How did the Juno soundtrack gig come about? Well, Ellen Page told Jason Reitman that she thought Juno would listen to The Moldy Peaches. He downloaded a song and loved it. He then asked for my solo CDs and decided that was the sound he wanted for the film.
Kimya Dawson, Musician
New York Movie Makers Take Over Park City
If things have seemed quiet at the usual New York haunts of movie folks like Film Forum or Grey Dog Coffee this last week, it's because practically the whole community is in Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival. The annual launching pad of many subsequently huge independent features (see this year's Best Picture Oscar nom and last year's festival break out, ), Sundance is a crazy week. Parties, swag, deal-making and oh yeah, some screenings are jam packed into the proceedings.
Forget the Ni Hao Ma's, It's John Liu Vs. Rosie O'Donnell
is available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuTspbPmV_g.
The Cinecultist's Weekly Movie Picks: Eternal Life edition
Doesn't it seem like you no sooner put down the fork at the Thanksgiving table and the Christmas themed movies have flooded the theaters? If you're ready to start ho ho hoing your way to the cineplex, the new slapstick family comedy , or it could be that Jerry Bruckheimer and Tony Scott have just run out of new movie ideas.
The Cinecultist's Weekly Movie Picks: Man Child edition
about a tiny jewel thief and the family who puts him in diapers thinking he's a sweet baby. Awww, isn't it adorable when Marlon smacks Shawn upside the head with a frying pan?
Join Arnold - The First Schwarzenegger Ad
Arnold Schwarzenegger breaks his first commercial and surprise surprise, he doesn't really say anything of substance - but he does use his finger accusingly (pointing at bad bad Gray Davis...bad!). The Times' Charlie LeDuff notices that Schwarzenegger is seen on a the walkway of a "Bel Air-style home," with bougainvillea crawling up the walls and a gas lamp flickering, and later in a wood-paneled study - signs of "solidity and prosperity." Arnold says, "I want to be the people's governor. I will work honestly, without fear or favor, to do what is right for all Californians." Come on, Arnold, give us what we want: We want you hunting the Predator or T-1000, or looking for your father with Danny DeVito. Stop the soft sell, man. We want blood or culture clash.
Woody Allen's Loser Movie
Woody Allen's Loser Movie
What happens when Woody Allen keeps trying to make movies. Gothamist and its readers wonder if he's senile.


