Harmony Korine’s last theatrically released flick was the psuedo-classic / slapstick comedy Julien Donkey Boy, way back in 1999. That was back when Harmony was some kind of indie golden boy. No one could make up their minds whether it was cool or cliche to like Harmony. Too pretentious for the midnight cult crowd, to raunchy for the art houses. He was less the red headed step child of cinema and more like royalty in exile, but inbred retarded royalty.
Eight years later he’s pretty much fallen off the map save for the occasional blurb in the last paragraph of the gossip page, buried underneath notices about which up and coming WB star Lindsay Lohan is throwing up on these days.
He’s less vitale film making talent and more the punchline to some extremly pretentious joke. Unfortunatley we’re going to have wait a little bit longer for that particular episode of Hollywood Squares because apparently Harmony’s got a new movie due this year. It’s called Mr. Lonely. IMDB’s got the following synopsys: Continue reading ‘Mr. Lonely, a new movie from Harmony Korine’
There’s some kind of internet exclusive trailer out for PT Andersons’ newest There Will Be Blood which is some kind of morality tale about the high cost of sustaining our oil economy and also it’s a western.
Anderson’s got what I would call a pretty consistent style between film, the stamp of the auteur which is what blows me away about this footage. This trailer is a lot of things but it’s doesn’t look like a PT Anderson film. I thought of Days of Heaven, and Bound for Glory and Macabe and Mrs. Miller. This trailer embodies what it is that I love about the films of the 70’s. It’s been a long time since we’ve had a new PTA movie to look forward and it’s nice to see that he’s undergone a transformation as an artist.
Holy shit, it turns out that Faye Grim is a movie that is real and not just something I’ve made and told people about. And it co-stars Jeff Goldblum.
Evidence: There is a trailer that you can watch.
And the tailer’s got quotes from critics as well, critics who have seen the movie. So apparently this is a done deal.
Oddly enough the trailer choses not to capitalize off of the popularity of the prequel Henry Fool, said film goes unmentioned.
I love Henry Fool and this looks like a fun little sequel. It seems like it might have a Third Man sort of feel with Henry in the Orson Welles roll.
Leave lots of comments about htis exciting venture.
