"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens Matt Zoller Seitz is the Editor-in-Chief of RogerEbert.com, TV critic for New York Magazine , the creator of many video essays about film history and style, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism, and the author of The Wes Anderson Collection .
Playwright Mark St. Germain, left, listens during a rehearsal at TheaterWorks in Hartford to points regarding the script for his drama, "Relativity," from Richard Dreyfuss, who plays Albert Einstein. Playwright Mark St. Germain, left, listens during a rehearsal at TheaterWorks in Hartford to points regarding the script for his drama, "Relativity," from Richard Dreyfuss, who plays Albert Einstein.
Taking on directorial duties on a series which was helmed by the same director for the first four entries could be something of a huge task to have on your shoulders. With a "Phan"-base as strong as the Phantasm one, one could only assume that filmmaker and FX artist David Hartman could fold under pressure.
We live in an era defined by franchises, but representation continues to be an issue. Female leads are still not the most common sight in Hollywood these days, but they've slowly become more prominent in recent years.
There was a lot more to Poe than the casual fan realizes. That idea's at the center of a new exhibit.
The Underworld franchise is now over 13 years old. The fifth installment in the series, Underworld: Blood Wars , isn't another prequel like Underworld: Rise of the Lycans ; it's another sequel following Selene , a vampire with a deep fondness for tight black leather and a real knack for disposing of Lycans.
Horror movies are fun, especially this time of year. But here are three that aren't kidding around in terms of terror.
Kate Beckinsale said she is hopeful that hiring female film directors will no longer be "unusual" in the coming years. The British actress appeared at New York Comic Con to promote her new movie Underworld: Blood Wars, the fifth instalment in the film series about the vampire warrior Selene.
The British actor, best known for playing Gollum in Lord Of The Rings and Caesar in the recent Planet Of The Apes films, said computer-animated performances should be considered in the Academy Award acting categories because they were no different than actors "wearing costume and make-up". He told the Press Association: "I'm really seriously not worried about it for myself but in terms of what it means to the art and craft of acting, I think it should.
