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Film Review: Housemaid, The
"Despite the sillier elements and not to mention an even more perplexing climax, there is an upside to the pic in terms of its aesthetic and some of the edgier elements describing the different posits between characters. With a Cannes label on it, this could be a surprise breakout film for the Korean filmmaker."
Derick Martini Sees Chloe Moretz as a ‘Hick’
Fans of the little seen Lymelife - Derick Martini's directorial debut might be happy to know that the filmmaker is getting set for a New Mexico shoot and will be tackling the coming-of-age format once again, but perhaps with a tone that is far more darker, with Hick.
Strand Releasing File a Claim for Trapero’s Carancho
I didn't have energy left in my system towards the end of Cannes to have caught the Un Certain Regard selected Pablo Trapero emergency room drama romance Carancho - so I'm sort of glad that despite being panned by critics that Strand Releasing made a bid for the film and would go against the tide of what we see in art-house theaters by going with this noirish world filled with violence and grim.
SPC’s Gender-Bender Summer Treat: Sally Potter’s Orlando Receives Rerelease
Before releasing what I imagine is a cleaned up, DVD extra filled Blu-ray edition of Orlando, Sony Pictures Classics will re-release the pic in the art-house circuit starting July 23rd in NYC and Los Angeles. I've liked what they've down with re-releases for Pedro Almodóvar's films and Michelangelo Antonioni's The Passenger -- so this is on my must see for a 2nd time list.
Wiseman’s Boxing Gym Making the Rounds this October
Boxing Gym will commence its theatrical run starting at the IFC Center thanks to a joint release between mTuckman media and Wiseman's Zipporah Films (both recently paired on the very successful theatrical run of La Danse—The Paris Opera Ballet.
