- When Herzog Met Lynch: My Sons, My Sons, What Have Ye Done?
“It goes back to the time when he made ‘Elephant Man,’ ” Herzog said recently of their relationship, referring to Lynch’s 1980 film. “At that time, I was very close with Mel Brooks; you may not believe that, but I would walk into Mel Brooks’ office even if he had five attorneys sitting around. And I was raving to him about this extraordinary film I had seen, and that was ‘Eraserhead.’ “And I said, ‘Do you have any idea, there is an extraordinary talent there, who is this man, have you ever heard of him?’ And Mel Brooks chuckled and asked if I’d like to meet him. And he walked three doors down from his office, opened the door and said, “This is David Lynch. I’m producing his film ‘The Elephant Man.’” - Paramount to Start Micro-Budget Arm
Is the sky no longer falling? Off the huge success of the low-budget Paranormal Activity, Paramount has decided to launch a division dedicated to movies budgeted at less than $100,000. - Remembering Akira Kurosawa
Excellent essay and commentary on the attitude and essence of Kurosawa himself and his personal vision of self and his films. Donald Ritchie is a well of information on Japanese cinema. - NY Times Critic Manohla Dargis goes to the Mat for Women Behind the Camera
“I’m not talking about those buff babes who pop up in adolescent fantasies, licking their lips as they lock and load; I’m talking about movies made for and with women. I’m also talking about movies directed by women. Here’s a little history: Only three women have been nominated as directors by the academy in 81 years: Lina Wertmüller for “Seven Beauties” in 1976; Jane Campion for “The Piano” in 1993; and Sofia Coppola for “Lost in Translation” in 2003. None won. At a glance this year looks promising, with high-profile titles like Kathryn Bigelow’s “Hurt Locker,” Nora Ephron’s “Julie & Julia,” Lone Scherfig’s “Education” and Ms. Campion’s “Bright Star,” all of which have been too successful, critically and commercially, to dismiss.”
This discussion currently has 5 responses.
December 14, 2009
Is there a way to get the early Cine-Cast podcast episodes. Pre-68. Fantastic product.
December 14, 2009
Oi! The pre-#68 shows were hosted at the now defunct moviepatron.com not sure if andrew brought them over to the Rowthree servers or not.
Many of the Old Movie Patron Shows are here (as direct downloads)
December 14, 2009
thamks
December 14, 2009
I really enjoy your podcast. It feels like it mixes the best of Slashfilm, Mark Kermode, Filmjunk, and Filmspotting.
December 15, 2009
Hey Antho – glad you really like the show. Some of those older shows maybe a bit dodgy in terms of sound quality. Plus it took us a little while for us to find our groove. Episode #26 is the first one in which Kurt and I recorded together.
Let me know if any of those old podcast links don’t work.
http://www.moviepatron.com/page5.html