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Video of the Day 2: Face of Another (R.I.P. Kyoko Kishida) 2/8/2007 4:00:00 PM The Guardian just now put up an obit for the great Kyoko Kishida, who apparently died in December and whom most filmgoers will remember as “The Woman” in Hiroshi Teshigahara’s surreal 1964 masterpiece Woman in the Dunes. I couldn’t find any clips of Woman in the Dunes anywhere to post (which came as a bit of a surprise) but luckily, there is this trailer for Teshigahara’s equally bizarre The Face of Another, also starring the late actress. (She’s the creepy looking nurse.) Enjoy. Read or Leave Feedback   (0) Permalink : http://www.nerve.com/nerveblog/screengrabblog.aspx?id=107e8986#8986

Oscar Speculation: What Will Forest Say? 2/8/2007 3:00:00 PM One of the biggest mysteries of Oscar night won’t be whether Marty wins or whether Little Miss Sunshine upsets everybody or how much weight Al Gore will have lost, but whether Forrest Whitaker will be able to give a coherent acceptance speech when he accepts his Best Actor award for The Last King of Scotland. To that end, USA Today has done us all a favor and offered likely winner Whitaker some tips from speech-making professionals Toastmasters on giving an acceptance speech, including such basic ones like “Pause, smile and count to three before saying anything.” All that might not make sense to those of you who didn’t see the Golden Globes, but luckily, they also transcribed his speech from that event – his twentieth acting award this year. Sample quote: ”It means a lot to me. Uh, I'm really happy to be included in the company of like Leo and Will, you know, and um, and um, haha, it's OK. … And uhh, Leo again. So uhh, thanks, I want to thank 20th Century Fox, you've always been there for me. Tom, Jim, Christine, Peter Rice, um, Claudia Lewis, Nancy Utley, you know, everyone at DNA (Films), people that uh …” The article also contains this notable quote from the film’s screenwriter Peter Morgan (who himself will probably win something Oscar night, since he also wrote The Queen): ”There comes a moment where you want to say, 'Forest, you can't be surprised anymore. You have won everything else. It's not hubristic to turn up with a couple of remarks written down.’” (Hat tip: Movie City News.) Read or Leave Feedback   (0) Permalink : http://www.nerve.com/nerveblog/screengrabblog.aspx?id=107e8983#8983

Mmmm, “Playful Sauciness…” 2/8/2007 2:00:00 PM ”Women hold a sacred place in Indian cinema. Pre-Christian rituals of worship are imbued on a screen projecting images of full-lipped goddesses. The inherent beauty of the female figure, the agility of the dancer, the playful sauciness, and above all, the promise of sex, is what endears these eight women to billions of moviegoers. Sex is less taboo and dirty in Indian cinema when rendered in a certain artistic, quasi-religious sort of way. Indeed, its procreative potential and its ability to excite the human consciousness grants it a divine status.” - Okay, they’re laying it on a bit thick there, but we highly recommend PopMatters’ “The Other: A Guide to Indian Movie Stars - Part I: Sex Goddesses.” Read or Leave Feedback   (0) Permalink : http://www.nerve.com/nerveblog/screengrabblog.aspx?id=107e8985#8985

Fanboy Update: Wolfman, Sandman, Indy, More 2/8/2007 1:00:00 PM - Whoa. Mark Romanek has signed on to direct The Wolfman, with Benicio Del Toro starring, from a screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker (Se7en). This will either be awesome, or a really big disappointment. - Indiana Jones has a release date. May 22, 2008. Of course, as long as it sticks to that June 07 production start. - Attention geeks: Jamie Foxx will not be playing Harvey “Two Face” Dent in the next Batman movie. Got that? Oh well, there’s always Tommy Lee Jones. - Dear God, no. Joel Schumacher says he wants to direct the movie version of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman. - Sequels to Feast? This would be surprising, given that Dimension barely even bothered to release it properly, even after building up all that interest for it with Project Greenlight. Read or Leave Feedback   (0) Permalink : http://www.nerve.com/nerveblog/screengrabblog.aspx?id=107e8984#8984

Video of the Day 1: Car Chase from The Hidden 2/8/2007 12:05:00 PM They are remaking The Hidden. Yes, that Hidden, the cult classic from the 80s starring Kyle Maclachlan and Michael Nouri about an alien in LA possessing people’s bodies. While wondering about the myriad ways Hollywood might fuck this one up, please go ahead and enjoy this clip from the original. It’s the elaborate opening car chase, which gives a good idea of the insanity to come. Read or Leave Feedback   (0) Permalink : http://www.nerve.com/nerveblog/screengrabblog.aspx?id=107e8982#8982

Berlin Blogging 2/8/2007 11:00:00 AM Despite its reverent standing in the international film world and the stunning quality of work that premieres there each year, the Berlin Film Festival often gets some fairly shaky coverage in the film blog world. Luckily, it looks like that might be changing this year. Here's a brief sampling of what's out there, with more to come. - The first place to go is EXBERLINER’s Berlinale blog, which promises to provide regular coverage and has already done a hefty bit of previewing. - Cinematical’s Erik Davis has his first Berlin video blog up, with a promise of more, although he warns that he’s working relatively low-tech. - IndieWire, of course, will be doing its usual bang-up coverage. As the festival gears up, there will surely be more. (Expect the British daily papers to chime in, for one.) We’ll post it as it appears. Read or Leave Feedback   (1) Permalink : http://www.nerve.com/nerveblog/screengrabblog.aspx?id=107e8981#8981

Morning Deal Report: Wahlberg Talks Departed Sequel, Disney Rolling In It, AARP Gives Prizes 2/8/2007 10:00:00 AM - Mark Wahlberg has spoken up about the plans for a Departed sequel, noting that the producers are thinking about bringing Robert De Niro in to play a politician, “to reveal the corruption obviously going deeper and higher up the ranks — reaching up the political chain.” In other words, they’re going to turn The Departed into The Wire. - Disney made a lot of money this year. Much of it – get this – from DVDs. - Even the AARP is giving out awards this year. - Dr. Dre now has a multi-year production deal with New Line. - Desperate for a comeback, Winona Ryder will star in Geoff Haley’s The Last Word opposite Wes Bentley and Ray Romano. The film is “about a reclusive writer played by Bentley, who makes his living composing other people’s suicide notes. His life gets turned upside down after he embarks on a tumultuous romance with Ryder, the sister of a recently deceased client.” - Adam Shankman, the staggering cinematic mind that brought us Bringing Down the House and The Pacifier, will direct Bedtime Story, a family fantasy about “harried architect whose his life is turned upside down when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to come true.” Sounds magical. - Anna Faris and Dan Fogler have joined the cast of the Topher Grace-starring pseudo-American Graffiti-esque Kids in America. Read or Leave Feedback   (0) Permalink : http://www.nerve.com/nerveblog/screengrabblog.aspx?id=107e8980#8980

Worst Moviegoing Experiences: The Wrong Movie To Get Drunk In 2/7/2007 3:30:00 PM From “Bill.” Some movies it’s okay to get buzzed in – there are those who insist on seeing 2001: A Space Odyssey stoned, and those who must have beer within easy reach whenever Animal House is on. This is not a story about one of those movies. Read on and find out. The veteran drama Jacknife wasn’t a big hit, but it should have been. It featured a searing performance from Ed Harris as an alcoholic Vietnam veteran, and another pretty good one from Robert De Niro as his buddy trying to help him with his problems. I went to see this movie back when it came out. I was 15. It was one of the first serious movies I went to see with my parents. The film was very dramatic and the scenes of Ed Harris getting drunk on can after can of beer were very realistic and scary. But not to one guy who sat in front of us. He was there with several friends. They already seemed like a rowdy crew before the movie even started. What was funny was that when Ed Harris cracked open a can of beer on the screen, this guy exclaimed, “Hey, that’s the best!” And he pulled out a can of the same brand of beer (I don’t recall which) and cracked it open. There was some chuckling from the rest of the audience at this. It was actually pretty funny when he did it. But pretty soon we were plunged into a devastating alcoholism drama, and this guy just kept thinking the idea of drinking can after can of beer during the movie was a pretty good idea. He also had a tendency to laugh loudly at inappropriate moments. Finally about an hour and some change into the movie, he quieted down. But not because he had seen the error of his ways. No. He was just stone drunk out of his mind at this point, and was not feeling well. Predictably, after about ten minutes of quiet, he leaned over in his seat and puked on the floor. At this point, his friends, who had been cheerily tolerating him up until now, intervened. They got him up, and then walked him out of the theater. We never saw them again. Looking back, it is shocking that I continue to carry fond memories of this movie to this day, despite all that occurred. Robert De Niro and Ed Harris in Jacknife Previous Worst Moviegoing Experiences: - First-time Hoppers - Rained Out in Istanbul - Piggy in the Middle - The I’m-Not-Gay Seat - It Ain’t Over Till the Fat Lady Wakes Up - "I Told You...I Can't Help It!!!" - Let the Children’s Laughter Remind Us How We Used To Be - Inside the Ghost Theater - Children of the Porn - Everything Is Explicable In The Terms Of The Behavior Of A Small Child - Greatest. Screaming. Baby. Story. Ever. - You Can’t Shut An Actor Up. You Just Can’t. - Piiiraaates! - Meet Joe Black, Meet My Limp Noodle - BewareA Man Bearing Flowers - When They Called it “Vomit-Inducing,” They Weren’t Kidding. -Misadventures of a Right Wing Film Geek -A Good Reason for an International Incident - Meet the Times Square Crowd. Plus, Sly’s Biggest Fan - Miami %$*&#! - ”Like Some Sort of Small Machine - Hollow Man, No Pants - Life Imitates Art? - Men at Work - Confessions of a Movie Theater Employee - Introducing Mrs. Inconsiderate Cell Phone Lady - A Hollywood History Lesson Gets Out of Control - Mousy Academic Type Takes Matters Into Own Hands, Falls On Face - Befuddled Tot Likes Windu, Suspicious of Amidala - ”She Rode a Horse…” - Screaming Baby + Scorsese Movie = Trouble Got a terrible, terrifying, or hilarious moviegoing experience to share? Send it to us at screengrab@nerve.com Read or Leave Feedback   (0) Permalink : http://www.nerve.com/nerveblog/screengrabblog.aspx?id=107e8973#8973

Quote of the Day: John Waters Talks to Nerve 2/7/2007 2:30:00 PM "[S]hock value was never the main thing I was trying for. I was trying to make you laugh at your ability to be shocked by anything. And Pink Flamingos was made the year pornography became legal. It was the end of the '60s. It was a joke! What is illegal anymore? What can't you have? I never tried to top that. And if I had, I think I wouldn't be working today." - John Waters speaks to Nerve in a great feature-length interview comprised of reader questions. Don't miss it. Read the whole thing here. Read or Leave Feedback   (0) Permalink : http://www.nerve.com/nerveblog/screengrabblog.aspx?id=107e8971#8971

Video of the Day: Nicolas Cage's Pachinko Obsession 2/7/2007 2:00:00 PM Apologies for the dearth of posts today. There's more coming up, but for now, enjoy this crazy Japanese pachinko commercial starring Ghost Rider's Nicolas Cage. Read or Leave Feedback   (0) Permalink : http://www.nerve.com/nerveblog/screengrabblog.aspx?id=107e8970#8970

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Peter Smith is the associate editor of Nerve. He's like the lead character of Irwin Shaw's The 80-Yard Run, except less athletic.

THE BLOGGERS:

Kent M. Beeson is a freelance writer living in Seattle with his lovely wife, newborn daughter and cranky cat. He writes the film blog This Can't End Well, as well as co-writing, with Martin McClellan, Spitball!, the world's first screenplay written entirely by blog. He maintains that Jaws is the best movie ever made.

Pazit Cahlon is a Toronto-based writer. Formerly at home in children's TV production, she is now blogging and writing fiction. She is fond of classics and documentaries, and ocasionally, really awful “feel-good” fare. She is also quite enamoured with the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Paul Clark is an aspiring screenwriter and the proprietor of the film-centric blog Silly Hats Only. Paul's cinematic obsession began in high school over a decade ago, and he is always searching for unique cinematic experiences, such as a recent trip to New York City for the U.S. premiere of Jacques Rivette's magnum opus OUT 1. He considers his first viewing of Luis Bunuelâ's BELLE DE JOUR to be better than any sex he's had, although he's always on the lookout for a woman who is willing to challenge this. Paul lives in Columbus, Ohio with his two temperamental guinea pigs.

Bilge Ebiri reviews films for New York magazine, and has written for Time Out New York, Entertainment Weekly, and Popular Science, among others. He lives in Brooklyn and is also the writer and director of the ultra-low-budget indie feature comedy, New Guy. In case you're wondering, his name is pronounced "Bill-guh," and no, his parents weren't into boating.

D. K. Holm lives in Portland, Oregon, contributes to Green Cine Daily and Quick Stop Entertainment, and has published books on Quentin Tarantino, R. Crumb, and Film Soleil.

Phil Nugent lives in New York and is the movie columnist for the world music magazine Global Rhythm. He also contributes regularly to the e-zine The High Hat and maintains the blog The Phil Nugent Experience.

Leonard Pierce is a freelance writer, editor, and publishing industry factotum currently wandering around Texas with no sense of direction. He has written for trade and consumer publications hither and yon, and is a senior editor of the High Hat as well as the sole content provider of the Ludic Log, a mass grave for short humor, and Clown Central Station, a frivolous political blog.

Many people have told Faisal A. Qureshi that his name is a problem. Unfortunately, its those people who have money for the films he'd like to make. A screenwriter, editor and director, he is currently scraping together enough money to do another film, either a feature or a short. When not taking successful legal action against regional screen agencies, Faisal is based in the North of England, scribbling and cutting away or lecturing on filmmaking.

Scott Renshaw is the Arts and Entertainment Editor and film critic for Salt Lake City Weekly. He has contributed reviews, essays and Sundance Film Festival coverage for alternative newsweeklies in several states, and was a founding member of the Online Film Critics Society back in the day when the Web was just for nerds with too much time on their hands (as opposed to today). He currently lives in suburban Salt Lake City with his wife, two kids, a dog and not the slightest interest whatsoever in making a film himself.

When Vadim Rizov isn't wrapping up a Film/English undergrad degree at NYU, he can be found writing for The Reeler and his own, sporadically updated website, Vadim Rizov: Still Not Dead. Vadim has neither impressive credits nor pithy one-liners to insert here. However, his alter-ego Vlad the Impaler wants you to admit that Citizen Kane is overrated and you know it.

Vern is a lone wolf writer from Seattle specializing in the films of badass cinema. He has been stockpiling reviews at his own web site since he got out in 1999, but is better known for contributing to Ain't It Cool News, where he was once challenged to a wrestling match by the subject of a negative review. He is currently finishing his first book of all new material, Seagalogy, an academic analysis of the films of Steven Seagal. Also, he likes Die Hard.

Bryan Whitefield lives on New York City's Lower East Side. Bryan studied film with Stan Brakhage and Suranjan Ganguly where he was introduced to Cassavettes, Kieslowski, Italian Neo-Realism and the smug self-satisfaction of being a film snob. Bryan is also a working screenwriter with one finished script, another in development and a bunch of really good ideas he hasn't written down yet.

Gwynne Watkins is a consulting editor of Nerve and editor of the urban parenting website Babble. She's also a playwright and lyricist. Her most recently produced plays were about Wonderwoman and space pirates, respectively.

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