It’s been a couple months since the last edition of What’s Up Doc? placed Michael Moore’s surprise world premiere of Where To Invade Next at the top of this list and in the meantime much shuffling has taken place and much time has been spent on various new endeavors (namely my Buffalo-based film series, Cultivate Cinema Circle). Finally taking its rightful place at the top, D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hagedus’ Unlocking the Cage is in the midst of being scored by composer James Lavino, according to Lavino’s own personal site. Though the project has been taking shape at its own leisurely pace, I’d expect to see the film making its festival debut in early 2016.
Right behind, the American direct cinema masters is a Texan soon to make his non-fiction debut with Voyage of Time. Just two weeks ago indieWIRE reported that Ennio Morricone, who scored...
Right behind, the American direct cinema masters is a Texan soon to make his non-fiction debut with Voyage of Time. Just two weeks ago indieWIRE reported that Ennio Morricone, who scored...
- 11/5/2015
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
Downton Abbey won't have happy endings for all its character, according to executive producer Gareth Neame.
In an interview with The Guardian, he said that while not every story will be wrapped up favourably, the finale remains "overwhelmingly positive".
He said that fans shouldn't expect an overly dramatic ending, such as a natural disaster or the demise of the household.
"The series is focused on the end of an era. The dying of the light. The slight sense of finality. It is not Downton pulling up the drawbridge, not a thunderbolt that destroys it," he said, adding that "the camera will move away" before the credits roll for the final time.
"We don't have to have completely happy endings," he continued. "But for the audience, it is an overwhelmingly positive show, even when melancholic."
And for those wanting Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) to find love, it sounds like you'll be...
In an interview with The Guardian, he said that while not every story will be wrapped up favourably, the finale remains "overwhelmingly positive".
He said that fans shouldn't expect an overly dramatic ending, such as a natural disaster or the demise of the household.
"The series is focused on the end of an era. The dying of the light. The slight sense of finality. It is not Downton pulling up the drawbridge, not a thunderbolt that destroys it," he said, adding that "the camera will move away" before the credits roll for the final time.
"We don't have to have completely happy endings," he continued. "But for the audience, it is an overwhelmingly positive show, even when melancholic."
And for those wanting Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) to find love, it sounds like you'll be...
- 8/11/2015
- Digital Spy
Taken away from Paul Schrader, and recut, scored and mixed without any of his involvement, the final product of last year's "The Dying Of The Light" with Nicolas Cage was a total mess (though I'm not quite convinced a director's cut would fix any of the film's issues). But the filmmaker and actor are giving it a second kick at the can, with Schrader being given the authority of having final cut. Read More: Paul Schrader Talks "Bad People" Behind 'Dying Of The Light,' Says Push For 35Mm Projection Is "Claptrap" Deadline reports that the duo will reteam for "Dog Eat Dog." Based on the crime novel by Eddie Bunker, Scrader will co-write the script with Matt Wilder about a trio of ex-cons who are hired for a kidnapping that goes out of control. Here's the book synopsis: Dog Eat Dog, Bunker's fourth novel, follows Troy Cameron, a reformatory graduate like Bunker.
- 5/18/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Jason is torn between good and evil as Atlantis gears up to its final confrontation...
This review contains spoilers.
2.11 Kin
In this week's episode, a frustrated Pasiphae is awaiting news of the fugitives, still intent on killing Jason, though Medea warns that Jason may be the perfect ally - his heart has been darkened by the truth, and she feels he’s ready to be brought across to their way of thinking and all that may entail.
Meanwhile, Hercules, Pythagoras, Ariadne and Aeson, Jason’s father, are hunting for the lost - both geographically and emotionally - hero. Hercules realises that he’s abandoned his friend when he needed her most and vows to correct this.
Thankfully, Pasiphae has the perfect thing planned to take her mind off events - a gladiatorial spectacle. It's a lesson for Medea, as Pasiphae explains that the event will placate the people and remind...
This review contains spoilers.
2.11 Kin
In this week's episode, a frustrated Pasiphae is awaiting news of the fugitives, still intent on killing Jason, though Medea warns that Jason may be the perfect ally - his heart has been darkened by the truth, and she feels he’s ready to be brought across to their way of thinking and all that may entail.
Meanwhile, Hercules, Pythagoras, Ariadne and Aeson, Jason’s father, are hunting for the lost - both geographically and emotionally - hero. Hercules realises that he’s abandoned his friend when he needed her most and vows to correct this.
Thankfully, Pasiphae has the perfect thing planned to take her mind off events - a gladiatorial spectacle. It's a lesson for Medea, as Pasiphae explains that the event will placate the people and remind...
- 5/8/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
The Dying Of The Light takes Atlantis further down its dark path, with Pasiphae at her most dangerous and unpredictable...
This review contains spoilers.
2.10 The Dying Of The Light
Broadly speaking, things are not going well in Atlantis. Our heroes are on the run and not getting on, Pasiphae isn’t the happiest of monarchs as she hunts for Ariadne and tries to keep her secret… secret, and the darkness could very well be about to consume Atlantis.
With Medusa dead, Pasiphae has confessed her secret, sending Jason on the dark path prophesied by The Oracle. Now on the run, thanks to an audacious rescue by Jason, Ariadne must survive as well as ensure that the friends are bound together, despite their growing differences that occasionally lead to violence.
Pasiphae has had her own confidence issues, knowing that now Jason is aware of his heritage and that he's the true heir to the throne.
This review contains spoilers.
2.10 The Dying Of The Light
Broadly speaking, things are not going well in Atlantis. Our heroes are on the run and not getting on, Pasiphae isn’t the happiest of monarchs as she hunts for Ariadne and tries to keep her secret… secret, and the darkness could very well be about to consume Atlantis.
With Medusa dead, Pasiphae has confessed her secret, sending Jason on the dark path prophesied by The Oracle. Now on the run, thanks to an audacious rescue by Jason, Ariadne must survive as well as ensure that the friends are bound together, despite their growing differences that occasionally lead to violence.
Pasiphae has had her own confidence issues, knowing that now Jason is aware of his heritage and that he's the true heir to the throne.
- 5/1/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Today, Paul Schrader's "The Dying Of The Light" opens in cinemas, but here's the thing — he doesn't want you to see it. He has claimed he was locked out of the editing room and unable to deliver the cut he wanted, yet the film is going out with Schrader's name but not his support. Is this a case of an auteur's vision being egregiously wrestled away from him or differences of opinion on details of structure and style? It would appear it's more the latter than the former. In their review of the film published today, Film Comment has the unique perspective of having seen both the released version of the movie and apparently Schrader's workprint cut. What of changes made? Well first, let's recap the basic premise: starring Nicolas Cage, Anton Yelchin and Irene Jacob, the film follows a veteran CIA agent Evan Lake, who is fighting dementia and is forced into retirement.
- 12/5/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
"The Dying Of The Light" rides into theaters on a minor wave of controversy. Claiming he was locked out of the editing process after submitting a cut that didn't satisfy producers, director Paul Schrader, cast members Nicolas Cage and Anton Yelchin, and executive producer Nicolas Winding Refn staged a silent protest against the film (their contracts did not allow them to openly disparage the production). Regardless of how compromised the final product may be, Schrader's name remains on the movie, and unless there truly is a drastically different version of this material, watching "The Dying Of The Light," it's easy to see why the film's backers might have been concerned. On paper, the premise is original and intriguing. The story follows veteran, decorated CIA agent Evan Lake (Cage) who receives intel that Muhammad Banir (Alexader Karim), a former nemesis and terrorist, long believed to be dead, may actually still be alive.
- 12/1/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. - Dylan Thomas If you’re anywhere near North Adams in the northwest corner of Massachusetts, close by the New York and Vermont borders, anytime between now and February 1, 2015, do yourself a favor and drop by the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art to contemplate their exhibition marking the last days of photochemical motion pictures: The Dying of the Light: Film as Medium and Metaphor. With the contraction of film manufacturing and virtual demise of laboratory services in the face of near-universal digital imaging, the medium of […]...
- 8/29/2014
- by David Leitner
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. - Dylan Thomas If you’re anywhere near North Adams in the northwest corner of Massachusetts, close by the New York and Vermont borders, anytime between now and February 1, 2015, do yourself a favor and drop by the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art to contemplate their exhibition marking the last days of photochemical motion pictures: The Dying of the Light: Film as Medium and Metaphor. With the contraction of film manufacturing and virtual demise of laboratory services in the face of near-universal digital imaging, the medium of […]...
- 8/29/2014
- by David Leitner
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
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