We Need to Talk About Kevin – Starring Tilda Swinton, Ezra Miller and John C. Reilly. Directed by Lynne Ramsay. Originally published November 15, 2011. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo We Need to Talk About Kevin arrives on DVD and Blu-ray March 28, 2012. We Need to Talk About Kevin is a nightmare movie; disjointed, dizzying, […]
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Archive | March, 2012
Play It Again – A Streetcar Named Desire
March 27, 2012 
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Play It Again – A Streetcar Named Desire. By Jess Lomas. Play It Again is a weekly feature in which classic-film connoisseur Jess Lomas revisits a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a […]
Read moreInterview: Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre)
March 27, 2012 0 Comments
Interview: Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre). By Simon Miraudo. Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki (ah-kee kaur-oohs-mak-ee – more fun to pronounce than even Michel Hazanavicius!) is one of the most acclaimed writer-directors in the world. Famous for his adaptation of Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment, as well as The Match Factory Girl and The Man Without a Past, […]
Read moreSingle white fairy tale – Mirror Mirror review
March 26, 2012 2 Comments
Mirror Mirror – Starring Lily Collins, Julia Roberts, and Armie Hammer. Directed by Tarsem Singh Dhandwar. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. Keeping up with shifts in the pop cultural consciousness is a full-time job, and I don’t envy the devoted parents who must struggle to stay abreast of what their children might be ‘into’ at […]
Read moreThe Hunger Games catches fire at the box office
March 26, 2012 0 Comments
In news that should surprise nobody, The Hunger Games broke a whole bunch of records at the international box office over the weekend. The picture earned $214.25 million worldwide; $155 million of that came from the U.S. alone, were it enjoyed the third biggest opening of all time (behind the debut weekends of Harry Potter […]
Read moreClerks: The Animated Series returning in 2013
March 26, 2012 1 Comment
Kevin Smith has revealed on his Twitter account plans to resurrect the long-defunct Clerks animated series in 2013. The series, based on his breakout 1994 independent film of the same name, ran briefly in 2000. And we mean briefly. Only two of the six episodes were ever aired, though the DVD release became popular in Smith’s fan circles. Fans may not have to wait […]
Read moreMichael K. Williams cast as Ol’ Dirty Bastard
March 26, 2012 0 Comments
MKW will play ODB in an upcoming BIOpic, Entertainment Weekly reports. Michael K. Williams, best known as the iconic Omar Little on The Wire and more recently as Chalky White on Boardwalk Empire, is set to star as the late Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard. It will mark cinematographer Joaquin Baca-Asay’s directorial debut. The picture will focus on […]
Read moreQuirky in any language – Medianeras review
March 26, 2012 0 Comments
Medianeras – Starring Javier Drolas, Pilar López de Ayala, and Inés Efron. Directed by Gustavo Taretto. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Medianeras plays the Perth International Arts Festival from March 26 to April 8. Click here for more details. Gustavo Taretto’s Argentine rom-com Medianeras owes a lot to quirky American cinema. Fans of Wes Anderson […]
Read moreInterview: Joshua Marston (The Forgiveness of Blood)
March 26, 2012 0 Comments
Interview: Joshua Marston (The Forgiveness of Blood). By Simon Miraudo. New York-based writer/director Joshua Marston made a splash with his feature debut Maria, Full of Grace in 2004; a Spanish-language film that earned star Catalina Sandina Moreno a Best Actress nomination at the 77th Academy Awards. He spent the next six years trying to put […]
Read moreBohemian rhapsody – Le Havre review
March 26, 2012 0 Comments
Le Havre – Starring André Wilms, Blondin Miguel and Jean-Pierre Darroussin. Directed by Aki Kaurismäki. Rated M. Originally published January 16, 2012. By Simon Miraudo. Besides having one of the best names in cinema history, Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki, (ah-kee kaur-oohs-mak-ee; go on, say it!) has a reputation as one of the finest filmmakers in […]
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