Cinema is Dope

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The film that bears the name of the essential Tom Mes book on Miike (details) gets a surprisingly simple and yet very effective poster artwork for it, of which I absolutely love its tag line (viewer discretion is advised). I last ran into Tom Mes and Jasper Sharp at the recent Cannes film festival. They had apparently flown all the way in just to see the new Jane Campion film (just kidding).

Japanese Cinema:
::: Jason Gray
::: Mark Schilling’s Tokyo Ramen
::: Midnight Eye
::: Nippon Cinema
::: Outcast Cinema
::: Ryuganji
::: Toronto J-Film Pow-Wow

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Friday, June 3, 2009

For contemporary films I don’t recall seeing any like Bruno (official site) release so many non-production publicity stills. These type were much more common decades ago but not so much anymore. In the case of Bruno it works to sell the movie more without giving too much away.

Related Coverage:
::: Cannes 2009
::: Previous Movie Wallpaper (Cinema is Dope)

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Monday, June 29, 2009

By now you have probably seen the trailer with the accompanying Arcade Fire song (watch here) and hopefully it has raised your awareness for how great this latest Spike Jonze film looks. The story by Maurice Sendak was the first book I ever read and as such has a fairly strong place in my heart and imagination. I’m happy this film is finally coming out and whatever the cut ends up being I do hope someday to see the 100% Spike Jonze cut.

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Sunday, June 28, 2009

I’ve already mentioned Paul Dano’s The Extra Man (link) being a film to put on your radar for 2010 and now I want to be sure I put his 2009 film, The Good Heart, on your radar as well. It comes from Icelandic filmmaker Dagur Kari who last brought us Dark Horse and it seems poised to make a major splash on the film festival circuit in the months ahead. Advance word in particular on the performances of Paul Dano and Brian Cox has been through the roof.

Synopsis:

Some small spoilers…

Lucas is a good-hearted young man who has come to an existential dead-end. He is homeless, living in a cardboard box under the Brooklyn Bridge. With a total lack of prospects for the future, Lucas tries to commit suicide, but the attempt is a failure like everything in his life…

Recuperating in hospital, Lucas is forced to share a room with Jacques, a grouchy bar-owner whose choleric demeanor and less-than-healthy lifestyle have resulted in no fewer than five heart attacks. With no family or friends and a risk of passing away any day, Jacques takes Lucas under his battered wing with the intention of passing on his legacy.

Lucas begins a strange education: he must learn how to make the perfect espresso and to adopt Jacques’ many bizarre philosophies.

Champagne, for example, is strictly for celebrating sporting victories, and never for seducing women. And, with the exception of the oddball regulars, no one is welcome in Jacques? bar.

Lucas moves in and very much against the odds, the two men form a quirky friendship. Everything seems to be going according to Jacques’ plan?

Until the rainy night when April, a drunken stewardess who is terrified of flying, strays into the bar. Jacques is out and Lucas can’t turn this beautiful stranger away. She winds up staying in Lucas’ bed and drinking Jacques’ champagne, both of which make the old man furious. April convinces the captivated Lucas that they should marry.

And that’s when things start to get really strange.

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