This & That: Pixar Classes, Taylor Animation, and Simulated Sex
Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 10:30AM The Film Doctor has nine notes on Zach Snyder's Sucker Punch.
Inside TV EW describes a truckload of new pilots. Which will make the cut for fall. Lots of movie peeps willing to say goodbye to movie stardom if their shows get picked up including Kerry Washington, Kat Denning, Zooey Deschanel and Patrick Wilson. Others like Anjelica Huston and Angela Bassett are less surprising since the film roles have dried up (Stupid Hollywood!)
Serious Film offers up Lawrence of Arabia in the Line Reading Hall of Fame.
Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland, post coital in DON'T LOOK NOW
Twitch has doubts about Simon Kook becoming the new Thai action star in light of Tony Jaa's problematic career trajectory.
Cartoon Brew want to learn about animation and story development from the Pixar folks? You can for $500 during their upcoming New York seminar.
Movie|Line As the weekend began they followed up with the suddenly in-the-news again story about the infamous sex scene between Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie in Don't Look Now. Love the ending of the article.
Besides, what better way to spend a Friday than by trying to figure out if two movie stars had sex 38 years ago?
As for his denial, Peter Bart's new book, and Julie Christie's 38 year old refusal to answer the question... Trust no one. The only thing that makes these stories fun is that you really can't trust anyone. Only the director and the stars know for sure. But I'll say this: it looks just as convincing as the sex scene in Lust, Caution but in both cases, who knows? Editing can be deceiving. Especially when the editing is rapid fire and jaggedy as it it in both films.
And here is one of those freaky Taiwanese animated news renditions this time on Elizabeth Taylor's passing. I know some people will consider this disrespectful, but it's of a piece with what they do.
They always manage to come up with a few visual gags that show a certain amount of perverse creativity and actual thought. (Remember Jake Gyllenhaal's fruity penis from that SXSW news bit?) Plus I bet Elizabeth herself would guffaw as she had a great bawdy sense of humor about herself and everything else, too.
Reader Comments (8)
Marcia Gay Harden is in a pilot, too? And Anjelica Huston's is about the making of a Broadway show??? I may or may not be there! (though Huston's seriously looks like a lot of fun)
It really surprises me that Kerry Washington and Patrick Wilson would be willing to switch to TV. A huge commitment like being the star of a network TV show means significant less time to pursue interesting film projects if they come along. It doesn't seem like their desperate for work.
really liked the Liz Taylor clip :D
Worst show idea ever, also the funniest plot summary ever!
Hail Mary (Joel Silver, Ilene Chaiken, Brad Silberling, Jeff Wadlow). Buddy P.I. show centered on a suburban single mom (Minnie Driver) in Atlanta who teams up with a street-wise hustler (Brandon T. Jackson) to solve crimes (drama).
Great article on 'Don't Look Now" - thanks for the link! It really is one of the most sensual, real or not, scenes on film - with glorious music to boot.
I have no problems with Patrick Wilson wanting to work over a TV season with Jennifer Ehle (she of the original BBC Pride and Prejudice fame). Great, subtle actress.
That Taiwanese news clip is hilarious.
/3rtfull -- thanks for the follow up comment. I was like "what plot description is he talkign about?
colin -- well if i were an actor i'd be jazzed to work with jennifer ehle too but since so many bad tv shows employ good actors it doesn't necessarily mean much. I still weep every time i think of people like Linus Roache and Tim Roth slumming in by-the-numbers procedurals.