May 2011

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  • 05.26.11
    Mulholland Drive, Episode One Blog Exclusives, Trade News | Comments Off
    Perhaps it's because so many films are so mind-numbingly stupid that I prefer being confused to patronized, maybe it's because of that amazing scene in Club Silencio with that rendition of Llorando, or maybe it's just because I am a messed up, masochistic human being who needs a man with a big couch & a deep knowledge of Freud, but for my sins, David Lynch's crazy mind-fuck Mulholland Drive is one of my all-time favourite films. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/L9PutqzezwU" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] And apparently that crazy trip was originally planned to be a television series, so that the mental minefield would ...
  • 05.20.11
    Nobody Loves a Trier Blog Exclusives, Trade News | Comments Off
    Good God, has the Cannes Film Festival ever gone off without a hitch? It seems every year there's some big epic drama that overshadows the ones unfolding on screen. This year, people reportedly queued for hours just so that they could boo Mel Gibson as he walked up the red carpet, despite most reports claiming that his performance is the best of his career. Now, I'm not going to defend Mel Gibson, but I will say that abusing him in that manner seems a bit pointless. For one, if people were so offended by his actions, a more affecting protest ...
  • 05.06.11
    INTERVIEW: CONOR HORGAN, director of One Hundred Mornings Interviews, Trailers | Comments Off
    Is there any room for civilized behaviour when the world is coming to an end? How long would it take for you to abandon rituals, to forget pleasantries, to abuse your power, and finally to turn on your neighbour, your friend, your lover? As Irish director Conor Horgan’s post-apocalyptic drama One Hundred Mornings is released, he talks to Roe McDermott about societal breakdowns, morality and why even at the end of the world we’ll be sleeping with the wrong people. “I’m not one of these guys who walks up and down the street with a large sign saying ‘The End ...