luni, 26 ianuarie 2009

Nominalizarile lui Dark Knight

The Dark Knight
8 ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS
Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger
Editing: Lee Smith
Cinematography: Wally Pfister
Art Direction: Nathan Crowley (Art Direction); Peter Lando (Set Decoration)
Makeup: John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O'Sullivan
Visual Effects: Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
Sound: Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
Sound Editing: Richard King

premii la Sundance

Grand Jury Prize: US Dramatic: Push: Based On The Novel By Sapphire, directed by Lee Daniels
Grand Jury Prize: US Documentary: We Live In Public, directed by Ondi Timoner

Audience Award: US Documentary: The Cove, directed by Louie Psyhoyos

Audience Award:US Dramatic: Push: Based On The Novel By Sapphire, directed by Lee Daniels

World Cinema Jury Prize: Dramatic: The Maid, directed by Sebastian Silva

World Cinema Jury Prize: Documentary: Rough Aunties, directed by Kim Longinotto

World Cinema Audience Award: Documentar: Afghan Star, directed by Havana Marking

World Cinema Audience Award: Dramatic: An Education, directed by Lone Scherfig

Actors and Producers Guild Awards

this sucks ! Premiiel sindicatelor sunt cel ami sigur barometru pt Oscar ! mai els ca tot din ei voteaza si acolo pt ca sunt memebri AMPAS ! de acum e cam sigur: Slumdog Shite o sa ia best picture, poate si regizor ! Danny Boyle se va inscrie in gtaleria luminoasa a oscarizatilor (minus Ridley Scott, Hitchcock, Kubrick, Altman, Lumet, asta zice tot despre valoarea celui mai tare show din lumea filmului).
Si Sean Penn ia pt actor in Milk, omul e cvasipenibil in acest rol, mai mult spre I am Sam, mimicking, il prefeam bad sau tough guy, sau mort si cazind pe deal la greu (in cameoul din What Ever Happened, care anyway e un film mai entertaining ca Milk. Si da, nu-mi place mie Gus van Sant. Si cele 3 stele jumate date la Slumdog M, au inceput sa se incinga, la negativ, dar n-am sa le mai schimb ! Se simte un feelgood vibe din epoca Obama, de aceea Batman e exilat, ca si Clint, si

SAG (fara TV):
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role - Sean Penn (Milk)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role - Meryl Streep (Doubt)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Kate Winslet (The Reader)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in A Motion Picture - Slumdog Millionaire

PGA (fara TV):
Feature Film WINNER: Slumdog Millionaire

Other Nominees:The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk

Animated Film WINNER: WALL•E

Other Nominees:Bolt
Kung Fu Panda

Documentary Film WINNER: Man on Wire

Other Nominees:Standard Operating Procedure
Trouble the Water

duminică, 25 ianuarie 2009

The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)

primul film in full al lui Peter Weir, are o reputatie cult. Stiam ca ar fi luat un premiu la festivalul de film fantastic de la Avoriaz.Desi imdb nu da aproape nici oreferire interesanta la film, linkurile externe au. Un sit frantuzesc are o analiza cam boring, pedanta si pretentioasa, dar din care afli despre receptia in epoca, nula. Filmul a fost cumparat de Roger Corman, care l-a scurtat cu 15 minute (la 74 min in cinema), l-a dublat pe presonajul principal Arthur, si i-a adaugat un voice over din care sa reiasa ca e un american in calatorie in Australia si i-a schimbat titlul in The Cars That Ate People. Oricum (eroul ?) principal e superlame si are o voce penibila, el e mai mult un martor traumatizat si actorul, Terry Camilleri, e faimos pt ca l-a jucat pe Napoleon in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure !!!



Corman a mai preluat ideea masinilor ucigase si a realizat Death Race 2000. Apoi George Miller a realizat masini asematoare in Mad Max, de aici sursa cultului pentru filmul lui Weir care e destul de intimist si cam ciudatel.



In esenta o satira, situata intr-un mediu inchis rural, despre un oras, Paris, care provoaca accidente si prada masinile, si una din victime, Arthur, care ramine in Paris si e martorul acestei tzacaneli.



Am auzit de film dintr-o revista cinema pe cind eram pusti dar nu l-am putut gasi niciodata. Nu am stiut insa ca a a aparut pe dvd in Romania, scos de Proptiki sub titlul MASINI MORTALE. Copia a fost restaurata in 2001.

DVD-ul romanesc de ocolit, pentru ca dupa genericul 2.35.1 filmul devine 1.85. si ramine asa pe toata durata lui, desi scrie pe el ca e 2.35.1 format widescreen 16x9. Am inteles ca asa e si cel englezesc. Formatul e insa ok pe dvdul american.
In plus, acesta contine un interviu cu Weir (care cica merita mai mult ca intreg filmul) si un alt filmulet satiric vindut ca thriller, facut de Weir pt TV in 1979, The Plumber ! Un cofret frantuzesc, scos de Gaumont in 2004 contine ambele filme, plus Picnic at Hanging Rock si The Last Wave, acestea insa au parut in SUA scoase de Criterion.

5 din 10, 2 1/2 din 5