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Mickey Rourke Returns as 'The Wrestler'new
However you term it, The Wrestler, at least where Rourke is concerned, almost didn't happen at all. Although Aronofsky and screenwriter Robert D. Siegel developed the project with Rourke in mind, they found it impossible to secure even the modest financing required for a sometimes explicitly violent wrestling movie starring an actor who hadn't headlined a major motion picture since the first George Bush was in office.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
09-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Nothing's Sacred for Bill Maher and Larry Charlesnew
Maher and Charles discuss fundamentalism, the apocalypse, and their new faith-challenging
doc, Religulous.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
09-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Twelve Movies in Twelve Monthsnew
At the start of 2007, Cring, a Hendersonville filmmaker, announced an insanely ambitious scheme called the Extra/Ordinary Film Project.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
09-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: filmmakers
New Doc Puts a Spotlight on Rubik's Cube Enthusiastsnew
Originally determined to make a mockumentary about the role the Rubik's Cube played in an old family story, Robert LeBlanc decided to take a more sincere approach when that project fell through.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Hillary Titley |
09-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Coens Tighten the Beltwaynew
Burn After Reading, the subversive new comedy from Joel and Ethan Coen, prowls around the corridors of CIA headquarters at Langley, but it isn’t ideological either, unless you consider a despairing cackle an ideology.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
09-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
A New Documentary Chronicles a Family's Everyday Life in a Mexican Border Townnew
While the emotional connection between the filmmaking couple and their subjects made Intimidad possible, it also created dilemmas. Redmon and Sabin struggled to find a balance between documenting intimacy and maintaining respect for their subjects' privacy.
The Texas Observer |
Lydia Crafts |
09-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Ping Pong Playa' Slams Stereotypes About Asian Americans and Sportsnew
Ping Pong Playa is fast-moving and truly funny family fare. Yu's direction packs each scene with action that's both physical and mental -- visual puns, a bit of slapstick, verbal zingers and a lot of humorous moments drawn from real life.
Pasadena Weekly |
Jana J. Monji |
09-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tanaz Eshaghian's Doc Looks at Iranian Gays Pressured to Endure Sex-Change Operationsnew
Eshaghian says Be Like Others is a film about class as much as it is about gender or sexual orientation. "If you're poor, this is when the conformity is really expected of you."
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
08-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Rumer Willis Gets Her Geek on in 'The House Bunny'new
If there's a difference between Willis—the daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis—and other second-generation actors, it’s that she could relate to the geeky character she plays in the movie The House Bunny more than the glamorous world from which she hails.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
08-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Woody Allen's European Vacation: 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'new
He lived the young man's dream in Spain; next, he directs Larry David in NYC and Puccini for L.A. Opera.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
08-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The High Crimes and High Art of 'Man On Wire'new
Even after seeing Man on Wire three times, I'm ready to see it again: just about any place. It's far and away my favorite film commercially released in 2008 to date.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
08-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
J. Gary Mitchell's Puppets Fight Pedophilianew
Mitchell, a soft-spoken 70-year-old with a dapper white mustache, has been directing and producing short educational movies for three decades, creating characters who warn against smoking and drinking. But his specialty since 1985's What Tadoo is gently informing children about sexual abuse.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
07-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Constructing 'American Teen' with Nanette Bursteinnew
American Teen debuted at Sundance 2008, and some viewers begrudged the sale of Nanette Burstein's eminently entertaining, beautifully constructed snapshot of the lives of several teenagers across a senior year at a Warsaw, Indiana high school.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
07-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: American Teen, Nanette Burstein
'A Jihad For Love' Director Parvez Sharma Speaks His Mindnew
In his impressive documentary, queers from many different countries embrace both Islam and their sexuality, and that creates a fascinating tension.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
07-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Filmmakers of 'Metal: A Headbanger's Journey' Continue on Their Questnew
Globe-trotting from South America to the Middle East and even China to document heavy metal’s impact around the world, Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen learned a thing or two about getting in and out of sticky situations with the footage they needed.
NOW Magazine |
Evan Davies |
06-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
