The 50 Best Movies of the Decade (2000-2009)
We're looking at the Best of the Decade throughout the month of the November. Today's list is the 50 Best Movies from 2000 to 2009. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayInglourious Basterds Breakout Replaces Nic Cage in Green Hornet
After talks with Nicolas Cage apparently fell through, Inglourious Basterds breakout Christoph Waltz nabbed the villain part in Michel Gondry’s forthcoming film version of The Green Hornet with Seth Rogen and Cameron Diaz. ... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsNic Cage, Cameron Diaz in Talks to Join Seth Rogen in Green Hornet
For a movie once assumed dead, The Green Hornet has shaped up well in the past several months, if a little bizarrely. First we learned that super-freak indie auteur Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine) would helm the film, long set to star Seth Rogen. Now here comes word that Nicolas Cage and Cameron Diaz are in negotiations to play the movie’s villain and love interest, respectively. ... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsAdam Yauch's Distributor Picks Up Michel Gondry Doc
Adam Yauch’s fledgling indie distribution enterprise Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired Michel Gondry’s new documentary, The Thorn in the Heart, which examines the French auteur’s aunt and her life in rural France. ... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsKevin Smith's Green Hornet to be Released as Comic Book
Over half a decade ago, Kevin Smith was in charge of bringing the Green Hornet to life, but one thing led to another, and Seth Rogen is now helming the project (along with director Michel Gondry) and writing the script. Now, Smith will revisit the comic-book hero with a comic book adaptation based loosely on his script, according to Entertainment Weekly. ... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsClassic Paste: The Best of Issues 1-10 (2002-2004)
(JUST A FEW MORE REASONS TO HELP SAVE PASTE)In a little more than two weeks, I'll celebrate my 6th anniversary at this magazine. When I started as Paste's second-ever intern on June 1, 2003, we were still a tiny operation. Only five of us were in the office full-time: publisher Nick Purdy, editor Josh Jackson, assistant editor Jason Killingsworth, myself (who would go on to become associate editor) and my intern cohort, Steven Bevilaqua. Other important folks—like senior/film editor and future Paste president Tim Porter, design director José Reyes, and future associate publisher Joe Kirk—were working part-time, since Paste... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayCannes 2009 Lineup Set, Includes New Michel Gondry Film
Cannes, the premier worldwide film festival, has finally announced the lineup for its 2009 event. Before we begin analyzing the choices, let's take a look at this year's selections:... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsSalute Your Shorts: The Music Videos of Michel Gondry
Salute Your Shorts is a weekly column that looks at short films, music videos, commercials or any other short form visual media that generally gets ignored.In its short history as a quasi-medium, music videos have produced a fair amount of directors-to-watch, from Anton Corbijn to David Fincher, but rarely has it been a place for artists to grow into maturity. For the most part, when a video director has moved onto bigger (not necessarily better) new things the videos point to their later interests but don’t really follow them. This is only natural, considering that you can’t tell what kind... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesMichel Gondry DVD to feature Rolling Stones, Radiohead
In a new DVD compilation, Michel Gondry shows once again that he can be a great music-video director as much as a visionary full-length film director. Gondry has directed music videos for Beck, Rolling Stones, Radiohead and Björk, using live animation and low-tech special effects. Among the quirky videos in the compilation, Radiohead's "Knives Out" and Michael Andrews and Gary Jules' "Mad World."... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsTokyo!/Tokyo Sonata
Tokyo! and Tokyo Sonata, two films by four directors... read more
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