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tisdag 9 november 2010

Word and Film

Läste precis en grej på Hollywood Reporters hemsida om att Niels Arden Oplev är skeptisk till David Finchers nyinspelning av MÄN SOM HATAR KVINNOR.
Artikeln innehöll en länk till en ny sajt, som visade sig vara av det intressantare slaget: Word and Film. En sajt som helt och hållet ägnar sig åt att skriva om böcker som blir eller blivit film. Kolla in den!

måndag 29 mars 2010

En som varit på bio

Jim Wynorski var på bio förra helgen. Och vad gick regissören till THE RETURN OF SWAMP THING och HOUSE ON HOOTER HILL och såg? Jo:

"I saw THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO  last weekend at the Art Theatre in Encino, California.   The place was full of people.   I enjoyed the movie, interesting thriller with clever twists; but felt it was a little too long with a 2hour35min running time."



fredag 19 mars 2010

The Runaways vs Män som hatar kvinnor

Idag har både THE RUNAWAYS - om 70-talsbandet, förstås - och MÄN SOM HATAR KVINNOR premiär i USA. Åtminstone den sistnämnda har fått (överraskande) lysande kritik.
Jag läste nyss Roger Eberts recensioner av de två filmerna - och han lyckas länka ihop dem.

Ur recensionen av THE RUNAWAYS:

"An all-girl rock band is named and trained by a rock manager of dubious sexuality, goes on the road, hits the charts, has a lesbian member and another who becomes a sex symbol, but crashes from drugs. This is the plot of a 1970 film named 'Beyond the Valley of the Dolls,' which inadvertently anticipated the saga of the Runaways five years later. Life follows art." (Ebert skrev manus till denna Russ Meyer-film)
"Another new movie this week, 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' from Sweden, has a role for a young, hostile computer hacker. (Kristen) Stewart has been mentioned for the inevitable Hollywood remake. Reviewing that movie, I doubted she could handle such a tough-as-nails character. Having seen her as Joan Jett, I think she possibly could."

Ur recensionen av MÄN SOM HATAR KVINNOR:

"The novel, one of a trilogy which Stieg Larsson completed before his untimely death at 44 in 2004, was an international best-seller. It is destined to be remade by Hollywood. That remake may turn out to be a good film, but if I were you I'd be sure to watch this version. The Hollywood version will almost certainly tone down the sexual violence. I can't think of an American actress who could play Lisbeth. Kristen Stewart, who I respect, has been mentioned. Dakota Fanning. I dunno. A younger Jodie Foster, maybe. Someone able to play hard as nails and emotionally unavailable. Make her a Swede, and simply cast Noomi Rapace."