Entries tagged “Let the Right One In”
"Nobody's seen your film but say they have heard about it and that they probably will watch it on Sunday. Maybe."
By Alison Willmore on 07/24/2008
Filed under: In quotesOnce again, the world in quotes: "The world of film festivals can really be a gamble - In worst case you arrive after ten hours in different means of conveyance at The No Name International Film Festival to a dead quiet hotel room, sitting on the bed like Bill Murray in 'Lost in Translation.' Nobody tells you anything about what to do or where to go. In the evening you're invited to a party celebrating the car manufacturer who's the main sponsor. You and end up in a corner with as greasy bacon snack in one hand and a glass... MORE »
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Tribeca '08: "Let the Right One In."
By Alison Willmore on 04/30/2008
Filed under: Festivals, ReviewsRed on white on white, Tomas Alfredson's "Let the Right One In" is a moody, surprising Nordic pre-teen love story about a bullied boy, Oskar, and the girl who moves in next door, Eli — a vampire. And it's not the perky goth fable it sounds like it could be — Oskar's a monochromatic, friendless lad who plays with a knife and dreams of killing everyone who's tormented him, while Eli's eating habits leave her and the surrounding walls smeared with gobs of blood. Set in an ice-encrusted Swedish backwater, the film is centered in the apartment building in which... MORE »
In the works: New projects from Bong Joon-ho and Lars von Trier
By Alison Willmore on 02/27/2008
Filed under: In the worksDirector Bong Joon-ho, who last title was the awesome genre-quaking monster movie "The Host," has a new film in development (after international multi-director triptych "Tokyo!"). It will apparently be called "Mother" and will focus on a woman who tries to prove her son's innocence after he's accused of a terrible crime. [KFCC] Lars von Trier claims that his next film won't be "Wasington," the follow-up to "Dogville" and "Manderlay": Instead, his next feature is Antichrist, a "psychological thriller that evolves into a horror film". It features one man and one woman, yet to be cast, will be shot in Germany... MORE »
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