The Twin Peaks director lives for his work. He talks about his four marriages, why explaining his films is a ?crime?, and what makes him a happy camperDavid Lynch seldom smiles in photographs. His etched Easter Island statue of a face doesn?t glower so much as brood; lips pursed and eyes hooded, he looks every inch the auteur in winter. The quiff completes the effect, its lush swirl seemingly frozen in place by alarming, Lynchian thoughts.In his 40 years of film-making, the director has taken audiences from sunlit American idylls to surreal dimensions populated by demons, doppelgangers and psychotic killers. His are scenes you can?t forget: the whimpering, deformed baby in Eraserhead, the severed ear in Blue Velvet, the blood-spattered, skull-crushing violence of Wild At Heart, the nuclear explosion in Twin Peaks: The Return. Google ?David Lynch creepy?, and you get 5.5m results. Continue reading...
When the Beat Drops, a new documentary, follows a close-knit circle of black gay men in Atlanta who lead double lives ? professionals by day, dancers by nightWhen the Beat Drops, a new documentary directed by Jamal Sims, chronicles a close-knit circle of black gay men in Atlanta who lead double lives. By day, they are mild-mannered hospital workers, teachers and corporate employees. By night, they rock a furiously energetic, hyper-athletic style of dancing known as ?bucking?.It?s a style of dancing that?s both hidden and mainstream ? simultaneously a part of everything from underground clubs to Beyoncé videos and dance routines, including her recent Coachella extravaganza. (Sims, a noted choreographer, has worked with Beyoncé, Madonna and many other stars.) ?It?s still very underground,? Sims says of bucking. ?Although Beyoncé did it, and artists are doing it, people don?t know what it is, exactly.? Continue reading...
In 1988, the ambitious multimedia caper brought darkness and a satirical edge to the summer and the industry has struggled to match its inventiveness ever sinceAt a time when the predominant male gaze in the world of film criticism is being questioned by Oscar-winning female actors and lowly denizens of Twitter alike, the erudite New Yorker critic Anthony Lane took more flak than he might have expected for an irreverent review of Pixar?s innocent animated romp The Incredibles 2.Or not so innocent, depending on who you believe: Lane poked fun at what he claimed was Pixar?s overt sexualisation of cartoon superhero mom Elastigirl, likening her to Anastasia Steele in the Fifty Shades franchise before joking that she?d prompt many an accompanying dad to ?[rest] his cooling soda firmly in his lap? at the cinema. Some found Lane?s exaggerated leering over a family comedy lewdly funny, others simply gross. What inspired less debate, however, was the question of whether Elastigirl ? sleek in spike-heeled thigh boots and a rubber bodysuit, and seemingly made curvier than in the 2004 original ? was hot. Animated form notwithstanding, she kind of is, and Lane is far from the first person to note that: brace yourself before typing the words ?Elastigirl porn? into Google, is what I?m saying. Continue reading...
The film classification body?s five-yearly public consultation has revealed increased concern about the depiction of rape, and a desire for stricter ratingsIn the future, films containing scenes of rape or sexual violence are likely to be given more restrictive certificates by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), it has emerged.At a conference organised by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, where BBFC director David Austin gave the keynote speech, results from the organisation?s five-yearly public consultation indicated increased concern about such scenes, meaning certification guidelines may become stricter. Continue reading...
A heartwarming new documentary tells the story of the history teacher who stumbled upon the Brinton Collection, a unique archive of films from the earliest days of moving picturesMichael Zahs thinks of himself as a saver. ?I like to save things,? he says, ?especially if it looks like they?re too far gone.? This retired history teacher from Iowa, now in his 70s, has amassed quite a collection over the years: stray animals, farm implements, even a church steeple. He can trace the lineage of the peach trees in his yard back to 1800. Nothing he has saved, however, has been quite as remarkable as the Brinton Collection ? a mammoth set of films, lantern slides, posters and projection equipment from the first years of cinema, and even earlier. There are two exciting things about these artefacts. One is that during the more than three decades after Zahs took delivery of the collection and stored it on his property, he has been showing its treasures to local people and keeping the tradition of the travelling showman alive. The second is the discovery that the collection contains very rare material ? films by the French cinema pioneer, George Méliès that were once thought to be lost.Saving Brinton, an absorbing new documentary by Andrew Sherburne and Tommy Haines, tells the story of Zahs and the collection he saved. Between 1895 and 1909,one Frank Brinton crossed the Midwest with his wife Indiana and his travelling show, welcoming locals for a ticket price of just a few cents. At first he showed magic lantern slides, some of which ?dissolved? between two static images to create an illusion of movement. When moving pictures arrived, Brinton jumped aboard, ordering many films from distributors in France, one of the most prolific and creative producers in the early period. He also became the manager of the Graham Opera House in Washington, Iowa, which is now known as the State Theater and has been certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest continuously operated cinema in the world. Brinton?s programme included trick films such as those by Méliès, which used in-camera special effects to create fantastical spectacles, and many hand-coloured movies where the dye is applied directly to each frame. Projected in the dark, these vivid, bizarre images have lost none of their original impact. Continue reading...
Once a musical wonderland out of touch with reality, India?s film industry is finally addressing contemporary issues ? and telling women?s storiesThis is the summer the vibrator arrives in Bollywood. No woman in the 105-year history of the Hindi film industry has ever pleasured herself. But this month, in the blockbuster Veere Di Wedding and Netflix?s Lust Stories, no fewer than three women are featured in onanistic embrace.It is one sign of the rapid change under way in India?s most prolific cultural industry. The past decade has seen Bollywood?s first gay kiss, a hit film about sanitary towels and the industry?s highest-ever grossing film ? about the lives of two female wrestlers. Continue reading...
Annual Directors Guild of America study shows white men still dominate the industry with ethnic diversity at a five-year lowMinority film directors remain overwhelmingly under-represented in Hollywood according to a new report from the Directors Guild of America.The results of the annual study show that in 2017, just 16% of films were directed by women and only 10% came from film-makers of color, the latter statistic at the lowest it?s been since the DGA started reporting in 2013. The figures emerge in a year that saw notable successes for minority directors, including Jordan Peele?s Get Out and Greta Gerwig?s Lady Bird. Continue reading...
Lucasfilm said to be focusing on ?official? episodes of franchise after disappointing results for prequelFurther Star Wars spin-off movies have been put on hold after disappointing box-office results for Solo: A Star Wars Story.According to the website Collider, ?sources? have revealed that Lucasfilm, the franchise?s main producer, has decided to concentrate its efforts on the official episode series and scale back development of future one-off movies, known as the anthology series. Continue reading...
A 50/50 mix of cash and shares is bid to beat rival to bulk of Rupert Murdoch?s entertainment empireDisney has boosted its offer for 21st Century Fox to more than $71bn in a bid to knock rival Comcast out of the battle to buy the bulk of Rupert Murdoch?s entertainment empire.Disney has upped its offer to $71.3bn (£54bn) ? from $52.4bn ? trumping Comcast?s $65bn all-cash hostile offer tabled last week. Continue reading...
Daniella Pineda says a line revealing her character is gay was removed from the sequel because it ?wasn?t relevant to the story?The Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom star Daniella Pineda has said that a brief scene revealing her character to be gay was cut out of the finished film.The actor, who plays a paleo-veterinarian in the film, told Yahoo that a line of dialogue was taken out of the 130-minute film because it was running too long. In a scene involving her traveling in a vehicle with Chris Pratt?s character, she originally made a remark about her sexuality. Continue reading...
Check out this behind-the-scenes video of how the camera team filmed a portion of Doomsday's big fight sequence in Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice.
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