News Archive - July 2007

31 July

Film Director Michelangelo Antonioni Dies at 94
Michelangelo Antonioni Michelangelo Antonioni, one of Italy's most famous and influential filmmakers, has died at the age of 94. His death on Monday night followed that of Ingmar Bergman.

30 July

Film Director Ingmar Bergman Dies at 89
Ingmar Bergman Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, an iconoclastic filmmaker widely regarded as one of the great masters of modern cinema, died Monday. He was 89 years old.

25 July

Cinematographer Laszlo Kovacs dies at 74
Laszlo Kovacs Cinematographer Laszlo Kovacs, who gained attention in the 1960s by distinctively employing natural lighting in such films as Easy Rider and Five Easy Pieces, died Saturday in Beverly Hills of cancer. He was 74.

A few years after coming to the U.S. following the 1956 Hungarian revolution, he became one of the industry's most sought-after "lensers", working on a mixture of mainstream and art-house classics including Shampoo, Ghostbusters, Inside Moves, Say Anything, Miss Congeniality, Mask, Copycat and the documentaries Directed by John Ford.

In 2002, the year of his final film (Two Weeks Notice), he received the American Society of Cinematographers' Lifetime Achievement Award.

Read more about Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond on Reuters.

21 July

Eastern Promises in TIFF
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) - Press Conference, July 17th 2007: David Cronenberg, Viggo Mortensen Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) - Press Conference, July 17th 2007: Piers Handling, David Cronenberg Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) - Press Conference, July 17th 2007: Viggo Mortensen, David Cronenberg Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) - Press Conference, July 17th 2007: Piers Handling, David Cronenberg, Viggo Mortensen, Robert Lantos Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) - Press Conference, July 17th 2007: David Cronenberg Viggo-Works has some cool articles, photos and videos of David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen in the press conference of Eastern Promises in the Toronto International Film Festival on Tuesday.
(Thanks to SaraH)

TIFF Official Site also has some photos of the press conference.

17 July

Win a Copy of The Fly DVD
Jeff Goldblum InsideToronto.com is giving away 2 copies of The Fly Special Edition DVD. Check it out.

16 July

The Fly Opera - Official Site is up
The Fly Opera Cronendrome posted some interesting links to official sites for The Fly opera - check it out.

The Official Site is up. According to the press release, the opera will premiere on July 2, 2008.

8 July

Iggy Pop and Megadeth in Israel
Iggy Pop: Tel Aviv, 7/7/07 Megadeth: Tel Aviv, July 2nd, 2007 Here are some photos and video clips from last week's performances in Tel-Aviv (thanks to yaniv666 for the clips):

Iggy Pop's performance yesterday: Photos, Clips: 1, 2, 3, 4.

Megadeth's performance last Monday: Photos, Clips: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.

3 July

Jean Michel Jarre in Israel
Jean Michel Jarre in Israel Composer Jean Michel Jarre arrived to Israel on Sunday in preparation for a show he is arranging for next year's celebration of Israel's 60th Independence Day. The show will take place in Jerusalem.

Speaking to a newspaper, Jarre says he feels emotionally attached to Israel and his family has a connection to Israel too, since his grandmother is Jewish (apparently some of his family members were perished in the holocaust).

Jarre himself will also celebrate his 60th birthday next year.

A Moment to Remember (2004)

DK's rating: 6/10


Murder in the First (1995)

DK's rating: 7/10


The Indian Runner (1991)

DK's rating: 7/10


Candyman (1992)

DK's rating: 7/10


The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover (1989)

DK's rating: 8/10


300 (2006)

DK's rating: 6.5/10


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