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...quarter-century (1957-81). He stayed married to the same woman for more than a half-century. He remained true as well to his mordant muse, both when his movies were acclaimed hits and later, when they tanked at the box office. Fashions changed; he didn't. A Wilder script was always recognizable by its adamantine dazzle, whether in 1931 Berlin (Emil and the Detectives) or 1981 Los Angeles (Buddy Buddy...
...original script, written by Peckinpah (The Wild Bunch) and Gordon Dawson, the protagonist is a white American in Mexico City. The film is usually described as a cult classic. “It’s very violent. It’s also tragic in its own way,” Silva says. “Some have called it a strange, weird masterpiece.” In his version of the masterpiece, Silva plans to make the protagonist a Chicano—a Mexican-American. “He becomes a man of two worlds...
...have a film to work with, so there’s less of that blank page effect,” he says. “And I like the potential that it has. I’m excited about it.” Nor does Silva fear that his script will be corrupted by Hollywood commercialism. “I’m working with a friend, and he has a good team working with him,” he says. “I’ve been lucky to have Benicio Del Toro as a collaborator. I have...
Although Jodie Foster’s Academy Award for her performance in Silence of the Lambs testifies to her competency as an actress in a thriller, she struggles with this belabored script, posturing, grimacing and trembling through each scene in an attempt to convince the audience of the horror of her situation. Yet, in order to recreate herself as a believably unlikely heroine, Foster applies an air of uncertainty to the character of Meg, attempting to portray a normal woman who is pushed to courageous limits by exceptional circumstances. Unfortunately, the resulting combination of hyperactive anxiety and vacillation results...
Perhaps the movie’s real tragedy is its overwhelming focus on the development of the suspense through the bleakness of Fincher’s traditionally dark settings and the excessive maneuverings of Koepp’s script; in the process, it becomes entirely two dimensional, aiming only to frighten the audience. The movie also avoids exploring the intriguing social question posed by the similarity between both Burnham’s and Meg’s familiar devotion. Whereas Meg’s struggles to protect her daughter are portrayed as valiant and admirable—a mother?...