Trishna
For more than twenty years, Michael Winterbottom has kept up a restless pace, directing almost a movie a year. So he can’t be faulted for being lazy or blocked. And there’s always thoughtfulness, a sense of purpose at the core of everything he’s attempted. But, perhaps as a symptom of his assembly-line approach to his filmmaking, Winterbottom’s track record is, by and large, pretty mixed. For every In this World and A Mighty Heart, he’s churned out half-baked product like Code 46, 9 Songs and his latest, Trishna Winterbottom’s adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Ubervilles.... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsMichael Winterbottom to Direct Film About The Beatles’ Final Years
Director Michael Winterbottom has tackled music in his past films, from dance music in Manchester in _24 Hour Party People_ to live concert performance in _9 Songs_. With the film _The Longest Cocktail Party_, Winterbottom will be taking on the final years of The Beatles. read more
Found in: Movies, NewsThe Trip Review
Two British actor/comedians playing versions of themselves travel the beautiful and bleak north England countryside, stopping to eat at various upscale restaurants, but mostly just talking. And talking and talking. And doing impressions of Michael Caine, Woody Allen, and Liam Neeson, as well as British personalities an American audience might not recognize. But mostly just talking, with overlapping affection and competition. Sound like a good idea for a film? It absolutely is. read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsOut-of-Competition Films and More Announced for Sundance 2010
News continues to trickle in regarding the lineup at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, taking place in Utah from Jan. 21-31.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsMichael Winterbottom nabs Affleck and Alba for next film
British director Michael Winterbottom has yet to really break out in the American box office, but that's probably because he couldn't care less. His films run the gamut from purposefully difficult (A Cock and Bull Story) to pitch dark (The Road to Guantanamo). However, his next picture, The Killer Inside Me, may be just the thing to pick up more than trifling interest stateside.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsIn This World
Director Michael Winterbottom is one of modern cinema’s most eclectic filmmakers. He’s done literary adaptations (Jude), political docudramas (Welcome to Sarajevo), wintery Westerns (The Claim), trippy postmodern biopics (24-Hour Party People), and futuristic, sci-fi love stories (Code 46, to be released next year). But his bravest and most successful film to date, In This World, borrows from the cinema of a country most Americans associate with the “axis of evil.” As many have noted, the Iranian New Wave is one of the most important cinematic developments of the last decade. Directors like Abbas Kiarostami and Mohsen Makhmalbaf have had an... read more
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