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More Remakes: Park Chan-wook's Thirst and Bong Joon-ho's Mother
Another day, another few remakes. This time it's not just one remake, but six! Variety has published a brief update from Cannes outlining the remake status of six films from Korean directors Park Chan-wook and Bong Joon-ho. The focus is mainly on Park's Thirst, which debuted at Cannes already and is being circled by big producers for a remake. But that's not the only Park Chan-wook film being remade - Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance remakes are all in development as well. As for Bong Joon-ho, his Cannes film Mother as well as the creature feature The Host are being circled, too.
› Posted May 20 in Indies, Movie News, Opinions | 25 Comments
The Weekly Moviegoer - Cinemas Should Be More Attentive
In latest week's column, I took a break from my usual complaints about movie theater operations in order to take a jab at the audience. But I meant not to appear apologetic of projectionists or to come off so passive regarding projection snafus. Despite my amusement with the way moviegoers react in certain situations, I definitely never consider it a moviegoer's fault for how long it takes for a problem to be remedied, and I definitely don't consider it a moviegoer's responsibility to take charge of these situations. While I may have in the past declared poor customer service to be the biggest problem in the movie theater industry
› Posted May 20 in Discuss, Editorial, Opinions | 11 Comments
IFC Picks Up Lars von Trier's Controversial Film Antichrist
Did all the heated controversy surrounding the first reviews of Lars von Trier's Antichrist make any of you actually want to see the film? If so, then good news, as IFC has picked up the US distribution rights to Antichrist, and will be bringing it to theaters (hopefully?) sometime later this year. The only problem is that von Trier's crazy new film borders on the edge of being NC-17. Actually, it pretty much is straight up NC-17, so I don't exactly know how IFC is going to handle its release and/or if they're going to just put it out as an NC-17 film straight-up (kind of like Ang Lee's Lust Caution from a few years ago). Read on for more.
› Posted May 20 in Indies, Movie News | 16 Comments
Cannes 2009 Review: Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds
What were you expecting? Quentin Tarantino's long-awaited WWII extravaganza Inglourious Basterds premiered today in Cannes amidst a considerable amount of buzz. I'll admit that it was the one Cannes film I was looking forward to seeing the most. But is it a masterpiece? Not exactly. Tarantino doesn't reach those heights this time, though he does kick things up a notch in a way that even I wasn't expecting. Basterds is a bit light on the action, heavy on the talking, and full of great performances. It's as awesome as Tarantino's first two films and as entertaining as his most recent few. It's the WWII movie we've been waiting to see.
› Posted May 20 in Cannes 09, Opinions | 65 Comments
Final Skynet Research Viral Update - Password Discovered!
In just a few days, Terminator Salvation will arrive in theaters. And that should mean that all the viral games related to the movie should be coming to an end, right? There's the one on twitter which seems to be wrapping up, but what about Skynet Research? That one has been running for a while and we haven't had any updates on it for a while - until today. Some of you may remember (or have discovered on your own) that on the Products page, if you mouse over the "P", a password box pops up. Don't know the password? We do! Although all credit goes to MovieViral.com for first figuring it out. You'll find the password below.
› Posted May 20 in Hype, Viral Marketing | 11 Comments
Check These Out: Photos from Neill Blomkamp's District 9
Now this is how I like it - no big reveals, no name actors, everything is still a big mystery! Sony has officially released three photos from Neill Blomkamp's District 9 that I wanted to share today. I honestly hope they're the only three photos we see before this comes out in August, although I doubt that'll be the case. The first one, which we featured before, shows Sharlto Copley as Wikus, a Multi-National United agent who becomes infected by alien biotechnology. I really think Sony is doing a great job building up hype for this, I just hope they don't reveal too much as it gets closer. I love how mysterious it is, so keep it that way Sony!
› Posted May 20 in Hype, Opinions, Photos | 15 Comments
David Russo Directing Blue Man Group's IMAX 3D Musical
A story of Sundance success right here. As announced last year, Blue Man Group is making an IMAX 3D movie, not of a live concert, but a musical with an actual story. Hired to direct the movie is newcomer David Russo, who broke out at Sundance earlier this year with his directorial debut The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle. The script is being written by Lisa Robinson. The original Blue Men - Chris Wink, Phil Stanton and Matt Goldman - will all star. Visual development on the film is currently under way and will continue for several months. Production is scheduled to start in 2010 for a release in early 2011.
› Posted May 20 in Movie News, Opinions | 3 Comments
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