MAIN FEATURES

PROMOTION

THE DAILY QUOTE

 

INDIE BOX OFFICE

As of May 6:

(per-screen average, courtesy of IndieWIRE):
Mister Lonely $16,769
Roman De Gare $11,267
Son of Rambow $10,758
Redbelt $10,560
Viva $8,688
Up the Yangtze $6,838
The Dhamma Brothers $4,718
The Visitor $4,666
The Singing Revolution $4,411
Fugitive Pieces $3,407
 

REVIEWERS REVIEWED

Weekend of December 15:

 Jay Weissberg, Variety
Review: Youth Without Youth
Quote: "Long stuck on completing his unrealized 'Megalopolis' project, Coppola found Romanian philosopher/author Mircea Eliade's novella about the limitations of time a compensating balm for his own frustrations. Perhaps Eliade's investigations into Jungian theory and a nascent form of New Age spirituality also appealed, not to mention the excitement of getting back to the kind of artistic control only possible with low-budget filmmaking."
Verdict: It might just be impossible to critique a new Coppola picture at this point without critiquing the artist himself first. Doing both within two sentences is no mean feat.
 J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Review: Youth Without Youth
Quote: "This is hardly Coppola's greatest movie, but it's far from his worst — its bid for a new beginning is one from the heart."
Verdict:Genuine enthusiasm is a rare sight and it's even rarer that said enthusiasm makes you want to share in the discussion. Lisa Schwazbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Review: The Kite Runner
Quote:"It's a big saga — and not all of the book fits on the screen. (How could it?) But the challenge invigorates Marc Forster (Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland), a filmmaker who in the past has approached his material like he's examining a specimen from another planet. (The streamlined script is by David Benioff.) In making a movie about the hot mess of Afghan history, a sense of reserve turns out to be a useful tool for peace."
Verdict: Lisa, baby, you make it look so easy.
 

REVIEWS

The Incredible Hulk

by Scott Von Doviak

Is it a sequel to the Ang Lee movie? A remake? It's sort of neither.
ALSO THIS WEEK:

FEATURES

George Carlin: 1937-2008

by Andrew Osborne

All I can say is s*** (and six or more other dirty words you can't say on television).

DVD REVIEWS

First Sunday

by Scott Von Doviak

I would gladly sit through a triple bill of Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Daddy’s Little Girls and Why Did I Get Married? if it meant I would never have to see First Sunday again.
 

THE NERVE FILM BLOG


















film blog homepage >    


NEW THIS WEEK

reader ratings

more new films >   

FUNNIEST FILMS

reader ratings

more funny films >    

PERSONAL OF THE DAY

 

SMARTEST FILMS

reader ratings

more smart films >    

SEXIEST FILMS

reader ratings

more sexy films >