• Sam Mendes could clearly use a paycheck, signs up for the new Bond. [Heat Vision]
• Navigating the season in “For Your Consideration” ads. [Vulture]
• Rodrigo Perez points out some buried points in another outlet’s coverage, namely that Apparition is aiming for a Cannes bow for Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life.” [The Playlist]
There are plenty of 10-years-later retrospectives going on this year. a powerful year in cinema such as 1999 is bound to spark nostalgia. Most recently we were discussing David O. Russell’s “Three Kings.” But over at MakingOf, there is a nice, brief chat with John August, screenwriter of “Go.”
Doug Liman’s “Swingers” follow-up was somewhat under-the-radar in 1999. It certainly wasn’t an awards contender, but I always loved it. And the soundtrack got its fair share of play my first year of college. Take a look: