Exclusive articles:
Mountain Top Water Drop: Trailer for Casey Affleck’s I’m Still Here
Finally it has arrived. Less than a month before it preems theatrically (Magnolia is certainly not going to go the old VOD for one month route) and three weeks or so before it hits Venice, Casey Affleck's I'm Still Here -- a mocku experimental performance piece film that mixes faux and non-fiction is bound to be compared to a pair of Sacha Baron Cohen films that we're all too familiar with. The trailer obviously doesn't reveal what form this takes -- and at this point I'm more curious if Phoenix will complete the cycle on Letterman and how much longer will he run with this public performance?
Exclusive: Closer Look at Sebastien Silva’s ‘Old Cats’
After the critically acclaimed indie gem, The Maid, Sebastien Silva's third film, titled Old Cats (Los Gatos Viejos) is a rare world preem that cracked the NYFF line-up. When we last interviewed Silva, he had mentioned he'd be working on Second Child and subsequently he signed a two-picture deal with Elephant Eye Films moving "Old Cats" at the top of his list.
Rooney Mara Gets a ‘Dragon Tattoo’; Lands Coveted Lisbeth Salander Role
After much ink was spilled on who would be cast as Lisbeth Salander, Mara beat out some European and Aussie talents for what is a three picture paycheck type of deal. If Mara isn't already hitting the gym, she might want to follow the regiment that Noomi Rapace followed for her work on the trilogy. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo begins production this fall, with a release date of Dec. 21, 2011
Dana Adam Shapiro Tries ‘Monogamy’ with Oscilloscope Laboratories
Dana Adam Shapiro blasted onto the scene with Murderball, a Sundance doc about fear-less wheelchair warriors consumed by a modified full-contact sport of rugby. His first narrative feature film Monogamy, which just got picked up by Oscilloscope Laboratories, is described as a cautionary tale about sex, photography, and fear of marriage.
NYFF 2010: Cannes, Venice and Clint Eastwood Pack Impressive Slate
It's another "Cannes heavy" selection this year for the 48th edition of the NYFF. With the majority of the titles coming from the Croisette (look out for some personal faves in Cristi Puiu's Aurora and Michelangelo Frammartino's Le Quattro Volte) and the Lido (Abdellatif Kechiche's Black Venus, Kelly Reichardt's Meek’s Cutoff, Hong Sang-soo's Oki’s Movie, Pablo Larrain's Post Mortem, Patrick Keiller's Robinson in Ruins, Alexei Fedorchenko's Silent Souls, plus Raul Ruiz's miniseries Mysteries of Lisbon), I figure it be fun to take a closer look at the non-Cannes/Venice offerings.
