On Movies & Media Malick's "The New World - Extended Cut" arrives October 14! One viewer's is pleasure is another movieger's pain. Out of the blue, an announcement was just posted from Businesswire that Terrence Malick's already-legendary extended versionof his masterpiece, The New World, my favorite film of the decade so far, is coming to DVD on October
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On Movies & Media Here We Go Again: Malick and "The Tree of Life" I know, I know, I'm late to this party. But I'm not really. I reported on Terrence Malick's Tree of Life project ages ago, and was quickly corrected and informed that I was merely perpetuating rumors about a project that was abandoned long ago.
On Movies & Media "Days of Heaven": The Criterion DVD Best DVD news in a while! Terrence Malick's Days of Heaven is coming to The Criterion Collection. And what an intriguing development... it's a going to have a new look. Can the director's cut of The New World be far behind? Please, Criterion, please.
On Movies & Media Hal Hartley Hearts Terrence Malick As a huge fan of Hal Hartley's The Unbelievable Truth, Trust, Simple Men, and Henry Fool, I can't wait to see his Henry Fool sequel, Fay Grim. Here he is talking about it with to Choire Sicha in a special for The LA Times: Hartley: I
On Movies & Media "The Promise of Beauty" - another ode to Malick I've just discovered a passionate, eloquent description of the greatness of Terrence Malick. If you're sick of my raves about The New World, you'll probably want to ignore this. But if you want to "get" what Malick's up to, here&
On Movies & Media Still don't get "The New World"? Check this out. In Stylus Magazine, L. Michael Foote looks closer at two particular scenes, and he brilliantly explores the way that Terrence Malick is conveying truth through his own unique style. I haven't come across many reviews that have put into words what it is about Malick's movie
On Movies & Media "New World" Dialogue There's a wonderful, insightful conversation here between two thoughtful moviegoers about The New World, and why it's such a special film. This podcast is almost a year old, but I really enjoyed it. Worth the time... especially for the section about who they'd like
On Movies & Media Why Is "The New World" on 2005 Best-Lists If Malick Finished It in 2006? The final cut of Terrence Malick's The New World was not finished until January 2006. It was not shown to critics in Seattle until January 18, 2006. The cut that was shown to Oscar voters in a rather rushed attempt to get an Oscar nomination was not the
On Movies & Media For Malick-philes only... If you love The New World and are curious about the differences between the theatrical version and the cut that was shown to Oscar voters before the release, The House Next Door has posted a description of the differences. They are not nearly as drastic as I was led to
On Movies & Media One thing Wim Wenders said... My interview with Wim Wenders will be up at Christianity Today Movies in a few days, but I will tell you this now: He praises Terrence Malick's The New World as perhaps the most powerful big screen experience he's enjoyed since 2001: A Space Odyssey. What&
On Movies & Media The New World, and those who admire it religiously The Village Voice's J. Hoberman says that The New World is the most beloved film of the last year... not because the most people loved it, but because those who do love it are devoted with the most passionate intensity. Count me among the passionate. I doubt that
On Movies & Media GreenCine: More on how much "The New World" rules, and a curious Wong Kar-Wai bit Lots of great stuff up at GreenCine, including: The New World Nick Pinkerton And this interesting possibility: Wong Kar-waiHurricane Katrina
On Movies & Media Will You Be One of the Unfortunate Zillions Who Misses "The New World"? The New World's lack of Oscar nominations shows how utterly blind and unqualified Academy voters really are. This is nothing new, I know. But just because the Academy members make a habit of shoving our faces in their ignorance and susceptibility to hysteria and political hype doesn'
On Movies & Media Chattaway on "The New World." And no, we're not the same person. Today, for the first time in our... golly, ten-year friendship? ... I received an email from someone asking if Peter Chattaway was one of my pseudonyms. Wow. We do show up in a lot of the same places online and in print. But we frequently disagree on films, and sometimes clash
On Movies & Media "The New World": What Got Cut, What Was Added, What Will Be On the Expanded DVD? F.X. Feeney answers the nagging questions about the theatrical version of The New World ... and teases us with news about the upcoming DVD... news that has made me stand up and rejoice. (Thanks to GreenCine Daily, of course, for the link...)
On Movies & Media My review of Terrence Malick's The New World I worked on this review until 1 a.m., got up at 5 a.m. and kept working on it. Then, realizing I had 2,500 words, I had to cut it back to the word-limit: 1,500. I didn't quite make it. So it's likely
On Movies & Media "The New World" Conundrum Okay... I'm stuck. Most critics groups, and the Oscars, will consider Terrence Malick's "The New World" a 2005 release, because it screened for some critics a few weeks ago. But the final cut, which is much shorter, includes footage that wasn't in
Looking Elsewhere Specials: "Bourne 3... 3 as the Wind..." Plus: Indy 4, Jurassic 4, "Capote" beats "Brokeback." Praising "The New World." Monday is Sequel News Day! "BOURNE THREE... THREE AS THE WIND..." For updates on The Bourne Ultimatum, Indy 4, and Jurassic Park 4, click here. (Looks like Jason Bourne may have a new main squeeze. And no, it's not Ben Affleck.) NATIONAL SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS
Looking Elsewhere Specials: Guardian defends Narnia. Malick's "New World." Haneke spoils. Earthsea animated. Tuesday's specials: I found most of these links at GreenCine Daily, and I'm glad I did. GUARDIAN GUARDS CHRISTIANITY FROM GUARDIAN JOURNALISTS (AND OTHERS) The Guardian, home of the now-notorious Polly Toynbee who used her Narnia review to bash Christianity, bashes Narnia critics! The Bible is
