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in Premiere
by
Karl Rozemeyer, 29 April 2008
While director Jeremy Podeswa has spent years producing high-profile television episodes in series such as Nip/Tuck, Six Feet Under, and The L Word, the Toronto native would rather work on his own projects rather than others'. His latest film, Fugitive Pieces, gives him the opportunity to do just that, as he adapted it from the eponymous book by fellow Canadian Anne Michaels. Here, Podeswa speaks passionately about the show, which he calls a "work of sustained poetry, and a work of sustained emotion."
Posted 5:05, 1 May 2008
This abstract was written by
Brian Willett
and edited by Brijit.
in Premiere
by
Karl Rozemeyer, 28 April 2008
While British filmmaker Broomfield has tackled controversial subjects before, such as Kurt Cobain death conspiracies and serial killer Aileen Wournos, his new film, Battle for Haditha, may have the biggest influence yet. The film is based upon an actual incident in Iraq involving a convoy of Marines that goes on a killing spree after the death of one of their own. In this interesting interview, Broomfield discusses the challenges of remaining faithful to historic events while still allowing actors to improvise, as well as his difficulties in convincing survivors and witnesses of the killings to open up on camera.
Posted 4:15, 1 May 2008
This abstract was written by
Brian Willett
and edited by Brijit.
in Premiere
by
Steve McFarland, Jr., 28 April 2008
With his new documentary, Standard Operating Procedure, filmmaker Errol Morris plays the unique role of "part private investigator, part psychoanalyst, and part conjurer," as he explores the emotions of those scapegoated in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. If the highly publicized pictures were worth a thousand words, Standard Operating Procedure could fill volumes, as the "non-fiction horror movie" explains how the scandal was both revealed and concealed by the photos. In this engaging feature, Morris explains how his background as a private investigator aided him in making the film and why he feels the "bad apples" at the prison helped President Bush get re-elected.
Posted 3:49, 30 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Brian Willett
and edited by Brijit.
in Premiere
by
Karl Rozemeyer, 24 April 2008
Interviewing Baby Mama stars Fey and Poehler, Rozemeyer makes the comedy feel a lot more serious and introspective with his evaluations of the acting and direction. The movie -- written and directed by former Saturday Night Live writer Michael McCullers -- gives both actors a chance to play characters with depth that neither had while on SNL. The interviewer also praises the two women for their intelligence and wild improvisational skills. Both McCullers and Fey are careful to differentiate Fey's character from the one she plays on NBC's 30 Rock, although both acknowledge the similarities.
Posted 9:35, 29 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Bryan Fagan
and edited by Brijit.
What do the actresses Sharon Stone, Renée Zellweger, and Julia Roberts and have in common? They've all lost their virginity twice -- once in real life and once on the set. These 23 celebrity quotes shine some light on how they and a host of others pulled off on-screen sex. Hugh Grant recounts a revealing movie shoot when he wore flesh-colored garments to stay modest on-screen: "I wore all three pairs, one on top of the other. I was terrified that something was going to slip out." Premiere keeps things light, of course, but it's a unique facet of sex in the cinema.
Posted 1:10, 25 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Guido van den Anker
and edited by Brijit.
in Premiere
by
Jenni Miller, 21 April 2008
Miller joins the creators and stars of the new almost-political comedy Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay. After other films confronting the war on terror have fallen flat at the box office, Miller predicts that this comedic approach will fare better. However, outside of previewing the movie's tackling of racism (and Neil Patrick Harris' eagerness to play himself once again), Miller tells us little about the film. If you're wondering if the sequel is as good as the original, look somewhere else.
Posted 2:43, 23 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Jonathan Pinoli
and edited by Brijit.
in Premiere
by
Glenn Kenny, 17 April 2008
Kenny offers an homage to the freeze frame, highlighting 20 films with the most provocative sex scenes across several eras of cinema. While some newer films, such as 2002's Secretary and 2005's A History of Violence, make the ranks of this steamy selection, the list is dominated by older films, dating all the way back to 1956, with ...And God Created Woman. Each film is accompanied by a brief explanation explaining the factors that qualified it for such distinction as well as a provocative picture for those with inadequate imaginations. Still, the thin analysis makes the piece seem more like a ratings grab than a compendium.
Posted 11:03, 22 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Brian Willett
and edited by Brijit.
in Premiere
by
Nell Michlin, 16 April 2008
Michlin introduces the documentary/concert film Young@Heart about the band of the same name, an elderly music group that performs rock covers ranging from Jimi Hendrix and The Clash to Radiohead and OutKast. Directors Stephen Walker and Sally George tour with the band for seven weeks as Young@Heart makes the songs their own: Purple Haze is about dementia, for instance, and Coldplay's Fix You takes on new life when sung by a man with heart failure. Despite their frailties, pains, and grief (two members die during the documentary), the result is an uplifting study of hope and mortality. Michlin's feature can only fit so much detail into the piece, but it's enough to build excitement for the film.
Posted 12:48, 18 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Bryan Fagan
and edited by Brijit.
in Premiere
by
Karl Rozemeyer, 11 April 2008
David Cronenberg discusses the union of sex and violence on film, which he says go together "like bacon and eggs." To him, there is always a sexual element to violence in film and a violent element to sex scenes. Rozemeyer and Cronenberg discuss the sex scenes in the director's A History of Violence, intimating daring or risqué content for an American film, but the interview is so abbreviated (only four questions), they only offer hints of a real discussion.
Posted 5:29, 15 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Bryan Fagan
and edited by Brijit.
in Premiere
by
Karl Rozemeyer, 11 April 2008
Christophe Honoré's film Ma Mère, features the movie's protagonist "having sex with an incision in his mother's stomach" a scene Honoré says is an allegory to Catholicism. The film was inspired by author Georges Bataille's exploration of death and sex together, but he explains that his goal was to explore sensuality, not to shock or provoke. Honoré's distinction between a sex scene and pornography is a wise one: If a scene, sexual or not, stays true to the piece's storytelling rather than attempting to "trigger something different in the spectator," it's not pornographic.
Posted 11:19, 15 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Jonathan Pinoli
and edited by Brijit.