The American Psycho episode of Wtf Happened to This Adaptation? was Written and Narrated by Andrew Hatfield, Edited by Mike Conway, Produced by Lance Vlcek and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian. Here is the text of Hatfield’s script:
Horror can take many forms and its high time we talked about something firmly in the psychological realm. Author Brett Easton Ellis is known to broach subjects that are uncomfortable or outright horrifying, but it is with his 3rd book that he went for the throat so to speak and tackle a more traditional genre topic in a thoroughly nontraditional way. American Psycho was quite controversial upon its release in 1991 and the film based on it in 2000 (watch it Here) was divisive then and it’s divisive now.
Take a look at the craftsmanship on that card as we find out what the f*ck happened to this adaptation.
Horror can take many forms and its high time we talked about something firmly in the psychological realm. Author Brett Easton Ellis is known to broach subjects that are uncomfortable or outright horrifying, but it is with his 3rd book that he went for the throat so to speak and tackle a more traditional genre topic in a thoroughly nontraditional way. American Psycho was quite controversial upon its release in 1991 and the film based on it in 2000 (watch it Here) was divisive then and it’s divisive now.
Take a look at the craftsmanship on that card as we find out what the f*ck happened to this adaptation.
- 6/2/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
"It's like I landed on another planet, and I belong." Magnolia Pictures has revealed an official US trailer for an indie film titled Dalíland, an intriguing creation from Canadian filmmaker Mary Harron. This premiered at last year's 2022 Toronto Film Festival in the fall, and earned some mixed reviews, before hitting a handful of other festivals. It's next set to play at the San Francisco Film Festival this April before going on to open in theaters in June this summer. Sir Ben Kingsley stars as the iconic artist Salvador Dalí in this new take on eccentric genius. In 1973, a young gallery assistant goes on a wild adventure behind the scenes as he helps the aging maestro Salvador Dali prepare for a big show in New York. The cast includes Barbara Sukowa, Rupert Graves, Suki Waterhouse, Andreja Pejic, and Ezra Miller as a Young Dali. This doesn't look like the great film it should be,...
- 4/6/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
There’s a genre I like so much I can never get enough of it — I call it the Biopic About Someone You Wouldn’t Make a Biopic About. The form came into existence, in a certain way, with “Sid and Nancy,” but it was all but patented by the screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who planted it on the map, in 1994, with “Ed Wood” (still the “Citizen Kane” of the genre), then went on to script “The People vs. Larry Flynt,” “Man on the Moon” (about Andy Kaufman), “Big Eyes”, and “Dolemite Is My Name” (about the fluky hustler-comedian Ray Moore). There have been films in the genre from other quarters, like Paul Schrader’s superb “Auto Focus” (about the TV star Bob Crane and his video-fetish sex life), going right up through the recent Toronto Film Festival sensation “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.”
But there’s one...
But there’s one...
- 9/18/2022
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
The founder and program director of the Etheria Film Festival, Heidi Honeycutt, discusses her favorite films from women filmmakers with Josh and Joe.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Destroyer (1988)
Army of the Dead (2021)
The Howling (1981) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine recommendation
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Wonder Woman (2017)
The Dirty Dozen (1967) – Ed Neumeier’s trailer commentary
The Wild Bunch (1969) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Joe Dante’s review
The Women (1939) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
The Opposite Sex (1956) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Women (2008)
Halloween (1978) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary, Alex Kirschenbaum’s series and timeline power rankings, Randy Fuller’s wine recommendation
Valley Girl (1983) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s trailer commentary
Valley Girl (2020)
The Wicker Man (1973)
The Wicker Man (2006)
Mandy (2018)
Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s trailer commentary
Clueless (1995)
Legally Blonde (2001)
The Craft (1996)
Runaway...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Destroyer (1988)
Army of the Dead (2021)
The Howling (1981) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine recommendation
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Wonder Woman (2017)
The Dirty Dozen (1967) – Ed Neumeier’s trailer commentary
The Wild Bunch (1969) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Joe Dante’s review
The Women (1939) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
The Opposite Sex (1956) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Women (2008)
Halloween (1978) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary, Alex Kirschenbaum’s series and timeline power rankings, Randy Fuller’s wine recommendation
Valley Girl (1983) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s trailer commentary
Valley Girl (2020)
The Wicker Man (1973)
The Wicker Man (2006)
Mandy (2018)
Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s trailer commentary
Clueless (1995)
Legally Blonde (2001)
The Craft (1996)
Runaway...
- 7/13/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Everyone always focused on Charlie, the cult leader, the “Helter Skelter” Svengali, the failed musician who had to settle for becoming one of history’s most famous modern representations of human evil. People wrote about him, or they wrote about “the family” as a single unit — the spokes that emanated out from his hub of batshit craziness. Sure, names like Tex Watson and Squeaky Fromme became well-known among folks who viewed serial killers as true-crime celebrities. But whenever most folks talked about the followers that did his bidding, it was...
- 5/10/2019
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Years after the shocking murders that made the name Charles Manson synonymous with pure evil, the three women who killed for him—Leslie Van Houten (Hannah Murray), Patricia Krenwinkel (Sosie Bacon), and Susan Atkins (Marianne Rendón)—remain under the spell of the infamous cult leader (Matt Smith). Confined to an isolated cellblock in a California penitentiary, the trio seem destined to live out the rest of their lives under the delusion that their crimes were part of a cosmic plan—until empathetic graduate student Karlene Faith (Merritt Wever) is enlisted to rehabilitate them.
Convinced the prisoners are not the inhuman monsters the world believes them to be, Karlene begins the arduous process of breaking down the psychological barriers erected by Manson. But are the women ready to confront the horror of what they did?
Charlie Says premiered at the 2018 Venice Film Festival and will be released theatrically by IFC Films...
Convinced the prisoners are not the inhuman monsters the world believes them to be, Karlene begins the arduous process of breaking down the psychological barriers erected by Manson. But are the women ready to confront the horror of what they did?
Charlie Says premiered at the 2018 Venice Film Festival and will be released theatrically by IFC Films...
- 3/13/2019
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
"We don't talk about our pasts. Our lives started when we met Charlie." IFC Films has released the trailer for Charlie Says, another new film about Hollywood killer Charles Manson. This is the latest film from acclaimed filmmaker Mary Harron, and it premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year. The story focuses on three young women who were sentenced to death in the infamous Manson murder case; when the death penalty was lifted, their sentence became life imprisonment. A woman goes into the prison to teach them, and through her we witness their transformations as they face the reality of their horrific crimes - exploring how it all happened in flashbacks with "Charlie". Matt Smith stars as Manson, with Hannah Murray, Sosie Bacon, Marianne Rendón, Merritt Wever, Suki Waterhouse, Annabeth Gish, Grace Van Dien, and Chace Crawford. I'm not the biggest fan of this film, but it does cover...
- 3/12/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
“Listen, here’s the thing. If you can’t spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker.”
It’s one of the all-time great lines in poker films. It’s also one of the many hooks that has made Rounders perhaps the most iconic and influential poker film of all time.
Originally released two decades ago in what was a very different world for poker, Rounders starred Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Gretchen Mol, John Malkovich, John Turturro and Martin Landau. Written by David Levien and Brian Koppelman and directed by John Dahl, it follows a young Damon as he gets sucked back into the world of high stakes poker while trying to clear the debts of his less scrupulous friend Worm, played by Norton.
The most influential poker film ever?
It didn’t set the box office on fire, nor did it fare particularly well with critics,...
It’s one of the all-time great lines in poker films. It’s also one of the many hooks that has made Rounders perhaps the most iconic and influential poker film of all time.
Originally released two decades ago in what was a very different world for poker, Rounders starred Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Gretchen Mol, John Malkovich, John Turturro and Martin Landau. Written by David Levien and Brian Koppelman and directed by John Dahl, it follows a young Damon as he gets sucked back into the world of high stakes poker while trying to clear the debts of his less scrupulous friend Worm, played by Norton.
The most influential poker film ever?
It didn’t set the box office on fire, nor did it fare particularly well with critics,...
- 1/7/2019
- by Michael Walsh
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Director Mary Harron and writer Guinevere Turner have made three films together now, starting with the extraordinary 2000 adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s “American Psycho” that set its star, Christian Bale, on course for the A-list. After that came “The Notorious Bettie Page” (2005), a biopic of the infamous New York bondage model who burst the sexual taboos of the ’50s, and, completing this triptych, Harron and Turner arrived at the Venice Film Festival with their latest collaboration, “Charlie Says.”
Starting in the fall of 1969 and flashing backwards and forwards in time, the film tells the story of three girls – Susan Atkins, Leslie Van Houten and Patricia Krenwinkle – who became household names after participating in a series of U.S. murders supposedly masterminded by hippie cult leader Charles Manson, a two-night killing spree that left seven people dead.
The “Manson Murders” cast a long shadow over America, and there are plenty...
Starting in the fall of 1969 and flashing backwards and forwards in time, the film tells the story of three girls – Susan Atkins, Leslie Van Houten and Patricia Krenwinkle – who became household names after participating in a series of U.S. murders supposedly masterminded by hippie cult leader Charles Manson, a two-night killing spree that left seven people dead.
The “Manson Murders” cast a long shadow over America, and there are plenty...
- 9/5/2018
- by Damon Wise
- Variety Film + TV
The former Doctor is the highlight of this oddly unambitious take on the toxic tragedy from American Psycho director Mary Harron
The subject of Charles Manson and his murderous cult killings continues to be a subjective of obsessive interest. To add to the existing mountain of pop-culture Mansonbilia, Sean Durkin’s 2011 film Martha Marcy May Marlene was inspired by Manson, and Quentin Tarantino’s forthcoming Once Upon A Time In America is set during Manson’s reign of paranoia.
Now screenwriter Guinevere Turner and director Mary Harron, usually such fierce anatomists of masculine toxicity in the movies they made together like American Psycho (2000) and The Notorious Bettie Page (2005), have taken on the same subject with Matt Smith as Manson, the creepy, pompous failed pop star and cult leader whose word is law for beaming disciples. But the result is a weirdly bland and inhibited TV movie, flatly directed and fundamentally...
The subject of Charles Manson and his murderous cult killings continues to be a subjective of obsessive interest. To add to the existing mountain of pop-culture Mansonbilia, Sean Durkin’s 2011 film Martha Marcy May Marlene was inspired by Manson, and Quentin Tarantino’s forthcoming Once Upon A Time In America is set during Manson’s reign of paranoia.
Now screenwriter Guinevere Turner and director Mary Harron, usually such fierce anatomists of masculine toxicity in the movies they made together like American Psycho (2000) and The Notorious Bettie Page (2005), have taken on the same subject with Matt Smith as Manson, the creepy, pompous failed pop star and cult leader whose word is law for beaming disciples. But the result is a weirdly bland and inhibited TV movie, flatly directed and fundamentally...
- 9/2/2018
- The Guardian - Film News
The former Doctor is the highlight of this oddly unambitious take on the toxic tragedy from American Psycho director Mary Harron
The subject of Charles Manson and his murderous cult killings continues to be a subjective of obsessive interest. To add to the existing mountain of pop-culture Mansonbilia, Sean Durkin‘s 2011 film Martha Marcy May Marlene was inspired by Manson, and Quentin Tarantino’s forthcoming Once Upon A Time In America is set during Manson’s reign of paranoia.
Now screenwriter Guinevere Turner and director Mary Harron, usually such fierce anatomists of masculine toxicity in the movies they made together like American Psycho (2000) and The Notorious Bettie Page (2005), have taken on the same subject with Matt Smith as Manson, the creepy, pompous failed pop star and cult leader whose word is law for beaming disciples. But the result is a weirdly bland and inhibited TV movie, flatly directed and fundamentally...
The subject of Charles Manson and his murderous cult killings continues to be a subjective of obsessive interest. To add to the existing mountain of pop-culture Mansonbilia, Sean Durkin‘s 2011 film Martha Marcy May Marlene was inspired by Manson, and Quentin Tarantino’s forthcoming Once Upon A Time In America is set during Manson’s reign of paranoia.
Now screenwriter Guinevere Turner and director Mary Harron, usually such fierce anatomists of masculine toxicity in the movies they made together like American Psycho (2000) and The Notorious Bettie Page (2005), have taken on the same subject with Matt Smith as Manson, the creepy, pompous failed pop star and cult leader whose word is law for beaming disciples. But the result is a weirdly bland and inhibited TV movie, flatly directed and fundamentally...
- 9/2/2018
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
The relationship between costume designers and actors is an intimate one, veteran designer Meredith Markworth-Pollack, currently working on the CW’s “Dynasty,” knows. While the designer has a clear vision for a character’s look, he or she must also take into consideration actors’ needs so they are comfortable. For “Dynasty,” Markworth-Pollack often faces the challenge of making couture statement pieces extremely functional in order to withstand catfights.
What was your inspiration for getting into the world of costume design?
I was studying film at Ucsb and we watched [Robert Altman’s] “Nashville” — I think it was a ’70s cinema class — and I don’t know why but it was like the first time I was really paying attention to everyone’s wardrobe. And it was something that we addressed about the film, and I just remember thinking, “Oh wait, somebody dressed every single character.” And it was such a...
What was your inspiration for getting into the world of costume design?
I was studying film at Ucsb and we watched [Robert Altman’s] “Nashville” — I think it was a ’70s cinema class — and I don’t know why but it was like the first time I was really paying attention to everyone’s wardrobe. And it was something that we addressed about the film, and I just remember thinking, “Oh wait, somebody dressed every single character.” And it was such a...
- 6/18/2018
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Joseph Baxter Oct 5, 2018
Syfy is adapting George R.R. Martin’s novella and 1987 movie, Nightflyers, as a TV series. And it's getting an ambitious release strategy.
"Nightflyers is a haunted house story on a starship. It's Psycho in space." - George R.R. Martin
Nightflyers stands as one of George R.R. Martin’s more intriguing pre-Game of Thrones space science-fiction offerings, starting as a 1980 novella, eventually inspiring a schlocky limited-release 1987 film adaptation. However, it appears that the Literary God of Death’s old property is about to be reincarnated as a television series over at Syfy.
Last year, the genre-aimed NBCU cable outlet ordered a pilot for Nightflyers, which has since expanded into a series pickup (Netflix has first run rights outside the U.S.). Additionally, Nightflyers recently received a bountiful boon of €850,000 from the Irish Film Board and will soon begin filming at Limerick’s Troy Studios.
Nightflyers...
Syfy is adapting George R.R. Martin’s novella and 1987 movie, Nightflyers, as a TV series. And it's getting an ambitious release strategy.
"Nightflyers is a haunted house story on a starship. It's Psycho in space." - George R.R. Martin
Nightflyers stands as one of George R.R. Martin’s more intriguing pre-Game of Thrones space science-fiction offerings, starting as a 1980 novella, eventually inspiring a schlocky limited-release 1987 film adaptation. However, it appears that the Literary God of Death’s old property is about to be reincarnated as a television series over at Syfy.
Last year, the genre-aimed NBCU cable outlet ordered a pilot for Nightflyers, which has since expanded into a series pickup (Netflix has first run rights outside the U.S.). Additionally, Nightflyers recently received a bountiful boon of €850,000 from the Irish Film Board and will soon begin filming at Limerick’s Troy Studios.
Nightflyers...
- 5/11/2017
- Den of Geek
It’s no longer shocking when established film directors turn to TV — after all, Martin Scorsese, Jane Campion, and David Fincher have all done it recently to great acclaim.
Still, you may be surprised to learn that Lifetime’s upcoming Anna Nicole Smith biopic was directed by none other than Mary Harron — a filmmaker best known for her wicked work on controversial cult favorites like I Shot Andy Warhol and American Psycho. Thanks in part to Harron’s pedigree, the movie also managed to attract an unusually accomplished cast, including Oscar winner Martin Landau (as Anna Nicole’s wealthy husband J.
Still, you may be surprised to learn that Lifetime’s upcoming Anna Nicole Smith biopic was directed by none other than Mary Harron — a filmmaker best known for her wicked work on controversial cult favorites like I Shot Andy Warhol and American Psycho. Thanks in part to Harron’s pedigree, the movie also managed to attract an unusually accomplished cast, including Oscar winner Martin Landau (as Anna Nicole’s wealthy husband J.
- 6/28/2013
- by Hillary Busis
- EW - Inside TV
So, should we give up on Mary Harron ever matching the accomplishment of her first two features, "I Shot Andy Warhol" and "American Psycho"? Because since then, it's been mostly a downward trajectory with lots of TV work, the disappointing "The Notorious Bettie Page" and the forgotten (and not very well received) vampire flick "The Moth Diaries." And now in what must be a career nadir, Harron has retreated to Lifetime to crank out one of their cheapie biopics, "The Anna Nicole Story," ripped from the headlines of six years ago. Anyway, Agnes Bruckner takes the lead role in the movie that will track the tragic life of the model with all the subtlety of a TMZ news post. The one-minute teaser features no shortage of posing and glamour shots, intercut with alcohol (gasp!), pills (double gasp!) and a sad-eyed kid looking on (sob!). Somehow, Martin Landau, Virginia Madsen and...
- 6/4/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Chicago – Sarah Bolger is a truly lovely actress. She delivered one of the best child performances of all time in Jim Sheridan’s 2002 family drama, “In America,” and over the last decade, has blossomed into a real screen beauty. Hopefully it will only be a matter of time before the actress starts getting offered projects more worthy of her abilities. No one this lovely should be sentenced to a film as dreary as “The Moth Diaries.”
Here is one of the most curiously amateurish thrillers in many a moon. It was directed by Mary Harron, whose track record up until now has been peerless (“I Shot Andy Warhol,” “American Psycho,” “The Notorious Bettie Page”). The wit and urgency of her earlier work appears to have evaporated entirely from this flat horror fantasy with a scare factor equivalent to a particularly cheesy episode of “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” Characters...
Here is one of the most curiously amateurish thrillers in many a moon. It was directed by Mary Harron, whose track record up until now has been peerless (“I Shot Andy Warhol,” “American Psycho,” “The Notorious Bettie Page”). The wit and urgency of her earlier work appears to have evaporated entirely from this flat horror fantasy with a scare factor equivalent to a particularly cheesy episode of “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” Characters...
- 8/29/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
"I had never worked with an actor before where her job was to shut me out, but I felt so connected to her," said Sarah Paulson about performing opposite Julianne Moore in the recent HBO movie "Game Change." She added that Moore was "very, very good at making me feel that she was right there with me even though as the character, she was checked out." In the political drama, Paulson played Nicolle Wallace, a senior advisor hired by Steve Schmidt (Woody Harrelson) in the 2008 presidential campaign of Senator John McCain (Ed Harris). She was responsible for mentoring and assisting his vice-presidential running mate Governor Sarah Palin (Moore). The two of them frequently clashed over campaign decisions and media relations. It was only the second time in her career to portray a real person (after a smaller role in the TV movie "The Notorious Bettie Page"). In a video interview with Gold Derby,...
- 5/29/2012
- Gold Derby
Have you ever seen the classic Dario Argento horror film called Suspiria? Of course you have. You're reading film reviews at FEARnet, which means you've seen the bare-bones basic giallo classics by now. (Plus I won't tell anyone if you haven't.) How about more recent releases like Lucky McKee's The Woods or even John Carpenter's The Ward? I'll make it easier: if you've ever seen Any allegedly scary story in which a lonely girl gets shipped off to an unfriendly boarding school of some sort, then you've seen everything Mary Harron's painfully dry The Moth Diaries has to offer. As a fan of Ms. Harron's work (particularly The Notorious Bettie Page and American Psycho) I was looking forward to her...
- 5/3/2012
- FEARnet
The R-Rated The Moth Diaries is Mary Harron's new horror film.
To horror film fans, she's more affectionately known as the woman who directed the American Psycho film adaptation from the novel by Bret Easton Ellis. Her films I Shot Andy Warhol, and The Notorious Bettie Page are just as respected by wider circles, however.
The Moth Diaries is based on the novel by Rachel Klein Klein, which tells the story of Rebecca (played by Sarah Bolger in Harron's film), a young girl haunted by her father’s suicide who enrolls in an elite boarding school for girls. A mysterious new girl named Ernessa (Lily Cole) threatens Rebecca’s friendship with the popular Lucy (Sarah Gadon). Lucy falls under Ernessa’s charismatic spell. Rebecca turns to her handsome English teacher, Mr. Davies (Scott Speedman), and throws herself into his literature class and the Gothic vampire novel Carmilla. Rebecca starts...
To horror film fans, she's more affectionately known as the woman who directed the American Psycho film adaptation from the novel by Bret Easton Ellis. Her films I Shot Andy Warhol, and The Notorious Bettie Page are just as respected by wider circles, however.
The Moth Diaries is based on the novel by Rachel Klein Klein, which tells the story of Rebecca (played by Sarah Bolger in Harron's film), a young girl haunted by her father’s suicide who enrolls in an elite boarding school for girls. A mysterious new girl named Ernessa (Lily Cole) threatens Rebecca’s friendship with the popular Lucy (Sarah Gadon). Lucy falls under Ernessa’s charismatic spell. Rebecca turns to her handsome English teacher, Mr. Davies (Scott Speedman), and throws herself into his literature class and the Gothic vampire novel Carmilla. Rebecca starts...
- 4/19/2012
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
This is a reprint of our review from the Venice Film Festival.
It's remarkably tough to get any film financed, at least one that doesn't have 3D talking animals from a popular cartoon series. So it's no surprise that some filmmakers, for all their best efforts, can go three, four, five or more years between pictures. Worryingly, it seems to be doubly true for female directors. Look at Kimberley Pierce, who's only made one film in the twelve years since "Boys Don't Cry," or Tamara Jenkins, for whom nearly a decade separated "Slums of Beverley Hills" and "The Savages," or even Kathryn Bigelow, who might be an Oscar-winner now, but had a six-year break before "The Hurt Locker." One of the key examples here is Mary Harron, who since her 1996 debut "I Shot Andy Warhol" had only made two other films: "American Psycho," and the biopic "The Notorious Bettie Page,...
It's remarkably tough to get any film financed, at least one that doesn't have 3D talking animals from a popular cartoon series. So it's no surprise that some filmmakers, for all their best efforts, can go three, four, five or more years between pictures. Worryingly, it seems to be doubly true for female directors. Look at Kimberley Pierce, who's only made one film in the twelve years since "Boys Don't Cry," or Tamara Jenkins, for whom nearly a decade separated "Slums of Beverley Hills" and "The Savages," or even Kathryn Bigelow, who might be an Oscar-winner now, but had a six-year break before "The Hurt Locker." One of the key examples here is Mary Harron, who since her 1996 debut "I Shot Andy Warhol" had only made two other films: "American Psycho," and the biopic "The Notorious Bettie Page,...
- 4/18/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Over the course of her 16-year feature filmmaking career, award-winning writer/director Mary Harron ("American Psycho") has only made four films. Her latest, "The Moth Diaries" (opening this Friday via IFC Films, and currently available On Demand) is her first feature to hit screens since her saucy black-and-white biopic "The Notorious Bettie Page" opened back in 2005. One thing's for certain: this is one filmmaker who's selective about her projects. Since "Bettie Page" wrapped, Harron's been keeping busy writing and directing for TV (including for HBO's "Big Love"), and developing a punk film with her husband, writer/director John C. Walsh ("Pipe Dream") that will hopefully see the light of day soon. "The Moth Diaries" finds Harron dabbling in the horror genre for the first time, adapting the metaphorical vampire coming-of-age bestseller of the same name by Rachel Klein. Sarah...
- 4/18/2012
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
His acting career has been modest since his breakout turn in Prison Break, but Wentworth Miller's writing career continues to gain momentum. Miller's Stoker, starring Nicole Kidman and Mia Wasikowska, is currently in post-production, and it now emerges that another Miller script, The Disappointments Room, is on its way before the cameras.Described as a "dramatic thriller", the new film involves a family moving into an old house in the country and discovering, rather late in the game, that it has a dark past. There must be more to it than that though, and it seems reasonable to assume that the odd-sounding room of the title is a big part of it. What could it mean? A torture chamber that plays Clash Of The Titans on a loop? Feel free to speculate in the comments below.The Disappointments Room is coming together via Killer Films (I'm Not There, The Notorious Bettie Page...
- 4/16/2012
- EmpireOnline
Earlier today, we showed you photos and videos from The Moth Diaries. Before it is released to theaters on April 20th, it has an early online showing at SundanceNOW. We’ve been given passes and have multiple ways for our readers to enter for a chance to win.
“Acclaimed director Mary Harron (American Psycho, The Notorious Bettie Page) returns with the chilling story of Rebecca (Sarah Bolger), a young girl who, haunted by her father’s suicide, enrolls in an elite boarding school for girls. Before long, Rebecca’s friendship with the popular Lucy (Sarah Gadon) is shattered by the arrival of a dark and mysterious new student named Ernessa (Lily Cole). Lucy falls under Ernessa’s spell and becomes emotionally and physically consumed by her glamorous new friend. Rebecca, whose overtures of concern are rejected by Lucy, finds herself lost and confused. She begins to develop a crush on her handsome English teacher,...
“Acclaimed director Mary Harron (American Psycho, The Notorious Bettie Page) returns with the chilling story of Rebecca (Sarah Bolger), a young girl who, haunted by her father’s suicide, enrolls in an elite boarding school for girls. Before long, Rebecca’s friendship with the popular Lucy (Sarah Gadon) is shattered by the arrival of a dark and mysterious new student named Ernessa (Lily Cole). Lucy falls under Ernessa’s spell and becomes emotionally and physically consumed by her glamorous new friend. Rebecca, whose overtures of concern are rejected by Lucy, finds herself lost and confused. She begins to develop a crush on her handsome English teacher,...
- 4/6/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Directed by American Psycho‘s Mary Harron, The Moth Diaries was just released on SundanceNOW, before its limited theatrical run on April 20th. For those interested in learning more, we’ve been provided with a trailer, featurette, and photos form the movie.
“Acclaimed director Mary Harron (American Psycho, The Notorious Bettie Page) returns with the chilling story of Rebecca (Sarah Bolger), a young girl who, haunted by her father’s suicide, enrolls in an elite boarding school for girls. Before long, Rebecca’s friendship with the popular Lucy (Sarah Gadon) is shattered by the arrival of a dark and mysterious new student named Ernessa (Lily Cole). Lucy falls under Ernessa’s spell and becomes emotionally and physically consumed by her glamorous new friend. Rebecca, whose overtures of concern are rejected by Lucy, finds herself lost and confused. She begins to develop a crush on her handsome English teacher, Mr. Davies...
“Acclaimed director Mary Harron (American Psycho, The Notorious Bettie Page) returns with the chilling story of Rebecca (Sarah Bolger), a young girl who, haunted by her father’s suicide, enrolls in an elite boarding school for girls. Before long, Rebecca’s friendship with the popular Lucy (Sarah Gadon) is shattered by the arrival of a dark and mysterious new student named Ernessa (Lily Cole). Lucy falls under Ernessa’s spell and becomes emotionally and physically consumed by her glamorous new friend. Rebecca, whose overtures of concern are rejected by Lucy, finds herself lost and confused. She begins to develop a crush on her handsome English teacher, Mr. Davies...
- 4/6/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
It has been six years since we've heard from Mary Harron, at least on the big screen. The director who made waves with the one-two knockout of "I Shot Andy Warhol" and "American Psycho" stumbled with the workmanlike and disappointing "The Notorious Bettie Page" and spent the next few years largely working in television. Well, she's back and headed to Venice with the hopes that her latest effort "The Moth Diaries" will put her on the map. Certainly, with the story centering around vampires, she's locked onto a genre that is currently en vogue. Starring Scott Speedman, Lily Cole, Sarah…...
- 8/11/2011
- The Playlist
Premiering later this year at the Venice International Film Festival, is American Psycho and The Notorious Bettie Page director’s latest in The Moth Diaries. The film stars Lily Cole, Scott Speedman, Sarah Gadon, and Sarah Bolger. Here’s two new posters for the film.
At an exclusive girls’ boarding school, a sixteen-year-old girl records her most intimate thoughts in a diary. The object of her growing obsession is her roommate, Lucy Blake, and Lucy’s friendship with their new and disturbing classmate. Ernessa is an enigmatic, moody presence with pale skin and hypnotic eyes. Around her swirl dark rumors, suspicions, and secrets as well as a series of ominous disasters. As fear spreads through the school and Lucy isn’t Lucy anymore, fantasy and reality mingle until what is true and what is dreamed bleed together into a waking nightmare that evokes with Gothic menace the anxieties, lusts, and fears of adolescence.
At an exclusive girls’ boarding school, a sixteen-year-old girl records her most intimate thoughts in a diary. The object of her growing obsession is her roommate, Lucy Blake, and Lucy’s friendship with their new and disturbing classmate. Ernessa is an enigmatic, moody presence with pale skin and hypnotic eyes. Around her swirl dark rumors, suspicions, and secrets as well as a series of ominous disasters. As fear spreads through the school and Lucy isn’t Lucy anymore, fantasy and reality mingle until what is true and what is dreamed bleed together into a waking nightmare that evokes with Gothic menace the anxieties, lusts, and fears of adolescence.
- 8/5/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
After delivering two thoroughly enjoyable motion pictures — namely, 2000′s “American Psycho” and 2005′s “The Notorious Bettie Page” — director Mary Harron disappeared into the world of television, directing a handful of episodes for a few critically-acclaimed shows. Thankfully, Harron is returning to feature-length territory with the upcoming thriller “Moth Diaries”, which stars Lily Cole, Scott Speedman, and Sarah Bolger. Sure, it’s essentially a teenage vampire flick, but I have high hopes that Harron will handle the material smartly. Then again, David Slade did direct “Eclipse”. That just proves that talent does not always equal quality. I’m just saying. A synopsis? You know it: At an exclusive girls’ boarding school, a sixteen-year-old girl records her most intimate thoughts in a diary. The object of her growing obsession is her roommate, Lucy Blake, and Lucy’s friendship with their new and disturbing classmate. Ernessa is a mysterious, moody presence with pale skin and hypnotic eyes.
- 8/5/2011
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Despite any acclaim that she received for her directorial work on American Psycho back in 2000, Mary Harron has had a relatively quiet career as a filmmaker, in spite of having real talent. There was 2005′s The Notorious Bettie Page, but nobody really had a reaction to that outside of “it’s okay.” Thankfully, she’ll be making a return soon with The Moth Diaries (which may premiere at this year’s Venice Film Festival), and now Deadline tells us that she now has another project lined up after that.
Titled Wicked Lovely, it’s being set up at Universal and is based on the novel of the same name by Melissa Marr. The first novel in a series of five books, it tells the story of 17-year-old named Aislinn who “has seen dangerous faeries her entire life but has managed to survive” through protective rules. Soon, she ends up being...
Titled Wicked Lovely, it’s being set up at Universal and is based on the novel of the same name by Melissa Marr. The first novel in a series of five books, it tells the story of 17-year-old named Aislinn who “has seen dangerous faeries her entire life but has managed to survive” through protective rules. Soon, she ends up being...
- 6/3/2011
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
I bet if asked, 95% of people would have no idea who the heck directed American Psycho. All anyone remembers is Christian Bale and his devilish performance. The answer to the question is Mary Harron, a Canadien filmmaker who has all but fallen off the map since, with 2005's The Notorious Bettie Page(actually a decent flick) being her last big screen effort of note. But her biggest film could be...
- 6/3/2011
- by Travis Hopson
- Punch Drunk Critics
The comedy Burt Wonderstone, which is planning to star Steve Carell as a "traditional magic man who is dethroned by a hip younger illusionist and must then find a way to rediscover his love for magic,” has been kicking around for a few years. John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Horrible Bosses) wrote the script, and the film has had a couple different directors attached. Jake Kasdan was going to make the movie before Steve Carell came on board; then a few months ago Parks and Recreation director Charles McDougall was in talks [1] to direct. Now New Line has tapped [2] Don Scardino, 30 Rock director, to direct. This looks like a final deal, and the movie will really start to move forward. It will shoot in October; now we have to wait to see who gets the gig playing the rival young magician. After the break, Mary Harron takes over Wicked Lovely.
- 6/3/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Do you believe in faeries? Mary Harron certainly does.
The director of "American Psycho" and "The Notorious Bettie Page" will soon try her hand at young adult fantasy as she prepares to direct the adaptation of Melissa Marr's novel, "Wicked Lovely," according to Deadline.
"Wicked Lovely" chronicles the adventures of Aislinn, a young woman who has always been able to keep her singular ability to see faeries under control by following three rules:
Rule #3: Don't stare at invisible faeries.
Rule #2: Don't speak to invisible faeries.
Rule #1: Don't ever attract their attention.
Unfortunately, the faeries are now interested in her, particularly Keenan, the "Summer King" who has targeted Aislinn to be his Queen. Suddenly, none of the rules that have kept Aislinn safe are working anymore -- and she soon faces the wrath of Beira, the evil Winter Queen.
Kimberly Pierce ("Boys Don't Cry") was previously attached to direct the Universal-based project,...
The director of "American Psycho" and "The Notorious Bettie Page" will soon try her hand at young adult fantasy as she prepares to direct the adaptation of Melissa Marr's novel, "Wicked Lovely," according to Deadline.
"Wicked Lovely" chronicles the adventures of Aislinn, a young woman who has always been able to keep her singular ability to see faeries under control by following three rules:
Rule #3: Don't stare at invisible faeries.
Rule #2: Don't speak to invisible faeries.
Rule #1: Don't ever attract their attention.
Unfortunately, the faeries are now interested in her, particularly Keenan, the "Summer King" who has targeted Aislinn to be his Queen. Suddenly, none of the rules that have kept Aislinn safe are working anymore -- and she soon faces the wrath of Beira, the evil Winter Queen.
Kimberly Pierce ("Boys Don't Cry") was previously attached to direct the Universal-based project,...
- 6/3/2011
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
#75. The Moth Diaries Director: Mary HarronProducers: Sandra Cunningham and Karine MartinDistributor: Rights Available. The Gist: Based on the debut novel of Rachel Klein, this is set at an exclusive girls' boarding school, a sixteen year-old girl records her most intimate thoughts in a diary. The object of her growing obsession is her roommate, Lucy Blake, and Lucy's friendship with their new and disturbing classmate. Ernessa is an enigmatic, moody presence with pale skin, and hypnotic eyes. Around her swirl dark rumors, suspicions, and secrets as well as a series of ominous disasters. As fear spreads through the school and Lucy isn't Lucy anymore, fantasy and reality mingle until what is true and what is dreamed bleed together into a waking nightmare that evokes with gothic menace the anxieties, lusts, and fears of adolescence.....(more) Cast: Lily Cole, Sarah Bolger and Scott Speedman List Worthy Reasons...: Hard to believe that...
- 1/11/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
I hope everyone in the States had an excellent holiday and those elsewhere have enjoyed the last five days. I have obviously taken a bit of a break from regular posting, but those regular posts you expect continue to arrive.
Last week I only watched one film out of my regular rotation although I did catch a little bit of Elf and The Family Stone on television, but that was television viewing, which really doesn't count... does it? Other than that, I did want to mention to all of you that Michael Mann's second feature film, The Keep, which isn't available on DVD, is now available on NetFlix Instant Play. I have never seen it, but you can pretty much count I'll be discussing it on an upcoming What I Watched very soon.
Anyway, here's the one film I did watch...
American Psycho (2000) Quick Thoughts: I'd seen American Psycho once before,...
Last week I only watched one film out of my regular rotation although I did catch a little bit of Elf and The Family Stone on television, but that was television viewing, which really doesn't count... does it? Other than that, I did want to mention to all of you that Michael Mann's second feature film, The Keep, which isn't available on DVD, is now available on NetFlix Instant Play. I have never seen it, but you can pretty much count I'll be discussing it on an upcoming What I Watched very soon.
Anyway, here's the one film I did watch...
American Psycho (2000) Quick Thoughts: I'd seen American Psycho once before,...
- 11/28/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
"Get Contaminated!”
Contamination 2011 The Sequel - Dates & Headliners Announced
Eric Roberts & “The Boondock Saints” Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus and David Dela Rocco Headline Contamination 2011 – St. Louis’ Only Horror, Sci-Fi and Pop Culture Convention – June 24-26, 2011
Dyer Straits Productions announce the dates and current headliners for Contamination 2011 The Sequel, their highly anticipated follow-up to St. Louis’ first horror, sci-fi and pop-culture convention under one roof. The Sheraton Westport Chalet will host the event June 24th – 26th, 2011. Actor Eric Roberts and “The Boondock Saints” Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus and David Dela Rocco will headline.
Eric Roberts, one of Hollywood’s edgier, more intriguing characters, was most recently seen this summer in Sylvester Stallone’s action hit “The Expendables.” Among his numerous credits, too lengthy to mention, he had a memorable role in Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” as Salvatore Maroni and is probably best known as “Paulie” in “The Pope of Greenwich Village.
Contamination 2011 The Sequel - Dates & Headliners Announced
Eric Roberts & “The Boondock Saints” Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus and David Dela Rocco Headline Contamination 2011 – St. Louis’ Only Horror, Sci-Fi and Pop Culture Convention – June 24-26, 2011
Dyer Straits Productions announce the dates and current headliners for Contamination 2011 The Sequel, their highly anticipated follow-up to St. Louis’ first horror, sci-fi and pop-culture convention under one roof. The Sheraton Westport Chalet will host the event June 24th – 26th, 2011. Actor Eric Roberts and “The Boondock Saints” Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus and David Dela Rocco will headline.
Eric Roberts, one of Hollywood’s edgier, more intriguing characters, was most recently seen this summer in Sylvester Stallone’s action hit “The Expendables.” Among his numerous credits, too lengthy to mention, he had a memorable role in Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” as Salvatore Maroni and is probably best known as “Paulie” in “The Pope of Greenwich Village.
- 11/15/2010
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
Hey gang! The dates and headliners have been announced for the horror, sci-fi, pop culture convention, Contamination 2011 The Sequel! If you plan on attending it looks like there some great stuff to look forward too!
Eric Roberts and The Boondock Saints Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus and David Dela Rocco will all be in attendance at the convention which will take place on June 24-26, 2011
Here's the Official Announcement:
St. Louis, Mo – November 10, 2010 – Dyer Straits Productions announce the dates and current headliners for Contamination 2011 The Sequel, their highly anticipated follow-up to St. Louis’ first horror, sci-fi and pop-culture convention under one roof. The Sheraton Westport Chalet will host the event June 24th – 26th, 2011. Actor Eric Roberts and “The Boondock Saints” Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus and David Dela Rocco will headline.
Eric Roberts, one of Hollywood’s edgier, more intriguing characters, was most recently seen this summer in Sylvester Stallone’s action hit “The Expendables.
Eric Roberts and The Boondock Saints Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus and David Dela Rocco will all be in attendance at the convention which will take place on June 24-26, 2011
Here's the Official Announcement:
St. Louis, Mo – November 10, 2010 – Dyer Straits Productions announce the dates and current headliners for Contamination 2011 The Sequel, their highly anticipated follow-up to St. Louis’ first horror, sci-fi and pop-culture convention under one roof. The Sheraton Westport Chalet will host the event June 24th – 26th, 2011. Actor Eric Roberts and “The Boondock Saints” Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus and David Dela Rocco will headline.
Eric Roberts, one of Hollywood’s edgier, more intriguing characters, was most recently seen this summer in Sylvester Stallone’s action hit “The Expendables.
- 11/10/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
This is a UK competition for the DVD of Brooklyn's Finest. The outstanding, award-winning all star ensemble cast comprises Ethan Hawke (Assault on Precinct 13, Lord of War, Training Day), Don Cheadle (Iron Man 2, Traitor, Ocean‟s 11), Wesley Snipes (Blade, Blade II, Blade Trinity), Lili Taylor (Public Enemies, The Notorious Bettie Page), Vincent D’Onofrio (Law and Order: Criminal Intent), Ellen Barkin (The Fan, Ocean‟s Thirteen) and Richard Gere (Internal Affairs, The Jackal). Their uncompromising characters try to conquer their own demons whilst trying to stay alive. Burnt out veteran Eddie Dugan (Gere) is just one week away from his pension and a fishing cabin in Connecticut. Narcotics officer Sal Procida (Ethan Hawke) has discovered there‟s no line he won‟t cross to provide a better life for his long-suffering wife and seven children. “Tango” Butler (Don Cheadle) has been undercover so long his loyalties have started...
- 10/17/2010
- by Dan Higgins
- Pure Movies
In a surprising move, distinctly voiced veteran character actor Jared Harris has apparently been offered the role of Professor Moriarty in the upcoming "Sherlock Holmes" sequel at Warner Bros. Pictures reports Latino Review (and later confirmed by Deadline).
The 49-year-old British actor, son of the legendary Richard Harris ("Harry Potter," "Gladiator"), has seemingly beat out bigger name actors like Daniel Day Lewis, Brad Pitt and Russell Crowe who've all been rumoured for the villain role. Harris has acted and won various awards for his work on stage, in television and across many independent and mainstream movies over the past two decades.
His most notable roles of late have been as Lane Pryce on "Mad Men", the first season's main antagonist David Jones Roberts on "Fringe", the indomitable Captain Mike in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", and as Andy Warhol in "I Shot Andy Warhol".
His other credits include "Igby Goes Down,...
The 49-year-old British actor, son of the legendary Richard Harris ("Harry Potter," "Gladiator"), has seemingly beat out bigger name actors like Daniel Day Lewis, Brad Pitt and Russell Crowe who've all been rumoured for the villain role. Harris has acted and won various awards for his work on stage, in television and across many independent and mainstream movies over the past two decades.
His most notable roles of late have been as Lane Pryce on "Mad Men", the first season's main antagonist David Jones Roberts on "Fringe", the indomitable Captain Mike in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", and as Andy Warhol in "I Shot Andy Warhol".
His other credits include "Igby Goes Down,...
- 9/29/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
British Mad Men star beats Brad Pitt and Daniel Day-Lewis to the role of detective's criminal bete noire
Another day, another Brit cast in Guy Ritchie's forthcoming sequel to Sherlock Holmes – last year's big screen, big budget reimagining of the quintessentially English detective series.
Yesterday, we reported that Stephen Fry was set to play Mycroft, Holmes's even brainier elder brother. Today, it seems that the plum role of villain Professor James Moriarty is set to go to Jared Harris, best known for playing strait-laced Brit Lane Pryce on the sublime Us TV show Mad Men.
Brad Pitt, Daniel Day-Lewis, Colin Firth and Russell Crowe had all been mentioned in connection with the role but Latino Review reports that Harris, son of the late Richard Harris, is the final choice. The as-yet-untitled Sherlock Holmes 2 will drop in 2011, with Ritchie returning as director and Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law...
Another day, another Brit cast in Guy Ritchie's forthcoming sequel to Sherlock Holmes – last year's big screen, big budget reimagining of the quintessentially English detective series.
Yesterday, we reported that Stephen Fry was set to play Mycroft, Holmes's even brainier elder brother. Today, it seems that the plum role of villain Professor James Moriarty is set to go to Jared Harris, best known for playing strait-laced Brit Lane Pryce on the sublime Us TV show Mad Men.
Brad Pitt, Daniel Day-Lewis, Colin Firth and Russell Crowe had all been mentioned in connection with the role but Latino Review reports that Harris, son of the late Richard Harris, is the final choice. The as-yet-untitled Sherlock Holmes 2 will drop in 2011, with Ritchie returning as director and Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law...
- 9/29/2010
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
The Moth Diaries commenced principal photography on the official Canada-Ireland co-production on August 31 on location in and around Montreal. The gothic horror feature film written and directed by Mary Harron is based on the cult novel of the same name written by Rachel Klein. The motion picture stars Lily Cole, Sarah Gadon, Sarah Bolger and Scott Speedman. Production continues until October 8.
At Brangwyn, an elite girls’ boarding school, Rebecca (Sarah Bolger), a young girl haunted by her father’s suicide, begins her junior year hoping for a fresh start. From the outset, her friendship with sunny, innocent Lucy (Sarah Gadon) is shattered by the arrival of Ernessa (Lily Cole), a mysterious, dark and beautiful girl from Europe. As her friendship with Lucy slips away, Rebecca develops a crush on her handsome English professor, Mr. Davies (Scott Speedman), who is teaching a course on supernatural fiction.
The supernatural elements in The Moth Diaries...
At Brangwyn, an elite girls’ boarding school, Rebecca (Sarah Bolger), a young girl haunted by her father’s suicide, begins her junior year hoping for a fresh start. From the outset, her friendship with sunny, innocent Lucy (Sarah Gadon) is shattered by the arrival of Ernessa (Lily Cole), a mysterious, dark and beautiful girl from Europe. As her friendship with Lucy slips away, Rebecca develops a crush on her handsome English professor, Mr. Davies (Scott Speedman), who is teaching a course on supernatural fiction.
The supernatural elements in The Moth Diaries...
- 9/9/2010
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
What we have here my friends is multi-tasking on fire!!! It's a tuesday top ten, it's a new episode of Great Moments in Screen Bitchery, it's the latest episode of "Streep at 60" which we're going to wrap up this week (at least in this format). It's all of these things simultaneously.
Ready? "Why is no one reh-dee?"
Gird Your Loins!
Ten Best Miranda Priestley Line Readings
10 "My flight has been cancelled... "
How incredulous and put out she sounds without even raising her voice. The way she says "school" when referencing her kids recital which she's desperate to attend is giggle worthy, too. So childish. Translation 'How could such a thing happen to the center of the universe... me?'
09 "There you are Emily. How many times do I have to scream your name?"
'Actually my name is Andrea.' Oh shut it Hathaway. She doesn't care. She will call you...
Ready? "Why is no one reh-dee?"
Gird Your Loins!
Ten Best Miranda Priestley Line Readings
10 "My flight has been cancelled... "
How incredulous and put out she sounds without even raising her voice. The way she says "school" when referencing her kids recital which she's desperate to attend is giggle worthy, too. So childish. Translation 'How could such a thing happen to the center of the universe... me?'
09 "There you are Emily. How many times do I have to scream your name?"
'Actually my name is Andrea.' Oh shut it Hathaway. She doesn't care. She will call you...
- 9/1/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The industry brings in $13 billion a year in the United States alone. No, we aren’t talking about the traditional film industry. We’re talking about porn. This Friday, Paramount is releasing George Gallo‘s Middle Men, which chronicles the rise of Internet pornography. To celebrate The Film Stage presents our 10 favorite films related to the industry.
Honorable Mentions: The Fluffer, Live Nude Girls
10. Wonderland (dir. James Cox) (2003)
John Holmes is a porno legend. Mark Wahlberg’s character in Boogie Nights is based on Holmes and the well endowed performer is at the center of the Wonderland murders in this film. Holmes, played adequately by Val Kilmer, eventually died of AIDS related complications and the surface of his persona is barely scratched here in favor of investigating the seedy world of crime that goes hand-in-hand with the world of pornography. - John L.
9. The Girl Next Door (dir. Luke Greenfield...
Honorable Mentions: The Fluffer, Live Nude Girls
10. Wonderland (dir. James Cox) (2003)
John Holmes is a porno legend. Mark Wahlberg’s character in Boogie Nights is based on Holmes and the well endowed performer is at the center of the Wonderland murders in this film. Holmes, played adequately by Val Kilmer, eventually died of AIDS related complications and the surface of his persona is barely scratched here in favor of investigating the seedy world of crime that goes hand-in-hand with the world of pornography. - John L.
9. The Girl Next Door (dir. Luke Greenfield...
- 8/5/2010
- by TFS Staff
- The Film Stage
For most purposes, the words “complicated” and “complex” are synonyms. When you dig around a little though, there is a big difference between the two concepts, at least, if you ask a lot of philosophers and thinkers. Generally, a thing is as complex as it is, but it isn’t too complex, or not complex enough. At the same time, it makes sense to think of some things as simple and complex. Things can be too complicated though, and it is hard to imagine something being simple and complicated at the same time.
It is largely an odd and unnecessary distinction, but it serves well to grasp where people often go wrong in their attempt to make things seem quite clever. You see, the things that stand out as seeming very intelligent are usually rather complex, and when in doubt the idea is invariably to make a thing ever more complicated.
It is largely an odd and unnecessary distinction, but it serves well to grasp where people often go wrong in their attempt to make things seem quite clever. You see, the things that stand out as seeming very intelligent are usually rather complex, and when in doubt the idea is invariably to make a thing ever more complicated.
- 7/19/2010
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
I wanted very badly to believe in the Schreiber theory -- the belief that the principal author of a film is generally the screenwriter rather than the director -- because I come from a writer-ly background (the use of the word writer-ly notwithstanding). It makes the most sense to me. But after watching Tales From the Script, processing yesterday's exercise, and poring over the comments, I can't subscribe to a theory which holds that the surest predictor of the quality of a film lies in the screenwriter. There are too many examples of well-thought-of directors making good films based on the scripts of mediocre screenwriters, and not enough examples of bad directors making good movies based on the scripts of well-thought-of screenwriters. Filmmaking is a process, and there are a great many factors that influence the outcome of a film -- talent, editing, casting, production -- but if any one...
- 6/22/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
Paired with Brady Corbet in Alistair Banks Griffin's Two Gates of Sleep, David Call is contained to a mute role but the very physical performance demanded for the part of Louis and one harrowing scene in particular is likely to land the actor further parts. - #7. David Call Paired with Brady Corbet in Alistair Banks Griffin's Two Gates of Sleep, David Call is contained to a mute role but the very physical performance demanded for the part of Louis and one harrowing scene in particular is likely to land the actor further parts. With bit parts in Mary Harron's The Notorious Bettie Page, Lajos Koltai's Evening and Daryl Wein's Breaking Upwards, Call isn't exactly a newbie in the industry, but with television face time and a meatier part in another U.S indie title: Lena Dunham's Tiny Furniture, this is his official breakout year.
- 5/27/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
#7. David Call Paired with Brady Corbet in Alistair Banks Griffin's Two Gates of Sleep, David Call is contained to a mute role but the very physical performance demanded for the part of Louis and one harrowing scene in particular is likely to land the actor further parts. With bit parts in Mary Harron's The Notorious Bettie Page, Lajos Koltai's Evening and Daryl Wein's Breaking Upwards, Call isn't exactly a newbie in the industry, but with television face time and a meatier part in another U.S indie title: Lena Dunham's Tiny Furniture, this is his official breakout year. ...
- 5/27/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
It's been an overarching goal of the film industry to somehow artistically validate porn. There's Boogie Nights and The People Vs. Larry Flynt. There's even Kevin Smith's Zack and Miri Make a Porno. A few years ago, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer financed a documentary about Linda Lovelace titled Inside Deep Throat. Now two indie directors are looking to bring Linda's real life story to the big screen. According to Variety, Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, directors of the upcoming Howl, have signed on to direct Lovelace, a biopic about the woman who was porn actress Linda Lovelace and would eventually become anti-porn activist, Linda Marchiano. The film will reportedly be told through three interviews with the woman throughout her life. "It's a story with great dramatic and psychological dimensions," said Epstein. With the recent critical success of The Notorious Bettie Page, it's easy to assume that if...
- 1/21/2010
- cinemablend.com
The precursors have been squeezed into an unusually small period this year. The Globes, Bfca, Nyfcc, Lafca and SAG all announced in the space of one week. That's not business as usual. I guess this is one way to squeeze out all those regional critics groups because... who will care now? What does all this mean for Oscar? Generally clear consensus between the major precursors means that Oscar will be nearly a carbon copy. But with an unusual amount of time between the actors announcement and the announcement of Oscar nominations (Still more than a month away) it Might mean that Academy voters react to and against these lists, rather than along with them if you know what I mean. Do you know what I mean?
The Hurt Locker team is having a great awards season run.
Ensemble Cast
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Nine
Precious
Thankfully they...
The Hurt Locker team is having a great awards season run.
Ensemble Cast
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Nine
Precious
Thankfully they...
- 12/17/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Actress Gretchen "The Notorious Bettie Page" Mol, has joined the cast of the new HBO TV series "Boardwalk Empire", produced by Martin "Mean Streets" Scorsese.
Mol has a recurring role as a showgirl alongside actor Steve "Reservoir Dogs" Buscemi.
Set in Atlantic City, New Jersey during the gangster Prohibition era, "Boardwalk Empire" was adapted by Emmy-winning writer/producer Terence "The Sopranos" Winter from author Nelson Johnson's novel "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City."
The pilot episode, directed by Scorsese, was picked up by HBO, who ordered an additional 11 episodes, for a 12 episode season run.
"Boardwalk Empire" debuts Fall 2010...
Mol has a recurring role as a showgirl alongside actor Steve "Reservoir Dogs" Buscemi.
Set in Atlantic City, New Jersey during the gangster Prohibition era, "Boardwalk Empire" was adapted by Emmy-winning writer/producer Terence "The Sopranos" Winter from author Nelson Johnson's novel "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City."
The pilot episode, directed by Scorsese, was picked up by HBO, who ordered an additional 11 episodes, for a 12 episode season run.
"Boardwalk Empire" debuts Fall 2010...
- 12/5/2009
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Michelle Williams could end up playing Marilyn Monroe. Production Weekly has confirmed that she.s in talks to star as the iconic blonde, bombshell in the Simon Curtis film My Week with Marilyn, which starts shooting in June. At first glance, Williams doesn.t exactly look the part. That.s particularly important with someone like Marilyn, who.s appearance is so iconic and whom playing will usually mean spending time in a wide variety of revealing outfits. But Williams. is a great actress, one with an ability to completely transform herself. I never thought Gretchen Mol would be able to pull of Bettie Page, she looks nothing like the famed pin-up, but if you.ve seen The Notorious Bettie Page you know that she pulls off not only her personality but the heavily photographed centerfold.s physical appearance as well. Williams seems capable of pulling off a similar makeover for...
- 12/4/2009
- cinemablend.com
Gretchen Mol, who was last seen in last season's short-lived American television version of Life on Mars and in the feature An American Affair, will be going to HBO for the series Boardwalk Empire. She's scheduled to have a recurring role as a showgirl. The series is being produced by Martin Scorsese.
Gretchen Mol was on Life on Mars with Michael Imperioli, who was also on The Sopranos on HBO and was in Scorsese's Goodfellas. Boardwalk Empire star Steve Buscemi also appeared on The Sopranos. In short, all these people know each other and it's definitely a case of cast inbreeding. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Seriously, Gretchen Mol is a terrific actress and was fantastic in The Notorious Bettie Page. Given the talent already behind Boardwalk Empire, it was likely to be a fantastic series. Now its volume just went up to 11.
Filed under: Industry, Programming, OpEd,...
Gretchen Mol was on Life on Mars with Michael Imperioli, who was also on The Sopranos on HBO and was in Scorsese's Goodfellas. Boardwalk Empire star Steve Buscemi also appeared on The Sopranos. In short, all these people know each other and it's definitely a case of cast inbreeding. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Seriously, Gretchen Mol is a terrific actress and was fantastic in The Notorious Bettie Page. Given the talent already behind Boardwalk Empire, it was likely to be a fantastic series. Now its volume just went up to 11.
Filed under: Industry, Programming, OpEd,...
- 11/18/2009
- by Brad Trechak
- Aol TV.
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