Yearly Archives: 2010

The Killer Inside Me review

Coming out of Sundance this year, The Killer Inside Me caused quite a commotion. An audience member called out director Michael Winterbottom, calling the film "just horrible" for its depiction of brutal violence, especially towards the two lead female characters in the picture.Director Winterbottom is one of the most versatile and interesting filmmakers working today.…Read More

About “Writerly Ambitions”

The IMDB pointed me to this story, which is an interesting post on why TV is a writer's medium, much more than movies are these days. I don't think I agree with everything this fellow says... his examples—Stephen Gaghan, David E. Kelly, Frank Darabont—they're far from what I'd call the cream of Hollywood's literati, in…Read More

Tilda Swinton

I was thinking about Michael Clayton yesterday. The 2007 thriller starring George Clooney was directed by Tony Gilroy, who may be best know for his screenplays for all three Bourne movies. It was announced this week that he's in talks to direct the next Bourne movie, The Bourne Legacy, since Paul Greengrass dropped out. Matt…Read More

Arthur Penn 1922-2010

Penn, who died yetsreday, was a great director whose reputation rested largely on a just a few key movies, most prominently Bonnie and Clyde from 1967, which along with Easy Rider kicked off the American auteur period that ran through the 1970s. Borrowing liberally from the French New Wave, Penn gave American audiences a realism…Read More

Coen Brothers’ True Grit

I'll say that Coens tend to do better when creating a film in a genre style they admire---see Miller's Crossing, an homage to classic gangster movies that becomes one---rather than an actual remake---witness The Ladykillers. Still, every movie from the filmmakers is an event, so when I heard they were redoing John Wayne's True Grit…Read More

Julianne Moore

I've been a fan of Julianne Moore for years, and I figure it's only a matter of time before this lady nabs herself an Oscar, given her history of nominations. Maybe this year, as she had great notices in The Kids Are All Right. The people at Slashfilm posted this great montage of her teary…Read More