Many people were shocked and surprised this week by Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s controversial decision to yank a grant to Planned Parenthood , a move that seemed to place priorities other than women’s health ahead of the Komen foundation’s mission of fighting breast cancer
It’s only with the smallest bit of hyperbole that you can say Ti West is the most interesting new voice in the world of American horror movies. The indie filmmaker is probably best know for his ’80s-throwback “The House of the Devil,” a methodical movie about devil worshippers that takes its nail-biting time to scare the hell out its audience. With ominous art direction and creeping camera-work, West’s filmmaking style has earned him more comparisons to Roman Polanski and Stanley Kubrick, than the slasher schlock of the genre ( he even got a Alfred Hitchcock comparison out of Roger Ebert ).
The drama in “Breaking Dawn Part 1″ reaches its peak when Bella Swan gives bloody birth to her vampire-baby with Edward and Jacob taking turns trying to save her life, but don’t think filming that key scene was some dour operation. In this exclusive DVD/Blu-ray blooper, Bella, Edward and Jacob — better known as Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner — can’t keep a straight face during even the most dramatic moments. “It ended up working,” Launter said about filming the scene — which included Jacob giving Bella CPR — “but it was funny in moments.” Indeed! Watch the clip above and make sure to get your hands on the “Breaking Dawn Part 1″ DVD/Blu-ray when it gets released on Feb
“Soul Train” creator and host Don Cornelius hardly ever set foot in front of a movie camera, yet he helped shape a whole era of filmmaking by popularizing the sounds and styles of black America in the early 1970s. Cornelius, who died this morning at age 75 , was a key tastemaker of the blaxploitation era, bringing its sophisticated and streetwise R&B music and its flamboyant polyester fashions into America’s living rooms every week
The moody thriller “Drive” is out on DVD this week , and despite not earning any significant Oscar nominations ( still seething over that Albert Brooks snub ), the film seems destined to live on as a cult classic and midnight-showing staple. With that in mind, the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas commissioned Ken Taylor and Mondo to create a stylish poster for the film — which was named the best of the year by Drafthouse employees
