Michel Gondry’s latest effort, Mood Indigo, has certainly perplexed film festival audiences who were perhaps expecting a light-hearted romp. Though the picture does indeed begin in the manner of a quirky French rom-com, it slowly evolves into a strange, heartbreaking tale of a relationship’s disintegration in the face of terminal illness. So, not super cheerful […]
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Sydney Film Festival – Mood Indigo review
June 13, 2013 
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By Simon Miraudo June 13, 2013 Everything wilts, but not Michel Gondry‘s talents as an imaginative, inimitable, and incisive storyteller. With Mood Indigo, he tracks a relationship’s birth to its ultimate dissolution. Romain Duris stars as Colin, a wealthy Frenchman who spends every last cent on treatment for his ailing wife, Chloé (Audrey Tautou). Suffering […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Mood Indigo
March 21, 2013 0 Comments
The trailer for Michel Gondry’s Mood Indigo delights and confuses (unless you happen to speak fluent French). My high-school French is a little rusty, but luckily we have the film’s official synopsis. Based on the novel L’Ecume des jours by Boris Vian, Mood Indigo follows the unusual love story between Nicholas (Romain Duris) and Chloe […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Michel Gondry’s The We and The I
May 17, 2012 0 Comments
The trailer for Michel Gondry‘s latest feature, The We and The I, is now online ahead of the pic’s debut at the Cannes Film Festival. The film follows a bunch of high school students from the Bronx taking the bus home on the last day of school, and recalls the community aspect of Be Kind Rewind and Dave Chappelle’s Block […]
Continue readingYou know, for kids – The Green Hornet review
May 31, 2011 1 Comment
The Green Hornet – Starring Seth Rogen, Jay Chou and Christoph Waltz. Directed by Michel Gondry. Rated M. Originally published January 19, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. The Green Hornet looks and feels as if it were made by a bunch of (highly talented) 10-year-old boys. Taking any pleasure in the film depends on your willingness […]
Continue readingMichel Gondry working on Philip K. Dick’s Ubik
February 18, 2011 2 Comments
French visionary and cheeky funster Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Green Hornet) is set to join a very long list of directors who have brought the work of legendary sci-fi author Philip K. Dick to the big screen. According to Deadline, Gondry will write and direct an adaptation of Dick’s Ubik. […]
Continue readingYou know, for kids – The Green Hornet review
January 19, 2011 2 Comments
The Green Hornet – Starring Seth Rogen, Jay Chou and Christoph Waltz. Directed by Michel Gondry. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. The Green Hornet looks and feels as if it were made by a bunch of (highly talented) 10-year-old boys. Taking any pleasure in the film depends on your willingness to let your inner-child run […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: The Green Hornet
October 18, 2010 0 Comments
The poster for Michel Gondry‘s The Green Hornet has debuted online (courtesy of Coming Soon). Although buzz around the picture has been somewhat subdued – the result of a release date shift from December 2010 to January 2011 and Sony’s decision to post-convert the film into 3-D – we remain tremendously excited for the Seth […]
Continue readingHead to Head – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
June 22, 2010 8 Comments
Welcome to the latest edition of Head to Head, in which our Quickflix critic takes on our readers in a rip-snorting battle to the death! You pick the film, and we pick the fight! This week, Nathan Mifsud wished he could forget Michel Gondry‘s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. For his troubles, he received […]
Continue readingRogen and Gondry unite! The Green Hornet trailer debut
June 22, 2010 1 Comment
As promised, the trailer for Michel Gondry‘s The Green Hornet has debuted online, featuring Seth Rogen as the famous vigilante and Jay Chou as his loyal (and versatile!) sidekick Kato. Although the trailer failed to debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live as intended, Yahoo were good enough to post it online. Despite early concerns, it looks […]
Continue readingFirst images and clip from The Green Hornet
June 22, 2010 1 Comment
We finally have our first look at Seth Rogen in action as The Green Hornet. Not only have the first images of Rogen and co-star Jay Chou (as his loyal bodyguard Kato) emerged, but a short clip from the Michel Gondry directed film has landed online. It’s very exciting to see this project come to […]
Continue readingThe Green Hornet release delayed; getting 3D enhancement
April 23, 2010 0 Comments
Sony Pictures have revealed that Michael Gondry‘s vigilante flick The Green Hornet will no longer open December 22nd, 2010 (a prime holiday spot), but instead Jan 14, 2011. According to Variety, the studio claims the move is due to the recent decision to convert the film into 3D. The film would be forced to compete […]
Continue readingChristoph Waltz to play villain in The Green Hornet!
September 15, 2009 0 Comments
source: deadline.com Nikke Finke claims that Christoph Waltz is set to replace Nicolas Cage as the villain in Michel Gondry‘s vigilante flick The Green Hornet. UPDATE: Variety have confirmed it! Great success! Waltz became the breakout star of the year by playing the villainous ‘Jew Hunter’ Col. Hans Landa in Quentin Tarantino‘s Inglourious Basterds. That’s […]
Continue readingNic Cage drops out of Green Hornet!
September 9, 2009 0 Comments
source: thr.com Nicolas Cage has turned down the opportunity to portray the villain in The Green Hornet. The irony being of course that Nicolas Cage NEVER TURNS DOWN ANYTHING! It was revealed in July that Nicolas Cage was being considered to portray the gangster villain in the Michel Gondry-directed film. Star, writer and co-producer Seth […]
Continue readingGreen Hornet delayed!
September 2, 2009 0 Comments
source: heatvisionblog.com The release date of the The Green Hornet has been pushed back from July 2010 to December 2010. The Seth Rogen-toplined flick was given an extra six months for post-production; the result of the film’s numerous special effects. The film is being directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Be […]
Continue readingThe Green Hornet gets its Kato!
August 10, 2009 0 Comments
source: slashfilm.com Taiwanese superstar Jay Chou has nabbed the role of Kato in the upcoming Michel Gondry-directed action flick The Green Hornet. He will star as the famous bodyguard of billionaire playboy/vigilante avenger Britt Reid (A.K.A. The Green Hornet). Reid will be played by writer/star Seth Rogen. Check out a brief history of The Green […]
Continue readingBehold The Green Hornet’s Black Beauty
July 27, 2009 1 Comment
source: slashfilm.com COMIC CON! It’s a Comic Con update blitz today as we report on the biggest stories to come out of San Diego’s legendary geek-gasmic festival. The team behind the upcoming Green Hornet adaptation turned up at Comic Con to debut the stunning vehicle of choice for the playboy billionaire/secret avenger Britt Reid – […]
Continue readingNicolas "Wicker Man" Cage in Green Hornet?
July 22, 2009 0 Comments
source: variety.com Nicolas Cage is in early talks to portray a gangster villain in the The Green Hornet. As reported previously, Cameron Diaz is also in negotiations to play the love-interest alongside star Seth Rogen. Although little is known about her character, she is supposedly a reporter. The Green Hornet screenplay was written by Rogen […]
Continue readingSeth Rogen as The Green Hornet: Destined to fail or the next Iron Man?
July 20, 2009 1 Comment
source: aicn.com In an interview with Mr. Beaks from Aint It Cool News, Seth Rogen has denied claims that his upcoming action flick The Green Hornet is dead. Instead, he talked up the visual inventiveness of director Michel Gondry, who Rogen hopes will make the film “as visually exciting and inventive as anything anyone has […]
Continue readingSeth Rogen’s Green Hornet scores Eternal Sunshine director
February 26, 2009 0 Comments
source: hollywoodreporter.com Director Michel Gondry is in negotiations to direct the Seth Rogen-penned adaptation of The Green Hornet after months of speculation that the film was to be abandoned. Rogen and writing partner Evan Goldberg (Superbad, Pineapple Express) joined the project back in 2007, with Rogen set to star in the lead role. Stephen Chow […]
Continue readingEternal Sunshine, The Host directors unite for Tokyo!
February 5, 2009 0 Comments
source: ropesofsilicon.com Acclaimed international directors Michel Gondry, Bong Joon-Ho and Leos Carax have teamed up for a unique cinematic experience entitled Tokyo! Each director has provided one short film about the city, and they have been combined into an omnibus feature. Gondry, who is most famous for directing Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, provided […]
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