You'd think that with the trades are calling the demise of the independent film sector that no one in their right minds would throw themselves in a market in such a downturn.
I had already made 3 fairy tale short films - LITTLE SUCK-A-THUMB, THE FROG KING, and LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD starring Christina Ricci - so making a fairy tale feature film was a natural progression. an early draft of the script was workshopped at the Sundance directors and screenwriters labs. YEAR OF THE FISH is a loose adaptation of an old Chinese folk tale, so I decided to set it in the wonderful, vibrant neighborhood of modern-day Chinatown.
What do a career filled with masterpieces and living legends status get you in Hollywood? The ability to cast whoever you damn well want in your pictures, that’s what. The suddenly prolific filmmaking duo the brothers Coen have cast minor character actor Richard Kind and stage thesp Michael Stuhlbarg to star in their next film A Serious Man for Working Title and Focus Features.
"..the WB doesn’t miss a beat with a “Double Dip” re-release of Batman Begins that amounts to nothing more than a repackaging of the original 2-dics release..."
A trailer landed on the editor's desk of AICN earlier today, and I'm surprised that it comes to us without a proper formal introduction. The trailer for The Informers will evoke thoughts of the plotted out Los Angeles scape that worked so well in Paul Haggis' Crash and definitely a tinge of hopelessness felt with a film like Requiem for a Dream.