This week brings the release of Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter, a film that is, in a weird way, based on another film -- it's inspired by an urban legend that has surrounded Fargo for years. The connection between these two films is undeniably unique, but the idea of making movies about other movies isn't. Below,…
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In this episode of the /Filmcast, Dave, Devindra and Adam discuss Darren Aronofsky's latest project, Noah, assess Fox's terrible summer movie season, and try to determine where Burn After Reading fits in the Coen brother's filmography. Eric D. Snider joins in to review the film as well. Have any questions, comments, concerns, feedback, or praise?…
Read MoreHere is a round up of stories that just didn't make the /Film front page, or what we like to call.... Page 2! ComingSoon has the poster for Focus Features' Hamlet 2. The New York Times has a audio commentary slideshow with Aaron McBride, the visual effects art director for Iron Man, describing how the…
Read MoreLast week I got the chance to sit down and talk to Garth Jennings, the director of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and the upcoming film Son of Rambow. I can;t express to you how wonderful Son of Rambow is. It's everything that Be Kind Rewind could have been, mixed with Wes Anderson's Rushmore. I…
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One of the best films of last year which won't hit theaters until this year is Garth Jennings' Son of Rambow. The film premiered at the 2007 Sundance film festival and was quickly snagged by Paramount Vantage. The buzz was so high on the movie that I was unable to get into a screening at…
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I've said before that Son of Rambow is one of the best movies of the year (read my review here). I feel like I've been saying this a lot lately about a bunch of movies, but as the year winds down, you start to gain perspective over the previous year. But to be honest with…
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Son of Rambow was probably the biggest hit of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, sparking a record bidding war, which ended with Paramount Vantage taking home the goods. The film was originally set to hit theaters on July 20th 2007, but was pushed back to an unknown 2008 date without reason. Many people speculated that…
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Son of Rambow was one of the most talked about movies at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. But it was one of those films that I was never able to squeeze in to me schedule for one reason or another. Not seeing Rambow is my biggest regret of Sundance 2007. From Garth Jennings, the director…
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Today I finally found some time to sit down and sift through the 352 official selections of the 2007 Toronto Film Festival. Many hours later, I present to you 65 must see movies at the Toronto International Film Festival. I did the work so that you don't have to. So why should you care about…
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