Directed by Michael Apted Beginning in 1964, Apted, then the assistant to the director, began filming the lives of a group of seven year olds in the U.K. They came from various stratum of society. 7 UP was the first and we have now arrived at the ripe old age of 56...
Directed by Michael Haneke Written by Michael Haneke Starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Huppert Georges (Trintignant) and Anne (Riva) are a long-married couple, now in their eighties. Retired music teachers, they live a pleasant if quiet...
Tuesday, MTV posted an interview with actor James Franco in which he announced plans to tackle James Ellroy's AMERICAN TABLOID. Franco would not only star, but direct. “We are behind, and below, the scenes of JFK’s presidential election, the Bay of Pigs, the...
After years of nothingness, things are coming together nicely for SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR. This week, word came that the Robert Rodreguiz/Frank Miller flick has added Joseph Gordon-Levitt (LOOPER, DARK KNIGHT RISES) , Josh Brolin (NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN) and...
Christmas with Quentin - Django Unchained I’ve been waiting for this film since it was first announced. Tarantino had been saying for years that he wanted to do a spaghetti western. He reached new heights with Inglorious Basterds. That film blew me away. It was a...
I was fortunate enough recently to check out the 20th Anniversary theatrical screening of Reservoir Dogs and I was concerned that I’d have nothing to say. I’d watch it and think “Yeah, the acting is still good, pacing is perfect,” etcetera. But I did have a couple...
