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Netscape Video: Is Borat Funny?
Filed under: Comedy », Documentary », New Releases », Celebrities and Controversy », 20th Century Fox », Movie Marketing »
It is pretty amazing how well-received Borat is with the critics. At Rotten Tomatoes, it has a rating of 95-percent in its favor, with the "cream of the crop" critics unanimous at 100-percent. One of the few people to offer a negative review (in part, anyway) is Netscape's Karina Longworth. In her latest "Netscape @ the Movies" video, she says,"as comedy and social commentary Borat fails more than it succeeds," and claims that, "if you live in the world, you've seen 75-percent of this movie." But she also states that the remaining 25-percent is, "totally worth the price of admission," and, "the winning stuff really is worth seeing."
Examining the purpose of such a film, the source of its humor, the validity of its satire, the questions regarding scripted scenes and the defense of its marks, Karina offers an insightful review of the highly-anticipated comedy. Of course, her problems with it havn't altered my immense excitement about seeing the film this weekend. How about yours?
Check out the video here, or download it over at Netscape.
More on Borat:
James' Review of Borat
Film Clips: Too Much Borat -- Who's the Man Behind the Mustache? ...
Is Borat Unethical?
Alec Baldwin Speaks Out Against Governator Doc
Filed under: Documentary », Independent », Celebrities and Controversy », Movie Marketing », Politics », Michael Moore », Cinematical Indie »
Another election, another politician wanted out of office ... and yet another documentary. This chain of events is so common now that the presence of partisan docs is as easy to ignore as all the real campaign ads on television. Even one such film, about Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger, would have passed under the radar if not for gaining a bit of controversy over the weekend. The film, Running with Arnold, is against the re-election of "The Governator" and has reportedly gone over the line as far as taste goes in order to attack the actor's qualifications for office. One person who isn't happy with the finished product is its narrator, Alec Baldwin. He could sue the film makers after having gotten no cooperation from them regarding his request to be removed from the project or a cease and desist letter that he issued to them. On The Huffington Post, he wrote about his disapproval of the film, particularly the unfair association of Schwarzenegger with Nazis. He also says that the film makers can not accommodate his wishes because of a distribution deadline (I can't seem to find a release date for the film to back up this deadline, but seeing as how election day is in one week, I'm guessing it will play somewhere starting this Friday).
Netscape Video: Death of a President
Filed under: Documentary », Drama », Independent », New Releases », Newmarket », Celebrities and Controversy », Movie Marketing », Politics », Interviews », Toronto International Film Festival », Cinematical Indie »
Netscape's Karina Longworth sat down with Death of a President director Gabriel Range, and has intertwined the interview with her own thoughts and criticisms of the faux documentary and the controversial buzz surrounding it. The most important point addressed in the video is probably the fact that the film is actually the opposite of anti-Bush. Karina even goes so far as to say it is, "definitely sympathetic," in its treatment of the president and, "it manages to truly humanize him," turning him into a "misunderstood hero."
You can watch the video right here, or go to Netscape and download it.
More on DOAP:
Cinematical Buzz Reviews: Death of a President
Death of a President: There's No Publicity Like No Publicity
Canadians Want You to See Death of a President
NYFF Update: Marie Antoinette Takes New York
Filed under: Drama », Cannes », DIY/Filmmaking », New York »
After opening up at the Cannes Film Festival this past May (where James felt Kirsten Dunst's wigs were "far better-developed than her character") to a slew of boos from the French crowd, Marie Antoinette (writer-director Sofia Coppola's follow-up to the critically acclaimed Lost in Translation) finally hit the streets of the Big Apple on Friday as part of the New York Film Festival. Would Coppola, Dunst and the gang find more success here in the States? Well, Netscape's Karina Longworth loved the film so much after two viewings, she's even thinking about checking it out for a third time. And she's not alone. According to The IFC Blog, "There's no way around it -- [the film] just looks so good," while Aaron from Out of Focus felt Antoinette "will be unfortunately and unfairly criticized as being not much more than anachronistic eye candy."
Karina attended the screening this past Friday and managed to record the press conference that followed where Coppola, Dunst and Schwartzman had a chance to defend their film. Marie Antoinette hits theaters October 20. Enjoy!
NYFF Update: The Queen Press Conference
Filed under: Comedy », Drama », New York »
Before opening up the New York Film Festival this past Friday, there was a press screening (and subsequent press conference) for The Queen. Pic gives a fictionalized account of what might have happened behind close doors the week following Princess Diana's death, focusing on the struggle between the Royal Family and newly elected Prime Minister Tony Blair. Netscape's Karina Longworth managed to record the press conference for those of you interested in learning a bit more about this wonderful little film. In attendance were James Cromwell, Stephen Frears, Helen Mirren, Peter Morgan and Andy Harries. Enjoy.
For more on The Queen, feel free to check out my NYFF review of the film.
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