This is a follow-up to yesterday’s post re Anna Faris in Smiley Face and The House Bunny. Note that in the Lost in Translation clip Scarlett Johansson is playing Sofia Coppola, Giovanni Ribisi is playing Spike Jonze (Coppola’s ex), and Faris is playing Cameron Diaz whom Jonze directed in Being John Malkovich. In the Scary [...]
Tag: Naomi Watts
Mother’s Day Salute to Cinematic Blonde Moms… of DEATH!
It’s mother’s day and as I was watching MULHOLLAND DRIVE just now for the millionth time, it occured to me that my love for cinema would not be nearly so fierce if not for my own mother was not a natural blonde, Swedish to be precise, and if you don’t know what that means, it’s [...]
Mother of Mirrors! It’s Marnie!
Faded Youth Blog has brought to our attention the Vanity Fair issue this month, featuring the 2008 Hollywood Portfolio. Clearly a must-purchase, it’s a tribute to Hitchcock with everyone from Josh Brolin to Jodie Foster striking poses and recreating classic Hitchcock stills! And Naomi Watts is MARNIE! (Above). If you’ve not read “Naomi Watts: Cinema’s [...]
Poster Comparison No. 1
When I first saw this one-sheet for Captivity (top) at a bus stop, I thought I recognized the girl in the poster as Naomi Watts. It turned out to be Elisha Cuthbert. Now, just a few months later, we see the poster for the upcoming Funny Games remake (bottom); and not only is the design [...]
The Birds Remake – Too Obvious Casting
Via ScreenGrab – Naomi Watts will star in the remake of The Birds from Casino Royale director Martin Campbell. Hey, I love Naomi Watts as much as anyone, but you couldn’t find an actress who looks more like Tippi Hedren (The Birds’ original star) if you tried. Will she be playing Hedren’s character, spoiled socialite [...]
“Eastern” Lives Up to its “Promises” – Mortensen and Mueller-Stahl Knock it out of the Park
I had just about given up on gangster films as a genre. To me, a gangster film is only as interesting as the subculture(s) it reflects, and what can one say about the Italian mafia subculture that hasn’t already been said 100 times over, thanks to Coppola, Scorsese, David Chase, et al.? Likewise, in recent [...]
Down the Rabbit Hole
Can’t wait to see David Lynch’s Inland Empire? Then check out Episode 1 of Lynch’s Rabbits (2002), screening here. Some have called it a sitcom parody, but it’s stranger than that – more like a surrealist painting, with dialogue. The voices emerging from the bunny heads belong to Scott Coffey, Laura Elena Haring, and Naomi [...]















