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“She takes hormone replacement. I can’t compete with someone who’s doping.”
–Elka on her rival for a senior man’s affection.
Quotables: HOT IN CLEVELAND – Episode 105
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on July 16th, 2010
MAD MEN season four poster, plus pics
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on June 21st, 2010
Tiger Woods Nike Commercial Parodies
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on April 9th, 2010
Tiger Woods: Golf superstar and now, thanks to Nike, Internet meme. Sure, this wasn’t what I had planned for my first blog entry in days. The PR pro in me wanted to write something insightful about Nike doing proper damage control because it has more invested in Tiger than Tiger does. Eh, whatever. A Dirk Diggler monologue over the Nike ad is just more fun.
Quickie: THE GHOST WRITER
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on April 3rd, 2010
The Ghost Writer (2010)–****
Quickie Review
A ghostwriter hired to complete the memoirs of a Blair-esque former British prime minister discovers an international conspiracy behind the politician’s career. Atmospheric and genuinely suspensful, this tense, focused geopolitical thriller from Roman Polanski beats with the same heart of darkness that made his Chinatown a classic. Thanks to a subtle but intense lead performance from Ewan McGregor, we enjoy being led through the deceptively low-key mystery–right to the devastating final shot. And yes, it’s easily Polanski’s best film in decades. Also starring Pierce Brosnan, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Hutton, and a brilliant Olivia Williams.
EMPTY HOUSE on ABC’s TGIF…
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on April 1st, 2010
For those of us who pine for the days of crappy 90s sitcoms, ABC played the cruelest April Fools’ Day joke of all. How dare you tease us with the return of Uncle Jesse, Tapanga, Harvey and most importantly, Coop. Shame on you ABC. Shame.
See all the other shows ABC isn’t planning to air anytime soon here.
I AM LOVE movie review – CIFF 34
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on March 28th, 2010
I Am Love (2010)–****
I haven’t seen many films at the 34th Cleveland International Film Festival, but for the quantity-over-quality people attending the fest, I’ll say this: I doubt you’ve seen a better film than I Am Love. Filled with rapturous sensuality and tragic melodrama, this Italian export from maestro Luca Guadagnino is thrilling from title to end credits. That Tilda Swinton, the finest actress working in cinema today, plays the lead here is just the icing on this delicious cake.
THE OTHER GUYS Motion Poster
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on March 27th, 2010
Probably wouldn’t have ever posted anything for The Other Guys, but thanks to Yahoo! Movies, the frivolity of an online “motion poster” caught my eye. They’ve been doing it for a while, but this is the first one I’ve stumbled across (courtesy of @tammycoo). The difference between a trailer and a motion poster? You can a trailer off.
Hopefully you like the song “Ridin’ Dirty” ’cause it’s going to replay–a lot. Got sick of the loop, real fast. Click on the image above to view the “motion poster.”
From Yahoo! Movies:
When a forensic accountant and a trigger-happy detective, both of whom idolize the city’s top cops, get a chance to step up and improve upon their “B team” status, things don’t quite go as planned.
The Other Guys, starring Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell, directed by Adam McKay, opens Aug. 6.
ONE HOUR FANTASY GIRL on Netflix, HEART OF NOW on OpenIndie and more in your Indie New Links
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on March 26th, 2010
What’s your fantasy?
- One Hour Fantasy Girl, directed by Edgar Michael Bravo and produced by John Paul Rice, is coming to Netflix. (Netflix)
- Heart of Now, directed by Zak Forsman, wants to be the first film on OpenIndie to get 100 requests. Worth a click. (OpenIndie)
- The Butler Brothers, my favorite indie brewers, are taking Confusions of an Unmarried Couple to Pittsburgh. Screening at Indies for Indies tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday. (PittNews)
Fin.
Got indie film news? Send it to dan@thefilmchair.com.
CIFF 34 Preview: HIPSTERS
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on March 26th, 2010
I don’t remember where I discovered Hipsters. (It probably came through on my “awesome Russian musicals” Google Alert.) Let’s just say when I watched the trailer above the first time a few months ago, I knew I would have to see this Russian Hairspray. I just didn’t think it would ever happen in a theater. Not so, thanks to the Cleveland International Film Festival, which has two more screening of Hipsters to go before the festival’s end.
From CIFF:
A smash success in Russia and winner of top NIKA Awards including Best Film, Best Sound, Best Art Design, and Best Costume Design, Hipsters is a candy-colored musical set in the drab Soviet Union of the 1950s.
Hipsters, directed by Valery Todorovsky, screens at the 34th Cleveland International Film Festival tonight at 7 p.m. (on Stand By) and tomorrow at 10 p.m. Get tickets for tomorrow’s screening here.
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