The Road

After more than a year of pushed back release dates, and The Weinsteins acting a damn fool, I finally had the opportunity to see The Road.  Perhaps it’s that I built up the film so much in my head, but it was kind of a disappointment. The film had much going for it.  Viggo Mortensen is a fantastic and interesting actor.  It’s based on a Pulitzer prize winning book by Cormac McCarthy.  It was adapted by Joe Penhall.  And it was directed... Read More

Wondering why you haven’t seen a trailer for ‘The Road?’

This blows. I’m heartbroken. ‘Road’ may not be done in time for ‘08 Execs to meet Thursday to discuss film’s release By Steven Zeitchik Oct 15, 2008, 10:50 PM ET The Viggo Mortensen dark thriller “The Road,” a Dimension title from the Weinstein Co., originally was set for a Nov. 14 limited and Nov. 26 wide release. Now it quietly has been shifted until at least December — and might be moved out of 2008 altogether. Execs... Read More

The Proposition

In preparation for the upcoming masterpiece (is it too early to call it that?) of cinema, The Road, I chose to watch 2005′s The Proposition since director John Hillcoat directed them both.  I’m not one for westerns, even if they take place in Australia (as The Proposition does), but this film is beautiful. Nick Cave wrote this script in under three weeks.  He also wrote the original score that accompanies the film (don’t worry,... Read More