THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU – Bill Murray, Owen Wilson

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Direction: Wes Anderson
Screenplay: Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach
Cast: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Gambon, Noah Taylor, Bud Cort, Seu Jorge, Robyn Cohen, Seymour Cassel
 

 

AT SEA WITH BILL ENNUI
Those who roll in the aisles laughing whenever Bill Murray raises a tired eyebrow, or when he indicates boredom through sideway glances, or when he sighs with the air of someone who’s seen it all, will love Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. On the other hand, those of us who find Bill Murray’s chronic ennui contagious might consider looking for entertainment elsewhere.
The story of oceanographer-cum-TV-personality Steve Zissou’s quest for revenge against a mythical shark that [...]

by Andre Soares | January 12, 2005   
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FACES d: John Cassavetes

Faces (1968)
Direction and screenplay: John Cassavetes
Cast: John Marley, Gena Rowlands, Lynn Carlin, Fred Draper, Seymour Cassel, Val Avery

 

 
John Cassavetes reportedly threw the money he made with the 1968 horror hit Rosemary’s Baby into his finishing touches on Faces, a personal project he had begun filming in 1966. Cassavetes spent months (some sources say a couple of years) editing the film into a "manageable" six hours, and eventually into its final 130 minutes.
Silent-film maverick Erich von Stroheim would have been proud of him — at least in regard to the film’s (initial) length and to Cassavetes’ committed auteurship. Now, would the irascible Stroheim have approved of the frequently inaudible dialogue, sloppy editing, poor lighting, careless camera placement, and faux-naturalistic acting? Probably [...]

by Andre Soares | September 29, 2004   
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