Variety’s Peter Bart sat down recently with “Hellboy 2” director Guillermo Del Toro, presumably for the upcoming episode of AMC’s “Shootout.” He also has some nice pics up of the inventive filmmaker’s infamous sketchbooks, though they’re covered in watermarks. I assume it’s all in the way of plugging Sunday’s episode (which should be a good […]
Peter Bart chats it up with Guillermo Del Toro
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:38 am · July 3rd, 2008
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LAFF closes: Sundance hits score again
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:11 am · July 1st, 2008
I must admit, the Los Angeles Film Festival hasn’t always been on my radar in the past, but its stature seems to be growing from year to year. This year’s edition wrapped up on Sunday, with the jury prizes going to Sean Baker’s “Prince of Broadway” in the narrative feature category, and to Darius Marder’s “Loot” […]
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REVIEW: “The Incredible Hulk” (***1/2)
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:30 pm · June 9th, 2008
When Ang Lee set out to direct the first feature film adaptation of Marvel’s Incredible Hulk property five years ago, some things were…different. Lee was coming off of the major awards success of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” which led audiences – many of them skeptics – to ponder what he might be able to accomplish […]
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‘Synecdoche, New York’ — another makeup contender?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:48 am · May 10th, 2008
Rope of Silicon recently posted a series of stills from upcoming releases, including Steven Soderbergh’s “Che” films and Fernando Meirelles’s “Blindness.” But this image from Charlie Kaufman’s “Synecdoche, New York” has me wondering if we don’t have another major contender for Best Makeup, a category shaping up to be more competitive than in years past. […]
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