Dario Argento's comeback?

The picture above just puts a constant grin on my face. Adrien Brody and Dario Argento. Really how freakin' cool is that. While I really am sadden that Asia Argento (who had to back out because of her pregnancy) will not be in the latest film from her father, I am extremely happy to see Mr. Brody. In case you are wonder, the film is called Giallo (which means Yellow) and is follows an American woman looking for her sister with the help of an Italian detective (played by Brody). The title is not only an homage to the Italian horror film genre, which is coined Giallo, but also the name of the killer in the film. Emmanuelle Seigner, who was last seen in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, has taken over Asia's role and should also be a great bonus to the picture. If you know me well you know my love of Dario Argento and I have very high hopes for this one. I have been extreme disappointed in his films the last two decades and really think this one could work with such a strong cast. Lets cross our fingers.

Hey Look a Title!

So I why I never clicked on add title is beyond me. But there it is. I have titles now. Sorry there is no news right now. I promise I will return in a few days and each post will now coming with its own title. Clever, huh. See ya soon.

Sorry. I seem to be more distant from this blog recently but I honestly don't mean to be. In the coming weeks I plan on being a lot more active in it. As I said before, making my music blog has made me more interested in writing again. Within the next week, you should see a review of the latest Magnolia Pictures blu-ray release The Signal. I just finished it tonight and I have to say it is quite different than what I was expecting which is not necessary a bad thing. Also on the way I should have some cool things to say about something I will be doing early next week. What is that you ask? Well, my buddy Bo is shooting another short film and yours truly is going to be a Grip/Production Assistant. I am super excited. He is shooting this one on 16mm film I believe should be one hell of a experience. Lots more on this next week.

Man, creating that music blog -yes I am plugging A Week at the Most - has really inspired me to write more so I figured I would also jump on here and write a few words before heading out to see the film The Strangers with some friends. I stumbled upon an extremely well written blog entitled and The House Next Door just had to eleborate. The person who writes the page was fortuate enough to make it to Cannes this year and brought me great news that I was hoping for and one bit of news I refuse to believe.

For starts he claims that Woody Allen's latest Vicky Cristina Barcelona is his return to form and very well maybe his closest to the director's masterpiece Annie Hall (one of my personal favorite films...ironically I am not a big Woody Allen fan at all). In case you are wondering, the film stars Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, and Scarlett Johansson. Second, he also proclaims that Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut Synecdoche, New York is a complete mindfuck and a total masterwork. Great news to hear figuring I am extremely excited for both films and each are on my must see of the year list.

Unfortunately another film on the list is Blindless, the new film by Brazillian director Fernando Meirelles and he states that the film is an utter disappointment. I just can't take his word for it. I really can't. He does call City of God and The Constant Gardener visually appealing but ultimately shallow films and I believe the exact opposite towards those films so maybe there still is some hope.

Just wanted to let everyone know that I just started a music blog over at A Week at the Most and I would love for everyone to read it when they could. Right now there is really nothing there just a few welcome words from yours truly but check back soon and I am sure I will have some enjoyable stuff on their to read.

Wow! I want this poster so bad. Last year it was announced that both Korea and Japan would take a stab at the spaghetti western. Early this year I was able to obtain a copy of Japan's try by none other than my man Takashi Miike. Entitled Sukiyaki Western Django, the film was a honest yet campy homage to the works of such legends as Sergio Leone, Sergio Corbucci, and even American filmmaker Sam Peckinpah. But The Good, The Bad, The Weird, the latest from Kim Jee-Woon (the director of the amazing A Bittersweet Life) may very well score 1 for Korea. Not only is the poster jaw-droppingly bad ass but the trailer is a beauty. Please do yourself a favor and click here.

Just days after the news broke of a date for There Will Be Blood on Blu-Ray, comes even more exciting news from the almighty Criterion Collection.

We've got some exciting news for this fall, and we wanted you to hear it first. Our first Blu-ray discs are coming! We've picked a little over a dozen titles from the collection for Blu-ray treatment, and we’ll begin rolling them out in October. These new editions will feature glorious high-definition picture and sound, all the supplemental content of the DVD releases, and they will be priced to match our standard-def editions.

Here’s what’s in the pipeline:

The Third Man

Bottle Rocket

Chungking Express

The Man Who Fell to Earth

The Last Emperor

El Norte

The 400 Blows

Gimme Shelter

The Complete Monterey Pop

Contempt

Walkabout

For All Mankind

The Wages of Fear

Holy Shit. Fantastic news to say the least. Hell, I didn't even know Criterion has the dvd rights to Chungking Express (unless this release will strictly be Blu-Ray). Of course Bottle Rocket is exciting too but man am I most excited for Contempt. See this film in glorious high definition will be simply jaw dropping. Matter of fact nearly every title on this list is promising. Can not wait!

I'll be back in a day or two with a review of XXY courtesy of Film Movement.