It's a big challenge to adapt a book by one of the literary giants, Margeurite Duras. Known for her enigmatic, erotically charged, fiercely political writings and films, Duras was one of the key figures in the most significant French literary movement in the 20th century - Nouveau Roman. She also scripted Alain Resnais' greatest work, Hiroshima mon amour, which shares many of the themes with Memoir of War. Luckily for us, French director Emmanuel Finkiel has made a beautiful film here with Mélanie Thierry in her mesmerizing, star turning performance as Duras, based on her semi-autobiographical book, La douleur. I got a chance to talk to Finkiel about his adaptation process and the film's implication on the current political climate. Screen Anarchy: The film is tremendous and very ambitious in presenting very complex story of Margeurite Duras. Are you a big fan of Duras' writings and nouveau roman? Emmanuel Finkiel: I had read that story written by Duras when I was young, about 25 … [Read more...] about Interview: Emmanuel Finkiel on Adapting Marguerite Duras’ Semi-Autobiographical Work in MEMOIR OF WAR
11 Recent Best Picture Losers That Could Have Won The Popular Oscar
31 seconds ago Last week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that for the first time in history, they would be working on crafting a category solely focused on achievement in popular film. Naturally, this drew the ire of the internet and film community, as this seems to be a move that rewards box office grosses over actual achievement. However, where some see a dark cloud over an already chaotic awards ceremony, there's also an interesting potential for a thought experiment. For this hypothetical scenario, let's use the prism of history to see how this potential category could have played out in the last 10 years of Best Picture history. Operating on the popular presumption that this "Popular Oscar" is going to be a Best Picture-adjacent category, we can apply this assumption to the last decade of films that were nominated, minus one notable exception. The results are rather interesting, and definitely worth discussion, so here we go with 10 years worth of … [Read more...] about 11 Recent Best Picture Losers That Could Have Won The Popular Oscar
We Survived The Purge TV Series Set Visit!
BEGIN SLIDESHOWWe survived The Purge TV series set visit!As this world inches closer and closer to the Purge becoming a reality, it makes sense that we are getting more The Purge properties. With four feature films, the next step is, of course, television.The Purge TV series is set over the course of a single Purge night. In a dystopian near-future, all crime is legal for a continuous 12-hour period of time, one night per year. The idea behind this is that if people can “purge” themselves of violence and hatred, they are peaceful the rest of the year, and crime stats decrease substantially.The TV series follows a handful of characters as they experience different parts of Purge night. Lili Simmons plays Lila Stanton in the series, the daughter of Albert and Ellie.“They are huge supporters of The Purge – they also participate,” Simmons said of her television parents. “Lila is charming and sexy and mischievous and mysterious. This Purge … [Read more...] about We Survived The Purge TV Series Set Visit!
Was Smokey Bear Wrong? How a beloved character may have helped fuel catastrophic fires
Kyle Swenson, The Washington Post Published 2:33 am PDT, Wednesday, August 15, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', placement: 'Interstitial … [Read more...] about Was Smokey Bear Wrong? How a beloved character may have helped fuel catastrophic fires
Worker dies after falling into vat of oil in Florida
Associated Press Published 1:48 p.m. UTC Aug 15, 2018 Winter Garden, Fla. – Authorities say a worker has died after falling into a vat of oil at a facility near Walt Disney World. Lt. Emanuel Curry of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office told the Orlando Sentinel the 61-year-old man slipped and fell into the vat early Wednesday while emptying oil and grease from a tractor-trailer. Local news outlets reported the facility is part of a district created to provide municipal services to the Disney theme park. Deputies said witnesses couldn’t pull the man from the oil. He became overwhelmed by fumes and slipped further down. The Reedy Creek Fire Department recovered the man’s body. His name wasn’t immediately released. In a statement to WKMG-TV, Disney said the victim worked for Harvest Power, a Massachusetts-based company that converts food waste and yard waste into biofuel, compost, mulch and fertilizer. … [Read more...] about Worker dies after falling into vat of oil in Florida