If you don't think Ralph Fiennes can be funny, you probably haven't seen In Bruges. And if you haven't seen In Bruges four or five times to enjoy just how much fun Fiennes can be, you should probably watch it again. Meanwhile, there's this lovely new trailer for the Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant film Cemetery Junction, in which Fiennes co-stars. The teaser makes fun of Fiennes' serious nature, suggesting that Gervais and Merchant also haven't seen In Bruges. But we know they're just acting. See the clip after the jump.
Gervais and Merchant co-wrote and are co-directing this story of three insurance men in the 1970s. Sadly, this teaser doesn't actually give us any indication of what the movie will be like; it's funny because Gervais, Merchant and Fiennes kill it. Rather than rewriting the synopsis, I'll just paste in the official one:
CEMETERY JUNCTION Tells the funny, touching and universal ...
Top Ten Movies Midway Through 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 4:28 AM | From RopeofSilicon
Top Ten Movies Midway Through 2009
Last year I did a mid-way top ten and only two of the films on that list (WALL•E and In Bruges) made my year end top ten. How many of this year's mid-way ten will make it? Judging by tomorrow's list of the 20 films I am anticipating over the [...]
"In Bruges" and in heaps of trouble
Monday, February 23, 2009 5:56 AM | From FilmBender
In Bruges starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson is a quirky buddy comedy crime thriller that's a bit of an odd duck when it comes to movies. It's actually really good but kinda tough to classify... suppose you'd say it's like an art house, foreign (though not foreign language) version of Lethal Weapon with a little quirk added in -- though I'm not sure you'd see it and agree with me. And when I say it's not foreign language, well,...
Keira Knightley and Colin Farrell in London Boulevard
Keira Knightley (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Colin Farrell (In Bruges) are set to star in "London Boulevard," a crime drama that marks the directing debut of "The Departed" scribe William Monahan.
Film Junk Podcast Episode #202: 2009 Movie Preview
Monday, January 12, 2009 12:07 AM | From Film Junk
0:00 - Intro
2:35 - Greg’s Story
10:25 - Headlines: Golden Globe Winners (In Progress), Mickey Rourke and Sam Rockwell in Iron Man 2
20:15 - What We Watched: The Visitor, In Bruges, Righteous Kill, The Wire, I Love Lucy, Dear Zachary, Days of Heaven, Bottle Rocket, Towelhead, Revolutionary Road
55:15 - Feature: 2009 Movie Preview
1:09:28 - Trailer Trash: [...]
With the Golden Globes on the way this weekend, we thought we'd take a crack at predicting the winners. We're normally pretty good in that regard, but that doesn't take much or mean much.
So here are our picks, with a little commentary:
Best Picture (Drama): The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
Should Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
The momentum is not artificial. People genuinely seem affected by the film, and it's exceedingly well-made.
In terms of its production, only Benjamin Button is more adventurous among the nominees, but despite
being a great love story conceptually, it's not nearly the love story Slumdog is in practice, nor is
anything at all in 2008 as life-affirming.
Best Picture (Musical or Comedy): Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Should Win: In
Bruges
Will Win: In Bruges?
I suppose Mamma Mia! would be a popular choice to win, but it's so clearly inferior to everything else in
the category. We know Globes voters loved In Bruges, because it picked up three nominations, but Focus did
zero to promote the film when it was out and isn't exactly bending over backwards for it now. The truth is,
you could argue for everything in this category. I'm just picking an upset.
One thing about the
Golden Globes:
You rarely know what the Hollywood Foreign Press is going to do. The Oscars are
usually easier to predict, in part because it's the last awards show of the
season and there are clear frontrunners and in part because there are a few
traditions the Academy seems to follow. For example, I'm not saying Benjamin
Button would win Best Picture if it gets an Oscar nomination, but we all know
the history with the longest movie in that category. It usually wins.
But the Globes are like Billy Joel in the Hamptons:
They're all over the road. Take a look at the Best Picture nominees in the drama
category:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
I've seen everything on the list. Revolutionary Road
is not being treated favorably by most critics groups. And yet, it has amassed
four nominations, meaning it has serious support. The sentimental choice is
probably Slumdog, the obvious nominee is Benjamin Button.
Frost/Nixon might have an inside track because of our political climate and
because of its history. And The Reader is the dark horse pick. Where do
you go? It will most likely come down to Slumdog, Button, and
Frost/Nixon, and you'd think Slumdog has a strong chance because of
its international flavor and we are dealing with the foreign press.
However, it's hard for these people to overlook an epic,
so Button probably has the edge.
But that's not the end of the Best Picture race. The
Globes have two Best Pictures, which I think is fine if you're going to
have two Best Directors and two Best Supporting Actresses. But they don't. Let's
look at the musical/comedy nominees:
Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Here's the real problem: Most of these movies wouldn't
compete if you only had one category. The only reason Mamma Mia! makes
the cut is because it's a musical. And one of the best comedies of the year,
Tropic Thunder, isn't nominated here, even though it picked up two acting
nods. I'm heartened to see In Bruges, and it's the best movie in the
running, but I'd have to think the three films in contention are
Happy-Go-Lucky, Mamma Mia!, and Vicky Cristina Barcelona,
which earned four nominations. Of those films, Happy-Go-Lucky has the
most awards-friendly sheen, but Mamma Mia! was bigger around than the
world than anything not named The Dark Knight. So you can't discount
that, either. I sure would love an In Bruges upset, though.
The opening night film at the Sundance Film Festival is usually a film which might otherwise be overlooked in the extensive festival line-up. For some years this has meant a documentary, and for others this has meant into a not easily categorized genre-mash like In Bruges.
This year’s film is a feature-length clay animated film starring [...]
In Bruges Leads British Independent Film Awards
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 3:07 AM | From The Movie Blog
I’ll admit that I wouldn’t normally give much coverage to the British Independent Film Awards… however I’m just using them as an excuse to draw more attention to the film that leads with the most nominations (well, tied for the lead) at this year’s awards. In Bruges.
This movie never got a proper full wide [...]
Full Nominees List of 11th British Independent Film Awards
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 1:14 AM | From AceShowbiz
Among those receiving the 11th British Independent Film Awards' nominations were 'Hunger' and 'In Bruges' which lead the pack with seven nods each.
Among those receiving the 11th British Independent Film Awards' nominations were 'Hunger' and 'In Bruges' which lead the pack with seven nods each.
