Close-Up is a column that spotlights films now playing on Mubi. Alexander Zeldovich's Target (2011) is playing exclusively December 16, 2016 - January 14, 2017 in the United States.All utopias are alike; each dystopia is dystopian in its own way. But is it a utopia or dystopia we are talking about here? In Alexander Zeldovich’s Target, Russia of the near future is prosperous and comfortably numb: energy sources for export still abound, heavy trucks rush along the Guangzhou–Paris highway replenishing the treasury with toll money, and sleek skyscrapers of Moscow symbolize the country’s welfare in stone, steel and concrete. Victor, the Minister of Natural Resource– “king of the mountain,” as he calls himself—has it all:a large, hi-tech apartment, a Chinese biographer and appropriately spiritless facial features. He is the perfect picture of a man who has made it in a land of bureaucratic capitalism. The film’s other dramatis personae...
- 12/23/2016
- MUBI
WWE.com
“This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.”
Ts Eliot, “The Hollow Men” (1925)
The greatest fear for the WWE should be stagnation.
Random House’s excellent definition categorizes stagnation as “a failure to develop, progress, or advance”. That adequately summarizes my fears. Should World Wrestling Entertainment stop growing as a company, should they cease developing new revenue streams, or should they no longer capture the imagination (and dollars) of their fanbase, it’s going to be perilous, terrible and ugly. We’ve seen wrestling companies collapse. It’s an unpleasant experience for all involved.
Let’s be clear - I do not think WWE is going to fail. This is not a “sky is falling” article. The company’s fundamentals are sufficient. But it’s just that – sufficient. WWE is reasonably situated to deal with how a professional wrestling organization survives. But...
“This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.”
Ts Eliot, “The Hollow Men” (1925)
The greatest fear for the WWE should be stagnation.
Random House’s excellent definition categorizes stagnation as “a failure to develop, progress, or advance”. That adequately summarizes my fears. Should World Wrestling Entertainment stop growing as a company, should they cease developing new revenue streams, or should they no longer capture the imagination (and dollars) of their fanbase, it’s going to be perilous, terrible and ugly. We’ve seen wrestling companies collapse. It’s an unpleasant experience for all involved.
Let’s be clear - I do not think WWE is going to fail. This is not a “sky is falling” article. The company’s fundamentals are sufficient. But it’s just that – sufficient. WWE is reasonably situated to deal with how a professional wrestling organization survives. But...
- 6/3/2014
- by Chris Harrington
- Obsessed with Film
It's another golden week for telly, as one of the most popular characters in Skins history returns for one last hoorah and chilling new drama Southcliffe arrives to grip all who witness it. Read on for more details about this week's scheduling treats in our latest Must-See TV rundown...
Skins: Monday (July 29) at 10pm on E4
It's Cook's turn in the spotlight this week as the last Skins movie kicks off with Jack O'Connell's second generation bad-boy having grown into a hard man working in the Manchester underworld delivering drugs.
All's going well until things take a dramatic turn when he falls for his employer's girlfriend. Oops. Expect plenty of grit and more "I'm Coooook" moments of badassery as the troubled troublemaker gets the brutally beautiful swansong he deserves.
Watch the trailer for Skins below:
New Tricks: Tuesday (July 30) at 9pm on BBC One
Amusingly, New Tricks...
Skins: Monday (July 29) at 10pm on E4
It's Cook's turn in the spotlight this week as the last Skins movie kicks off with Jack O'Connell's second generation bad-boy having grown into a hard man working in the Manchester underworld delivering drugs.
All's going well until things take a dramatic turn when he falls for his employer's girlfriend. Oops. Expect plenty of grit and more "I'm Coooook" moments of badassery as the troubled troublemaker gets the brutally beautiful swansong he deserves.
Watch the trailer for Skins below:
New Tricks: Tuesday (July 30) at 9pm on BBC One
Amusingly, New Tricks...
- 7/28/2013
- Digital Spy
Network: ABC
Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: July 10, 2012 -- present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Fred Willard, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Jonathan Mangum, Brad Sherwood, Greg Proops, Nicole Parker, Craig Cackowski, Josie Lawrence and David Armand.
TV show description:
This improvisation TV show comes from the creators of Whose Line Is It Anyway? and Mock the Week. Host Fred Willard is joined by renowned improvisers Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, and Jonathan Mangum, as well as guest comics like Brad Sherwood, Greg Proops, Nicole Parker, Craig Cackowski, Josie Lawrence and David Armand.
The series features various celebrity guests reminiscing with Willard about key episodes in their lives. Then, the show's improvisers act out those moments for the celebrity, studio audience, and viewers at home. The key moments are improvised as...
Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: July 10, 2012 -- present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Fred Willard, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Jonathan Mangum, Brad Sherwood, Greg Proops, Nicole Parker, Craig Cackowski, Josie Lawrence and David Armand.
TV show description:
This improvisation TV show comes from the creators of Whose Line Is It Anyway? and Mock the Week. Host Fred Willard is joined by renowned improvisers Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, and Jonathan Mangum, as well as guest comics like Brad Sherwood, Greg Proops, Nicole Parker, Craig Cackowski, Josie Lawrence and David Armand.
The series features various celebrity guests reminiscing with Willard about key episodes in their lives. Then, the show's improvisers act out those moments for the celebrity, studio audience, and viewers at home. The key moments are improvised as...
- 7/11/2012
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Genre: Sci-Fi | Fantasy | Mystery
Directors: Martin Wood, Steve Adelson, Peter DeLuise, Amanda Tapping, Lee Wilson, Any Mikita
Writers: Damian Kindler, Alan McCullough, James Thorpe, Gillian Horvath, Miranda Kwok
Cast: Amanda Tapping, Robin Dunne, Ryan Robbins, Christopher Heyerdahl, Agam Darshi
Summary:
Dr. Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping) is a beautiful and enigmatic scientist who seeks out all manner of monstrous creatures. Aided by forensic psychiatrist Dr. Will Zimmerman (Robin Dunne), tech expert Henry Foss (Ryan Robbins), professional con artist Kate Freelander (Agam Darshi) and the mysterious and unpredictable John Druitt (Christopher Heyerdahl), the Sanctuary team tracks down, studies and protects the strange and often terrifying creatures that secretly populate our world.
If you’ve not seen the series… hm. Ok, the idea is that there are beings on earth who are … unusual. People and animals who would be considered “monsters” by most but are referred to as “abnormals” by Dr. Magnus, who...
Directors: Martin Wood, Steve Adelson, Peter DeLuise, Amanda Tapping, Lee Wilson, Any Mikita
Writers: Damian Kindler, Alan McCullough, James Thorpe, Gillian Horvath, Miranda Kwok
Cast: Amanda Tapping, Robin Dunne, Ryan Robbins, Christopher Heyerdahl, Agam Darshi
Summary:
Dr. Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping) is a beautiful and enigmatic scientist who seeks out all manner of monstrous creatures. Aided by forensic psychiatrist Dr. Will Zimmerman (Robin Dunne), tech expert Henry Foss (Ryan Robbins), professional con artist Kate Freelander (Agam Darshi) and the mysterious and unpredictable John Druitt (Christopher Heyerdahl), the Sanctuary team tracks down, studies and protects the strange and often terrifying creatures that secretly populate our world.
If you’ve not seen the series… hm. Ok, the idea is that there are beings on earth who are … unusual. People and animals who would be considered “monsters” by most but are referred to as “abnormals” by Dr. Magnus, who...
- 11/14/2011
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
First off, I have to tell you that this page may load slow. We're making an awful lot of calls to the Amazon Api here, and that's bound to monkey with things. If you have no idea what that means... it's shiny. Please note also that, for the same reason, you may find, depending on traffic, that not all of the Amazon details will load properly. I apologize for that, it's just the nature of the beast, and the fact that the Api wasn't really meant for such things. If you refresh, it will probably fix.
You may have heard me mention this giveaway quite a while ago, and it's taken me a long time to figure out what sort of format to put things in, and I kept added things. Eventually it became too much to really give any kind of run down on the items, so I decided...
You may have heard me mention this giveaway quite a while ago, and it's taken me a long time to figure out what sort of format to put things in, and I kept added things. Eventually it became too much to really give any kind of run down on the items, so I decided...
- 9/15/2011
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Toronto's late, lamented University Theatre
I first saw Apocalypse Now at Toronto’s exquisite University cinema on 17th August, 1979. The film opened on Wednesday 15th August as part of an inaugural three city run in New York, La, and Toronto, with tickets sold in advance as they had been in the past for ‘road show’ presentations. The University was a 1500 seat deco/nouveau single screen cinema with a beautiful facade and lobby which was equipped for 70mm projection; the 70mm presentation of Apocalypse Now was the first to utilise Dolby Stereo 70mm Six Track, and the cinema probably had to upgrade its sound system to accommodate the demands of Coppola and his sound editor Walter Murch.
I remember being very nervous as I presented my ticket as I was not 18 and the film had received an R (18 and over only) rating from the Ontario censor. Happily, my very youthful countenance...
I first saw Apocalypse Now at Toronto’s exquisite University cinema on 17th August, 1979. The film opened on Wednesday 15th August as part of an inaugural three city run in New York, La, and Toronto, with tickets sold in advance as they had been in the past for ‘road show’ presentations. The University was a 1500 seat deco/nouveau single screen cinema with a beautiful facade and lobby which was equipped for 70mm projection; the 70mm presentation of Apocalypse Now was the first to utilise Dolby Stereo 70mm Six Track, and the cinema probably had to upgrade its sound system to accommodate the demands of Coppola and his sound editor Walter Murch.
I remember being very nervous as I presented my ticket as I was not 18 and the film had received an R (18 and over only) rating from the Ontario censor. Happily, my very youthful countenance...
- 6/13/2011
- by Ian Gilchrist
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Was it not for his aversion to numerous varieties of poisonous bugs - and the thought of travelling to anywhere that might contain said creepy crawlies - George Lucas may never have created the Star Wars franchise that so many of us know and love; and the world as we have known it since 1977 may have been a very different place indeed. You see, George's friend and fellow film school student Francis Ford Coppola had earmarked him to direct an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's Heart Of Darkness, transplanted into the still raw setting of the Vietnam War by writer John Milius.
George, however, passed on the offer and instead went back to tinkering with his long gestating space opera, leaving Coppola to pick up the directorial reins on the movie that took top spot in Shadowlocked's Top 100 Movies Of The 1970s, the incomparable Apocalypse Now.
Ironically, had Coppola had his way,...
George, however, passed on the offer and instead went back to tinkering with his long gestating space opera, leaving Coppola to pick up the directorial reins on the movie that took top spot in Shadowlocked's Top 100 Movies Of The 1970s, the incomparable Apocalypse Now.
Ironically, had Coppola had his way,...
- 6/6/2011
- Shadowlocked
As it gets a re-release in UK cinemas, Michael celebrates the story behind the outstanding Apocalypse Now...
When reading the extensive, semi-mythological stories that detail the production of Francis Ford Coppola's surreal Vietnam epic, Apocalypse Now, it's baffling that it was made at all.
By the mid-1970s, Coppola was one of the stars of New Hollywood, holding unprecedented power and critical respect, dominating the 1974 Oscars with a total of fourteen nominations shared by his second Godfather rhapsody and the arty Antonioni riff, The Conversation, including a double nomination for Best Picture, and the rare honour of being nominated for both Best Original and Adapted Screenplays. This was alongside producing George Lucas' pre-Star Wars hit, American Graffiti, and contributing the screenplay to the lavish big-screen adaptation of The Great Gatsby, which helped place Coppola in the powerful position of being a successful director, producer and writer.
Coppola...
When reading the extensive, semi-mythological stories that detail the production of Francis Ford Coppola's surreal Vietnam epic, Apocalypse Now, it's baffling that it was made at all.
By the mid-1970s, Coppola was one of the stars of New Hollywood, holding unprecedented power and critical respect, dominating the 1974 Oscars with a total of fourteen nominations shared by his second Godfather rhapsody and the arty Antonioni riff, The Conversation, including a double nomination for Best Picture, and the rare honour of being nominated for both Best Original and Adapted Screenplays. This was alongside producing George Lucas' pre-Star Wars hit, American Graffiti, and contributing the screenplay to the lavish big-screen adaptation of The Great Gatsby, which helped place Coppola in the powerful position of being a successful director, producer and writer.
Coppola...
- 5/26/2011
- Den of Geek
I love the smell of a great Blu-ray comp in the morning….
Obsessed With Film have teamed up with Optimum Releasing to give away 3 Blu-ray copies of the exciting 3-Disc Apocalypse Now Special Edition Blu-ray which includes Heart of Darkness and is released June 13th to our lucky Owf readers. Francis Ford Coppola’s classic is also remastered and back in theatres on May 27th and you would be crazy to miss it.
Martin Sheen (TV’s The West Wing) stars as Army Captain Willard, a troubled man sent on a dangerous top-secret mission into Cambodia to assassinate a rogue Green Beret, Col. Kurtz (Marlon Brando, The Godfather, On the Waterfront, Last Tango in Paris), who has barricaded himself in a remote outpost. As Willard ventures deeper and deeper into the wilderness of the jungle, he embarks on a strange journey that leads him to Kurtz – but also forces him...
Obsessed With Film have teamed up with Optimum Releasing to give away 3 Blu-ray copies of the exciting 3-Disc Apocalypse Now Special Edition Blu-ray which includes Heart of Darkness and is released June 13th to our lucky Owf readers. Francis Ford Coppola’s classic is also remastered and back in theatres on May 27th and you would be crazy to miss it.
Martin Sheen (TV’s The West Wing) stars as Army Captain Willard, a troubled man sent on a dangerous top-secret mission into Cambodia to assassinate a rogue Green Beret, Col. Kurtz (Marlon Brando, The Godfather, On the Waterfront, Last Tango in Paris), who has barricaded himself in a remote outpost. As Willard ventures deeper and deeper into the wilderness of the jungle, he embarks on a strange journey that leads him to Kurtz – but also forces him...
- 5/24/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
We’ve received all the covers for DC Comics August solicitations, and Flashpoint promises that worlds will live, worlds will die, and the DC Universe will never be the sa– oh, sorry, that was the tagline for Crisis On Infinite Earths, back when I worked at Flashpoint. I’m so confused…
My favorite item for the month is pictured above, the Sergio Aragones version of Batman from Batman: Black & White. But there are some absolute art gems here, including Darwyn Cooke’s Jsa cover, and Frank Quitely’s redoing of Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson’s cover for Green Lantern #52.
As for the rest of the books, take a look… as usual, spoilers ahead:
War Of The Green Lanterns Aftermath #2
Written by Tony Bedard
Art by Miguel Sepulveda
Cover by Tom Fleming
1:10 Variant cover by Miguel Sepulveda
The blockbuster “War of the Green Lanterns” event has rocked the...
My favorite item for the month is pictured above, the Sergio Aragones version of Batman from Batman: Black & White. But there are some absolute art gems here, including Darwyn Cooke’s Jsa cover, and Frank Quitely’s redoing of Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson’s cover for Green Lantern #52.
As for the rest of the books, take a look… as usual, spoilers ahead:
War Of The Green Lanterns Aftermath #2
Written by Tony Bedard
Art by Miguel Sepulveda
Cover by Tom Fleming
1:10 Variant cover by Miguel Sepulveda
The blockbuster “War of the Green Lanterns” event has rocked the...
- 5/16/2011
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Adam Krajczynski. Remember that name as I am sure you will see it again; his talents as a cinematographer cannot go unrecognized. Shooting the little-seen (but that will hopefully be changing soon) film A Reckoning on an unbelievably tiny budget, Krajczynski’s vision is right there on the screen – beautiful, eerie, stunning and haunting.
Dread Central recently had the opportunity to interview the well-spoken and charming Dop while he was working in Spain. And he had plenty to say about cinematography and the, at times, hilarious making of A Reckoning (review here).
DC: Hello, Adam, and thank you for taking time out of your schedule to speak with Dread Central about your stunning work in Andrew Barker's film A Reckoning.
How about a little information about yourself first? Where are you from? Where did you attend school?
Ak: Where to start...I am of Polish ethnic origin and a Nottingham lad born and bred.
Dread Central recently had the opportunity to interview the well-spoken and charming Dop while he was working in Spain. And he had plenty to say about cinematography and the, at times, hilarious making of A Reckoning (review here).
DC: Hello, Adam, and thank you for taking time out of your schedule to speak with Dread Central about your stunning work in Andrew Barker's film A Reckoning.
How about a little information about yourself first? Where are you from? Where did you attend school?
Ak: Where to start...I am of Polish ethnic origin and a Nottingham lad born and bred.
- 5/10/2011
- by thebellefromhell
- DreadCentral.com
It's the first of April! A day of pranks, pratfalls and poetry. Poetry? Yes, poetry, verse, balladry, poesy, doggerel. Poetry. April is National Poetry Month (donchaknow) and instead of trying to prank you today, I thought I would take a moment and look at the best uses of poetry in film. We're going to pretend that film where Cameron Diaz learned to read and then stumblewept her way through e.e. cummings never happened. If I missed your favorite, let me know. . .mayhap in meter and rhyme? Is that asking too much? Then a haiku will do.
1. John Hannah--"Four Weddings And A Funeral
Poem: W.H. Auden's "Funeral Blues"
Best Lines: He was my North, my South, my East and West, My working week and my Sunday rest.
2. Sarah Polley--"The Sweet Hereafter"
Poem: Robert Browning's "The Pied Piper of Hamelin"
Best Lines: It's dull in...
1. John Hannah--"Four Weddings And A Funeral
Poem: W.H. Auden's "Funeral Blues"
Best Lines: He was my North, my South, my East and West, My working week and my Sunday rest.
2. Sarah Polley--"The Sweet Hereafter"
Poem: Robert Browning's "The Pied Piper of Hamelin"
Best Lines: It's dull in...
- 4/1/2011
- by Joanna Robinson
Interpretive dance just got a little more literal, thanks to the game “Interpretive Dance” on the new BBC 2 show Fast and Loose. In it, comedian David Armand acts out the lyrics to a pop song, and people have to guess what he’s miming. Dorky, amazing, hilarious, British — I’m gonna go buy a scratch-off, because today is my lucky day.
Here’s “Love Is All Around”:
And “Careless Whisper”:
I seriously doubt I’d be able to guess any of these if I couldn’t hear the song. What about you, PopWatchers? And what would you want to see interpreted this way?...
Here’s “Love Is All Around”:
And “Careless Whisper”:
I seriously doubt I’d be able to guess any of these if I couldn’t hear the song. What about you, PopWatchers? And what would you want to see interpreted this way?...
- 2/1/2011
- by Margaret Lyons
- EW.com - PopWatch
"This is the way the world ends/ Not with a bang but a whimper."
So T.S. Eliot clearly couldn't have had Disney Channel's four-season run of "Hannah Montana" in mind as an apt metaphor when he wrote "The Hollow Men," but the words remain eerily relevant.
The vehicle that brought Miley Cyrus into the collective cultural consciousness -- and revived the career of dad Billy Ray -- quietly went the way of so many children's series before it on Jan. 17, with the last episode, "Wherever I go."
In the two-parter, Miley (recently outed as her alter-ego, Hannah) faces the finale-worthy dilemma of going to college or starring in a film. Since this is Disney, clearly both options would be equally desirable for the young demographic, so what's ideal to kids these days?
Well, Miley got into Stanford. A perennial top 10 university among undergraduate programs and the West Coast equivalent of the Ivy League,...
So T.S. Eliot clearly couldn't have had Disney Channel's four-season run of "Hannah Montana" in mind as an apt metaphor when he wrote "The Hollow Men," but the words remain eerily relevant.
The vehicle that brought Miley Cyrus into the collective cultural consciousness -- and revived the career of dad Billy Ray -- quietly went the way of so many children's series before it on Jan. 17, with the last episode, "Wherever I go."
In the two-parter, Miley (recently outed as her alter-ego, Hannah) faces the finale-worthy dilemma of going to college or starring in a film. Since this is Disney, clearly both options would be equally desirable for the young demographic, so what's ideal to kids these days?
Well, Miley got into Stanford. A perennial top 10 university among undergraduate programs and the West Coast equivalent of the Ivy League,...
- 1/17/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
By Christopher Stipp
The Archives, Right Here
Check out my other column, This Week In Trailers, at SlashFilm.com and follow me on Twitter under the name: Stipp
Little Fockers - Screening
Live in Phoenix or the nearby environs? Interested in seeing Little Fockers on December 16? Then, pal, I have just the ticket for you. In fact, I have a lot of tickets so by all means shoot me a line at Christopher_Stipp@yahoo.com and I’ll see about hooking you up with passes to see it.
Need to know more? Here’s some information:
This holiday season come Little Fockers the third installment in this blockbuster series (Meet The Parents and Meet the Fockers.) The test of wills between Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro) and Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) escalates to new heights as Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro) and Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) and the family...
The Archives, Right Here
Check out my other column, This Week In Trailers, at SlashFilm.com and follow me on Twitter under the name: Stipp
Little Fockers - Screening
Live in Phoenix or the nearby environs? Interested in seeing Little Fockers on December 16? Then, pal, I have just the ticket for you. In fact, I have a lot of tickets so by all means shoot me a line at Christopher_Stipp@yahoo.com and I’ll see about hooking you up with passes to see it.
Need to know more? Here’s some information:
This holiday season come Little Fockers the third installment in this blockbuster series (Meet The Parents and Meet the Fockers.) The test of wills between Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro) and Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) escalates to new heights as Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro) and Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) and the family...
- 12/10/2010
- by Christopher Stipp
It was only good fortune and Joss Whedon‘s name that really led to the existence of a second season of Dollhouse, and fans of the show were not overlooked with the DVD release. It’s somewhat surprising that the ratings-troubled show managed a nice assortment of bonuses, and they are the sort of worthwhile additions that Whedon fans will enjoy, and have come to expect.
The second season came to audiences with an air of a show that knew it didn’t have far to go, and many aspects of the myriad conflicts and problematic elements of running a tech-based pseudo-slave service ran forward by way of plots that, one imagines, wouldn’t have surfaced had the show felt comfortable that it would be around for a while. Nevertheless, the strange, little show put together some interesting episodes, and certainly didn’t fall flat as might equally be expected...
The second season came to audiences with an air of a show that knew it didn’t have far to go, and many aspects of the myriad conflicts and problematic elements of running a tech-based pseudo-slave service ran forward by way of plots that, one imagines, wouldn’t have surfaced had the show felt comfortable that it would be around for a while. Nevertheless, the strange, little show put together some interesting episodes, and certainly didn’t fall flat as might equally be expected...
- 11/10/2010
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Apocalypse Now
When a worried Francis Ford Coppola walked out of a rapturous reception of Apocalypse Now at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival, his fears turned to confidence, and the press conference he gave summarized both the film’s troubled production and the hallucinatory, exhilarating and terrifying effect of the final product with a single sentence that no critic has ever topped.
“My film isn’t about Vietnam, it is Vietnam.”
Thirty years on, Apocalypse Now continues to stand as the ultimate cinematic statement on the Vietnam War, a position largely unchallenged even in the face of such classics as Platoon and Full Metal Jacket.
Coppola’s line is true, but not in a literal means. Of the various Vietnam films, Apocalypse Now possibly has the least ties to the reality of the war. Christ, it has the least ties to reality, period. But it is Vietnam, capturing the madness, pointlessness,...
When a worried Francis Ford Coppola walked out of a rapturous reception of Apocalypse Now at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival, his fears turned to confidence, and the press conference he gave summarized both the film’s troubled production and the hallucinatory, exhilarating and terrifying effect of the final product with a single sentence that no critic has ever topped.
“My film isn’t about Vietnam, it is Vietnam.”
Thirty years on, Apocalypse Now continues to stand as the ultimate cinematic statement on the Vietnam War, a position largely unchallenged even in the face of such classics as Platoon and Full Metal Jacket.
Coppola’s line is true, but not in a literal means. Of the various Vietnam films, Apocalypse Now possibly has the least ties to the reality of the war. Christ, it has the least ties to reality, period. But it is Vietnam, capturing the madness, pointlessness,...
- 10/21/2010
- by Aaron
Like a mega-mind Great American Novel or hundred-hour Wagnerian opera cycle, Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now" remains larger than our concept or evaluation of it, larger than its director's quasi-cosmic ambitions, larger, really, than itself. Any brief history of movies' most astonishing follies -- which translates to cinema's biggest badass landmarks, if not necessarily the "greatest" by many measures -- must include Coppola's Vietnamization of the American cultural experience. It doesn't hurt that there are multiple versions, from the Cannes rough cut to the two endings we had in 1979 to 2001's "Redux" version to the five-plus-hour workprint of which you can still buy bootleg copies online. Add to the pile the new "Full Disclosure" Blu-Ray package, which completely obliterates the need for that tempting illegal workprint by way of hours of new supplements, coordinated and sometimes directed by Coppola, letting loose with piles of excised footage but also giving...
- 10/20/2010
- by Michael Atkinson
- ifc.com
From the Guardian, 21 May 1979
Apocalypse Now is not the greatest film of the decade, or even of the year. The world premiere at the Cannes festival on Saturday was actually nothing of the sort; rather, it was the latest (but not the last?) in a long series of previews which have gone on over the past year. […]
One doesn't have to be a purist to think that a director ought to know how his films should end, and what scenes to cut and which to include, without having to ask audiences all over the world for their opinion.
Again, Coppola has a ready answer to this objection: the film has been 10 years in the making, and he feels too close to it to make any decisions himself. I couldn't help thinking of the Balzac short story, The Unknown Masterpiece, in which a painter works for decades in secret on his masterpiece which,...
Apocalypse Now is not the greatest film of the decade, or even of the year. The world premiere at the Cannes festival on Saturday was actually nothing of the sort; rather, it was the latest (but not the last?) in a long series of previews which have gone on over the past year. […]
One doesn't have to be a purist to think that a director ought to know how his films should end, and what scenes to cut and which to include, without having to ask audiences all over the world for their opinion.
Again, Coppola has a ready answer to this objection: the film has been 10 years in the making, and he feels too close to it to make any decisions himself. I couldn't help thinking of the Balzac short story, The Unknown Masterpiece, in which a painter works for decades in secret on his masterpiece which,...
- 10/19/2010
- The Guardian - Film News
Granted, we didn't give a lot of coverage to Joss Whedon's short-lived futuristic TV series "Dollhouse" here on Dread Central, but now that the Blu-ray and DVD are dropping next Tuesday, October 12th, we have an exclusive deleted scene to share along with three copies of the DVD to give away to some lucky readers.
Disc Features
The "Dollhouse" Season Two four-disc DVD or three-disc Blu-ray collection includes a retrospective with Joss Whedon and cast roundtable about the series. There are also two commentaries: "Vows" by Joss Whedon and "Belonging" by writers Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen. A gag reel and deleted scenes from top episodes are also included. Disc contents include episodes 1-13: “Vows,” “Instinct,” “Belle Chose,” “Belonging,” “The Public Eye,” “The Left Hand,” “Meet Jane Doe,” “A Love Supreme,” “Stop-Loss,” “The Attic,” “Getting Closer,” The Hollow Men,” and “Epitaph 2: The Return.”
The complete 13 episodes of...
Disc Features
The "Dollhouse" Season Two four-disc DVD or three-disc Blu-ray collection includes a retrospective with Joss Whedon and cast roundtable about the series. There are also two commentaries: "Vows" by Joss Whedon and "Belonging" by writers Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen. A gag reel and deleted scenes from top episodes are also included. Disc contents include episodes 1-13: “Vows,” “Instinct,” “Belle Chose,” “Belonging,” “The Public Eye,” “The Left Hand,” “Meet Jane Doe,” “A Love Supreme,” “Stop-Loss,” “The Attic,” “Getting Closer,” The Hollow Men,” and “Epitaph 2: The Return.”
The complete 13 episodes of...
- 10/6/2010
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Lionsgate has released a trailer for what looks to be a stunning upcoming release of Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now on Blu-ray. The film will be released in high definition on October 19th and will be available in a choice of 3-disc and 2-disc Blu-ray editions or as a Digital Download.
Love it or hate it, Apocalypse Now is one of the most controversial and unforgettable films ever made. Directed by Coppola, it is set during the Vietnam War and has a stellar cast that includes Marlon Brando (The Godfather), Martin Sheen (The West Wing), Dennis Hopper (Easy Rider), Harrison Ford (The Indiana Jones series) and Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix Trilogy). It is epic in scope, thought-provoking and powerfully non-commercial. It was also apparently hell to make and almost ended Coppola's life.
The story of the troubled production of Apocalypse Now is told in the award-winning documentary Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse.
Love it or hate it, Apocalypse Now is one of the most controversial and unforgettable films ever made. Directed by Coppola, it is set during the Vietnam War and has a stellar cast that includes Marlon Brando (The Godfather), Martin Sheen (The West Wing), Dennis Hopper (Easy Rider), Harrison Ford (The Indiana Jones series) and Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix Trilogy). It is epic in scope, thought-provoking and powerfully non-commercial. It was also apparently hell to make and almost ended Coppola's life.
The story of the troubled production of Apocalypse Now is told in the award-winning documentary Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse.
- 8/30/2010
- CinemaSpy
Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse" series got a bit jerked around during its run on Fox TV, but its Season Two DVD/Blu-ray release is getting the royal treatment with fans who order from FoxConnect.com and use a special code getting free shipping, a 10% discount, and a copy of the limited edition San Diego Comic-Con lithograph.
Before we get into the details of the special offer, let's take a look at what'll be included when suspense thriller "Dollhouse" hits home video on Blu-ray and DVD October 12th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment:
The collectible set includes all 13 episodes of "Dollhouse", a limited edition exclusive comic book, and bonus audio commentary by Joss Whedon and series writers Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen.
Joss Whedon’s take on the ultimate identity theft follows a cast of Actives, or Dolls, who serve as agents of Dollhouse, an illegal underground organization providing...
Before we get into the details of the special offer, let's take a look at what'll be included when suspense thriller "Dollhouse" hits home video on Blu-ray and DVD October 12th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment:
The collectible set includes all 13 episodes of "Dollhouse", a limited edition exclusive comic book, and bonus audio commentary by Joss Whedon and series writers Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen.
Joss Whedon’s take on the ultimate identity theft follows a cast of Actives, or Dolls, who serve as agents of Dollhouse, an illegal underground organization providing...
- 7/31/2010
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
*Special Update*
Pre-Order now and get special bonuses!
Order here!
Use the code “Echo”, which is good now through August 15th, and you will get:
10% discount to your order free lithograph poster – but only while supplies last! and free Ups ground shipping
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The show had its ups and downs, and though even many fans often wondered if there time and attention were being abused, Dollhouse was at least playing around with something rather interesting. Some episodes made me scratch my head, others were intriguing, but most of them were fun, and Whedon fans (I think) rightfully hoped for more support for the show.
The Season 2 DVD will be coming your way October 12th, and there are quite a few extras in store for you. Take a look.
The Thrilling Second and Final Season Bows on Blu-ray and DVD October 12
Includes Exclusive, Highly Collectible 28 Page Comic Book From Dark Horse Comics...
Pre-Order now and get special bonuses!
Order here!
Use the code “Echo”, which is good now through August 15th, and you will get:
10% discount to your order free lithograph poster – but only while supplies last! and free Ups ground shipping
—
The show had its ups and downs, and though even many fans often wondered if there time and attention were being abused, Dollhouse was at least playing around with something rather interesting. Some episodes made me scratch my head, others were intriguing, but most of them were fun, and Whedon fans (I think) rightfully hoped for more support for the show.
The Season 2 DVD will be coming your way October 12th, and there are quite a few extras in store for you. Take a look.
The Thrilling Second and Final Season Bows on Blu-ray and DVD October 12
Includes Exclusive, Highly Collectible 28 Page Comic Book From Dark Horse Comics...
- 7/29/2010
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Paramount Pictures has released 20 high resolution photos from Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island, which I've included after the jump. [gallery columns="2"] Plot Synopsis: “Between the idea And the reality Between the motion And the act Falls the Shadow” – T.S. Eliot, “The Hollow Men” From Oscar®-winning director Martin Scorsese, and based on the best-selling thriller by Dennis Lehane, comes Shutter Island, a tale of haunting mystery and psychological suspense that unfolds entirely on a fortress-like island housing a hospital for the criminally insane. The year is 1954, at the height of the Cold War, when U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (three-time Academy Award® nominee Leonardo DiCaprio) and his new partner Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo) are summoned to Shutter Island to investigate the implausible disappearance of a brilliant multiple murderess from a locked room within the impenetrable Ashecliffe Hospital. Surrounded by probing psychiatrists and dangerously psychopathic patients on the remote, windswept isle, they arrive into an eerie,...
- 1/29/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Dollhouse performed poorly for Fox on Friday night, according to the latest viewing figures. The penultimate episode of the sci-fi drama, entitled 'The Hollow Men', drew just 2.1m in the 9pm hour, losing 300k week-on-week. Over on ABC, Shark Tank rose from last week by nearly half a million viewers, pulling in 4.44m. Dateline drew 7.75m for NBC, while supernatural drama Medium comfortably won the slot for CBS with 9.01m. In the 10pm hour, Numb3rs climbed to 9.52m to win the hour for CBS. ABC's 20/20 put in (more)...
- 1/17/2010
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
(S02E12) The problem with prequels (and with regards to Dollhouse, I consider everything that happened before "Epitaph One" and "Epitaph Two" a prequel) is that you know how things are going to turn out. This somewhat ruins any sense of surprise one might get from any revelations of the program.
Granted, it was a decent stopping point for the show. All the dangling plot-lines were resolved and if we weren't aware of the two "Epitaph" episodes, we'd all drink our collective Slurpees and let out a sigh of relief knowing that Dollhouse ended on an emotionally satisfying note.
Two Weeks until the next episode? Come on, Fox. What's up with that?
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Granted, it was a decent stopping point for the show. All the dangling plot-lines were resolved and if we weren't aware of the two "Epitaph" episodes, we'd all drink our collective Slurpees and let out a sigh of relief knowing that Dollhouse ended on an emotionally satisfying note.
Two Weeks until the next episode? Come on, Fox. What's up with that?
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- 1/16/2010
- by Brad Trechak
- Aol TV.
Episode Title: "The Hollow Men"
Written By: Michele Fazekas, Tara Butters & Tracy Bellomo
Synopsis: The master plan to imprint humanity reveals itself as each member of the resistance learns the truth about Boyd Langton (Harry Lennix). His desire to recruit each member of the Dollhouse team (because he loves them) doesn't go over so well, leading to a violent struggle spearheaded by Echo (Eliza Dushku). Ultimately, lives are lost on both sides of the war, resulting in an explosive climax.
The Head of the Lollipop Guild: I have to admit that a bit of my enthusiasm over the Boyd reveal got curbed as this episode played along. His poker face around the others was brilliant, filled with one-liners that the characters missed but the audience fully understood. But when his true intentions were revealed, he suddenly became a very sloppy villain. For somebody that so expertly masked himself for all of these episodes,...
Written By: Michele Fazekas, Tara Butters & Tracy Bellomo
Synopsis: The master plan to imprint humanity reveals itself as each member of the resistance learns the truth about Boyd Langton (Harry Lennix). His desire to recruit each member of the Dollhouse team (because he loves them) doesn't go over so well, leading to a violent struggle spearheaded by Echo (Eliza Dushku). Ultimately, lives are lost on both sides of the war, resulting in an explosive climax.
The Head of the Lollipop Guild: I have to admit that a bit of my enthusiasm over the Boyd reveal got curbed as this episode played along. His poker face around the others was brilliant, filled with one-liners that the characters missed but the audience fully understood. But when his true intentions were revealed, he suddenly became a very sloppy villain. For somebody that so expertly masked himself for all of these episodes,...
- 1/16/2010
- by Josh Wigler
- MTV Movies Blog
The series finale of Dollhouse has been delayed from January 22nd to January 29th in order to accommodate a telethon to raise relief funds for Haiti. George Clooney is organizing the charity effort, which will be broadcast live on several networks including Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and MTV.
The penultimate episode of Dollhouse, "The Hollow Men," will still be airing tonight at 9 p.m. Et, and then the finale, "Epitaph Two: Return," will air on January 29 at 8 p.m. Et, according to Sci Fi Wire. Written by Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon, and Andrew Chambliss and directed by David Solomon, the episode is a follow-up to the post-apocalyptic episode "Epitaph One" from the Season 1 DVD.
Set in the year 2020, Echo and her surviving Dollhouse crew attempt to restore order to a devastating future world before mankind is eliminated.
Guest stars include Felicia Day, Adair Tishler (as Caroline), Zack Ward, Summer Glau,...
The penultimate episode of Dollhouse, "The Hollow Men," will still be airing tonight at 9 p.m. Et, and then the finale, "Epitaph Two: Return," will air on January 29 at 8 p.m. Et, according to Sci Fi Wire. Written by Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon, and Andrew Chambliss and directed by David Solomon, the episode is a follow-up to the post-apocalyptic episode "Epitaph One" from the Season 1 DVD.
Set in the year 2020, Echo and her surviving Dollhouse crew attempt to restore order to a devastating future world before mankind is eliminated.
Guest stars include Felicia Day, Adair Tishler (as Caroline), Zack Ward, Summer Glau,...
- 1/15/2010
- by Janie Logan
- TVovermind.com
With two episodes left, "Dollhouse" will deliver the answers that fans of the show have been waiting for on January 15. In "The Hollow Men", sacrifices are made when Echo leads her crew to Arizona to dismantle the Rossum Corporation's mainframe.
Among the highlights in the preview are a one-on-one confrontation between Echo and Dr. Claire Sanders, Topher being 'chosen' by Boyd, and Paul telling Echo that he is glad they are together. Above all of that, explosions occur in the lab and Boyd tells Echo that she is the 'key'.
"Dollhouse", surviving only two seasons, will wrap it all up in the 13th episode called "Epitaph Two: Return". Picking up from the events depicted in "Epitaph 1," the "lost" episode is set in the year 2020. Echo and her surviving Dollhouse crew attempt to restore order to a devastating future world before mankind is eliminated.
Among the highlights in the preview are a one-on-one confrontation between Echo and Dr. Claire Sanders, Topher being 'chosen' by Boyd, and Paul telling Echo that he is glad they are together. Above all of that, explosions occur in the lab and Boyd tells Echo that she is the 'key'.
"Dollhouse", surviving only two seasons, will wrap it all up in the 13th episode called "Epitaph Two: Return". Picking up from the events depicted in "Epitaph 1," the "lost" episode is set in the year 2020. Echo and her surviving Dollhouse crew attempt to restore order to a devastating future world before mankind is eliminated.
- 1/9/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Dollhouse returns with new episodes on January 8th, and Fox has also released promo photos and a synopsis for the January 15th episode, which you can view below (you can also check out the photos for the January 8th episode).
Sacrifices Are Made When Echo Leads The Charge To Take Down The Rossum Corporation On An All-new “Dollhouse”
Friday, January 15, On Fox
Sacrifices are made when Echo leads her crew to Arizona to dismantle the Rossum Corporation’s mainframe in the all-new “The Hollow Men” episode of Dollhouse airing Friday, Jan. 15 (9:00-10:00 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox. (Dol-212) (TV-14 D, L, V)
Cast: Eliza Dushku as Echo; Tahmoh Penikett as Paul Ballard; Olivia Williams as Adelle DeWitt; Harry Lennix as Boyd Langton; Fran Kranz as Topher Brink; Enver Gjokaj as Victor; Dichen Lachman as Sierra
Guest Cast: Amy Acker as Dr. Claire Saunders; Summer Glau as Bennett Halverson...
Sacrifices Are Made When Echo Leads The Charge To Take Down The Rossum Corporation On An All-new “Dollhouse”
Friday, January 15, On Fox
Sacrifices are made when Echo leads her crew to Arizona to dismantle the Rossum Corporation’s mainframe in the all-new “The Hollow Men” episode of Dollhouse airing Friday, Jan. 15 (9:00-10:00 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox. (Dol-212) (TV-14 D, L, V)
Cast: Eliza Dushku as Echo; Tahmoh Penikett as Paul Ballard; Olivia Williams as Adelle DeWitt; Harry Lennix as Boyd Langton; Fran Kranz as Topher Brink; Enver Gjokaj as Victor; Dichen Lachman as Sierra
Guest Cast: Amy Acker as Dr. Claire Saunders; Summer Glau as Bennett Halverson...
- 1/1/2010
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
The last three episodes of "Dollhouse" before it goes off the screen permanently are teased through a new promo played at the end of Friday, December 18 episode. Called "Getting Closer", "The Hollow Men" and "Epitaph Two: Return", the episodes will see the company under liquidation threat and how people inside the dollhouse are trying to defend the situation.
After struggling with rating in the first season, "Dollhouse" eventually gets the ax from Fox last month. Since all the thirteen episodes in season two had gone into production by the time Fox announced its cancellation, they are all going to be aired. The series will wind down on the finale airing January 22. Fox has not determined which show will occupy the Friday nights in midseason.
When creator Joss Whedon received the news of the cancellation, he wrote "I don't have a lot to say. I'm extremely proud of the people I've worked with: my star,...
After struggling with rating in the first season, "Dollhouse" eventually gets the ax from Fox last month. Since all the thirteen episodes in season two had gone into production by the time Fox announced its cancellation, they are all going to be aired. The series will wind down on the finale airing January 22. Fox has not determined which show will occupy the Friday nights in midseason.
When creator Joss Whedon received the news of the cancellation, he wrote "I don't have a lot to say. I'm extremely proud of the people I've worked with: my star,...
- 12/19/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
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