The rebooted version of 1994 comic book classic, The Crow, has found a new director. The previously-attached F. Javier Gutiérrez has bowed out, and relative newcomer Corin Hardy will take the reins on the gothic revenge actioner.
Per Deadline, Hardy’s name was suggested to Edward R. Pressman – who produced the original and is tackling the same role for the remake – by none other than Edgar Wright. A self-confessed fanboy, Wright was impressed by Hardy’s first short, Butterfly, and the edgy music videos he crafted for Ed Sheeran, Biffy Clyro, Keane, Paolo Nutini and The Prodigy, and recommended him for the gig. Hardy’s feature debut, The Hallow, traces the story of family who move to the rural confines of countryside and wind up fighting a load of creatures in the woods. It’s yet to be released, but will hopefully land a date for 2015.
Talk of a reboot of The Crow,...
Per Deadline, Hardy’s name was suggested to Edward R. Pressman – who produced the original and is tackling the same role for the remake – by none other than Edgar Wright. A self-confessed fanboy, Wright was impressed by Hardy’s first short, Butterfly, and the edgy music videos he crafted for Ed Sheeran, Biffy Clyro, Keane, Paolo Nutini and The Prodigy, and recommended him for the gig. Hardy’s feature debut, The Hallow, traces the story of family who move to the rural confines of countryside and wind up fighting a load of creatures in the woods. It’s yet to be released, but will hopefully land a date for 2015.
Talk of a reboot of The Crow,...
- 12/3/2014
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
To the extent that there can be a household name in contemporary avant-garde cinema, James Benning would be that guy right now. On paper, his work can sound harrowingly vapid; the worst case scenario for anyone who’s ever accused art house cinema of being ‘slow’ and ‘boring’. The thing is, they’re not. At all. In the same way that spending an hour at the beach, visiting the Grand Canyon, or having a meditation session could never be anything close to a ‘tedious’ experience, Benning’s films present patient viewers with all the grandeur, sublimity, and exhilaration of a first-hand encounter with the natural and material world. They also happen to be extremely complex and intelligent with regards to phenomenology, cinema history, and American ethnography.
In Edition Filmmuseum’s new 2-disc set – the second of a thorough project that will see the release of many of Benning’s key...
In Edition Filmmuseum’s new 2-disc set – the second of a thorough project that will see the release of many of Benning’s key...
- 7/3/2012
- by Blake Williams
- IONCINEMA.com
Per Movie City News:
Picture: “Wall-E” Runner-up: “The Dark Knight”
Director: Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire” Runner-up: Christopher Nolan, “The Dark Knight”
Actor: Sean Penn, “Milk” Runner-up: Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler”
Actress: Sally Hawkins, “Happy-Go-Lucky” Runner-up: Melissa Leo, “Frozen River”
Supporting actor: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight” Runner-up: Eddie Marsan, “Happy-Go-Lucky”
Supporting actress: Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” and “Elegy” Runner-up: Viola Davis, “Doubt”
Screenplay: Mike Leigh, “Happy-Go-Lucky” Runner-up: Charlie Kaufman, “Synecdoche, New York”
Foreign-language film: “Still Life” Runner-up: “The Class”
Documentary: “Man on Wire” Runner-up: “Waltz With Bashir”
Animation: “Waltz With Bashir”
Cinematography: Yu Lik Wai, “Still Life” Runner-up: Anthony Dod Mantle, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Production design: Mark Friedberg, “Synecdoche, New York” Runner-up: Nathan Crowley, “The Dark Knight”
Music/score: A.R. Rahman, “Slumdog Millionaire” Runner-up: Alexandre Desplat, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
New Generation: Steve McQueen, “Hunger”
Douglas E. Edwards independent/experimental film/video: James Benning, “RR” and “Casting a Glance”...
Picture: “Wall-E” Runner-up: “The Dark Knight”
Director: Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire” Runner-up: Christopher Nolan, “The Dark Knight”
Actor: Sean Penn, “Milk” Runner-up: Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler”
Actress: Sally Hawkins, “Happy-Go-Lucky” Runner-up: Melissa Leo, “Frozen River”
Supporting actor: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight” Runner-up: Eddie Marsan, “Happy-Go-Lucky”
Supporting actress: Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” and “Elegy” Runner-up: Viola Davis, “Doubt”
Screenplay: Mike Leigh, “Happy-Go-Lucky” Runner-up: Charlie Kaufman, “Synecdoche, New York”
Foreign-language film: “Still Life” Runner-up: “The Class”
Documentary: “Man on Wire” Runner-up: “Waltz With Bashir”
Animation: “Waltz With Bashir”
Cinematography: Yu Lik Wai, “Still Life” Runner-up: Anthony Dod Mantle, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Production design: Mark Friedberg, “Synecdoche, New York” Runner-up: Nathan Crowley, “The Dark Knight”
Music/score: A.R. Rahman, “Slumdog Millionaire” Runner-up: Alexandre Desplat, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
New Generation: Steve McQueen, “Hunger”
Douglas E. Edwards independent/experimental film/video: James Benning, “RR” and “Casting a Glance”...
- 12/9/2008
- by Sasha Stone
- AwardsDaily.com
MEXICO CITY -- David Cronenberg's crime drama Eastern Promises will open the fifth edition of the Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival, organizers said Thursday.
Known for its diverse international lineup, the festival is leaning heavily on European fare this year. Some 270 films from 47 nations will unspool during the two-week film fest, which runs Feb. 19-March 2.
The FICCO, as the event is called, will have 20 features and 15 documentaries in competition. Only one U.S. production, Chris Fuller's drama Loren Cass, will compete in the official fiction section.
Two Mexican films will make their debuts here, Enrique Rivero's drama Parque Via and Yulene Olaizola's documentary Intimidades de Shakespeare.
Other festival highlights include retrospectives of Danish filmmaker Carl Dreyer and U.S. helmer Frederick Wiseman. Among this year's guests are writer-director Harmony Korine, two-time Academy Award-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla and James Benning, who will present his latest documentary, Casting a Glance.
The FICCO also will feature gala screenings of such Oscar-nominated films as There Will be Blood, No Country for Old Men and I'm Not There.
Festival sponsor Cinemex said last year's event drew 78,000 admissions and it expects a bigger turnout this time around as it expands its presence in Mexico City and other Mexican cities.
Known for its diverse international lineup, the festival is leaning heavily on European fare this year. Some 270 films from 47 nations will unspool during the two-week film fest, which runs Feb. 19-March 2.
The FICCO, as the event is called, will have 20 features and 15 documentaries in competition. Only one U.S. production, Chris Fuller's drama Loren Cass, will compete in the official fiction section.
Two Mexican films will make their debuts here, Enrique Rivero's drama Parque Via and Yulene Olaizola's documentary Intimidades de Shakespeare.
Other festival highlights include retrospectives of Danish filmmaker Carl Dreyer and U.S. helmer Frederick Wiseman. Among this year's guests are writer-director Harmony Korine, two-time Academy Award-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla and James Benning, who will present his latest documentary, Casting a Glance.
The FICCO also will feature gala screenings of such Oscar-nominated films as There Will be Blood, No Country for Old Men and I'm Not There.
Festival sponsor Cinemex said last year's event drew 78,000 admissions and it expects a bigger turnout this time around as it expands its presence in Mexico City and other Mexican cities.
- 1/25/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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