the news, sort of.
Newish:
the Venice Film Festival open august 29th, and they've just announced the line up. For the 75th anniversary of the festival Tim Burton will recieve the lifetime acheivement award and Tarantino will curate a retrospective of spaghetti westerns. Among the films in competetion are new reels from Ang Lee (Lust, Caution), Wes Anderson (Darjeeling Limited), Brian De Palma (Redacted), Kenneth Branagh (Sleuth), Peter Greenaway (Nightwatching), Paul Haggis (in the Valley of Elah), Ken Loach (...it's a free world), Todd Haynes (I'm not there), Takashi Miike (Sukiyaki Western Django) and Eric Rohmer (Les Amours d'Astree et Celadon). directors with accepted films that haven't been included for competition are Woody Allen (Cassandra's Dream), Claude Chabrol (La Fille coupee en deux), Takeshi Kitano (Glory to the Filmaker!).
For more infor check out these:from indieWIRE
from the Washington Post
Criterion Announces the treatment for Breathless.
The Criterion Collection, bedpal of cinephiles everywhere, has announced that this fall they will be giving the Criterion treatment to jean-Luc Godard's "Breathless," Gus Van Sant's "Mala Noche," and Terrence Mallicks "Days of Heaven." Three movies long overdo for a respectable release from the guys at Criterion.
"Breathless" more than the others is a masterpiece that has changed the cinematic landscape, Criterion says 'there was before 'Breathless' and after 'Breathless.'
check out what else Criterion is releasing soon: here
Trailers:
The Dark Knight Teaser has been, poorly, ripped from the theaters. Check it out here:
Links:
The Top 20 film shootouts. It's ok.from TwitchGuru
The Top 50 movie robots from The times online
the Venice Film Festival open august 29th, and they've just announced the line up. For the 75th anniversary of the festival Tim Burton will recieve the lifetime acheivement award and Tarantino will curate a retrospective of spaghetti westerns. Among the films in competetion are new reels from Ang Lee (Lust, Caution), Wes Anderson (Darjeeling Limited), Brian De Palma (Redacted), Kenneth Branagh (Sleuth), Peter Greenaway (Nightwatching), Paul Haggis (in the Valley of Elah), Ken Loach (...it's a free world), Todd Haynes (I'm not there), Takashi Miike (Sukiyaki Western Django) and Eric Rohmer (Les Amours d'Astree et Celadon). directors with accepted films that haven't been included for competition are Woody Allen (Cassandra's Dream), Claude Chabrol (La Fille coupee en deux), Takeshi Kitano (Glory to the Filmaker!).
For more infor check out these:from indieWIRE
from the Washington Post
Criterion Announces the treatment for Breathless.
The Criterion Collection, bedpal of cinephiles everywhere, has announced that this fall they will be giving the Criterion treatment to jean-Luc Godard's "Breathless," Gus Van Sant's "Mala Noche," and Terrence Mallicks "Days of Heaven." Three movies long overdo for a respectable release from the guys at Criterion.
check out what else Criterion is releasing soon: here
Trailers:
The Dark Knight Teaser has been, poorly, ripped from the theaters. Check it out here:
Links:
The Top 20 film shootouts. It's ok.from TwitchGuru
The Top 50 movie robots from The times online


















