A look at the list of my favorite movies from 2014 reveals the presence of six extraordinary nonfiction films, and that’s just a taste of the seeming hundreds of docs released last year-- not all of them extraordinary, of course, but all of them indicative of a trend toward the making of the availability of more nonfiction filmmaking than it seems we’ve likely ever seen in this country. And speaking of availability, the six I listed—Ron Mann’s Altman, Joey Figueroa and Zak Knutson’s Milius, Orlando von Einsidel’s Virunga, Chaplain and Maclain Way’s The Battered Bastards of Baseball, Stephanie Spray and Pancho Velez’s Manakamana and Errol Morris’s The Unknown Known— were all pictures I caught courtesy of Netflix Streaming. (Virunga was actually produced under the company’s auspices.)
I have a special place in my cinematic heart for nonfiction, both bound between covers and on the screen,...
I have a special place in my cinematic heart for nonfiction, both bound between covers and on the screen,...
- 10/4/2015
- by Dennis Cozzalio
- Trailers from Hell
Clint Eastwood is behind the lens of another Oscar contender: American Sniper. Led by Bradley Cooper, the film adapts the biography of Chris Kyle, a celebrated Navy Seal Sniper who struggles to reconcile his family life with his four tours in Iraq. Already a critical hit, the film, which is in limited release now and out everywhere Jan. 16, is a shining trophy on Eastwood’s stacked career mantle. Suffice it to say, that mantle is worth perusing.
Not only is the 84-year-old living legend still acting and directing, he also manages to find time to lend a voice to projects by his peers. For a quick refresher on all-things Eastwood, check out his movies streaming on Netflix.
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
[Photo Credit: Paramount Pictures]
A classic, and one of the films that cemented Eastwood’s reputation as an American badass. The film follows Frank Morris (Eastwood), a convict transferred to the maximum security prison...
Not only is the 84-year-old living legend still acting and directing, he also manages to find time to lend a voice to projects by his peers. For a quick refresher on all-things Eastwood, check out his movies streaming on Netflix.
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
[Photo Credit: Paramount Pictures]
A classic, and one of the films that cemented Eastwood’s reputation as an American badass. The film follows Frank Morris (Eastwood), a convict transferred to the maximum security prison...
- 1/2/2015
- by Tara Aquino
- VH1.com
Clint Eastwood is behind the lens of another Oscar contender: American Sniper. Led by Bradley Cooper, the film adapts the biography of Chris Kyle, a celebrated Navy Seal Sniper who struggles to reconcile his family life with his four tours in Iraq. Already a critical hit, the film, which is in limited release now and out everywhere Jan. 16, is a shining trophy on Eastwood’s stacked career mantle. Suffice it to say, that mantle is worth perusing.
Not only is the 84-year-old living legend still acting and directing, he also manages to find time to lend a voice to projects by his peers. For a quick refresher on all-things Eastwood, check out his movies streaming on Netflix.
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
[Photo Credit: Paramount Pictures]
A classic, and one of the films that cemented Eastwood’s reputation as an American badass. The film follows Frank Morris (Eastwood), a convict transferred to the maximum security prison...
Not only is the 84-year-old living legend still acting and directing, he also manages to find time to lend a voice to projects by his peers. For a quick refresher on all-things Eastwood, check out his movies streaming on Netflix.
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
[Photo Credit: Paramount Pictures]
A classic, and one of the films that cemented Eastwood’s reputation as an American badass. The film follows Frank Morris (Eastwood), a convict transferred to the maximum security prison...
- 1/2/2015
- by Tara Aquino
- TheFabLife - Movies
The title subject of Milius, the latest documentary about an under-appreciated artist, sums up the film's shortcomings when he grouses, "Like they say, 'Time will dignify anything.'"
While co-directors Joey Figueroa and Zak Knutson have roped together an impressive cavalcade of talking heads, they don't spur on their interview subjects beyond stock anecdotes and superficial impressions. So John Milius, the screenwriter of Apocalypse Now and script doctor of Dirty Harry, is presented as a mysterious, volatile genius.
At first, testimonials suggest that Milius's grandiose eccentricities — his Hemingway-esque love of guns, cigars, and burly philosopher-warriors — made him unique. But eventually, everyone from George Lucas to Paul Schrader ...
While co-directors Joey Figueroa and Zak Knutson have roped together an impressive cavalcade of talking heads, they don't spur on their interview subjects beyond stock anecdotes and superficial impressions. So John Milius, the screenwriter of Apocalypse Now and script doctor of Dirty Harry, is presented as a mysterious, volatile genius.
At first, testimonials suggest that Milius's grandiose eccentricities — his Hemingway-esque love of guns, cigars, and burly philosopher-warriors — made him unique. But eventually, everyone from George Lucas to Paul Schrader ...
- 1/7/2014
- Village Voice
Premium channel Epix acquired the rights to "Milius," Joey Figueroa and Zak Knutson's film about screenwriter, director and controversial Hollywood personality John Milius, ahead of its screening at the 2013 Telluride Film Festival. Today, Epix announced that it will be premiering the film on Saturday, January 11 at 8pm, alongside a day's worth of films written or directed by Milius, including "Apocalypse Now," "Dillinger" and "Red Dawn." The schedule, all times eastern: 9am - Apocalypse Now 11:30am - Red Dawn (1984) 1:30pm - Flight of the Intruder 3:30pm - Dillinger 5:25pm - Apocalypse Now 8pm - Milius 9:45pm - Red Dawn (1984) 11:45pm - Farewell to the King 1:45am - Milius 3:35am - Flight of the Intruder 5:35am - Dillinger "Milius" follows the title filmmaker from his childhood aspirations to join the military to his formative years at the USC Film School and on...
- 11/18/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
★★★★☆ The outrageous exploits and antics of Hollywood filmmaker John Milius has been the stuff of Hollywood legend for years now, creating an almost mythical-like impression of the Apocalypse Now scribe and Big Wednesday director (The Big Lebowski's mentally-unstable Vietnam vet Walter Sobchak was said to be loosely based on him.) An in-depth portrait of the self-proclaimed "Zen anarchist" now arrives in the form of Milius (2013), Joey Figueroa and Zak Knutson's hugely entertaining and fittingly reverential documentary of this larger-than-life, somewhat contradictory figure - "a teddy bear with an AK47".
- 11/18/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
To mark the release of Milius on 18th November, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on DVD.
This is the life story of filmmaker John Milius, one of the most influential and controversial film directors of his generation. Made by debut directors Joey Figueroa and Zak Knutson, the documentary follows Milius’ childhood aspirations to join the military, his formative years at the University of Southern California Film School, his legendary work on films such as Apocalypse Now, Jaws, Conan The Barbarian, Dirty Harry and Red Dawn, to his ultimate dismissal from Hollywood due to his radical beliefs and controversial behaviour.
Millius turned his hand to writing after he was refused entry to the USmarine-corps because of his chronic asthma. He was able to sell his early screenplays for record amounts and forged a Hollywood career alongside his USC Film School contemporaries Steven Spielberg and George Lucas (both of...
This is the life story of filmmaker John Milius, one of the most influential and controversial film directors of his generation. Made by debut directors Joey Figueroa and Zak Knutson, the documentary follows Milius’ childhood aspirations to join the military, his formative years at the University of Southern California Film School, his legendary work on films such as Apocalypse Now, Jaws, Conan The Barbarian, Dirty Harry and Red Dawn, to his ultimate dismissal from Hollywood due to his radical beliefs and controversial behaviour.
Millius turned his hand to writing after he was refused entry to the USmarine-corps because of his chronic asthma. He was able to sell his early screenplays for record amounts and forged a Hollywood career alongside his USC Film School contemporaries Steven Spielberg and George Lucas (both of...
- 11/18/2013
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Short Term 12 | Philomena | Thor: The Dark World | Milius | Gloria | Nosferatu The Vampyre | Drinking Buddies | Cutie And The Boxer | Child's Pose | The Nun | The Haunting In Connecticut 2: Ghosts Of Georgia | A Nightmare On Elm Stret
Short Term 12 (15)
(Destin Cretton, 2013, Us) Brie Larson, John Gallagher Jr, Kaitlyn Dever, Keith Stanfield, Rami Malek. 97 mins
A film that makes you care about people who care about people, this compact indie doesn't have to look hard for drama in a foster care home, whose young workers need help as much as the damaged teens in their charge. The storylines are a little convenient, but it's an emotional watch, and Larson is outstanding.
Philomena (12A)
(Stephen Frears, 2013, UK/Us/Fra) Judi Dench, Steve Coogan. 98 mins
Faith issues, "human interest" and even buddy comedy blend smoothly in this true-life tale of a retired Irish woman's search for her adult son, aided by a sceptical English hack.
Short Term 12 (15)
(Destin Cretton, 2013, Us) Brie Larson, John Gallagher Jr, Kaitlyn Dever, Keith Stanfield, Rami Malek. 97 mins
A film that makes you care about people who care about people, this compact indie doesn't have to look hard for drama in a foster care home, whose young workers need help as much as the damaged teens in their charge. The storylines are a little convenient, but it's an emotional watch, and Larson is outstanding.
Philomena (12A)
(Stephen Frears, 2013, UK/Us/Fra) Judi Dench, Steve Coogan. 98 mins
Faith issues, "human interest" and even buddy comedy blend smoothly in this true-life tale of a retired Irish woman's search for her adult son, aided by a sceptical English hack.
- 11/2/2013
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Though it would have been easy to walk into the room to interview Milius’ directors Zak Knutson and Joey Figueroa with a little trepidation, expecting to be told to go and screw myself upon arrival – fortunately it seems that filmmaker and documentary subject John Milius’ bombastic spirit had not rubbed off on either man.
During the course of our conversation Zak and Joey spoke of meeting Milius for the first time, and being toyed with in typical Milius fashion. From there the discussion spiralled to take in iconic directors and their love of collaboration, the ownership of film, the changing fortunes of the director as the film business evolved, and the possibility of one last hoorah for the one of Hollywood’s most renowned storytellers.
Of all the filmmakers, why Milius?
Joey Figueroa: This project was kind of brought to us, in the sense that one of our producers...
During the course of our conversation Zak and Joey spoke of meeting Milius for the first time, and being toyed with in typical Milius fashion. From there the discussion spiralled to take in iconic directors and their love of collaboration, the ownership of film, the changing fortunes of the director as the film business evolved, and the possibility of one last hoorah for the one of Hollywood’s most renowned storytellers.
Of all the filmmakers, why Milius?
Joey Figueroa: This project was kind of brought to us, in the sense that one of our producers...
- 11/1/2013
- by Paul Risker
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
November 1
Drinking Buddies
Director Joe Swanberg
Starring Anna Kendrick, Jake Johnson, Olivia Wilde
Running Time 90 mins
Certificate 15
Milius
Director Zak Knutson, Joey Figueroa
Starring John Milius, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood
Running Time 101 mins
Certificate 15
Philomena
Director Stephen Frears
Starring Steve Coogan, Judi Dench, Charlie Murphy
Running Time 98 mins
Certificate 12A
Short Term 12
Director Destin Daniel Cretton
Starring Brie Larson, John Gallagher Jnr, Kaitlyn Dever
Running Time 97 mins
Certificate 15
November 8
Gravity
Director Alfonso Cuarón
Starring Sandra Bullock, George Clooney
Running Time 92 mins
Certificate 12A
Seduced and Abandoned
Director James Toback
Starring Ryan Gosling, Alec Baldwin, Diane Kruger
Running Time 98 mins
Certificate 15
November 15
The Butler
Director Lee Daniels
Starring Oprah Winfrey, Forest Whitaker, Vanessa Redgrave
Running Time 132 mins
Certificate 12A
The Counsellor
Director Ridley Scott
Starring Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Michael Fassbender
Running Time 117 mins
Certificate 18
Dom Hemingway
Director Richard Shepard
Starring Jude Law, Richard E Grant, Emilia Clarke
Running...
Drinking Buddies
Director Joe Swanberg
Starring Anna Kendrick, Jake Johnson, Olivia Wilde
Running Time 90 mins
Certificate 15
Milius
Director Zak Knutson, Joey Figueroa
Starring John Milius, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood
Running Time 101 mins
Certificate 15
Philomena
Director Stephen Frears
Starring Steve Coogan, Judi Dench, Charlie Murphy
Running Time 98 mins
Certificate 12A
Short Term 12
Director Destin Daniel Cretton
Starring Brie Larson, John Gallagher Jnr, Kaitlyn Dever
Running Time 97 mins
Certificate 15
November 8
Gravity
Director Alfonso Cuarón
Starring Sandra Bullock, George Clooney
Running Time 92 mins
Certificate 12A
Seduced and Abandoned
Director James Toback
Starring Ryan Gosling, Alec Baldwin, Diane Kruger
Running Time 98 mins
Certificate 15
November 15
The Butler
Director Lee Daniels
Starring Oprah Winfrey, Forest Whitaker, Vanessa Redgrave
Running Time 132 mins
Certificate 12A
The Counsellor
Director Ridley Scott
Starring Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Michael Fassbender
Running Time 117 mins
Certificate 18
Dom Hemingway
Director Richard Shepard
Starring Jude Law, Richard E Grant, Emilia Clarke
Running...
- 10/31/2013
- Digital Spy
Interview Luke Savage 1 Nov 2013 - 06:22
A chat with the directors of a new documentary charting the career of filmmaker John Milius...
"Are you ready for your round-table with Joey and Zak?"
"Yes, I am, lovely PR person", is my instant reply. Yes, I am. Although that second half is me adding poetic license here. I'm too British to go full-out on the compliments this early into a relationship.
That exchange of pleasantries heralds a welcome interview with directors Joey Figueroa and Zak Knutson. They're in town to talk about their documentary Milius, charting the incredible life and career of filmmaker John Milius. It's a very good documentary. So good that I'm not concerned at having to share them with three other interviewers.
And it's so good that I don't mind being a little deflated when I finally get into my first round-table interview. Because there's no table. Nothing. Just...
A chat with the directors of a new documentary charting the career of filmmaker John Milius...
"Are you ready for your round-table with Joey and Zak?"
"Yes, I am, lovely PR person", is my instant reply. Yes, I am. Although that second half is me adding poetic license here. I'm too British to go full-out on the compliments this early into a relationship.
That exchange of pleasantries heralds a welcome interview with directors Joey Figueroa and Zak Knutson. They're in town to talk about their documentary Milius, charting the incredible life and career of filmmaker John Milius. It's a very good documentary. So good that I'm not concerned at having to share them with three other interviewers.
And it's so good that I don't mind being a little deflated when I finally get into my first round-table interview. Because there's no table. Nothing. Just...
- 10/31/2013
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
Directors: Joey Figueroa, Zak Knutson; Starring: John Milius, George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, George Hamilton, Paul Schrader, Sam Elliott, Francis Ford Coppola, Richard Dreyfuss; Running time: 103 mins; Certificate: 15
"You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?"
"I love the smell of napalm in the morning..."
With a ferocious demeanor as sharp as the iconic movie lines he wrote, John Milius became an 'enfant terrible' amongst studio executives despite his credits including Apocalypse Now, Dirty Harry, Jaws and Conan The Barbarian. The rise and fall of the legendary scribe and script doctor is a narrative worthy of Hollywood itself, laden with potent twists and superbly conveyed in this fascinating documentary.
Milius unfolds chronologically and fuses classic footage from movies alongside archival and newly-recorded interviews with key players, interspersed with candid behind-the-scenes audio and visual recordings. These all combine...
"You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?"
"I love the smell of napalm in the morning..."
With a ferocious demeanor as sharp as the iconic movie lines he wrote, John Milius became an 'enfant terrible' amongst studio executives despite his credits including Apocalypse Now, Dirty Harry, Jaws and Conan The Barbarian. The rise and fall of the legendary scribe and script doctor is a narrative worthy of Hollywood itself, laden with potent twists and superbly conveyed in this fascinating documentary.
Milius unfolds chronologically and fuses classic footage from movies alongside archival and newly-recorded interviews with key players, interspersed with candid behind-the-scenes audio and visual recordings. These all combine...
- 10/30/2013
- Digital Spy
If you’re not familiar with John Milius, he’s the Hollywood wunderkind who wrote Apocalypse Now, wrote and directed Conan The Barbarian and Red Dawn, and who once demanded to be paid for a rewrite of Dirty Harry in firearms. Somewhere between John Huston and a Wolverine, he’s not an easy man to track down, but filmmakers Joey Figueroa and Zak Knutson managed to do exactly that for Milius, their new documentary about his life and Hollywood career.As demonstrated by this clip, which kicks off with Mike Medavoy, United Artists' VP of production at the time of Apocalypse Now, they’ve done more than that: they also tracked down some of his peers to chip in with insights and memories of the man. (Ok, technically Milius is still in the movie business, but we think he’s currently wrestling bears somewhere.) brightcove.createExperiences(); Martin Scorsese and...
- 10/24/2013
- EmpireOnline
The 2013 Sitges International Fantastic Film Fest wrapped up this weekend with an awards ceremony, and the winners list is overflowing with horror films you should be keeping on your radar.
From the Press Release:
Borgman, by Alex van Warmerdam, was the winning film at the 46th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, which awarded prizes to many diverse productions. The award for best direction went to Navot Papushado and Aharon Keshales for the film Big Bad Wolves and for best cinematography to Larry Smith for Only God Forgives. The award for best actress went to Juno Temple for Magic Magic and for best actor to Andy Lau for Blind Detective. The award for best screenplay went to James Ward Byrkit for Coherence and for distinguished special effects to Afflicted, by Cliff Prowse and Derek Lee.
In addition, Only Lovers Left Alive by Jim Jarmusch received the special jury award,...
From the Press Release:
Borgman, by Alex van Warmerdam, was the winning film at the 46th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, which awarded prizes to many diverse productions. The award for best direction went to Navot Papushado and Aharon Keshales for the film Big Bad Wolves and for best cinematography to Larry Smith for Only God Forgives. The award for best actress went to Juno Temple for Magic Magic and for best actor to Andy Lau for Blind Detective. The award for best screenplay went to James Ward Byrkit for Coherence and for distinguished special effects to Afflicted, by Cliff Prowse and Derek Lee.
In addition, Only Lovers Left Alive by Jim Jarmusch received the special jury award,...
- 10/20/2013
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Browse all the sections of the 57th London Film Festival (Oct 9-20) including the galas, competition titles and individual sections.
Alphabetical list of titles by section including feature premiere status
Wp = Wp
Ep = European Premiere
IP = International Premiere
UK = UK Premiere
Gala’s
Opening Night
Captain Phillips, Paul Greengrass (Us) Ep
Closing Night
Saving Mr Banks, John Lee Hancock (Us/UK) Ep
Philomena, Stephen Frears (UK) UK12 Years A Slave, Steve Mcqueen (UK) EPGravity, Alfonso Cuaron (Us) UKInside Llewyn Davis, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (Us) UKLabor Day, Jason Reitman (Us) EPThe Invisible Woman, Ralph Fiennes (UK), EPThe Epic Of Everest, John Noel (UK) WPBlue Is The Warmest Colour, Abdellatif Kechiche (France) UKNight Moves, Kelly Reichardt (Us) UKStranger By The Lake, Alain Guiraudie (France) UKDon Jon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Us) UKMystery Road, Ivan Sen (Australia) UKOnly Lovers Left Alive, Jim Jarmusch (Us) UKNebraska, Alexander Payne (Us) UKWe Are The Best!, Lukas Moodysson (Sweden) EPFoosball 3D, Juan Jose Campanella (Argentina...
Alphabetical list of titles by section including feature premiere status
Wp = Wp
Ep = European Premiere
IP = International Premiere
UK = UK Premiere
Gala’s
Opening Night
Captain Phillips, Paul Greengrass (Us) Ep
Closing Night
Saving Mr Banks, John Lee Hancock (Us/UK) Ep
Philomena, Stephen Frears (UK) UK12 Years A Slave, Steve Mcqueen (UK) EPGravity, Alfonso Cuaron (Us) UKInside Llewyn Davis, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (Us) UKLabor Day, Jason Reitman (Us) EPThe Invisible Woman, Ralph Fiennes (UK), EPThe Epic Of Everest, John Noel (UK) WPBlue Is The Warmest Colour, Abdellatif Kechiche (France) UKNight Moves, Kelly Reichardt (Us) UKStranger By The Lake, Alain Guiraudie (France) UKDon Jon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Us) UKMystery Road, Ivan Sen (Australia) UKOnly Lovers Left Alive, Jim Jarmusch (Us) UKNebraska, Alexander Payne (Us) UKWe Are The Best!, Lukas Moodysson (Sweden) EPFoosball 3D, Juan Jose Campanella (Argentina...
- 9/4/2013
- ScreenDaily
Apart from the three sneak screening titles that will stir up the buzz in the coming days, Julie Huntsinger and Tom Luddy’s 40th edition of the Telluride Film Festival excels in bringing a concentration of solid docus from the likes of Errol Morris and Werner Herzog who this year cuts the ribbon on a theatre going by his name and introduces Death Row, a pinch of Berlin Film Fest items (Gloria, Slow Food Story, Fifi Howls from Happiness) Palme d’Or winner (this year Abdellatif Kechiche will be celebrated), upcoming Sony Pictures Classics items (Tim’s Vermeer, The Lunchbox), Venice to Telluride to Tiff titles (Bethlehem, Tracks and Under the Skin), the latest Jason Reitman film (Labor Day) and the barely known docu-home-movie whodunit (by helmers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine) The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden which features narration from the likes of Cate Blanchett, Diane Kruger and Connie Nielsen.
- 8/28/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Content Film has snapped up international sales rights (excluding Spain) to a documentary about John Milius, the director of Conan the Barbarian and screenwriter behind Apocalypse Now.
Milius, which tells the life story of the Us film-maker and premiered at SXSW, has also been bought by StudioCanal for the UK.
Zak Knutson and Joey Figueroa make their feature debut, having previously made behind the scenes documentaries for companies such as Miramax and Disney through their company Chop Shop Entertainment.
The film was produced by Matthew Perniciaro and Kevin Mann of Haven Entertainment, Scott Mosier of Ogb, Inc. and Kenneth Plume.
The deal was negotiated by Toby Melling of Content and Wme Global on behalf of the producers.
The documentary follows Milius’s childhood aspirations from joining the military to his formative years at the USC Film School, his scriptwriting on films such as Dirty Harry, Jeremiah Johnson and Apocalypse Now and his work as director on films...
Milius, which tells the life story of the Us film-maker and premiered at SXSW, has also been bought by StudioCanal for the UK.
Zak Knutson and Joey Figueroa make their feature debut, having previously made behind the scenes documentaries for companies such as Miramax and Disney through their company Chop Shop Entertainment.
The film was produced by Matthew Perniciaro and Kevin Mann of Haven Entertainment, Scott Mosier of Ogb, Inc. and Kenneth Plume.
The deal was negotiated by Toby Melling of Content and Wme Global on behalf of the producers.
The documentary follows Milius’s childhood aspirations from joining the military to his formative years at the USC Film School, his scriptwriting on films such as Dirty Harry, Jeremiah Johnson and Apocalypse Now and his work as director on films...
- 6/7/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
They say that in Hollywood, you're only as good as your last picture. It's a good thing nobody told the wunderkinds of yesteryear, otherwise documentarians Joey Figueroa and Zak Knuston might never have given us Milius, an exhaustingly comprehensive chronicle of one man's rise, semi-fall, and redemption in the big bad movie business. Milius progresses by the standard talking-head documentary format, and is none the worse for wear because of it, with an all-star cast of commentators driving home just how talented and esteemed a writer and director John Milius is. In the first ten minutes, there are interviews with Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Clint Eastwood, Sam Elliot, and Oliver Stone, all with nothing but glowing praise sprinkled with a healthy dose of...
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- 3/10/2013
- Screen Anarchy
I’m just gonna come right out and say it – John Milius is the Ernest Hemingway of my generation. A man who tells stories about men for men. A larger-than-life character who’s as well known for his persona as his talent, but not in the stupid way today’s stars are, where it’s all some calculated marketing plan. A gifted writer with a genuine talent for telling compelling stories that turned into some of our most unforgettable films. Hell, the man was the real-life inspiration for The Big Lebowski's Walter Sobchak. You don’t get any more awesome than that. I love John Milius, and because of that, I’m more excited than anyone to finally get a chance to see Joey Figueroa and Zak Knutson’s documentary about the legendary...
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- 3/7/2013
- by Mike Bracken
- Movies.com
The older he’s gotten, the more of a legend he has become. So it should come as no surprise that the great John Milius would have a documentary made about him -- the real question is what took so long. The man behind the “Dirty Harry” franchise, “Apocalypse Now,” and “Conan the Barbarian” is known as much for his personality as he is for his film work. He was one of the inspirations for the Walter Sobchak character in the “The Big Lebowski” after all (as we discussed in our feature about the film yesterday). Anyway, finally that personality has been captured for our enjoyment in the upcoming documentary “Milius,” from filmmakers Joey Figueroa and Zak Knutson, and the trailer is now here to give you a peek. As you will witness, the filmmakers have interviewed some of the biggest names in Hollywood: Harrison Ford, Martin Scorsese, Arnold Schwarzenegger,...
- 3/7/2013
- by Ken Guidry
- The Playlist
Writer. Filmmaker. Gun-owner. And all around bad-ass, John Milius, is the man who is responsible in part for the Dirty Harry franchise, Apocalypse Now, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, 1941, Conan The Barbarian, Red Dawn and HBO's Rome. He was rumoured to have pulled a piece on a film executive and is the direct inspiration for the Coen Brother's Walter Sobchak character ("Mark It Zero!"). Furthermore, he came up with the idea for the Octagon-shaped ring in Ufc combat, wrote dialogue for the Quint character in Jaws, and a gave folks like Robert Zemeckis and Paul Schrader a leg up in the business when they were starting out.Making its debut at the SXSW festival this week is the documentary from Joey Figueroa and...
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- 3/6/2013
- Screen Anarchy
As has been the case for several years now, Indiewire is the place to get to know the SXSW Film Festival filmmakers. Over the next week, we'll be posting the 2013 batch of filmmaker profiles. Indiewire invited directors with films in the the Competitions, Headliners, Spotlight, Visions and Midnighters sections to take part by submitting responses to a series of questions in their own words. Full List (click on name and title to view profile): #1. Zach Clark, "White Reindeer" #2. Malcolm Ingram, "Continental" #3. Travis Stevens, "Cheap Thrills" and "Big Ass Spider!" #4. Vincent Grashaw, "Coldwater" #5. Adam Rifkin, "Reality Show" #6. Zak Knutson and Joey Figueroa, "Milius" #7. Calvin Reeder, "The Rambler" #8. Christopher Smith and Merete Mueller, "Tiny House" #9. Louis Alvarez, Andrew Kolker, Peter Odabashian and Paul Stekler, "Getting Back to Abnormal" #10. John Sayles, "Go for Sisters" #11. Penny Lane, "Our Nixon" #12. Katie Graham...
- 3/5/2013
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
Documentary filmmakers Zak Knutson and Joey Figueroa chart the life of the controversial filmmaker John Milius in the eponymous feature debut. With interviews from Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Oliver Stone, among others, "Milius" celebrates the life of the influential man who co-wrote many iconic films such as "Apocalypse Now," "Jaws," and "Conan the Barbarian." What it's about: "Milius" is about one of the most influential storytellers of his generation, John Milius. Maybe the last of the “Old School” Hollywood types. A man with a larger than life personality and a resume that is undeniable. A man who speaks with zero filter, which at times can be as unpopular as it is celebrated. What else do you want audiences to know about your film? This film was a passion project, that has been in the works for a number of years. We had a list of interviews we were determined to get,...
- 2/27/2013
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
South by Southwest (SXSW) is just one of many film festivals, we here at Sound On Sight cover yearly. The fest, which takes place every spring in Austin, Texas, began in 1987, and has continued to grow in size every year. The fest announced the first wave of films back in early January, and the lineup included some highly anticipated films such as The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Evil Dead, Downloaded and Spring Breakers. Now the full lineup has been announced, and it just might be one of the best lineups the festival has ever programmed.
SXSW takes place March 8-16 in Austin Texas. Here are just some of the films we are excited about.
Narrative Feature Competition – This year’s 8 films were selected from 1,191 submissions. Each film is a World Premiere.
Awful Nice
Director/Screenwriter: Todd Sklar, Screenwriter: Alex Rennie
Estranged brothers Jim and Dave must travel to Branson together when...
SXSW takes place March 8-16 in Austin Texas. Here are just some of the films we are excited about.
Narrative Feature Competition – This year’s 8 films were selected from 1,191 submissions. Each film is a World Premiere.
Awful Nice
Director/Screenwriter: Todd Sklar, Screenwriter: Alex Rennie
Estranged brothers Jim and Dave must travel to Branson together when...
- 2/1/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Some of the best films of the 2012/2013 calender year from Richard Linklater, Harmony Korine, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Andrew Bujalski, Jeff Nichols, David Gordon Green, Shane Carruth and Joshua Oppenheimer are among the headliner names for the 2013 edition of the South by Southwest Film Festival. With a little over 100 plus film line-up (a whopping 2000+ titles were submitted), almost 70 are world premieres: there is the highly anticipated sophomore film (that has been on our radar since it first went into production) with M. Blash’s (The Wait), Joe Swanberg who makes SXSW his second home will premiere Drinking Buddies, veteran indie filmmaker John Sayles saddles in with Go For Sisters, and rounding out the Narrative Spotlight section we’ve got The Bounceback from Bryan Poyser, Loves Her Gun from Geoff Marslett along with titles we thought might break into Park City, but found an Austin home instead with Jacob Vaughan’s Milo and...
- 2/1/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival, otherwise known as SXSW, gets underway next month, and has now announced this year's lineup of feature films. Joining previously-announced titles, such as Evil Dead and Spring Breakers, are 109 features, including 68 from first-time filmmakers. Notable titles include documentaries I Am Divine, by Jeffrey Schwarz, about Glen Milstead, better known as John Waters' muse Divine; Milius, directed by Zak Knutson and Joey Figueroa, which covers the life of renegade filmmaker John Milius; and Rewind This!, by Josh Johnson, a film that aims to "trace the ripples" of the VHS home video revolution. Among the narrative features that caught my eye: Chris Eska's The Retrieval, about a boy who must retrieve a wanted man during the Civil...
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- 1/31/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Kevin Smith: Too Fat For 40
Stars: Kevin Smith | Directed by Joey Figueroa, Zak Knutson
Kevin Smith is back with the fourth of his his stand-up DVDs, Too Fat For 40. Following the success of An Evening With Kevin Smith and An Evening With Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder, the fan-favourite filmmaker returns with his first new stand-up DVD in five years – which was filmed on the evening of Kevin Smith’s 40th birthday before a crowd of fans at the Count Basie Theatre in his home town of Red Bank, New Jersey.
Taking its name from Smith’s much-publicised spat with Southwest Airlines where they declared him “too fat to fly” (which he actually discusses at length during the show), Too Fat For 40 is yet another routine filled with anecdotes and stories which are rife with Smith’s now-typical self deprecating humour – however like his previous show, A Three-vening with Kevin Smith,...
Stars: Kevin Smith | Directed by Joey Figueroa, Zak Knutson
Kevin Smith is back with the fourth of his his stand-up DVDs, Too Fat For 40. Following the success of An Evening With Kevin Smith and An Evening With Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder, the fan-favourite filmmaker returns with his first new stand-up DVD in five years – which was filmed on the evening of Kevin Smith’s 40th birthday before a crowd of fans at the Count Basie Theatre in his home town of Red Bank, New Jersey.
Taking its name from Smith’s much-publicised spat with Southwest Airlines where they declared him “too fat to fly” (which he actually discusses at length during the show), Too Fat For 40 is yet another routine filled with anecdotes and stories which are rife with Smith’s now-typical self deprecating humour – however like his previous show, A Three-vening with Kevin Smith,...
- 1/16/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Rank the week of October 18th’s Blu-ray and DVD new releases against the best films of all-time: New Releases Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #1487
Win Percentage: 47%
Times Ranked: 8433
Top-20 Rankings: 50
Directed By: Rob Marshall
Starring: Johnny Depp • Penélope Cruz • Ian McShane • Kevin McNally • Geoffrey Rush
Genres: Action • Adventure • Costume Adventure • Fantasy • Sea Adventure • Swashbuckler
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Bad Teacher
(Blu-ray & DVD | R | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #3281
Win Percentage: 42%
Times Ranked: 3361
Top-20 Rankings: 19
Directed By: Jake Kasdan
Starring: Cameron Diaz • Justin Timberlake • Jason Segel • Lucy Punch • Phyllis Smith
Genres: Comedy • Farce • Sex Comedy
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Red State
(Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #2738
Win Percentage: 53%
Times Ranked: 1781
Top-20 Rankings: 12
Directed By: Kevin Smith
Starring: Michael Parks • John Goodman • Melissa Leo • Kevin Pollak • Michael Angarano
Genres: Drama • Horror • Religious Drama • Thriller
Rank This Movie
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest
(Blu-ray & DVD...
(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #1487
Win Percentage: 47%
Times Ranked: 8433
Top-20 Rankings: 50
Directed By: Rob Marshall
Starring: Johnny Depp • Penélope Cruz • Ian McShane • Kevin McNally • Geoffrey Rush
Genres: Action • Adventure • Costume Adventure • Fantasy • Sea Adventure • Swashbuckler
Rank This Movie
Bad Teacher
(Blu-ray & DVD | R | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #3281
Win Percentage: 42%
Times Ranked: 3361
Top-20 Rankings: 19
Directed By: Jake Kasdan
Starring: Cameron Diaz • Justin Timberlake • Jason Segel • Lucy Punch • Phyllis Smith
Genres: Comedy • Farce • Sex Comedy
Rank This Movie
Red State
(Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #2738
Win Percentage: 53%
Times Ranked: 1781
Top-20 Rankings: 12
Directed By: Kevin Smith
Starring: Michael Parks • John Goodman • Melissa Leo • Kevin Pollak • Michael Angarano
Genres: Drama • Horror • Religious Drama • Thriller
Rank This Movie
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest
(Blu-ray & DVD...
- 10/18/2011
- by Jonathan Hardesty
- Flickchart
Kevin Smith has unveiled the first episode of their behind-the-scenes series on the making of Zack and Miri Make a Porno. The webisodes are titled "Money Shots" and are directed by Zak Knutson and Joey Figueroa. Thanks to Quick Stop Entertainment, we've got the first episode below, which provides a great introduction to what we'll eventually be seeing in other episodes. Kevin Smith is as great of a storyteller off screen as he is on screen and does a great job giving everyone an inside look at how he makes movies. This first one took so long because the MPAA was being a bitch about these, too. Check it out and enjoy! Watch the first episode of "Money Shots" from Zack and Miri Make a Porno: [flv:http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/zackmiri-webisode-1.flv http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/zackmiri-webisode-1.jpg 480 288] Head over to Quick Stop for an archive of all the "Money Shots" episodes! Zack and Miri Make a Porno is both written and...
- 10/7/2008
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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