Thursday, August 11, 2005

I'm not that complicated

Gwyneth Paltrow takes a turn at directing

She contended that the industry is much more female-friendly. Women aren't directing films in large numbers, she said, because it's an all-encompassing job that is not often compatible with the complexity of women's lives.


hrm..

Monday, August 01, 2005

Sterling & Clark Art Institute celebrate "10 Distinctive Directors Under 50" Including: Lukas Moodyssoon, Michael Winterbottom, Alfonso Cuaron

John Peel's honorary induction into the UK Music Hall of Fame will include a one-hour documentary called Keeping It Peel: Teenage Dreams So Hard To Beat no word yet on a dvd release.

Rotten Tomatoes has the exclusive Doom trailer.

I can't help but take some satisfaction in the shock running through the circles of Sundance devotees in response to general disinterest in Hustle & Flow.

Tit for tat, I can't help but be a little disappointed with the tepid reception 9 Songs is receiving.

Jessica Yu wins amateur fencing title and tomorrow her documentary about Henry Darger, In the Realms of the Unreal, will air as part of PBS's film series POV.

Gina Torres discusses the upcoming Serenity film (directed by master of all things cultishly hip, Joss Whedon) with BlackFilm.

GOSSIP!: Bill Murray and Sofia Coppola caught in a compromising position.

Meanwhile Dark Horizons takes a closer look at Coppola's new film Marie-Antoinette. Starring Kirsten Dunst and Marianne Faithful who recently responded to death rumors.