Daily Briefing. Cinema Scope 50
David HudsonAlso: A new trailer for Soderbergh’s Magic Mike.
Also: A new trailer for Soderbergh’s Magic Mike.
A few thoughts on beatings, Bazin, gender, genre, and how montage can turn a man into a duck.
“Haywire is about the simple joys of action film virtuosity, and Soderbergh delivers.”
Also: Soderbergh’ll stay ferociously busy until his retirement day. Plus, the 2011 lists keep on coming.
Also: More lists, new DVDs and remembering William Duell.
Also: Steven Soderbergh, Shekhar Kapur and Theo Angelopoulos take on new projects.
Also: Cut-Ups in San Francisco, John Samson in New York, projects in the works and more.
“Haywire is, like The Informant!, a movie shaped by the rhythms and rules of 70s and 60s entertainment.”
This year’s edition features the premieres of Eastwood’s J. Edgar and Soderbergh’s Haywire.
Also: Iranian actress Marzieh Vafamehr sentenced to 90 lashes and one year in jail.
The great soundtrack composer for Contagion and Drive.
A discussion between two Notebook critics on Steven Soderbergh’s globetrotting epidemic thriller, Contagion.