The Noteworthy: Tilda in a Box, "The Sorcerer" Returns, Korine Does Reddit

Scorsese tries to save the Bowery, Friedkin's _Sorcerer_ gets a second chance, Terrence Malick wants you to see _Zoolander_ & more.
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Edited by Adam Cook

News.

  • Above: Martin Scorsese has sent a letter to NYC's City Planning Commission, protesting the gentrification of the Bowery. If only every city had a master of cinema protecting the heritage of its neighborhoods...
  • Above: Quinzane des Réalisateurs have unveiled their poster for the upcoming edition this May in Cannes.
  • Above: Tilda Swinton has been sleeping in a box as part of an exhibition at MoMA entitled "The Maybe", but even though this was unannounced, can any of us really say it's surprising?

Finds.

  • Speaking of Korine, in what will likely go down as one of the most entertaining Reddit AMAs ever, the filmmaker fielded questions (sort of) from curious fans, resulting in exchanges such as this one:

"tetegomme: was Spring Breakers at all influenced by Tree of Life?

Harmony Korine: miami vice"

  • The Criterion Collection has released Charlie Chaplin's Monsieur Verdoux on DVD & Blu-Ray, and our very own Ignatiy Vishnevetsky has contributed an essay to the liner notes—it can be read online here.
  • Orson Welles in 1938, photographed by Harry Warnecke with his one-shot color camera (thanks to Hillary Hess for this one).

  • Over at The Seventh Art's blog, Spencer Everhart has turned his attention to a new short film from none other than MUBI's own Kurt Walker (which you can view above):

"With Everything Is Embarrassing (Neonlight), Walker appropriates a self-shot living room hangout for a recounting of a friend’s night out at a club that ended in heartbreak and disappointment, culled from the story’s original telling in a Skype conversation between the two. The text from that chat session is at one point superimposed over the image, bringing about a sense of how communication styles can traverse different modes of interpersonal contact. Walker’s camera is observational and the tone is appropriately patient, evoking the relaxed mood of the social interactions on display. It’s a small work of personal proportions and a naturalistic atmosphere bolstered by modest formal flourishes – the opening colors, the cut to a video game, ending shots of the club, etc. – that enticingly compliment the moods and moments being recorded."

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The NoteworthyNewsMartin ScorseseTerrence MalickHarmony KorineRick RubinRic MenelloOrson WellesWilliam FriedkinCharlie ChaplinRon RiceBen StillerKurt WalkerCannesCannes 2013Festival CoverageVideos
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