caffeine-headache: Film Archives

{Cannes Film Festival}

Nope, we couldn't make it to this years Cannes Film Festival either, but that doesn't stop us from getting psyched about some of the films (premiering at the festival), which will make their debuts nationwide later this year.

First let's mention the official poster, which is a photograph by David Lynch, adapted by French cinema poster artist Pierre Collier. It pays tribute to the talent and works of the renowned American filmmaker. The event organizer said the poster's design conveys the same tone as director Lynch's films. David Lynch's films have been nominated four times at the Cannes Film Festival. He also won the Golden Palm award for Best Picture in 1990 (for Wild at Heart) and an award for best Director for the film Mulholland Drive in 2001.

There are just too many films to mention making their debut at the festival. Amongst those I'm looking forward to hearing about are Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, Steven Soderbergh's Che, and Clint Eastwood's Changeling. Couldn't find any trailers for those films, but here's a couple that I did find trailers for.

Fernando Meirelles' (director of City of God, The Constant Gardener) Blindness...

Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona...

Visit the official Cannes Film Festival site for more info.

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{Fear Itself}

Here's an exclusive look at NBC's Fear Itself. The summer shock series features a new 1 hour mini movie every week from some of Horror's biggest names. The series debuts on NBC at 10pm on May 29th.

Visit the Official Site for more info or watch a clip right here..

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{Lost Sneak Peaks}

Here's a couple of sneak peeks from this weeks forthcoming Lost Locke-centric episode titled Cabin Fever...

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{The Rookie}

Are you fans of Fox's hit tv series 24 having withdrawls too? Then check out the new 24 spin-off The Rookie!

In these side stories rookie analyst/field agent Jason Blaine (Jeremy Valdez) is sent to Mexico City to find his mentor Alex Maxwell (Eric Beck), who has been kidnapped by drug czar Estaban Salazar (the Salazar brothers were introduced in season 3 of 24). The plot also thickens when a a mole is discovered inside the CTU (Counter Terrorist Unit), adding that familiar set up to fans of the 24 storytelling.

There's a bit too much brand advertisement (the webisodes are brought to you by Degree men's deodorant), and the acting isn't quite up to snuff, but it's still 24 right? The familiar setup is all there, the ticking clock, the framed character windows, etc.

Begin watching webisodes of The Rookie Right Here

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{Quarantine}

Quarantine's viral marketing aims to replicate Cloverfield-esque hype!

After 40 seconds of amateur videocam footage posted on YouTube back in March, Sony Pictures' forthcoming film Quarantine (directed by John Dowdle) is the latest in viral marketing that aims to replicate the kind of hype that Cloverfield generated.

The story centers around tv reporter Angela Vidal (Jennifer Carpenter of The Exorcism of Emily Rose) and her cameraman (Steve Harris), who are covering a story about a Los Angeles Fire Station. When a 911 call takes them to an apartment building, they find police officers already on the scene responding to horrible screams coming from one of the units. They learn a woman living in the building has been infected by a mysterious source. When the residents, officers, and tv crew try to escape they learn that the CDC has quarantined the building. There is no phone, internet, television, or cell phone access and officials are not relaying information to those locked inside. Once the quarantine is finally lifted the only evidence of what took place is the news crew videotape.

Quarantine is based on the '07 Spanish import {REC} by Paco Plaza & Jaume Balaguero. Look for Quarantine in theaters nationwide on October 17th.

Visit the Official Site to watch the full screen or hi-def trailer or view it right here...

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{Hamlet 2}

The red-band trailer is now online for Andrew Fleming's forthcoming comedy Hamlet 2. I had an opportunity to catch an advanced screening of the film last month, and I was pleasantly surprised that there were indeed a few good laughs to be had. The film starts slowly and resorts to all-too-familiar jokes early on, but once the musical gets underway that's when the real laughs begin.

Hamlet 2 is about an eccentric high-school-drama teacher (Steve Coogan) who enlists his Tucson, Arizona students in a politically incorrect musical sequel to William Shakespeare's Hamlet. Hamlet 2 costars: Catherine Keener, Amy Poehler, David Arquette and Elisabeth Shue (as Elisabeth Shue). Look for Hamlet 2 in theaters on November 22nd.

View the Red Band Trailer right here (or view it from the Official Site)...

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{Lost}

Last weeks Lost episode demands a repeat viewing, mainly to try and speculate on some of the mysteries that surround Ben. In the meantime, here's some Sneak Peaks at this weeks episode.

"Something Nice Back Home" Sneak Peek #1

"Something Nice Back Home" Sneak Peek #2

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{Surveillance}

Jennifer Lynch's directs her first film in fifteen years (her only other being her debut Boxing Helena) is not your typical serial killer thriller. The film is titled Surveillance and stars: Julia Ormond, Bill Pullman, French Stewart, Michael Ironside, and Cheri Oteri (yea, Cheri Oteri).

Ormond and Pullman star as FBI agents tracking a serial killer with the help of three of his would-be victims...all of whom have wildly different stories to tell.

Warner Bros. controls the German release rights to Surveilance, where it opens this summer, so this is the overseas trailer. No word yet on wehter this will get a U.S. theatrical release. Jennifer Lynch and Kent Harper wrote the script and (her father) David Lynch executive produced.

View the trailer right here...

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{Quarantine}

I posted over on dTheatre about Sony Pictures' forthcoming film Quarantine due to hit theaters nationwide on October 17th!

Read all about it and view the full screen or hi-def trailer right here.

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{Boarding Gate}

I recently began contributing to the excellent movie site dTheatre. I posted my first entry on Olivier Assayas new erotic noir thriller Boarding Gate starring Asia Argento, Michael Madsen, Carl Ng, Kelly Lin, and a cameo from Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon. Read all about it, checkout the trailer, and view some production stills right here!

Here's the smoking hot poster for the film...

Boarding Gate.tiff

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{Batman: The Dark Knight}

In addition to launching this aspiring District Attorney’s political campaign mini-site, Warner Bros has launched this new viral video clip for 'The Dark Knight' of Rachel Dawes endorsing Harvey Dent. Christopher Nolan returns to direct, Christian Bale reprises the lead role. Heath Ledger stars as the joker, Aaron Eckhart as district attorney Harvey Dent and Maggie Gyllenhaal plays assistant D.A. Rachel Dawes, a childhood friend of Bruce Wayne.

View the Rachel Dawes endorsing Harvey Dent clip right here...

March 31, 2008

{X-Files 2}

The X-Files 2 trailer was shown at the Paley Fest last week and it's got me exited about seeing the return of agents Mulder and Scully, even though the trailer doesn't exactly reveal what the plot is all about. So you might want to dust off those old X-Files DVD's to familiarize yourself Chris Carter's wonderful series!

View the trailer right here...

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{Fear(s) of the Dark}

IFC Films recently acquired the North American rights to the French film Fear(s) of the Dark. The black and white animated film provides a look at six different nightmares from six cartoonists and graphic artists.: Charles Burns, Blutch, Marie Caillou, Pierre DiSciullo, Lorenzo Mattotti, and Richard McGuire. The official US release date for Fear(s) of the Dark has not been set yet, but we'll keep you posted.

View the trailer right here...

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March 17, 2008

{Lost Sneak Peaks}

Here's a couple of sneak peeks from this weeks forthcoming Lost episode titled Meet Kevin Johnson, in which we may discover what Michael has been up to all this time.

Watch the Lost Sneak Peaks Right Here

March 12, 2008

{The Incredible Hulk}

The trailer for The Incredible Hulk premiered tonight and surprise surprise it's already online. The film stars Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth and William Hurt. In this new beginning, scientist Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) desperately hunts for a cure to the gamma radiation that poisoned his cells and unleashes the unbridled force of rage within him. Let's hoping it's better than the last one!

View the Trailer right here...

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March 11, 2008

{Remember the Daze}

Remember the Daze is a forthcoming independent film written and directed by Jess Manafort. The film follows a group of teens on the last day of class in suburbia 1999. This group of students cope with their undetermined fate over a 24 hour period, told in a stream-of-consciousness style. Remember the Daze (orignally titled The Beautiful Ordinary) opens in select theaters on April 11th.

View the trailer right here...

Visit the offical site here

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March 06, 2008

{The Foot Fist Way}

The red band trailer for The Foot Fist Way recently popped up online.
Here's the synopsis:
After he attacks the man who slept with his wife, a tae kwon do instructor (Danny R. McBride of Napoleon Dynamite) goes on a downward spiral that ultimately causes him to escape his feelings by going on a pilgrimage with his buddy and two of his students to see his hero, Chuck "The Truck" Wallace Look for The Fist Foot Way in theaters May 30th.

Watch the red band trailer right here..

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February 27, 2008

{Charlie Bartlett}

You can watch the first five minutes of Charlie Bartlett online now! Charlie Bartlett is currently playing in theaters nationwide.

View the first five minutes right here

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{Hamlet 2}

I was invited to an advanced screening of the forthcoming comedy tentatively titled Hamlet 2 last night. The comedy is about a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama teacher (Steve Coogan) who rallies his students and stages a modern day musical sequel to Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

Hamlet 2 is directed by Andrew Fleming (Dick, Nancy Drew) and co-written by Fleming and Pam Brady (South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Team America, Hot Rod). The film stars: David Arquette, Catherine Keener, Amy Poehler, and Elisabeth Shue.

Hamlet 2 was one of the first (and biggest) sales at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, claimed by Focus Feaures for a reported $10 million.

Let's start with what doesn't work. Like does the silly male student who adores Dana have to be so swishy? Do the Latino students who wind up in Dana's (Coogan's) class have to be so horribly stereotyped? What's with the racist Christian girl who suddenly becomes enamored by the Latino kids culture? Then there's Amy Poehler (an ALCU lawyer ready to defend Dana's production), who's lines are written with the word 'Jew' as the punchline?

There are plenty of funny of moments, such as in the opening scenes that portray just how down-and-out Coogan's charactor is. The scenes toward the end of the film, during the musical, are also especially funny. See the "I feel like I've been raped in the face!" or the "Rock Me Sexy Jesus" numbers for examples.

At the end of the day this movie still needs plenty of editing, but there certainly is a comedy to work with here. I wish I had a trailer for you, but their keeping this one on lockdown for now.

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February 25, 2008

{Beautiful Losers}

Beautiful Losers is a documentary film by Aaron Rose & Joshua Leonard celebrating the independent and D.I.Y. spirit that unified a loose-knit group of American artists who emerged from the underground youth subcultures of skateboarding, graffiti, punk rock and hip-hop including: Ed Templeton, Spike Jonze, Harmony Korine, Cheryl Dunn, Clare Rojas and Mark Gonzales.

View the Trailer right here...

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February 20, 2008

{Where the Wild Things Are}

The verdict is still out on whether this clip, which popped up online a few days ago, is real or not. The clip is from Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers scripted adaptation of Maurice Sendak's children's book Where the Wild Things Are. The visual effects for the film may have resulted in the film being pushed back to 2009, so this may in fact be an early (or unfinished) clip we're looking at. Judge for yourself...

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February 14, 2008

{Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull}

Awe, c'mon...you know you're mad for it!!!!!!

View the Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Trailer right here...

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February 13, 2008

{Teeth}

Awhile back I was cordially invited to the red carpet premiere of Teeth. I couldn't make it, but after watching the preview I wish I had.

Here's the synopsis: High school student Dawn works hard at suppressing her budding sexuality by being the local chastity group's most active participant. Her task is made even more difficult by her stepbrother Brad's increasingly provocative behavior at home. A stranger to her own body, innocent Dawn discovers she has a toothed vagina ('vagina dentata') when she becomes the object of violence. As she struggles to comprehend her anatomical uniqueness, Dawn experiences both the pitfalls and the power of being a living example of the vagina dentata myth.

Teeth is written and directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein and is currently playing in select theaters.

View the first five minutes of the movie right here...

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{Nada Surf}

Nada Surf is now streaming their entire forthcoming album on their MySpace! Their fifth album, titled Lucky, will release on Feb. 5th (from Barsuk Records) and features guest spots from Ed Harcourt ("Weightless" and "Beautiful Beat"), the Long Winters John Roderick ("Ice on the Wing"), and Ben Gibbard and Harvey Danger's Sean Nelson ("See These Bones").

Hear more from Nada Surf's MySpace

Hear the tracks individually from Hype Machine
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February 12, 2008

{This American Life}

This American Life is planning a stage show that would be filmed and sent live via satellite to movie theaters across the country. Ira Glass perform will host a audience Q&A via satellite with theater attendees. This is a public radio program first, but to make it happen This American Life needs to know if you’re interested! They are asking for your input by taking this very short survey (it’ll take less than two minutes).

Here's one of my favorite clips from a past This American Life episode: The Allure of The Mean Friend. This clip is from Mike Albo's book The Underminer (because I've known plenty of 'em). Give it a listen...

"The Underminer"

Take the This American Life survey right here

Here's the Trailer for the first season of the television show...

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February 04, 2008

{Smart People}

Smart People is an indie-comedy that premiered at this years Sundance Film festival. The story revolves around a literature professor (Dennis Quaid), his overachieving daughter (Ellen Page), and his freeloading brother (Thomas Haden Church). The film is the directorial debut from Noam Murro and was produced by Michael London (producer of Sideways). Look for Smart People in theaters April 11th.

View the Trailer right here...

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January 29, 2008

{Alice's House}

The story of Alice's House (or A Casa De Alice) revolves around Alice, a fortysomething manicurist trapped in a loveless marriage with a husband who has affairs with teenage girls. Alice also has trouble keeping her teenage boys in line, and things get even more complicated when a romantic figure from Alice's past suddenly comes back into her life

This award winning Brazilian drama is on the top of my movie viewing list and is currently playing in select theaters stateside.

View the Trailer right here...

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January 23, 2008

{Mister Lonely}

Harmony Korine's (director of Kids, Gummo) forthcoming film Mister Lonely is his first film in awhile. The plot synopsis goes like this: An American kid, a Michael Jackson impersonator, is lost...and he meets Marilyn Monroe impersonator and he gets found when he goes to this place where Charlie Chaplin, Shirley Temple, Madonna, and a bunch of other Jack Rabbit Slims employees live and see nuns falling out of the sky. Not quite sure what to expect from this one, but it stars Diego Luna and Samantha Norton in the lead roles. No official release date for Mister Harmony just yet, but we'll keep you posted.

View the Trailer right here
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January 21, 2008

{Drillbit Taylor}

This forthcoming comedy is co-written by Seth Rogen and stars Owen Wilson and Leslie Mann. The film is based on a John Hughes story about two kids who hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them from the playground bully. Look for this in theaters March 21st.

View the trailer right here...

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January 16, 2008

{Pineapple Express}

The plot to Pineapple Express revolves around a stoner (Seth Rogen) and his dealer (James Franco) who are forced to go on the run from the police after the potheads witness a cop commit a murder. Look for this comedy in theaters Aug. 8th.

View the trailer right here...

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January 14, 2008

{Paranoid Park}

Gus Van Sant's new film Paranoid Park is based on the novel of the same name by Blake Nelson. The story is set in the world of Portland's skateboarders, it's about a teenage kid "who accidentally kills a security guard and has to figure out what to do when police start to investigate the death". His otherwise typical life spins into a strange new reality of confusion, cover-up and guilt. Look for Paranoid Park in select theaters on March 7th.

View the Trailer right here...

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{Lost}

Have you seen the very realistic Oceanic Airlines billboards around town? Days after the billboards went up they were grafittied over with a web address of a former Oceanic employee digging to uncover the truth about flight 815. Just the latest clever marketing scheme to get people talking. Look for the new season to premiere Jan 31st.

Visit the Find 815 site right here!

If you haven't already seen it, view the Season 4 Trailer here...

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{Snow Angels}

Warner Independent recently put out a trailer for David Gordon Green's forthcoming film Snow Angels. The plot description simply lists this as: a drama that interweaves the life of a teenager, with his old baby sitter, her estranged husband, and their daughter. The film is adapted from the novel of the same name (by Stewart O'Nan) and stars Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale. Bonus points for using The National's "Slow Show" in the trailer. Look for Snow Angels in select theaters on March 7th.

View the Trailer right here!
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December 19, 2007

{My Name is Bruce}

The trailer for the forthcoming film My Name is Bruce recently popped up online. The film stars B-movie legend Bruce Campbell. Campbell plays himself in the movie, in which teenagers unwittingly unleash a demonic creature in a small town and the locals demand that Ash...er, Bruce save them. Campbell is known for the iconic Evil Dead movies and has also appeared (in cameos) in the Spider-Man films, the television show Brisco County Jr., and dozens of straight-to-DVD horror flicks. My Name is Bruce was originally slated for a 2007 release, but has recently been pushed back to 2008.

View the Trailer right here...

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{Cloverfield}

Five minutes of the forthcoming film Cloverfield is now online! The film is about five New Yorkers who throw a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Cloverfield is told from the point of view of their camcorder and doesn't feature any big Hollywood stars. Cloverfield is directed by Matt Reeves (The Pallbearer) and written by Drew goddard (Lost, Alias, Buffy). Look for the film in theaters on Jan. 18.

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December 18, 2007

{Lost Season 4 Trailer}

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December 11, 2007

{This is England}

I was super excited that Shane Meadows' This is England was released stateside on DVD (exclusively through Netflix) last week. I posted about this film earlier in the year when it released overseas and was anxiously awaiting a theatrical release in the US. To my surprise Netflix released the film on their own. The film won numerous awards upon it's release, the cinematography alone is worth noting, and as much as I try not to look at Rotten Tomatoes reviews, it received a remarkably high rating. I highly recommend checking this one out.

Preview the awesome soundtrack, which features tunes from: Toots & The Maytals, Soft Cell, The Specials, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Percy Sledge and more right here

Last week I posted a David Ford cover of The Smiths "There is A Light", this week it's another cover of The Smiths that was featured in the finale of This is England.

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