exploring the horror genre by remaking Dario Argento's 1977 horror classic Suspiria. We haven't heard much since, probably because Green has been shooting Your Highness, but the article mentions that the First Sun production company is "on track" to produce the "long-in-gestation remake" with "a 2010 shooting date."

⥤ Posted September 8 in Indies, Movie News, Opinions | 4 Comments

Blogging Live from Telluride: Part 3 - Where's All the Buzz?

By Alex Billington

I love film festivals. Have I mentioned that before? And with Telluride coming to an end, and Toronto about to kick off, it's time to recap my thoughts on one festival before moving on to another. Telluride is one of my favorite fests, I'll be attending every year, without a doubt. As a quick refresher, last year was the first year I attended. I got to see Slumdog Millionaire and The Good, The Bad, and The Weird and a few other great films. We all know what happened to Slumdog after, so this year there was a lot of anticipation - would we see the next Best Picture winner again? While there are some great films, I don't think there's a winner.

⥤ Posted September 8 in Hype, Indies, Telluride Film Fest 09 | 3 Comments

Oliver Stone's Wall Street 2: His Unforeseen Return to Greed

By Brandon Lee Tenney

"I thought it was a bubble that was over," director Oliver Stone told NY Times' Tim Arango during a recent interview. "I thought those days were going to come to an end." Of course, he was speaking of the financial situation of the 80s, the subject of his 1987 film Wall Street, whose sequel is to be Stone's next film released 23 years after its predecessor. Stone, no stranger to films with strikingly timely subject matter and loud, yet often profound, statements, who has tackled subjects ranging from the Vietnam War to multiple Presidents to the great tragedy of 9/11, is prepared to leverage his 62 years against the modern financial system.

⥤ Posted September 8 in Editorials, Movie News | 16 Comments

Telluride 2009 Review: Werner Herzog's Bad Lieutenant

By Alex Billington

Not to be confused with Abel Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant from 1992, this newest film from German director Werner Herzog, one of two he premiered at Telluride, is not a remake. Instead, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans is sort of a re-imaging, a maniacal, over-the-top tale about a Police Lieutenant from New Orleans who gets wrapped up in way too many drugs. Let me be frank - I underestimated Herzog, as I was expecting this to be utter trash, but it was almost the complete opposite. It was impressively well-made and actually quite amusing to watch, thanks to Nicolas Cage's fully overboard and wacko performance.

⥤ Posted September 7 in Opinions, Telluride Film Fest 09 | 18 Comments

Live-Action Akira Project Still Alive, Fergus & Ostby Writing

By Alex Billington

Tetsuo is back! Way back in June, it was reported by Bloody-Disgusting that the live-action Akira project Warner Brothers was developing was apparently as "dead as a doornail." Some fans thought it was good news, others thought it was bad news (latter for me). After we posted that, I heard that apparently it wasn't true, and that a couple of big name screenwriters were actually working on a new draft of the script, because WB had paid a lot for the rights and wasn't going to let it die. Collider now confirms that Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, the guys previously who wrote Children of Men and Iron Man, have been working on Akira.

⥤ Posted September 7 in Hype, Movie News, Opinions | 50 Comments

Nicolas Cage Books 'Hungry Rabbit Jumps' and 'Drive Angry'

By Alex Billington

I'll be the first to admit that Nicolas Cage might actually be making a comeback. I saw Werner Herzog's Bad Lieutenant earlier today with Cage, and although he was very over the top, he was hilarious (in a good way). He's also got Kick-Ass coming up, which could help him out. THR's Heat Vision blog has announced tonight that Cage has joined the cast of The Hungry Rabbit Jumps, a thriller to be directed by The Bank Job director Roger Donaldson. The script, written by Robert Tannen, centers on a man whose wife is the victim of a brutal crime. He subsequently becomes entangled with an underground vigilante organization.

⥤ Posted September 7 in Casting, Movie News | 9 Comments

Patrick Lussier to Continue the Horror in Halloween 3-D

By Ethan Anderton

Just last week we threw a rumor your way stating that Halloween franchise veteran director Steve Miner might be returning to the director's chair for a continuation of the series reboot started by Rob Zombie. All the more interesting was the mention that the third installment would bring Michael Myers back to the cinema in glorious 3-D this time. Well it turns out we were half right. Halloween 3-D will indeed be hitting theaters next year, but Variety reports it will be My Bloody Valentine 3-D director Patrick Lussier writing and directing another night of fright with Michael Myers instead of Rob Zombie or Steve Miner.

⥤ Posted September 7 in Movie News, Opinions | 10 Comments

Telluride 2009 Review: John Hillcoat's The Road

By Alex Billington

Beautifully bleak. That's the best way to describe John Hillcoat's The Road, which I saw yesterday evening in Telluride. Although it's a rather depressing story overall, it's told with such an incredible amount of vigor and passion, that it's actually possible to enjoy. Especially because director John Hillcoat and screenwriter Joe Penhall made sure to keep the integrity of Cormac McCarthy's novel intact and stay as true to his words as possible. It seems like a near impossible book to adapt, but they did the absolute best job they could. For as bleak as it was, I was never bored, and it was never bland at all, which is quite an accomplishment.

⥤ Posted September 7 in Opinions, Telluride Film Fest 09 | 17 Comments

Team Behind The Road Paves The Way for Future Projects

By Ethan Anderton

Joe Penhall - John Hillcoat - Venice Film Festival

Director John Hillcoat (right above), who also directed The Proposition, and screenwriter Joe Penhall (left above) recently showcased their bleak vision of the post-apocalyptic future in their adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's best-selling novel The Road which had a screening at the Telluride Film Festival (read Alex's review). But the future for Hillcoat and Penhall looks to be ripe with opportunity, which is great news for both. One new project has Penhall in talks with Daniel Craig to star in a remake of the 1973 Gaelic heist film La Bonne Annee, which follows a recently released prisoner's plan to rob jewelers in Cannes.

⥤ Posted September 7 in Movie News, Opinions | 7 Comments

Interview: Writer and Director of 9 - Animator Shane Acker

By Alex Billington

Hitting theaters this weekend (on 9-9-09) is a new animated movie titled 9, both written and directed by former Weta Digital animator Shane Acker. This was originally a short film in 2005 (watch it here) that went on to gain in Oscar nomination, and the attention of Tim Burton. From there, well, I think it's best to let Shane himself tell you the story. I had the honor of interviewing Mr. Acker recently and it turned out great. It's an understatement to call him inspiring, especially for animators, and in this we talk about what went into creating 9, how he learned from his mistakes, and his take on the world of animation. Read on!

⥤ Posted September 7 in Hype, Interviews | 8 Comments

Blogging Live from Telluride: Part 2 - Celebrity Addictions

By Alex Billington

I just finished my third day at the Telluride Film Festival. There is one more day left (Monday), then I'm catching a plane up to Toronto, but there are still a few more good films to see. Today I caught three great films, each one vastly more different than the other. First up was a documentary called Waking Sleeping Beauty, which I already reviewed. Then I caught The Road, which was screened as part of a tribute to Viggo Mortensen. Lastly, I saw a little horror film called Paranormal Activity that Paramount has been quietly unleashing. However, I had an interesting thought as I watched the Mortensen presentation earlier today.

⥤ Posted September 7 in Editorials, Telluride Film Fest 09 | 10 Comments

Telluride 2009 Review: Don Hahn's Waking Sleeping Beauty

By Alex Billington

I'm not normally a documentary guy, they're just not my thing, and I don't fall in love with that many of them. However, earlier today I was encouraged to check out a documentary directed by Don Hahn called Waking Sleeping Beauty about Walt Disney Animation and the people from that side of the studio. And I fell in love it. I don't mean I just liked it a lot, I completely and thoroughly fell in love with it. I have never felt this emotional towards a documentary or another film this entire year. It's a fascinating story that's both amusing and inspiring to watch. I think it's perhaps the best movie about Disney Animation ever made.

⥤ Posted September 6 in Opinions, Telluride Film Fest 09 | 8 Comments

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