Crafted as a love letter to underground comics and the pursuit of art-making, Owen Kline’s Funny Pages is a fantastically fucked-up coming-of-age story about Robert, a young cartoonist who will go to any lengths to reach success. Ever the dark comedy, Funny Pages was produced by Josh and Benny Safdie, esteemed masters of gonzo discomfort. It should be noted, however, that for all of the laugh-out-loud shocks the film delivers, Kline has created a story that still manages to be genuinely touching and earnest at its core. Infusing central New Jersey with Robert Crumb’s strange overtones, Funny Pages is ultimately about finding one’s artistic voice—and what it takes to be true to that voice. While this is his debut feature, Owen Kline is no stranger to show business. The son of actors Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates, he broke out as the younger brother in Noah Baumbach...
- 9/1/2022
- MUBI
The Best of The Three Stooges
DVD
Time-Life
1934 – 1959 / 1.33:1 / Over 45 Hours (!)/ Street Date – June 6, 2018
Starring Moe Howard, Curly Howard, Larry Fine, Joe DeRita
Cinematography by Benjamin Kline, Gert Andersen, Ray Cory
Directed by Jules White
Garden variety slapstick has always been fraught with physical peril but The Three Stooges took the concept to medieval levels, their persona defined by equal parts vaudeville and the Spanish Inquisition.
With clothes seemingly hijacked from clotheslines and manners borrowed from feral raccoons, the scrappy trio were nothing if not street survivors – always on the dole or making do with hardscrabble day jobs. Their raw brand of comedy, all simmering anger and violent outbursts, was the embodiment of depression-era resentment.
Ticket buyers loved them, so much so that Columbia president Harry Cohn used them as a bargaining chip when striking deals with hungry theater owners – if exhibitors wanted The Three Stooges, they were stuck with Blondie Plays Cupid.
DVD
Time-Life
1934 – 1959 / 1.33:1 / Over 45 Hours (!)/ Street Date – June 6, 2018
Starring Moe Howard, Curly Howard, Larry Fine, Joe DeRita
Cinematography by Benjamin Kline, Gert Andersen, Ray Cory
Directed by Jules White
Garden variety slapstick has always been fraught with physical peril but The Three Stooges took the concept to medieval levels, their persona defined by equal parts vaudeville and the Spanish Inquisition.
With clothes seemingly hijacked from clotheslines and manners borrowed from feral raccoons, the scrappy trio were nothing if not street survivors – always on the dole or making do with hardscrabble day jobs. Their raw brand of comedy, all simmering anger and violent outbursts, was the embodiment of depression-era resentment.
Ticket buyers loved them, so much so that Columbia president Harry Cohn used them as a bargaining chip when striking deals with hungry theater owners – if exhibitors wanted The Three Stooges, they were stuck with Blondie Plays Cupid.
- 11/24/2018
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
Screen Australia has announced this morning the four teams which have been selected for the Hot Shots: Short Fiction Funding program.
The successful projects are A Terrible Beauty, The Disappearance of Willie Bingham, Elvis and Whirlpool. The support from Screen Aus totals at $280,000.
Screen Australia.s Head of Production, Sally Caplan, said, .It is fantastic to see the amount of budding talent we have in this country. We received a lot of applications for this program and wish we had been able to support more. We are pleased to back such a great range of emerging talent with a wide variety of vibrant stories..
A Terrible Beauty is a sci-fi which follows the plight of Olivia, who questions the nature of love after her father destroys the robot, a companion purchased in a bid to replace her dead mother. It comes from writer/director Sarah-Jane Woulahan and is produced by Anna Kojevnikov and Sally Storey.
The successful projects are A Terrible Beauty, The Disappearance of Willie Bingham, Elvis and Whirlpool. The support from Screen Aus totals at $280,000.
Screen Australia.s Head of Production, Sally Caplan, said, .It is fantastic to see the amount of budding talent we have in this country. We received a lot of applications for this program and wish we had been able to support more. We are pleased to back such a great range of emerging talent with a wide variety of vibrant stories..
A Terrible Beauty is a sci-fi which follows the plight of Olivia, who questions the nature of love after her father destroys the robot, a companion purchased in a bid to replace her dead mother. It comes from writer/director Sarah-Jane Woulahan and is produced by Anna Kojevnikov and Sally Storey.
- 12/11/2014
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
Charlie Sheen is headed down the aisle again to make Brett Rossi wife number four, but is this wedding the last for the troubled actor? Unfortunately, a source close to Charlie tells HollywoodLife.com Exclusively that this wedding is no different from the last three.
Charlie Sheen is going for wife number four with porn star Brett Rossi. The Two And A Half Men star popped the question in Hawaii on Feb. 15, and Brett said, “yes.” But what did Brett say yes to? A source close to Charlie revealed Exclusively to HollywoodLife.com that she said “yes” to nothing special.
Charlie Sheen & Brett Rossi Heading To The Alter?
Charlie and Brett couldn’t be happier. After becoming engaged on Feb. 15, the two are now planning the big day. But will this wedding day be the last for Charlie, a wedding so special that both will cherish it for the rest of their lives?...
Charlie Sheen is going for wife number four with porn star Brett Rossi. The Two And A Half Men star popped the question in Hawaii on Feb. 15, and Brett said, “yes.” But what did Brett say yes to? A source close to Charlie revealed Exclusively to HollywoodLife.com that she said “yes” to nothing special.
Charlie Sheen & Brett Rossi Heading To The Alter?
Charlie and Brett couldn’t be happier. After becoming engaged on Feb. 15, the two are now planning the big day. But will this wedding day be the last for Charlie, a wedding so special that both will cherish it for the rest of their lives?...
- 2/18/2014
- by bperkins400
- HollywoodLife
Black Mirror Season 1 Episode 2 15 Million Merits Review. Black Mirror: Season 1, Episode 2: 15 Million Merits was an examination of the present and the future of human society.
The viewer will immediately see references to Fahrenheit 451 and 1984 in this Black Mirror episode. The video walls were one of these aspects and also a big brother aspect, making sure the occupants of the rooms watched one of the screens at all times (the screen image tracking with their line of sight).
How video and video panels were used in ’15 Million Merits’ was a bit over done (in the bathrooms) but creative (the vending machines) nonetheless.
During the episode, the viewer is given nothing about what the outside world is like. The viewer initially thinks its a high-tech future, a utopia where everyone exercises constantly but they soon see that it is not.
What is intriguing is the creators of this apartment complex,...
The viewer will immediately see references to Fahrenheit 451 and 1984 in this Black Mirror episode. The video walls were one of these aspects and also a big brother aspect, making sure the occupants of the rooms watched one of the screens at all times (the screen image tracking with their line of sight).
How video and video panels were used in ’15 Million Merits’ was a bit over done (in the bathrooms) but creative (the vending machines) nonetheless.
During the episode, the viewer is given nothing about what the outside world is like. The viewer initially thinks its a high-tech future, a utopia where everyone exercises constantly but they soon see that it is not.
What is intriguing is the creators of this apartment complex,...
- 1/18/2012
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
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