After branching out with a superhero comedy and an experimental urban drama, Michel Gondry is back to his usual whimsical tricks in Mood Indigo. And what great tricks they are. A musical-olfactory pianocktail device, a kitchen assistant no bigger than a table spoon, a lung pierced with a water lily, and an underwater church wedding…
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Michel Gondry's varied resume includes several documenatires, a superhero flick, and a scrappy urban drama, but he's still best known for his most whimsical, even dreamlike creations. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is rightly hailed as a classic, and while Be Kind Rewind and The Science of Sleep aren't at that level, they had…
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In the past few years, Michel Gondry seems to have fallen away somewhat from the playful dreaminess that characterized his earlier work like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Science of Sleep, and Be Kind Rewind. Last year's The Green Hornet looked more or less like the studio superhero flick that it was, and…
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Paramount Pictures has released a new international movie trailer for the Peter Jackson-produced Steven Spielberg-directed performance capture animated adaptation of The Adventures of Tintin. If you were skeptical after the initial teaser trailer, this full length preview might just win you over. Its great to actually see more action this time around. I have to…
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Briefly: Here's the first news of the official lineup for what could well be a very impressive Cannes Film Festival. Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris will open the 64th incarnation of the festival on May 11. It's an easy choice -- the director is a French favorite, and the film is packed with actors that…
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Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment have finally announced their release plans for Steven Spielberg's 3D performance capture adaptation of The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. The film will be released internationally in late October and early November, 2011, more than a month before the film is released stateside by Paramount on…
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