Michael Carmen Pitt Night of the Hunted By Jay S. Jacobs We’ve been watching the long, winding road that actor Michael Pitt (he’s been going by his full name, Michael Carmen Pitt for the last few years, starting with the film Ghost in the Shell) has been following. The one thing that is most notable … Continue reading
Michael Haneke Makes A Loving Statement in Amour by Brad Balfour A cultivated couple in their 80s, retired music teachers Georges and Anne have a nice apartment in a fine Parisian neighborhood. One night, after seeing a former student perform, Anne blanks out at home, presaging the condition to come. Afterwards, surgery to correct her blocked … Continue reading
THE MAN ON THE TRAIN (2011) Starring Donald Sutherland, Larry Mullen Jr., Paula Boudreau, Graham Greene, Kate O’Toole, Greg Byrk, Samuel Jephcott, Graham Greene, Tony Nardi, Carlo Rota, Martin Katz, Kennedy McGuckian, James Shannon Nelligan, Vasilios Pappas, R.D. Reid and Paula Boudreau. Screenplay by Mary McGuckian. Directed by Mary McGuckian. Distributed by Tribeca Film. 100 … Continue reading
Michael Pitt and Brady Corbet Aren’t Joking Around in Funny Games by Brad Balfour Ten years ago, German director Michael Haneke created a harrowing, near-psychotic film, Funny Games, about two young men – Paul and Peter – who force a couple and their son in their vacation cabin to play sadistic “games” with fatal results. A critique … Continue reading
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