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Friday, Jul 4, 2008
The Movie Page
- Bedtime for "Gonzo"
- Alex Gibney talks about his Oscar-winning "Taxi to the Dark Side" and his new look at Hunter S. Thompson, American hero. (Plus: Audio podcast)
On the dopeness of "The Wackness- In this interview and podcast, director Jonathan Levine talks about how Holden Caulfield met Rudy Giuliani and Biggie in the heartbroken, heat-stricken New York summer of 1994
Japanese film's not-so-new new wave- Asia's greatest cinema power never really lost its mojo. But 10 years after Kurosawa's death, Japanese movies are hotter (and weirder) than ever
- Adam Yauch on "Gunnin' for that #1 Spot"
Hancock- This story of a seriously flaked-out superhero shows us the limits of Will Smith's superpowers
A murdered wife who isn't dead- Harlan Coben's beach-read bestseller "Tell No One" becomes a crackerjack thriller -- made in France
La Dolce Vita" in old age- An elderly Spanish couple -- one dignified, the other not -- revisits the classic love affair between Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg
WALL-E- This new Pixar movie is an environmental cautionary tale and a story of robot love -- and quite possibly the most melancholy cartoon ever made
Wanted- Sick thrills, "Matrix"-like special effects, Angelina Jolie in black leather -- but this action picture's secret weapon is James McAvoy
The Last Mistress- This explicit movie about a sexually insatiable 19th century courtesan emerges like an erotic dream
Dalton Trumbo and American evil- How the legendary screenwriter of "Roman Holiday" and "Spartacus" defied Congress, broke the blacklist and raised his family
Awesome; I f**kin' shot that basketball movie!- The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch on his new documentary, "Gunnin' for That #1 Spot," and tomorrow's NBA superstars
Indie film is dying -- unless it isn't- Yes, distributors are closing, films are tanking and insiders are muttering that doom is nigh. But the best filmmakers always survive
Meet the Japanese Brando- Little known outside his homeland, haunted hero-villain Tatsuya Nakadai spans the best years, and greatest films, of Japan's postwar cinema boom
Get Smart- Steve Carell plays everyone's favorite shoe-phone-sporting spy in this surprisingly smart comedy
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl- Yes, it's based on a doll. But this gentle-spirited movie makes the past come alive
The Love Guru- Mike Myers' new movie is offensive to Hindus? They're not the only ones
Maddin and Herzog: Brothers of the ice!- It's icebound allegory week! Guy Maddin reveals the sleepwalking sex secrets of Winnipeg; Werner Herzog chases psycho penguins in Antarctica
Monday roundup: Hulk vs. Shakespeare- "Hulk" director says superhero flicks are boring! So I'm off to a 10-hour Japanese film. Also: A.P.'s wacky war against the blogosphere
- Kinky underwear in Antarctica
- Opening this week: Farmiga's feral femme fatale, Herzog at the South Pole, a true-life gay love story, the amazing "Blue Planet" and more
The Incredible Hulk- The big, angry green guy is back in this booming picture. Sure, it's a fantasy -- but is it too much to hope for a little believability?
The Happening- Suicide is painless. Can the same be said of M. Night Shyamalan's latest scare flick, in which people off themselves in countless ingenious ways?
- The Little Tramp's killer comedy
- How Charlie Chaplin's poisonously dark "Monsieur Verdoux" drove the audience away -- and was embraced by critics and filmmakers as a masterpiece
- Sex, death and the city (i.e., Prague)
- Smoldering Ana Geislerová lights up the screen in a dark, sexy blend of romance and social satire, one of the year's best foreign flicks
- Clint vs. Spike: WWII racial grudge match!
- A British paper lures Eastwood and Lee into an unfortunate feud. Here's the real question: Which of their films should the other one have made?
- Genghis Khan, Harlan Ellison and RFK
- We haven't exhausted the kids' movies topic yet, believe me! Meanwhile here's a quickie guide to new films opening this week (that I'm not covering)
Mother of Tears: The Third Mother- Orgies! Eviscerations! Power-crazed witches! As sick and twisted as this horror movie is, it's also full of life
DVD Releases
- Vantage Point (7/1)
- Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (7/1)
- Drillbit Taylor (7/1)
- My Blueberry Nights (7/1)
- City of Men (7/1)
- Rent DVDs with Netflix
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Bedtime for "Gonzo"
By Andrew O'Hehir -
On the dopeness of "The Wackness"
By Andrew O'Hehir -
"Hancock"
By Stephanie Zacharek -
"WALL-E"
By Stephanie Zacharek -
Good night and good TV
By Thomas Rogers
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