Tuesday, October 19, 2010 4:46PM - By Krystal Clark
A couple weeks ago David O. Russell decided not to direct the highly anticipated adaptation, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, which left the job open for some of Hollywood’s most eager filmmakers. According to a report from The Wrap, some heavy hitters have made the directing shortlist including Oscar winner Jonathan Demme and Let Me In helmer Matt Reeves. Check out the rest of the candidates below…
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Friday, October 3, 2008 12:30PM - By Travis Weir
Depending on how militant one is about their definition of “indie,” be it a budgetary classification or a faux-genre product of silent studio partners, Rachel Getting Married will either come across as scathingly honest or morbidly engineered. It’s an unsympathetic drama shot on video, chronicling a massive wedding weekend that’s just short enough on magic and emotional stability to feel true to life.
Its banquet tables are also packed to the walls with showbiz legends (Roger Corman lurks in certain scenes as a camera-wielding guest and Fab Five Freddy makes a toast), brought together by a veteran Hollywood player (director Jonathan Demme), with the whole act resting on a sordidly unflattering performance by a tabloid camera magnet (Anne Hathaway – read interview here).
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