86 posts tagged michael haneke

So, upon the recommendations of my fellow bloggers, I put Cache on my Netflix list. My new little family (girlfriend and her daughter) saw it this weekend. I think the sound "Hmmmm" fits it well. Synopsis: We open to a view of a house in Paris, for a few minutes.

Written Directed by: Michael Haneke Based on his own 1997 thriller Funny Games made in his native Austria Starring: Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Michael Pitt, Brady Corbet, Devon Gearhart, Boyd Gaines, Siobhan Fallon Distributed by Warner Independent Pictures Film was released in the U.K.

Following its recent release in the US, Funny Games took a lot of flak from critics. Interestingly, much of the criticism of this English-language remake of director Michael Haneke’s own 1997 film of the same name focuses around the press sheet, in which the director claims that the film is an attack on the American thriller and the way it exploits violence.

Missing Attachment Funny Games is the American remake of the 1997 Austrian horror film by the same title. Original writer/director Michael Haneke wrote and re-shot this one in a shot for shot remake of the original. The only difference is this cast features Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, and one of my up and coming favorites Michael Pitt.

(via thedevinecomedy) Written and directed: Michael Haneke (remake) “To preserve moral decency” - Paul It was a controversial movie. A controversial movie on a personal level as well, but let’s not mention this aspect. I’ve waited for it quite long. I am a Naomi Watts fan and the original was extremely good.

“Funny Games” is German director Michael Haneke’s remake of his own 1997 film of the same title. It stars Michael Pitt and Brady Corbert as two seriously deranged young men who take a family (Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, and a fierce little child actor named Devon Gearhart) physically and mentally hostage for twelve hours at their summer cabin.

Thoughts on Funny Games It’s very strange that Haneke remade Funny Games, as a “shot for shot” remake no less. The actors have been swapped but most of the rest remains the same, and while I really loved the original, I had to keep reminding myself of that very fact to properly appreciate the new version.

Filed under: Columns, 400 Screens, 400 Blows (ed. note: This post was accidentally published at 1AM, instead of 1PM, so we're re-publishing it at the correct time.) I've been thinking about the largely negative response to Wong Kar-wai's My Blueberry Nights (6 screens), a film I quite liked.

Filed under: Columns, 400 Screens, 400 Blows (ed. note: This post was accidentally published at 1AM, instead of 1PM, so we're re-publishing it at the correct time.) I've been thinking about the largely negative response to Wong Kar-wai's My Blueberry Nights (6 screens), a film I quite liked.

Filed under: Columns, 400 Screens, 400 Blows I’ve been thinking about the largely negative response to Wong Kar-wai’s My Blueberry Nights (6 screens), a film I quite liked. As of today it’s at 43% on Rotten Tomatoes, though it opens wider this weekend (including here in the Bay Area) and more reviews are surely coming in.