Word: auteurs
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...fans of documentary-style filmmaking, “The Hills Have Eyes” is a prime example of this form applied to the horror genre. With archived footage spliced throughout and a grainy lens, this flick utilizes the old-school horror techniques patented by the auteur himself: Craven (who serves as a producer of this remake...
...that even my Mom, who can’t understand the lyrics of any rap or hip-hop, would be able to enjoy them. It is almost impossible not to get a natural high off of the positive feelings be-bopping throughout every segment. Gondry, the crazy auteur of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” filmed this just months before Chappelle bugged out and headed for South Africa, leaving behind his mega-successful “Chappelle’s Show.” Running parallel to Chapelle’s concert footage...
...comix. Both explore the nature of love, the intransigence of death, the possibility of time travel and a cosmos full of parallel lives. One has its origins in a failed Hollywood A-list movie; the other comes from the alt-auteur world of the small comix press. The first, The Fountain, written by filmmaker Darren Aronofsky (?, Requiem for a Dream) and drawn by Kent Williams, arrived in late 2005 from Vertigo/DC in the form of a high-end, full color hardcover graphic novel (166 pages) with a price ($40) that reflects its luxurious production. The other book, Ganges...
...When receiving his well-deserved Nobel Prize, Colombian auteur Gabriel García Márquez described the ironies and solitudes of the land where unbelievably, “El Dorado” used to appear in maps until just over a century ago. The surreal waters of Latin America reveal two very different paths forward and today’s horizon acquires the sadly familiar shape of uncertainty. One of those paths tries to materialize El Dorado, in the form of fossil fuels rather than gold and further vanquishing democratic institutions. The other is a harder path to follow...
Pixar may follow its summer vehicle Cars with Ratatouille, a tale about a rat who lives in a fancy French restaurant. Little is known of future projects, but Incredibles auteur Brad Bird has long wanted to direct a noir-style film, possibly based on Will Eisner's comic The Spirit. Meanwhile, creative kingpin John Lasseter, who has a deep affinity for traditional 2-D cel animation, is expected to revive that form in some way. He may even jump-start the long-dormant world-music spin-off of Fantasia, titled Musicana...