Tag: bradycorbet
Review: VOX LUX, The Cult of Celebrity and the 'Difficult' Star
Music stars (real or imagined) and their various addictions and vices, have been fodder for films for many years. Brady Corbet's sophomore feature, Vox Lux, looks at the unusual beginnings and current troubles of mega-pop star Celeste, a stand-in for...
Review: THE CHILDHOOD OF A LEADER, Making of a Monster in Brady Corbet's Accomplished Directorial Debut
An allegorical tale set in the shadow of WWI Europe, The Childhood of a Leader is a very accomplished first feature from 27 year-old American actor Brady Corbet. Considering his face has been showing up in the films of who's...
The Stack: HIDDEN IN THE WOODS, SIMON KILLER, DAY OF THE DEAD, THE DEVIL BAT, And More
Welcome back to The Stack. I'm sneaking this episode in before I leave for Fantastic Fest; it's a light week but there are some real gems here. For those not easily offended, Hidden in the Woods from Artsploitation will probably offend you...
New UK Quad for SIMON KILLER Will Stare You Down!
The glowing reviews are piling up for Antonio Compos' Simon Killer, director of the critically acclaimed Afterschool. Brady Corbet (Melancholia, Martha Marcy May Marlene) stars as the eponymous US college student who heads to Europe looking for excitement following some...
Excellent UK Trailer for Murderous Indie SIMON KILLER
Simon Killer, the emotionally compelling and visually stunning new film from Afterschool director Antonio Campos, is coming to UK screens this April, courtesy of Eureka Entertainment. The film debuted at Sundance last year, where it collected a horde of positive...
Trailer for SIMON KILLER: A Prostitute And a Sociopath Do Bad Things In Paris
Looks like the city of light just got a little darker. The trailer for Antonio Campos' follow-up to Afterschool, Simon Killer, has arrived, and while it literally pulses with energy, it's not the happy kind. The story goes like this:...
Film Comment Selects 2013 Review: SIMON KILLER is An American Sociopath's Last Tango in Paris
From Borderline films, the trio of producer/directors responsible for indie darling Martha Marcy May Marlene, comes the uplifting story of an American in Paris who finds solace in the thighs of a young prostitute. Simon is his name and killing...
Blu-ray Review: The Enigma of MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
My inner crank--the part of me that wants to write angry letters to the utility companies about the electric bill being too damned high, perhaps--is unable to concede that beyond its across-the-board fine performances and taut direction, Sean Durkin's Martha...
A Few Words With MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE Director Sean Durkin
In celebration of the dvd/blu-ray release of Sean Durkin's feature directorial debut, the sombre yet stunning cult film Marthe Marcy May Marelene, he graciously popped by to have a brief chat. Let's be clear, Martha Marcy May Marlene is...
Contest: Win One of Three DVD Copies of MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
We've got three DVD copies of director Sean Durkin's thriller Martha Marcy May Marlene, which just hit home video this week.Here's the synopsis for the much talked about film: From 2011 Sundance Film Festival "Best Director" winner Sean Durkin, in...
MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE Review
In a movie year that's also giving us the high profile "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", it takes some guts to hit us with another easily jumbled four-word mouthful of a title. But that's just the kind of film this...
MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE Review
The word cult has fallen out of vogue these days which is probably all for the better. It got thrown around so liberally for so long that even the communal living group I've called home for 23 years has occasionally...
Interview with director of MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE Sean Durkin
Martha Marcy May Marlene marks the feature debut of Sean Durkin and although it has some divided over how good it is there is no doubt that many have found it highly compelling. The film tells the story of a...
London 2011: MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE Review
While cults and communes are not the exclusive domain of the United States, ones located within its borders are great fodder for artistic exploration. In the case of ones that abuse residents either physically or psychologically or both, we are...
New Trailer And Poster For MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
Another hit coming out of this year's Sundance, Sean Durkin's Martha Marcy May Marlene is edging its way towards its showing at TIFF and then onto a limited US theatrical release in October. In the lead up to that, and...
New Trailers for MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
It may feel like you've been waiting forever for the release of Sean Durkin's Martha Marcy May Marlene. Unfortunately you've got another couple months before the film rolls out mid October. But Fox Searchlight has at least released a couple...
MIFF11 - MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE Review
The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is in its glorious 60th year and below is a review for just one of many diverse films screening.Martha is a confused and scared girl. She leaves the conflict of her normal life behind...
SFF 2011 Day 11 - Trailer of the Day is MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
Today's pick for the Sydney Film Festival Trailer of the Day is MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE. Here's what the SFF Program says about the film: Having already received a directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival, Sean Durkin's stunning...
Watch John Hawkes get under Elizabeth Olsen's skin in first trailer for Sundance hit MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
Fox Searchlight has released a trailer for Martha Marcy May Marlene ahead of its Un Certain Regard screening at Cannes this month and the only way to describe it is creeeeepy. Just about everyone in Park City was buzzing about...
