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Today's Linkage: 9/16/08
[Posted by Jeff Sneider]
Trailer Addict has the red-band trailer for David Wain's "Role Models." Now THIS is the movie I expected to see throughout the early development of the script. Sure McLovin' still looks a little out of place but I've got a good feeling about this kid Bobb'e J. Thompson. Little kids cursing is always good for a laugh. Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott seem like a fun pairing and Jane Lynch always livens things up.
Sci Fi Wire has posted a cool interview with "Eagle Eye" director D.J. Caruso, who says he wants to reunite with star Shia LaBeouf for his proposed adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan's "Y: The Last Man."
AICN has a reader review of Mark Herman's adaptation of "The Boy in Striped Pyjamas," which stars David Thewlis and Vera Farmiga (also turning heads with her perf in "Nothing But the Truth"). Early word on the film is very strong and with a little push from Miramax, it may turn out to be a surprise contender.
In Contention's Page to Screen column is always a good read. Last week, Kris Tapley took a look at Nick Schenk's script for Clint Eastwood's "Gran Torino." Don't be surprised if that one earns an Original Screenplay nod. Elsewhere, Brian Kinsley examines Peter Buchman's script for "Che."
Do you love movies? Are you good at staring contests? If you answered "yes" to both those questions then you're in luck, as Netflix has announced the Netflix Movie Watching World Championship. The world record is currently 120 hours and 23 minutes, akin to watching "Che" 30 times back to back, but the winners will receive $10,000, a lifetime subscription to Netflix and years of ridicule from their friends with actual lives.
MCN's Noah Forrest has a fascinating interview up with Neda Armian, producer of "Rachel Getting Married," which I finally got the chance to see last week. Jonathan Demme's experimental film, if I may call it that, takes some time to warm up to and is not an easy sit by any stretch of the imagination, but the more I think about the film, the more I fall in love with it. Even though the Buchman family is as dysfunctional as they come, I really came to care about them over the course of the movie. Jenny Lumet's script is laced with real wit and anger, and it embraces its characters, flaws and all, rather than judging or talking down to them. I'm still not sure why there was so much buzz surrounding Debra Winger (she's used sparingly) but the rest of the cast is fantastic from top to bottom. Anne Hathaway and Rosemarie DeWitt have been hogging most of the attention as feuding sisters (both are excellent), but it's Bill Irwin, Mather Zickel and most surprisingly, TV on the Radio singer Tunde Adebimpe who do the biggest things with the smallest of moments. It's not a perfect film but it's honest and it stays with you, maybe even all the way to Oscar Night.
Trailer Addict has the red-band trailer for David Wain's "Role Models." Now THIS is the movie I expected to see throughout the early development of the script. Sure McLovin' still looks a little out of place but I've got a good feeling about this kid Bobb'e J. Thompson. Little kids cursing is always good for a laugh. Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott seem like a fun pairing and Jane Lynch always livens things up.
Sci Fi Wire has posted a cool interview with "Eagle Eye" director D.J. Caruso, who says he wants to reunite with star Shia LaBeouf for his proposed adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan's "Y: The Last Man."
AICN has a reader review of Mark Herman's adaptation of "The Boy in Striped Pyjamas," which stars David Thewlis and Vera Farmiga (also turning heads with her perf in "Nothing But the Truth"). Early word on the film is very strong and with a little push from Miramax, it may turn out to be a surprise contender.
In Contention's Page to Screen column is always a good read. Last week, Kris Tapley took a look at Nick Schenk's script for Clint Eastwood's "Gran Torino." Don't be surprised if that one earns an Original Screenplay nod. Elsewhere, Brian Kinsley examines Peter Buchman's script for "Che."
Do you love movies? Are you good at staring contests? If you answered "yes" to both those questions then you're in luck, as Netflix has announced the Netflix Movie Watching World Championship. The world record is currently 120 hours and 23 minutes, akin to watching "Che" 30 times back to back, but the winners will receive $10,000, a lifetime subscription to Netflix and years of ridicule from their friends with actual lives.
MCN's Noah Forrest has a fascinating interview up with Neda Armian, producer of "Rachel Getting Married," which I finally got the chance to see last week. Jonathan Demme's experimental film, if I may call it that, takes some time to warm up to and is not an easy sit by any stretch of the imagination, but the more I think about the film, the more I fall in love with it. Even though the Buchman family is as dysfunctional as they come, I really came to care about them over the course of the movie. Jenny Lumet's script is laced with real wit and anger, and it embraces its characters, flaws and all, rather than judging or talking down to them. I'm still not sure why there was so much buzz surrounding Debra Winger (she's used sparingly) but the rest of the cast is fantastic from top to bottom. Anne Hathaway and Rosemarie DeWitt have been hogging most of the attention as feuding sisters (both are excellent), but it's Bill Irwin, Mather Zickel and most surprisingly, TV on the Radio singer Tunde Adebimpe who do the biggest things with the smallest of moments. It's not a perfect film but it's honest and it stays with you, maybe even all the way to Oscar Night.
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This movie is going to be a big success! I really hope it gets a PG-13 rating so that it's available to a wider audience for see.
Posted by: aStorygirl | September 17, 2008 at 12:12 PM