Jospeh Gordon-Levitt: Congrats!

Gordon-Levitt has taken off. After the success of 500 days of Summer and Inception, the young wonder has nailed a part in Spielberg's Lincoln, as well as Nolan's new Batman (the event of the summer!), and is now in talks for Tarantino's Django Unchained on top of everything!

That sound is the jealous groans of young actors everywhere.

He's basically ticking of the best directors working at the moment. Up next?? Scorsese? Mann? Fincher? We could be waiting a while to find out with his pact schedule...

 

Meloncholia

A truly amazing picture. Pitty it has been overshadowed by the idiocy (or should it be odyssey) of Von Trier. Nonetheless,  one of the best films of the year.

Contagion: Hollywood does a flu advert

Soderbergh's Traffic was an example film in how to handle an ensemble cast. Contagion is unfortunately not. Marion Catillard disappears while none of the others have enough screen time anyway to make a connection. Not that they necessarily would if they did.

The character's stories are stereotypes (look at Kate Winslet's 'hard working scientist' who has to cope with the no good, evil, admin women), while the script lags any momentum. Not even Soderberg can give the story of an unknown 'flu' killing people across the world, real credibility. The lectures about how many times we touch our face, the long lingering look at people who sneeze (uh oh!), and the slow steady wiping of a glass with someone's hand. It's all silly.


Take away the voice over and add a $60 million budget to a flu NHS advert. That's Contagion.


The over emphasis on these incorruptible, hard working officials does not ring true either; of course the drugs companies are going to be pulling the strings and milking it, and yes, some of these noble price winner scientists might help them a bit sometimes. Its true. At best, the idea of these officials getting all the stick and not deserving it, is not a relevant theme in a society over loaded with, yes, corrupt officials!

So want a sneak peak of Soderbergh's latest starring tonnes of unnecessary stars including Matt Damon, Gwyenth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Lawrence Fishburne and Marion Catillard? Check out this NHS advert on mute below...

NHS flu advert i.e. Contagion trailer

J.Edgar Poster and Trailer (for those interested)

New J. Edgar Poster. Eastwood and DiCaprio unite. Not keen on the look of this one myself but there's a trailer below for those wishing to be converted...

J.Edgar Trailer

recent trailers of Dragon Tattoo haven't being nearly as good. Still very excited though...

Lars Von Trier: He'll never speak again

Weird. Check this one out.

Lars Von Trier Statment (obviously not spoken):

"Today at 2pm I was questioned by the Police of North Zealand in connection with charges made by the prosecution of Grasse in France from August 2011 regarding a possible violation of prohibition in French law against justification of war crimes."

"The investigation covers comments made during the press conference in Cannes in May 2011. Due to these serious accusations I have realized that I do not possess the skills to express myself unequivocally and I have therefore decided from this day forth to refrain from all public statements and interviews."

Lars von Trier

Avedøre, 5. October 2011

Can't decide whether this is a good thing (he was stupid for saying he sympathized with Hitler whether he was joking or not!) or not. Either way I don't think this one will last. He'll be back to make more mazuma, i'll gurantee it. I can see it now: "Von Trier speaks out after ... years of Silence". Thoughts?

Young Adult Trailer: Jason Reitman + Diablo Cody (on form) + Charrlize Theron (on form) = Kinda Excited

Jason Reitman did some stunning work on Up in the Air. Not sure he can top it, but with another sharp script from Diablo Cody and Charlize Theron on amazing form, this should be decent stuff, worth keeping an eye on.

The trailer will increase your excitement. Check it out below.

Out Feb 10 2012

Young Adult Trailer