The Auteurs Daily: Anticipation
David HudsonLast day of August, and not a moment too soon. While others sort out the implications of Disney's acquisition of Marvel (have at it, folks), we're anxiously awaiting the more or less official
August 2009
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pages from a cold island: LIGHTS OUT (part one)
Neil Young"At the flicker of a switchWe can count the stars"The Auteurs, Lights Out (1999)Fin aout, debut septembre...And that's on balance good news, because it means the countdown to the next Viennale
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"Bad Lieutenant": Aesthetic Interrupted
Ben Simington“…I’m not doing the prequel to Aguirre: the Wrath of God, OK? Let me put it that way!”These were the kindest words Abel Ferrara had to say about Werner Herzog’s upcoming Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New
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The Auteurs Daily: Best of the British
David HudsonThe Observer Film Magazine poll that gives us a list of the "best British films" of the last 25 years can only be described as informal - but it's the informality that makes it interesting
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Regrets & Memories: A Conversation With Hirokazu Kore-Eda
Michael GuillenA talk with the Japanese director about his film Still Walking.
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The Auteurs Daily: The White Ribbon: How German Is It
David HudsonSince premiering in Cannes, where it won the Palme d'Or, Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon has been on a roll. Headed to the Toronto and New Yorkfilm festivals, it's just picked up the International
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Topics/Questions/Exercises Of The Week—28 August 2009
Glenn KennyWe Had It All: Someone saying she is Lauren Bacall has a Twitter account, which she is using for a number of interesting purposes, some of which the clientele and staff of The Auteurs should heartily
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Video of the Day: A Cherished Pop Song in Hirokazu Kore-eda's "Still Walking"
NotebookStill Walking opens in U.S. theatres August 28.
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Movie Posters of the Week: "Merman" and "Stolz der Nation"
Adrian CurryIf you haven't seen MerMan and Stolz der Nation yet, where have you been this summer? These films, with their perfectly pastiched posters, are the linchpins of the cinema-centric worlds of Judd Apatow
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The Auteurs Daily: Hirokazu Kore-eda, "The Sun" and Midnight Eye
David Hudson"What's remarkable about Still Walking, Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda's seventh feature film and one every bit as sensitive as his previous triumphs After Life (1998) and Nobody Knows (2004
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Video of the Day: Pedro Almodóvar Talks Penélope Cruz and "Broken Embraces"
NotebookBroken Embraces opens in U.K. theatres August 28.
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“Those who didn't understand will never understand”: Whit Stillman’s "The Last Days of Disco"
Dave McDougall"We're getting older. We've lived through a period that's ended. It's like dying a little bit." - Des We came to the city and we danced. There were late nights and stylish parties and too-eager girls