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the interview and only accidentally cut her off, like, once. She even said some interesting things about both the movie and Lost (although those of you hoping for major island revelations obviously don't realize how good these people have become at keeping secrets).
You can check out the video in the "Video Interviews" section of our homepage (just scroll down to the bottom) or here on YouTube.
Right after Ball Don't Lie, we rushed down to the premiere of Savage Grace, a disturbing drama starring Julianne Moore. Just coming off my Emilie de Ravin high, fellow TheCinemaSourceian Andrea Tuccillo and I switched duties – I held the camera (mostly) steady while she interviewed Julianne Moore and the director of the film, Tom Kalin.
It's based on the true story of Barbara Baekeland, a socialite who married into money and eventually fell from grace – although there's a lot more to it. Like, oh, incest, insanity, and murder. Quite chilling.
Like the previous video, you can check out our interview with Moore and Kalin in our Video Interviews section or here on YouTube.
A Little Grosse Pointe Blank, A Little Brazil
Friday, April 25th
Caught a screening of the satire War, Inc. this morning, and I really enjoyed it.
I'm no fool – absolutely no one will go see this movie. In fact, current events-related movies have been doing so poorly at the box office that they're only giving War, Inc. a brief limited release next month before immediately releasing it on DVD on July 1st. But if you're a fan of John Cusack, his Grosse Pointe Blank persona in particular, you really shouldn't miss this.
It's a lot more dystopian than I thought it would be – at times, it reminded me of something as nutty as Brazil. In a near, unspecified future, the U.S. has invaded a country called "Turaqistan," – or more accurately, a massive corporation called Tamerlane, owned by the disgraced ex-Vice President (an uncredited Dan Aykroyd), has invaded it. He sends his hitman Brand Hauser (Cusack) into the country's safe zone to kill a foreign diplomat, and as a cover, Hauser is put in charge of organizing the concert and wedding of a young Middle Eastern pop star named Yonika Babyyeah (Hilary Duff, who does a good job playing a pop star, although her character actually is quite a bit more complex than it would seem). And he also falls head over heels for a leftist reporter, although when she's played by Marisa Tomei, how could he not?
As you can tell, there's a lot going on, and the film is riddled with running jokes and Easter Eggs, too. (Tamerlane has of course brought Western capitalism to Turaqistan, which is now riddled with advertisements and fast food places; I spotted a cigarette ad at one point for "Democracy Light".) And there are some smart devices: having no one else to share his feelings with, ...
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