Do humans really have free will? It certainly seems like we do. But, given the right conditions, science can accurately predict the behavior of atoms. And aren’t our bodies just a giant cluster of billions of atoms? So, it should be possible, theoretically, to consistently predict human behavior, thus rendering our freedom to choose a [...]
True Grit, the Coen Brothers’ latest feature, opened the 61st Berlin Film Festival this evening. Based on a novel of the same name by Charles Portis, the Coen Brothers’ film is the second film adaptation of this Wild West tale: the first was in 1969 by Henry Hathaway, starring John Wayne. The Coen Brothers’ adaptation [...]
Director-screenwriter Tony Gilroy (“Duplicity,” “Michael Clayton”) revealed some interesting details about the upcoming installment in the hugely successful “Bourne” franchise to Hollywood Elsewhere. The most surpising among them, and possibly the most dismaying for fans of the series is that Jason Bourne will not be the film’s hero. The reason? Although “The Bourne Legacy” [...]
The Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan, are at it again. This time, with a remake of the classic John Wayne western, “True Grit,” starring Jeff Bridges in the Wayne role, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin and introducing Hailee Steinfeld. Expect to see this in theaters Christmas 2010.
Tentatively perpetuating his volatile relationship with Universal Pictures after disagreements over a possible fourth installment in the Matt Damon-as-super-spy “Bourne” franchise, director Paul Greengrass, with the studio’s blessing, has decided take his ball and go home — er, I mean to Iraq. After scoring massive hits with the second and third “Bourne” installments, “The Bourne [...]
BURBANK, Calif., January 14, 2010 — Rich Ross, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios (TWDS), announced today that Sean Bailey has been named President of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production as the segment continues to restructure its operation. In his new role, he will oversee all aspects of live-action development, film production and physical [...]
This week we’re trying something a little different. Scott, my usual co-host, was absent from class during the recording of the show so instead of scrambling to find a temporary replacement I decided to offer the audio versions of a couple of our already written reviews. This isn’t likely to become a staple of the [...]
Overcompensation is human nature. Just ask a high school principal or an ER doctor. Whether it’s a developing teenage male whose manhood has been challenged or a driver whose lost control of his vehicle, we humans tend to overcorrect and land ourselves in the infirmary. And considering his recent string of conspicuously racially themed films, [...]
Manic depressive disorder, better known as bipolar disorder, is no laughing matter. Those who suffer from it, and other psychological and neurological disorders like it, live in a state of constant uncertainty punctuated by unpredictable episodes of mania or hypermania and severe depression. Some episodes can even lead to delusions and hallucinations. Likewise, corporate price-fixing, [...]
Seven-time Tour de France champion, Lance Armstrong, will be immortalized on the big screen with a biopic dedicated to his life story, according to the Risky Business Blog. Producer Frank Marshall says the Columbia-backed project has brought on Gary Ross to pen the script, a writer very familiar with sports comeback stories. Executives are hopeful [...]
Loco: London’s 1st Comedy Film Festival
Orlando: Does Sex Matter?
A soothing demise: Lars von Trier’s ‘Melancholia’ considered
The Power of Limits in The Five Obstructions
Surviving ‘Surviving Life’
‘The Other’ at The 2nd London Iranian Film Festival
‘Leaving’: Made in Prague
A Step Forward: New African Film in Paris
Adapting to The Skin I Live In: The Antidote to Horror
Chicken with Plums: Better on Paper
