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The Box

Release Date: Nov. 6 Director: Richard Kelly Writer: Richard Kelly (based on a short story by Richard Matheson) Starring: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella Cinematographer: Steven B. Poster Studio/Run Time: Warner Bros., 115 mins. What’s in the Box? A flawed but fascinating film...  read more

Richard Kelly seals The Box: release date, the Arcade Fire score, more

Ever get the feeling that writer/director Richard Kelly is setting himself up to be the next Orson Welles in terms of tragedy—the defiant, ahead-of-his-time director versus the studios that never seem to get it? Think about it. Welles arguably never escaped his critically acclaimed debut, Citizen Kane, while he was alive, and Kelly can't seem to shake his first movie, 2001's Donnie Darko. Granted one was an Academy Award-winner, while the other gained a cult following after hitting DVD, but the idea remains the same.  ...  read more

Trailer Stash: S. Darko, Knowing, Funny People, more

And now, a look at some notable trailers lighting up the blogs and message boards:...  read more

Robin Williams to play World's Greatest Dad

When not dispelling the notion of any involvement with the forthcoming Donnie Darko sequel, S. Darko, Richard Kelly and Co. have been brewing new material over at Darko Entertainment HQ. Darko folks Sean McKittrick, Ted Hamm and Kelly himself are teaming up with Process Media's Tim Perrell and Howard Gertler to produce World's Greatest Dad, a dark comedy with Robin Williams signed on as the lead....  read more

Richard Kelly's new movie delayed until late 2009

[Above: James Marsden and Cameron Diaz in The Box]For people who just received a box that could grant them $1 million, Arthur and Norma Lewis (James Marsden, Cameron Diaz) sure look a bit worried. That's probably because if they push the box's button, an anonymous person will die somewhere on the planet. And they've got 24 hours to decide. Tension = justified....  read more

Correction: Arcade Fire will not score Richard Kelly film

You shouldn’t believe everything you read online.  Arcade Fire lead singer Win Butler is annoyed and setting the record straight about Internet news gone awry regarding the band’s involvement with Richard Kelly’s new film.  On Butler’s blog on the band’s website he reports that despite recent statements on the web by Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly and engineer Markus Dravs, Arcade Fire will not be composing the score to Richard Kelly’s sci-fi, horror drama The Box.   ...  read more

Kelly decries Darko sequel, collaborates with Arcade Fire

Director Richard Kelly will not, he repeats, will not be involved with the upcoming Donnie Darko sequel in any way, shape or form. Oh, and by the way, the Arcade Fire is scoring his new film The Box. That’s pretty much been the news swirling around the director in the blogosphere this week. It all began with film studio Velvet Octopus’ announcement last week that a sequel to Kelly’s cult favorite Donnie Darko would begin production May 18. S. Darko will take place seven years after Donnie’s death, and will follow his sister Samantha and her best friend on a...  read more

Catching Up With... Richard Kelly

Richard Kelly's Donnie Darko went from a flop at the box office to cult hit in just a few short years. That feature's eventual success lead him to funding for his next film, Southland Tales, about an energy-cartel conspiracy that's causing the end of the world....  read more

Southland Tales

Six years ago, Donnie Darko premiered to a massive audience of no one...  read more

Southland Tales trailer finally arrives

Let's preface this trailer with a word of caution: do not expect the images contained within the trailer to make a bit of sense. That being said, now we can proceed: Now, even though none of that really matched up, wasn't it incredible? From the down-tempo version of "Wave of Mutilation" to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as a pimp, there's no frame of that trailer that doesn't scream out to be watched. That it doesn't get any closer to telling anyone what the hell the film's actually about is only important if you think that's still somehow relevant. Southland Tales...  read more