Forrest By Noah ForrestForrest@moviecitynews.com
Scott Z. Burns Screenwriter of The Informant
In this podcast, Noah talks to Scott Z. Burns, the screenwriter of The Informant! about working with Sodebergh and Damon, unreliable narrators, and Dog Day Afternoon. Listen to Noah Forrest Podcast with Scott Z. Burns
Read the full article »Rebecca Miller and the Trials of Woman
Every time the latest romantic comedy opens, I am befuddled when it’s successful. Films like The Proposal or He’s Just Not That Into You make tons of money and when I ask why, I’m inevitably told it’s because women flock to these films. When I inquire as to why women would flock to such inane films, I’m told that…
Read the full article »Lukas Moodysson Director of Mammoth
This week Noah talks to one of his favorite filmmakers, Lukas Moodysson, about his new film Mammoth, working with Gael Garcia Bernal and Michelle Williams, globalization, and Margot at the Wedding. Listent to Noah Forest Podcast with Lukas Moodysson
Read the full article »Let’s Blow Up the Planet!
How is it possible that some critics have given 2012 a pass? I’m not an elitist. I understand that sometimes you just want to put down your twelve bucks and see a spectacle. I don’t always need my films to be contemplative or poignant, sometimes I enjoy seeing a purely visual feast that shows me some really…
Read the full article »The Best Film of the Decade
As the aughts near a close, we’ll be seeing more and more lists dedicated to the best films of the decade. It’s only natural; as film fans and writers, we love to put things in lists. I like making lists, looking at other lists, having discussions about how stupid or smart a certain film writer…
Read the full article »Why Do They Keep Making Them Like They Used To?
There’s rarely anything new under the sun. Every movie we see today is similar to something else we’ve already seen: the look of the film, or the theme of it, or the plot or the characters. It’s all been done before. We accept that when we walk into a theater, we’re probably going to see a…
Read the full article »Is Antichrist Art?
Lars von Trier is a fascinating filmmaker. I can’t say that I always enjoy his work — in fact, it’s rare that I can emotionally connect to one of his films — but I like that he’s around. He’s a unique talent indeed and while I don’t always think his movies hit the mark, I’m thankful…
Read the full article »Lukas Moodysson: The Greatest Director You Don’t Know About
I recently had the pleasure of seeing Mammoth, the latest film from Swedish director Lukas Moodysson. I’ll be reviewing it more fully closer to its release in November, but it re-affirmed a deeply held view of mine: that Moodysson is one of the world’s greatest filmmakers. Yet when I talk to a lot of people, even film geeks,…
Read the full article »The Third Annual Horrific State of the Horror Film
Each year around this time, I write a column that usually bemoans the sad state of the horror film (you can read last year’s horror column here, and 2007’sover here. It seemed for a while that the only horror films that being made, marketed and sold were “torture porn” movies like the Saw or Hostel franchise. I was never…
Read the full article »Good Low Art, Mediocre High Art
For me, it’s one of the most difficult questions to answer when it comes to film: would I rather see a film that aims high and fails or a film that aims low and succeeds? It’s really impossible for me to say what I would choose in general, especially with such vague terms as “high” and “low”…
Read the full article »Why the Hate for Megan Fox (and Diablo Cody)?
Why all the hate for Megan Fox? Where does it come from? With the arrival of the inane and mediocre Jennifer’s Body in theaters, I’ve been seeing and hearing a lot of vitriol spewed about the film’s star Megan Fox as well as the film’s screenwriter Diablo Cody. I have no problem if folks can be civil and discuss…
Read the full article »TV > Movies
Lately I’ve been watching more and more television and fewer movies which, as a professional film columnist, makes me feel like I’m not doing my job. I have a stack of screeners, a Fassbinder and a Bunuel from Netflix, and there are a few films in theaters that I still need to get to; however,…
Read the full article »Michael Sucsy Director of Grey Gardens
This week Noah talks with Grey Gardens director Michael Sucsy about the Maysles Brothers original film, how silly it is to doubt Drew Barrymore and his next project, The Goree Girls. Listen to Noah Forrest Podcast with Michael Sucsy
Read the full article »John Malkovich Star of Disgrace
This week Noah chats with the legendary John Malkovich about his new film Disgrace, working with the Coen Brothers and his affection for Napoleon Dynamite. Listen to Noah Forrest Podcast with John Malkovich
Read the full article »Inglourious Masterpiece
To be quite honest, I walked into Quentin Tarantino’s latest film wanting desperately to hate it. Like a lot of cinephiles of my generation, I actually have Tarantino to thank for deepening my love of movies; his films were a catalyst for me to go and seek out everything I could find. It was Clockwork Orange that…
Read the full article »Summer Frenzies
At the end of last year I had my first annual “Frenzies,” which is my way of giving honor (or dishonor) to certain films throughout the year. It is my own personal version of the Oscars and to receive one of these coveted awards is, I’m told, the highest honor that an actor or filmmaker…
Read the full article »The 10 Movies You Should be Excited About This Fall
As usual, this summer was one that emphasized explosions over character development at the box office. However, there were a few movies that almost seemed out of place amidst the sea of dross, films like The Hurt Locker, Up, or In the Loop. These films were so good that they made the dreck likeTerminator Salvation, Wolverine, andTransformers 2 seem…
Read the full article »Judd Apatow is a Funny Person
Judd Apatow is funny. I mean that in both sense of the word. There is, of course, no doubt that Apatow is one of the funniest comedy writers out there and he is one of my personal favorites. I think the films and TV shows that he has shepherded into production have been some of…
Read the full article »Longing for a Real Romantic Comedy
I forced myself to do a double-feature of the two most recent and most successful “romantic comedies” in theaters, The Proposal and The Ugly Truth. I used the term “romantic comedy” loosely because there isn’t a whole lot that is either romantic or funny about either film. Both films lack anything resembling a realistic romance that an…
Read the full article »10 Reasons You Must See In the Loop
Armando Iannucci’s In the Loop is one of the smartest, funniest and most vulgar films sinceThe Big Lebowski and is almost as quotable. It is the story of how one British bureaucrat’s slip of the tongue can be the catalyst for a campaign for war in the Middle East. There are scenes in secret Congressional meetings…
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