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One of the very best films to come out in the last couple of years hits DVD today and you haven’t seen it. Why Revolutionary Road, Sam Mendes’ tragically beautiful adaptation of Richard Yates’ novel, failed to connect with moviegoers is a question that has many answers: In an era of hope, it was too depressing; the core audience of 25-to-54-year-olds didn’t want to see their internal fears visualized with such damning reality; and,... READ MORE»
Okay, yeaaah, the Oscars! It’s going to take us at least a few more days to really be able to digest all the absolute batsh*t craziness that went down during Sunday night’s telecast. Can we all just start by agreeing that that show was truly bonkersville? We know there will be plenty of ink shed on the big winners: Kate, Sean, Penélope, Heath, Slumdog, etc., so we’ll just stick to the show itself for... READ MORE»
By | February 17, 2009 | 2:41 pm
BEST PICTURE The Reader My choice for Best Picture would be The Reader. I think it’s a magnificent film about little people with big experiences. It’s a movie that, at a time when movies are not about much of anything, is a very important film about how one generation pays the price for the sins of an older generation. And the generations meld through these intimate experiences. This is certainly true of America’s involvement in... READ MORE»
Like most of the English-speaking world, you probably didn't catch any of the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards last night on TNT and TBS (it's an awards show so nice, they air it twice!). That's too bad though. Not only does every movie star in Hollywood show up to bask in the glow of their acting peers--even Sean Penn!--but the broadcast is actually fun. Plus, there are no ugly sound mixers or writers... READ MORE»
For all the problems we have with The Golden Globes--they're haphazardly produced, completely ridiculous and totally second rate--we cannot stress how much fun it is to watch them each year. Mostly, that has to do with the fact that the stars drink during the ceremony. A lot. Last night, after Slumdog Millionaire won for Best Screenplay, the camera cut to a relaxed looking Brad Pitt, who leaned over to Angelina Jolie and asked, "What... READ MORE»
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Rex Reed | December 16, 2008 | 2:56 pm
Revolutionary Road Running time 119 minutes Written by Justin Haythe Directed by Sam MendesStarring Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kathy Bates, David Shannon Revolutionary Road, under the detailed, sharp-eyed guidance of Sam Mendes, is a flawless, moment-to-moment autopsy of a marriage on the rocks and an indictment of the American Dream gone sour. When they meet, Frank and April Wheeler (Leonardo DiCaprio and the fabulous Kate Winslet) have youth, beauty, energy and hopes of setting the world on... READ MORE»
Revolutionary Road Running time 119 minutes Written by Justin Haythe Directed by Sam Mendes Starring Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Shannon, Kathy Bates Sam Mendes’ Revolutionary Road, from the screenplay by Justin Haythe, based on the novel by Richard Yates, unfolds in a vale of disillusion and disenchantment so dismal that it seems a strange project to come to market in a crisis-laden period of crumbling values. That is to say that the unsuccessful efforts of an initially... READ MORE»
Wednesday night, the Museum of Jewish Heritage hosted the premiere of Good--another holiday season WWII drama starring Viggo Mortensen as John Halder (a German professor in the 1930s who is trying to be "good" despite societal pressures) and Jason Isaacs, who plays Mr. Mortensen's best friend Maurice, who is Jewish, in the film. We spoke with Good director Vicente Amorim on the red carpet about the recent rash of films with a 1930's German theme,... READ MORE»
The preview for Revolutionary Road, which opens Dec. 26, is one of those rare and wondrous pieces of promotion that tells you everything you need to know about a movie without really telling you anything at all. There’s beautiful Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, gleaming in their mid-’50s-era costumes, smoking, sighing, drinking, dancing, screaming, kissing … and then drinking, smoking, screaming and sighing some more. Nina Simone sings “Wild is the Wind” (“love... READ MORE»
Wednesday night, at the much buzzed about premiere of The Reader, we asked Kate Winslet what it had been like to replace Nicole Kidman in the film. (Ms. Kidman departed in January due to her pregnancy.) "Often actors jump in an out of each others parts, you know?" Ms. Winslet was wearing a brown off-the-shoulder dress with brown shoes and dark lipstick, and had her hair curled slightly off the shoulder. "You guys don't tend... READ MORE»
The Reader Running time 123 minutes Written by David Hare Directed by Stephen Daldry Starring Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz, David Kross Stephen Daldry’s The Reader, from a screenplay by David Hare, based on the semi-autobiographical novel The Reader, by Bernhard Schlink, has lost much of the emotional power of the book, which was published in 1995, translated into 40 other languages and became the first German novel to top the New York Times’ best-seller... READ MORE»
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Rex Reed | December 2, 2008 | 12:34 pm
The Reader Running time 123 minutes Written by David Hare Directed by Stephen Daldry Starring Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz, David Kross The turkey’s in the soup, the retailers are praying for a Merry Christmas, and the year-end movie countdown is in full swing. I’ve still got a few items on my screening list, but I will go out on a limb right now and predict I will see nothing greater, more haunting, wrenching or... READ MORE»
Sarah Jessica Parker lent her voice to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the audio guide to Costume: The Art of Dress, which will be available to visitors starting November 25. “Walking through the galleries listening to Sarah Jessica Parker’s narration will bring a sense of discovery and delight to the experience," said museum curator-in-charge Harold Koda. [WWD] A reminder: Rai Kawakubo's Comme des Garcons collection for H&M arrives in stores Thursday, November 13.... READ MORE»
Beatrice Inn co-owner Andre Saraiva has come out with a clothing line called Andrewear. [NY Times via The Cut] Having grown tired of pegged boyfriend jeans, Katie Holmes is now experimenting with head scarves. [Just Jared] Kate Winslet will reportedly play Vivienne Westwood in the upcoming biopic about the designer. [Vogue UK] Jessica Stam is learning how to fly planes. [WWD] ... READ MORE»
Here at the Culture Czar, we've had our eye on Revolutionary Road for some time. Academy Award winner Sam Mendes' adaptation of the depressingly awesome Richard Yates novel, which reunites doomed Titanic lovers Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, seems like it should be a guaranteed home run: high-pedigree Oscar bait that will also be incredibly watchable and wildly sad. We. Can't. Wait. However, there was some cause for concern over what Mr. Mendes would do... READ MORE»
