Sunday Reads: 3rd February 2013
Stray penises and politicos David Simon takes a look at a recent unseemly journalistic trend. Louise Brooks And Me Anne Billson blogs about ‘The Girl with the Black Helmet’. Ludivine Sagnier: ‘I got frightened and shut down’ An interview with the wonderful French actress on the occasion of the UK release of Love Crime. My Empire of … Read more
What’s actually wrong with the Weinsteins? Part Three: Kenneth Lonergan on Gangs of New York
In a series of posts I attempt to tackle the question ‘What’s actually wrong with the Weinsteins?’ and to document instances of their (possibly) negative effect on the film industry. Read the previous parts here. At a Q&A with Kenneth Lonergan for his latest film, Margaret, about the subject of screenwriting, Lonergan also talked about … Read more
What’s actually wrong with the Weinsteins? Part Two: Escape From Planet Earth
In a series of posts I attempt to tackle the question ‘What’s actually wrong with the Weinsteins?’ and to document instances of their (possibly) negative effect on the film industry. Read Part One here. Written and directed by Tony Leech and produced by Brian Inerfeld, Escape From Planet Earth was set to be a new … Read more
What’s actually wrong with the Weinsteins? Part One: Wu xia
When I heard the news that the Weinsteins had acquired Peter Chan’s Wu xia I responded in the way I normally do upon hearing of the Weinsteins picking up the rights to a new Asian film, mostly with frustration and anger. I was at Cannes, where the film was about to premiere, and had also just found out … Read more