Artist: The Films

French filmmaker Bertrand Bonello's haunting and surreal House of Pleasures ( L'Apollonide in France, House of Tolerance in the UK) depicts the final days of a fin de siecle Parisian brothel. As the prostitutes, who live, work, and put their bodies on the line within the brothel's atmospheric confines, Bonello has assembled a cast which includes some of France's best and most beautiful young actresses. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing one of the film's stars, the very talented Alice Barnole. In the pivotal role of "Madeleine," the young prostitute who, quite [...]

The film adaptation of Jack Kerouac's On The Road opens in the UK on 21 September 2012 and starts Kristen Stewart. Check out the trailer below. The supporting cast of characters is littered with star names, like Viggo Mortensen, Amy Adams, Kirsten Dunst and Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss .

by Thomas Michalski Movie - Jubilee (Derek Jarman, 1978) What's on Network Awesome Today? After the release of Derek Jarman 's Jubilee in 1978, Vivienne Westwood , outraged at what she saw as a misrepresentation of punk, took to her then preferred medium, the t-shirt, to express her displeasure. The " Open T-Shirt to Derek Jarman ," with its [...]

'The Hunger Games' (UK Release: 23 March '12) // Words: Alicia McBride On the 23rd of March the world will be watching and what they'll be watching is 'The Hunger Games' , a chilling look at a post-apocalyptic future that satirises our current love of reality television and decreasing sensitivity to violent images in society. Fronted by a trio of young, hot talent and featuring plenty of gruesome action and more than one weepy moment, it's the sort of intelligent blockbuster the [...]

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On Thursday in Columbus, the Wexner Center will screen the new documentary Better Than Something: Jay Reatard , a film about prolific Memphis punk-rocker Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr. aka Jay Reatard, who died in 2010 at the age of 29. What began as a series of 2009 interviews with Lindsey for a promotional documentary called Waiting for Something became a larger project after his death, as the filmmakers sought out Lindsey's friends, family members and former bandmates to fill out the picture of a controversial figure, known for his on-stage vitriol as much as his [...]

French band, The Shoes, have a new music video for their single, "Time To Dance", starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a serial killer, off of their Time To Dance EP. No word yet on any Los Angeles dates for The Shoes...

We really can't wait for a local screening but here's a taste of LCD Soundsystem's film of their "farewell" shows last April 2, 2011 at Madison Square Garden! Shut Up And Play The Hits, the film that documents LCD Soundsystem's...

You probably rolled your eyes when you heard about a horrorfilm shot in real time. How does that make it scary? A slow movie like The Fog in real time would be simplyunbearable. But Silent House is agame changer. It has Elizabeth Olsen. What did we learn about Elizabeth Olsen lastyear? She's incredible. Furthermore, no one is scared like Elizabeth Olsen isscared. Her face is a layer cake of fear: nausea, trembling, and acute apprehensionfrosted with unspeakable terror. As 20-something Sarah helping her family clean up an [...]

+ Legendary Artist Jean Giraud, Alias Moebius, Passes Away

By Kristen Bialik Movie - Fehérlófia (The Son of the White Mare, 1981) What's on Network Awesome today? Without knowing you at all, I can say that Fehérlófia is unlike any other movie you've seen. Sure, it's animated. That's familiar. And sure, there are some recognizable images. Like, in that the English title is "Son of the White Mare," and there are both sons and white mares. In fact, the storyline itself is incredibly familiar, and [...]

Congotronics vs Rockers , a super-banda, mas também a tournée que teve a sua origem no fabuloso "Tradi-Mods vs. Rockers: Alternative Takes on Congotronics" (2010, Crammed Discs), no qual 26 indie-rockers reinterpretavam outros 26 temas de vários congotronics - sobretudo, Konono Nº1 e Kasaï Allstars - terá agora direito a filme. O realizador Pierre Laffargue documentou todo o processo que levou à criação do projecto Congotronics vs Rockers, desde os primeiros encontros entre os músicos, passando pela gravação do disco, e culminando com os 12 concertos na Europa [...]

With everyone heading to or already at SXSW this week and next, I thought this would be a good time to post about the location aware music apps that Bluebrain has been doing. They've already done one for The National Mall and Central Park ( Listen To The Light ), the new one The Violet Crown is based around Austin and SXSW. Basically it's, as Bluebrain describes it, "a musical composition, available exclusively as a free iPhone app, that uses the phone's built-in GPS to alter the music as [...]

The Stanley Kubrick Essential Collection has made its way into my apartment. Spartacus, Lolita, Dr. Strangelove, 2001:A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, and Eyes Wide Shut. I now feel obligated to watch those movies in the Kubrickian catalog I have neglected, which would be: Barry Lyndon Lolita Spartacus Now I've tried to watch Barry Lyndon before and found it utterly insufferable. So, I'll start on the other end, work my way forward chronologically, [...]

Cast : Winona Ryder, Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Landau, Atticus Shaffer. Director : Tim Burton Release Date : October 5, 2012 Synopsis : After the death of his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring him back to life. Victor tries to hide his creation, but Sparky gets out and causes havoc in the town. A [...]

This year marks the 23rd outing for Cork's annual French Film Festival. Boasting a long and impressive history, the festival has become a bedrock of Cork's cultural scene. Though the term 'French Film', may conjure thoughts of overly pretentious and philosophical fare, the CFFF has year after year engaged, entertained, and delighted audiences. Supported by Bord Gais, Cork County Council and of course their loyal team of volunteers, the Festival along with Alliance Francaise de Cork have arranged a series of events that pay homage to the legends of film history (who just happen to be French). CFFF [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Metallica announced today they have signed on award-winning director Nimród Antal to direct the upcoming Metallica 3D feature film project. Charlotte Huggins (JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND) will produce, a marriage of narrative and concert. The flick will star the five members of Metallica : James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, and their fans. It's due to begin shooting this August with plans to get a summer 2013 theatrical release. "I've been a fan of Nimróds since his first Hungarian film, Kontroll, showed up at [...]

This Friday, March 9, L.A. RECORD's Dan Collins will be hosting a Q&A session following a screening of the documentary Better Than Something: Jay Reatard , at the Egyptian Theater . To enter our contest see the movie and Q&A absolutely free , simply leave the name of your favorite Jay Reatard song in the comments below-our crack team of judges will pick one selection at random and issue that person two free passes. We will be judging on style and [...]

Andrew Huang's full length version of Solipsist is now available to watch above. I posted a few weeks ago on the trailer, which I was astonished by alone, but now the full version is up. This piece is nothing short of astonishing from photography and post to sound design. I won't say too much more, but I will say that you might want to close out of Photoshop for about 10 minutes and fullscreen this. Also, for those that are interested, here's the making of that's equally as interesting. [...]