In "Gatos Viejos" ("Old Cats") Isidora (Bélgica Castro) lives out her retirement days with her compagnon Enrique and the two cats of the film’s title. Their tidy world is devastated when Isadora’s daughter Rosario (Claudia Celedón) shows up. The young woman is an abrasive jumble of contradictions who’s been dragging resentments around awhile. She brought back a sack filled with homemade, ... more >
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“GATOS VIEJOS” AND “MISS BALA” – Two Spanish-language films you should take note of
The vicissitudes of aging in Chile, running ammo in Tijuana
TRAILERWATCH: “Tonight you’re mine” (you had us at handcuffed)
An unlikely romance blooms at a muck-laden outdoors festival
Glastonbury, Isle of Wight, Lollapalooza -- in another life I would've made hemp bracelets and traveled around the world music festivals map. But thankfully, there's movies like "Tonight you're mine" and a chance to live vicariously through Adam and Morello and their unconventional and incredibly absorbing slow-brewing romance. Neither one knows the other but, in an ominous hoax that’s sprung ... more >
ADAM YAUCH leaves us–OBIT
The Oscilloscope Labs founder made broad and significant contributions to cinema and music
“Bellflower,” “Wendy and Lucy,” and “We need to talk about Kevin,” these are all films (often by first-time directors) produced and distributed by Oscilloscope Laboratories, the New York studio whose co-founder, Adam Yauch, died today at 48 after losing a battle with cancer. In 2009, Yauch was treated for a cancerous parotid gland and a lymph node and underwent surgery and radiation ... more >
MARK RUFFALO to direct David Darmstaedter novel “My Monster”
Popular but dark novel likely filled with creative possibilities for the filmmaker
“I wash the dishes and watch the black sky turn orange and blue in the sunrise. I feel a soothing warmth come over my body as I give myself to the sky. I'm in it. In the sky. In the world. In the universe. Melting. Magic. Power. God. The dishes done with a smile. Easy. Sweet. Brief reprieves that keep my monster mind at bay." This is a quote from David Darmstaedter’s book “My Monster,” ... more >
HELLO, DOLBY! Academy Awards venue gets new name
What's in a name? Everything and a lot of green.
Dolby, a company founded in the U.K. and headquartered in California, announced on Tuesday that it had signed an agreement with the CIM Group, owner of the Hollywood & Highland Center (yes, the one where the Oscars are held), bestowing its name unto the theater for the next twenty years. From now on, the home of the Oscars will be called the Dolby Theatre. "Dolby has a long history of working ... more >
LIVING IN A TOM HARDY WORLD – The new “Batman” trailer
If ever someone was predisposed to playing the joker, it was him
This is Tom Hardy's moment--this guy's everywhere. The British actor who became known to American audiences a couple of years ago for his turn in Nicholas Winding Refn's 2008 feature film "Bronson" (see our review here) has since appeared in some big-budget pictures and seems to follow the same path as Jason Statham. Hardy will appear next as Bane in Christopher Nolan's next and final "Batman" ... more >
Australian aboriginal movie, other new titles added to Cannes roster
It's crowded here
We are fifteen days away from the 65th edition of the Cannes festival—hooray! This year, sixty films will be included in the official sections—six additional features were just added, as follows: A French production, “Renoir” by Gilles Bourdos, which will close the festival, “Djeca” by Aida Begic, and “Gimme the Loot” a first-feature by Leonun Adam, have been added to the ... more >
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