tagged w/ Abel Ferrara
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Se sei un ragazzo del Bronx, hai il dovere di scegliere. Il bene o il male, la delinquenza o il quieto e morale vivere. Abel Ferrara, nato in quel posto maledetto nel 1951, ha scelto il cinema, diventando uno dei registi più discussi.
Se avesse scelto il calcio, sarebbe stato un mediano spaccatibie, odiato dagli avversari e dagli arbitri. Perchè lui non conosce mezze misure, non ha peli sulla lingua e polvere sul'occhio della cinepresa.
Il film "Il cattivo tenente" è una prova del suo carattere autoriale. Dentro quello scenario dettano legge tutti i prodotti dominanti nel Bronx: la violenza,lo squallore,la dissacrazione,i bassi istinti,le ambientazioni luride come l'anima e l'atteggiamento di tanti abitanti. Le facce pulite non esistono. Il protagonista stesso del film, un tenente interpretato dall'ipnotico Harvey Keitel, è il contrario della legalità. E' un ladro, un sadico, un tossicodipendente, ha il vizio del gioco e la sua perversione fa vomitare.
Tre scene, in questo film non catalogabile come fiera della violenza, saranno difficilmente dimenticabili:
il monologo, le offese e le successive scuse rivolte ad un Cristo materializzato da parte del tenente; la sua masturbazione davanti a due ragazze ferme in auto e lo stupro di una suora.
L' Italia, paese ipocrita che condanna l'immoralità e non si innervosisce per l'esistenze dei programmi televisivi di Barbara d'Urso e del reality show, ha vietato il film ai minori di 14 anni e ne ha tagliato alcune scene. Non ne ha compreso la schiettezza e l'audacia visionaria e ha continuato a sopravvivere con ipocrisia. Forse non ha mai letto Wilde, che in una delle sue tante osservazioni, sindacava:
"l'artista non ha convinzioni etiche. Una convinzione etica in un artista è un imperdonabile manierismo di stile".
Per fortuna gli artisti che vivono "d'arte e per l'arte" non si fermano. e le loro opere possono essere recuperate integralmente e viste e criticate senza pregiudizi. I moralisti di ieri, oggi e domani se ne facciano una ragioneSe sei un ragazzo del Bronx, hai il dovere di scegliere. Il bene o il male, la... more
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Abel Ferrara, the auteur behind classic indie films such as Bad Lieutenant and The Funeral filmed an early work as a silent film. Now a cool new video competition challenges you to record dialogue for the piece. The winner gets a private audience with Mr. Ferrara himself!
http://www.ithentic.com/p/?p=663Abel Ferrara, the auteur behind classic indie films such as Bad Lieutenant and The... more
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Today's Important News has Avatar winning obvious awards, Matthew Goode's short screen test and photos of two Batman porn parodies. Let's check the news:
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-Avatar won a bunch of awards at the first 3D awards show designed to award things to Avatar. And Brendan Fraser got a "3D Talent" award. [THR]
-Matthew Goode admits to screen-testing for The Hobbit. Del Toro must be leaning toward a Leap Year Bilbo over a Boys Bilbo. [The Playlist]
-Seems there are two Batman themed pornos floating about: one has a retro vibe and the other appears to be modernized. Either way, Holy Wankfest, Batman! [Bleeding Cool]
-Kevin Smith better win Hollywood's Hottest Body Awards. [PR]
-Matt Damon is in talks to star in a new Robert F. Kennedy biopic. [Deadline]
-Not content with not remaking Game of Death, Abel Ferrara will now do Broadway before leaving that in the dust too. [Variety]
-Shane Black will direct Doc Savage fo--who's directing what, you ask? Oh, nevermind. [Current]
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The birds are chirping, the leftovers are running low and that means it is Sunday. So there's not a lot going on.
-Abel Ferrara has dropped off a remake for Game of Death without a word. Will this impede the film's chances to premiere at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival? Who knows! [Moviehole via ThePlaylist]
-On the upside, Ferrara has been replaced with Giorgio Serafini. Sound unfamiliar? Because he is! Say hello "Direct to Video," but Italian style.
-That was literally the only newsworthy thing worth mentioning today. So here's some wonderful stop-motion videos using Gunpla. [YouTube]
The birds are chirping, the leftovers are running low and that means it is Sunday.... more
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We're hours away from a new Rotten Tomatoes Show, but there's plenty of important news to go around before that.
-Gary Ross (he of Pleasantville fame) will write and possibly(...?) direct an adaptation of Venom. [Current]
-Marlon Wayans is reportedly trying to play Richard Pryor in the biopic Is It Something I Said? We say, sure. [Current]
-In a bit of Herzog-ian oddball news, Abel Ferrara and Wesley Snipes are teaming up for Game of Death, about a bodyguard fighting off five assassins. Pagoda optional. [Variety]
-Thomas Jane talks on The Punisher in film, how he'd still like to make it, etc. And oddly, I'd be thrilled if he did. [MTV Splash Page]
-On the fest front, Tokyo International Film Fest will show The Cove .[Variety]
-Jeff Wells' Best of the Decade list should be seen (and believed.) [HE]
-Finally, what Manhattan is like. [omgitsftw]
-John Lichman
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Let's find out which of the newest trailers are quickening our pulse with The Anticipatron.
The Rotten Tomatoes Show is a movie review show that airs on Thursday nights at 10:30 e/p on Current TV. From reviews of the newest releases to
commentary on cult favorites and movie trends, each episode of The Rotten
Tomatoes Show is a fast-paced, comedic journey through the week in cinema.
For more from the Rotten Tomatoes Show visit: http://rottentomatoesshow.com
For more about movies from Current: http://current.com/moviesLet's find out which of the newest trailers are quickening our pulse with The... more
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Variety reports that filming started in Detroit this week for the Wesley Snipes action-thriller “Game of Death,” which reunites him with director Abel Ferrara for the first time since 1990’s “King of New York.”
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"On Tuesday, I sat down with Herzog and asked him why he felt compelled to issue an official statement on the matter. "In the speculation preceding the release of the film, before anyone had seen it, there were already complicated comparisons between Ferrara and me," he said in his distinctive baritone. "I've never seen any of his films and I don't know who he is. That kind of academic thinking is foreign to me. These parallels do not exist."
I pointed out to him that it sounded like he was complaining about a media problem rather than an academic one. 'So be it," he said. "It's not my problem; it's their problem. It got out of control very easily, but it will die away as the film hits the screen.'"
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it gets so much better."On Tuesday, I sat down with Herzog and asked him why he felt compelled to issue... more
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