Tag: Werner Herzog
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‘Rio’ and ‘Hop': Worlds Away
The animated features Hop and Rio have a few things in common, aside from their one-word titles. An animal plays the lead role in each (‘E.B’ the rabbit in Hop and ‘Blu’ the parrot in Rio), and both...
May 5, 2011 / Alison FrankBerlinale Day 3: Zuzana Liová’s ‘House’
Dom ( House , Zuzana Liová, 2011) tells the story of a family in a small Czech town. Imrich wanted to give his daughters a good start in life by building them each a house on the same land as the...
Feb 13, 2011 / Alison FrankAlbanian ‘Amnesty’ at the Berlinale: A Quiet Drama
Life is not easy for Elsa: her husband is in prison for gambling debts, she has just lost her job at the factory, she has two young sons to look after, and a elderly little father-in-law who lives...
Feb 11, 2011 / Alison Frank‘How I Ended the Summer’: Inexplicably
Like Werner Herzog’s half-satirical, half awestruck documentary Encounters at the End of the World (2007), Aleksei Popogrebsky’s Kak ya provyol etim letom ( How I Ended the Summer ) offers a...
Oct 26, 2010 / Alison FrankJames Cameron Talks ‘Avatar 2′ and Re-release of ‘Avatar’ With Extra Footage
In an interview with Market Saw yesterday, James Cameron opened up about his plans to re-release his environmentally-conscious alien epic “Avatar” with an additional nine minutes of pure CG footage,...
Aug 8, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongInterview: Werner Herzog Reminds Us Why He’s Brilliant
Werner Herzog, the brilliant, eccentric director behind “Aguirre: The Wrath of God” and “Fitzcarraldo” speaks about his unique approach to filmmaking, forgery and the acting talents of one Nicolas...
May 12, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe 10 Best Films of 2009
2009 proved to be a big year for film, both blockbuster and independent. James Cameron made a triumphant return to the cineplex with “Avatar,” and J.J. Abrams made “Star Trek” cool again, all while...
Jan 1, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
Experiencing a good Nicolas Cage movie is like witnessing a total solar eclipse; it’s rare, and if you’re lucky enough to catch one, it’s spectacular. Combine the eccentric Cage at his bizarre best...
Dec 3, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongBad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Trailer
In Werner Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs — while playing fast and loose with the law....
Oct 11, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #4 – Knowing, Dragonball Evolution
This week we review Nic Cage’s “Knowing,” and Chow Yun-fat in “Dragonball Evolution.” Pardon the technical difficulties. Towards the end, there’s about 6 minutes of show missing thanks to some faulty...
Apr 8, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong5 Actors Ruined by Winning an Oscar
The Academy Award is the most prestigious and coveted recognition an actor can receive, and signifies a supreme achievement in the medium of the motion picture–at least that’s the idea. But, there...
Apr 1, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongKnowing (2009) ★★★
Nicolas Cage is an anomaly. After displaying nothing short of brilliance in gems like The Coens’ “Raising Arizona” and the Charlie Kauffman/Spike Jonze masterwork, “Adaptation,” this oddity of an...
Mar 27, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongJohn Lennon’s Childhood Told by the Weinsteins
John Lennon, who once said he wasn’t one for autobiography, will be the subject of a new film. The rights to “Nowhere Boy,” a feature-length biopic of sorts based on the childhood of the seminal...
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