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Interview: Hamlet 2's Comic Mastermind - Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan

The indie comedy Hamlet 2 first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January and was bought for an enormous $10 million right when the fest began. It wasn't until the end of the fest that I was able to catch the film myself, but I still remember laughing non-stop during the screening. Steve Coogan, who stars as high school teacher Dana Marschz, was part of what made it such an amazing comedy due to his over-the-top performance. Coogan recently passed through San Francisco on a press tour and our Cannes Film Festival correspondent Marco Cerritos was able to catch up with him. In addition to talking about Hamlet 2, they also chat about comedy and subtle things that make us different from the UK.

August 21, 2008 | Posted in: Indies, Interviews | 26 Comments

Cannes Film Festival Report and Reviews - Part Trois

Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes Film Festival 2008 is currently underway in France and our friend and contributor Marco Cerritos has been covering the fest and catching screenings since it started on May 14th. Marco is a 28-year-old writer who lives in San Francisco and has been working as a professional film critic for over 10 years. He's covered the Sundance Film Festival since 1999 and this is his second year at Cannes. While neither myself nor Ken were able to make it this year, Marco will be providing us first hand reports and reviews of some of the most anticipated films playing at Cannes this year. In this third and final article, Marco reports back on Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York, Abel Ferrara's Chelsea on the Rocks, and Atom Egoyan's Adoration. It's time to wrap it up and head home after these last few.

Cannes Film Festival Report and Reviews - Part Deux

Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes Film Festival 2008 is currently underway in France and our friend and contributor Marco Cerritos has been covering the fest and catching screenings since it started on May 14th. Marco is a 28-year-old writer who lives in San Francisco and has been working as a professional film critic for over 10 years. He's covered the Sundance Film Festival since 1999 and this is his second year at Cannes. While neither myself nor Ken were able to make it this year, Marco will be providing us first hand reports and reviews of some of the most anticipated films playing at Cannes this year. In this second of three articles, Marco reports back on Steven Soderbergh's Che, Marina Zenovich's Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired documentary, and Jennifer Lynch's Surveillance. Let's continue this adventure!

May 24, 2008 | Posted in: Cannes Film Festival 08, Indies, Opinions | 4 Comments

Cannes Film Festival Report and Reviews - Part Un

Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes Film Festival 2008 is currently underway in France and our friend and contributor Marco Cerritos has been covering the fest and catching screenings since it started on May 14th. Marco is a 28-year-old writer who lives in San Francisco and has been working as a professional film critic for over 10 years. He's covered the Sundance Film Festival since 1999 and this is his second year at Cannes. While neither myself nor Ken were able to make it this year, Marco will be providing us first hand reports and reviews of some of the most anticipated films playing at Cannes this year. In this first of three articles, Marco reports back on Clint Eastwood's Changeling, Fernando Meirelles' Blindness, James Toback's Tyson, Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, and the Tokyo! triptych. Let's begin!

May 23, 2008 | Posted in: Cannes Film Festival 08, Indies, Opinions | 1 Comment