Eduardo Coutinho, Brazilian Master Of Documentary, Dies At 81 |
- Eduardo Coutinho, Brazilian Master Of Documentary, Dies At 81
- A Trio Of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 Big Game Spots
- Optimus Ride Grimlock! TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION Big Game Spot
- CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER Big Game Spot
- Report: Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, 46, Has Died
- Sundance 2014 Dispatch: GREEN PRINCE and A MOST WANTED MAN
- New To Netflix: Sweet, Sweet Trash!
| Eduardo Coutinho, Brazilian Master Of Documentary, Dies At 81 Posted: 02 Feb 2014 08:00 PM PST  Brazil woke up to sad, tragic news today, as filmmaker Eduardo Coutinho, 81, was reported dead in his apartment after he and his wife were stabbed. The main suspect, according to the police, is their own son, a 41 year old man with a history of mental problems. Coutinho's wife Maria, 62, is in the hospital recovering from her wounds, as is Daniel, 41, their son, who supposedly tried to commit suicide after the attack. Coutinho is considered one of the most important and influential filmmakers of all time in Brazil and was recently inducted in the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Still active after a career of more than 45 years, he was planning to direct a new film about the wave... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
| A Trio Of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 Big Game Spots Posted: 02 Feb 2014 07:30 PM PST  Sony has gone all out this Super Bowl and released three different adverts; a new trailer, and two spots for The Amazing Spider-Man 2. It is in the two spots that feature what could very well be hints at the scenes of the death of Gwen Stacey. Her death being the most talked about and most speculated part of this upcoming chapter in the Spider-Man franchise. And the latest full trailer features a lot of the genesis of Jamie Foxx's character, Max, into the villain Electro. And I gotta say. I really am starting to like Andrew Garfield in this. I dunno. I could be man-crushing here, but he has an undeniable charm in this role. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 opens in cinemas on May 2. ... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
| Optimus Ride Grimlock! TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION Big Game Spot Posted: 02 Feb 2014 07:00 PM PST  Oh. Dear. Me.Have you ever had one of those days when you wake up and say to yourself, "Man. What I need today is to see a Transformer, riding on top of a Dinobot, wielding a sword". Well, consider your day not fully lost because the Super Bowl spot for Transformers: Age of Extinction has just dropped and your wish has been fulfilled. Otherwise, it is a Transformers spot. Bang, Boom. Flash. Whee. Throw in the random human interaction. ... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
| CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER Big Game Spot Posted: 02 Feb 2014 06:30 PM PST  Along with the big game tonight will come some pretty impressive attempts by the studios to draw money from your bank accounts this coming spring and summer. And one of the first ones out of the block is the TV spot for Captain America: The Winter Soldier. And daaaaaaaaamn does it impress. Big special effects. Large stunt set pieces. Upping the ante on your elevator fight sequence. Yep. It is mighty fine looking. Captain America: The Winter Soldier opens in cinemas on April 4. ... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
| Report: Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, 46, Has Died Posted: 02 Feb 2014 10:50 AM PST  The Wall Street Journal is reporting that actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, 46, was found dead in his New York City apartment this afternoon. The report states: "The New York Police Department is investigating, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine exact cause of death." The actor won an Academy Award for his performance in Capote, and was nominated three more times, for Charlie Wilson's War, Doubt, and, most recently, for Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master. UPDATE 1: Added commentary below. Philip Seymour Hoffman was the quietest giant in independent cinema. He'd almost effortlessly take over a film be it in the form of a quirky character part or as the lead in a series of compelling and often challenging works. For years,... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
| Sundance 2014 Dispatch: GREEN PRINCE and A MOST WANTED MAN Posted: 02 Feb 2014 09:00 AM PST  Festivals are funny things. You're seeing loads of films all at once, a kind of gorging that only happens sporadically throughout the year. Often you get inadvertent connections between films, thematic consistency that otherwise might go unnoticed. Sometimes these connections may be a stretch - a line of dialogue that echoes with familiarity, or the same performer in multiple parts.Yet two films at Sundance this year occupy similar kinds of moral space. The fact that one is a documentary, and one a fiction film based on a novel written soon after 9/11, makes the connection in some ways even more remarkable.Green Prince tells the story of a unique connection between two men. Mosab Hassan Yousef is the son of one of the founders of the... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
| New To Netflix: Sweet, Sweet Trash! Posted: 02 Feb 2014 04:00 AM PST  This weeks entry of New To Netflix is not here to nourish your brain, fulfil your soul or stir deep undiscovered emotions. Here we encourage you to grab nachos, popcorn topped with flavoured oil product, and perhaps some cheap whiskey to sit back and bask in the dust-bin of cinema.... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
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