Today's Podcast: Our Interview with Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola is interviewed about his new film ‘Tetro’, discusses the themes of his work and the digital production process, enjoys ‘The Hangover’ and offers advice for young filmmakers: The Film Talk – Part 78 – The Francis Ford Coppola Interview
A Race Waiting to be Born
‘In an infinite and eternal universe, the point is, anything is possible’ – Stanley Kubrick ’2001: A Space Odyssey’ is one of those films that leaves me wondering if there’s any point. To watching, I mean. Well, to watching other films, really; because ’2001′ is such a rich cinematic and theological experience you can’t imagine [...]
The Film Talk – Part 78 – The Francis Ford Coppola Interview
This Episode: Francis Ford Coppola is interviewed about his new film ‘Tetro’, discusses the themes of his work and the digital production process, enjoys ‘The Hangover’ and offers advice for young filmmakers. Get TFT delivered weekly via iTunes Subscribe to our podcast Subscribe to our blog Follow us on Twitter
The Film Talk – Part 77 – Tetro / Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
This Episode: Tetro / Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (to hear our interview with Francis Ford Coppola on Tetro click here) Get TFT delivered weekly via iTunes Subscribe to our podcast Subscribe to our blog Follow us on Twitter
This Week's Podcast: 'Tetro' and 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'
UPDATE – Thursday July 30th – The ‘Tetro’ and ‘Harry Potter’ show is now online: The Film Talk – Part 77 – Tetro / Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – – – Apologies to those who were expecting The Show to be online at the start of the week – due to logistical issues [...]
Roger Ebert on Digital Distribution and the Future of Movies
From the indispensable Roger Ebert comes this gently meandering blog post on digital distribution and the future of indie movies: The Light in the Tunnel These topics have been dear to my heart Dear Readers: Movie Piracy is Here to Stay – What to do About It? Ben Kingsley Doesn’t Do It For Me / [...]
'Elevator to the Gallows'
Silly. Blasé. Fun. French. Sexy. Black and White. Clocks. Guns. Office buildings. Passion. Crime. Germans. Jeanne Moreau. Louis Malle. Miles Daves. ‘Ascenseur pour l’échafaud’ / ‘Elevator to the Gallows’: You can rent it at Netflix and you should – ridiculously entertaining.
'Tetro' Starts Today at the Belcourt
Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Tetro’ starts today at the Belcourt. Normally when I watch a good film I get excited thinking about how I’ll discuss it on The Show – after watching ‘Tetro’, instead of writing notes for the Show re: what I had to say about the film, I picked up a camera and shot [...]
Re-visiting 'Hunger', the Most Important Film I've Seen this Year
In April we presented Episode 62 of TFT, focusing on ‘Hunger’, the astonishing feature film debut of the visual artist Steve McQueen, which compelled audiences on its release last Autumn, and is now available on DVD. I’m still reeling from my experience of watching this movie and wanted to revisit it; thoughts below. The political [...]
More Thoughts on Michael Mann / 'Public Enemies'
Pressed for time as we were, there were some thoughts on Michael Mann I didn’t get across on our ‘Public Enemy’ shows that I’d like to mention here. 1) Technology. Nobody shoots it better, (of course people have been saying this about architecture and Mann for years, plus there is much that has to be [...]
What You Thought You Always Knew
What You Thought You Always Knew 1: That Robert Duvall is a great actor 2: That he won an Oscar for his performance in ‘Tender Mercies’ 3: That, despite the fact that you loved him in films as various as ‘The Godfather’, ‘The Apostle’, and ‘Wrestling Ernest Hemingway’; that you have never been let down [...]
Latest Show: 'Moon'
Our latest podcast – the wonderful pic ‘Moon’, (which has had its run extended at the Belcourt – see it on the big screen while you can!): The Film Talk – Part 76 – Moon
The Film Talk – Part 76 – Moon
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'500 Days of Summer'
’500 Days of Summer’ opens tomorrow. Here’s my initial review after seeing it opening night at the Nashville Film Fest: ’500 Days of Summer’ Reviewed
Chéri
What a deceptively simple and elegant director Stephen Frears is! I had kept away from the press/previews/trailers of the latest, (return vehicle?), Michelle Pfeiffer pic ‘Chéri’ – though had picked up via ‘net osmosis’ the vague sense that it was a disappointment – one got the feeling that it ‘just wasn’t that good’. But isolating [...]
Latest Podcast: 'Brüno' and 'Public Enemies', Part 2
The latest show: The Film Talk – Part 75 – Brüno / Public Enemies, Part 2
The Film Talk – Part 75 – Brüno / Public Enemies, Part 2
This Episode: Brüno and our second analysis of Public Enemies Get TFT delivered weekly via iTunes Subscribe to our podcast Subscribe to our blog Follow us on Twitter
We're Back!
We’re back Dear Listeners after our Costa Rica excursion. Normal service will resume shortly, with a podcast review of ‘Public Enemies, (to add to our initial take on the pic), and ‘Brüno’. – – – (Photo above: One of our traveling party suggested it would be an interesting idea to get a snapshot of Higgins [...]
Normal Posting to Resume in One Week
Hey there Dear Listeners – everything went beautifully yesterday in Costa Rica! As Gareth and I are both down here for another week normal posting will not resume till Monday the 13th. Cheers! – – – (Photo above taken the at the Church, the night before the Big Day)
Latest Podcast: The Work of Andrei Tarkovsky
Just because Gareth and I are here in Costa Rica for the big event does not mean the podcasts stop Dear Listener! Click below to hear our thoughts on that most profound of artists, Andrei Tarkovsky, as well as an interview with Dmitry Trakovsky, director of ‘Meeting Andrei Tarkovsky’. The Film Talk – Part 74 [...]
The Film Talk – Part 74 – Andrei Tarkovsky
This Episode: Andrei Tarkovsky / Interview with Dmitry Trakovsky on ‘Meeting Andrei Tarkovsky’ For more information on the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s ‘Revisiting Tarkovsky’ Series visit their site here and their blog here Get TFT delivered weekly via iTunes Subscribe to our podcast Subscribe to our blog Follow us on Twitter
Karl Malden
So, here’s the thing about Karl Malden. Best role? Playing a liberationist priest in ‘On the Waterfront’. The priest may not know that he’s a liberationist, but Malden does. It’s an astonishing, grounded, fiery performance of balanced light and heat. It makes you want to believe. Last role? Playing a priest in ‘The West Wing’. [...]
