The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is hardly a personal project. Still, David Fincher’s sveltely malevolent remake of the 2009 Swedish blockbuster directed by Niels Arden Oplev from Stieg Larsson’s rambling thriller, a posthumously published international bestseller and Kindle record-holder, is a recognizably Fincherian caper. The movie, which opens with…
When I told someone I was off to a screening of We Bought a Zoo the other day, the response was an eye-roll. The reaction is understandable: Save for two music docs — an Elton John-Leon Russell album making-of and that Pearl Jam anniversary infomercial — Cameron Crowe has been…
There’s a very, very good chance you haven’t seen the best movie of 2011. At least, that’s what Karina Longworth is saying in this week’s cover story. Margaret, Kenneth Lonergan’s latest starring Anna Paquin, Matt Damon and Mark Ruffalo, is the best film of the year, Longworth says. So, yep,…
An exciting moment late in the day yesterday: The debut of the official trailer for Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings prequel, you know, The Hobbit. Finally. If you didn’t know, Tolkien’s book is being adapted by the pretty much same crew as LOTR (including an epic soundtrack by Howard…
The greatest old broad on TV, Betty White, doesn’t just outlive her contemporaries; she outworks them, too. She’s about to turn 90 and will celebrate with a TV special, Betty White’s 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America’s Golden Girl, airing at 7 p.m. CT, Monday, January 16, on NBC. Joining…
This weekend brings us the release of not one, not two, but three sequels, which also happen to be a few of the biggest cinematic adventures to hits theaters this holiday season! I hope you are the type to pay a visit to the snack bar on your movie theater…
Over on Unfair Park, Robert Wilonsky posted the full release from the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics picks of the best films of 2011. Descendants, the Alexander Payne drama with George Clooney, is a topper as well as Drive (full Q&A with the director right here), Martin Scorcese’s Hugo, and Steve…
Earlier this year, the Alamo Drafthouse released a video of a completely real-life voicemail from a rather-upset film patron who was booted from the theater after texting during the film. The Drafthouse, which I’d argue is one of the great theaters in our Milky Way, is very clear about their…
Described as a “psychotic prom-queen bitch,” the anti-heroine of Young Adult is a prize part that affords Charlize Theron one of the season’s prize performances — although, to judge from the voting at the New York Film Critics Circle conclave last week, few of my colleagues seem to agree. Perhaps…
Although supplying boy’s adventure thrills on the side, Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories are remarkable for how they make the process of empirical brainwork, and the resulting discoveries, breathlessly exciting. Each Holmes tale simultaneously unlocks a mystery while deepening the enigma of its hero in a miraculously sustained piece…
For 15 years and now four sequels, Tom Cruise has pilgrimaged regularly to the Mission: Impossible franchise. Like a Hindu’s rejuvenating bath in the Ganges, a dip in the series serves to wash away perceived doubts about the star’s enduring fame and clout. The sustained box office of the M:I…
Speaking of montages… The fine editors and shooters of YouPlusDallas (shot by Mark Blitch and Matthew Rojas) have posted their super-high-def recap of our Artopia party at the Dallas Contemporary. Very cool, guys. Very cool. I highly recommend jumping over to their site for the humongo-high-res version…alas, our strained servers…
With “Best Of” lists and year-end round-ups and critic’s picks ranking the best films of the year stacking up, the folks at Filmography (h/t Daily What) have created a great cheat sheet for you: a montage of the 2011 in films. Among them, of course, you’ll see gems like partly-Dallas-shot…
Gay Video & Lesbian Movies – Logo: Fierce TVThis season on ‘The A-List: Dallas,’ Cowboy Levi seduced everyone with opposable thumbs, straight-gal-in-charge Ashley nurtured her motherly instinct using brutal troof, Chia Hair Chase said “baybee” a lot, RepubliTwink Taylor made cute-bitch faces and deceived people, Crazy Trust Fund James drank…
If you’re anything like us Dork Knights, and you’re patiently clawing at your thighs in anticipation of the upcoming Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol screening (you know, so you can see the Dark Knight Rises prologue in glorious IMAX)… Then you’ll like the above newly-released, Bane-themed one sheet. Holy. By the…
New Year’s Eve (Wide Release) The latest ex-star-vaganza centered around a holiday a la Valentine’s Day, New Year’s Eve features more big names than a Jerry Lewis telethon. Directed by Gary Marshall (the aforementioned Valentine’s Day, Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride), the film weaves together various stories of couples on NYE…
Big, soft, squishy: These words describe Jonah Hill’s heart as well as his body in The Sitter, the mixed-bag last record of its star’s physique before a radical slim-down. As the film opens, Hill’s layabout Noah, kicked out of college and living at home in the suburbs of New York…
Michael Fassbender bares it all (pun intended) in the new NC-17 rated Shame, a tale of a sex addict living in New York co-written and directed by frequent collaborator Steve McQueen (Hunger). For Fassbender, who’s on the fast track to movie stardom with leading man roles in Inglourious Basterds, X-Men:…
The trailer for the Farrelly Brothers’ Three Stooges debuted yesterday, which is less a trailer and more an embalming. It really is a fascinating piece of terribleness. You can watch the whole thing here, but I’d advise against it if you’re prone to migraines or murderous bouts of rage.But don’t…
Inspired by a 2008 New York Times Magazine article by Alex Kotlowitz, Steve James’ commanding documentary The Interrupters, about “violence interrupters” in Chicago who intervene in conflicts before they escalate into gunshots, unfolds as deeply reported journalism. Much like Hoop Dreams (1994), James’ in-depth examination of the athletic aspirations of…
Gay Video & Lesbian Movies – Logo: Fierce TVSorry for the delay this week, poodles. Got tied up while filming for ‘Real Freelancers of East Dallas.’ Premiering soon on My Fantasy Bravo! Anyway, this week’s episode of ‘A-List’ ratchets up the drama in anticipation of next week’s season finale. This…
Steve McQueen’s first two films both star Michael Fassbender, feature virtually interchangeable titles and are nearly as grueling to watch as they must have been to make. But where Shame might be nearly as excruciating as 2008’s Hunger, it’s a lot less exalted. In Hunger, Fassbender’s imprisoned Irish revolutionary Bobby…
