Actress, supermodel Natalia Vodianova, aka 'Supernova', channels iconic film actress 'Ava Gardner' in the new Fall/Winter 2023 wardrobe campaign by Italian designer Ermanno Scervino, photographed by Luigi & Iango:
Vodianova was cast as 'Medusa' in the 2010 feature "Clash of the Titans".
She also played major roles in the films "Cq" (2001), "Probka" (2009)...
...and a 2012 film adaptation of 'Belle du Seigneur'.
Consistently ranked by "Forbes" magazine, as one of the world's top-earning supermodels...
...Vodianova, a mother of 5, continues with her international charity work.
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Vodianova was cast as 'Medusa' in the 2010 feature "Clash of the Titans".
She also played major roles in the films "Cq" (2001), "Probka" (2009)...
...and a 2012 film adaptation of 'Belle du Seigneur'.
Consistently ranked by "Forbes" magazine, as one of the world's top-earning supermodels...
...Vodianova, a mother of 5, continues with her international charity work.
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- 6/21/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Here are many more movies to watch when you’re staying in for a while, featuring recommendations from Jim Gavin, Karyn Kusama, Matt Christman, and Jonah Ray.
Please support the Hollywood Food Coalition. Text “Give” to 323.402.5704 or visit https://hofoco.org/donate!
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Three Tough Guys (1974)
Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969)
Tower of Evil a.k.a. Horror on Snape Island (1972)
Blow-Up (1966)
Blow Out (1981)
Body Double (1984)
Rififi (1955)
The Big Clock (1948)
No Way Out (1987)
Funeral In Berlin (1966)
The Ipcress File (1965)
Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
The Innocents (1961)
Miracle Mile (1988)
Femme Fatale (2002)
Main Street Women (1980)
Sleepwalkers (1992)
A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
Dracula’s Dog (1977)
Moneyball (2011)
Together (2000)
Contagion (2011)
Panic In The Streets (1950)
The Killer That Stalked New York (1950)
The Satan Bug (1965)
A Prophet (2009)
Point Break (1991)
The Thing (1982)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Hit! (1973)
Outbreak (1995)
The Island (2005)
6 Underground (2019)
Pain And Gain (2013)
The Invitation (2015)
High-Rise (2015)
The ’Burbs (1989)
To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable...
Please support the Hollywood Food Coalition. Text “Give” to 323.402.5704 or visit https://hofoco.org/donate!
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Three Tough Guys (1974)
Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969)
Tower of Evil a.k.a. Horror on Snape Island (1972)
Blow-Up (1966)
Blow Out (1981)
Body Double (1984)
Rififi (1955)
The Big Clock (1948)
No Way Out (1987)
Funeral In Berlin (1966)
The Ipcress File (1965)
Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
The Innocents (1961)
Miracle Mile (1988)
Femme Fatale (2002)
Main Street Women (1980)
Sleepwalkers (1992)
A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
Dracula’s Dog (1977)
Moneyball (2011)
Together (2000)
Contagion (2011)
Panic In The Streets (1950)
The Killer That Stalked New York (1950)
The Satan Bug (1965)
A Prophet (2009)
Point Break (1991)
The Thing (1982)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Hit! (1973)
Outbreak (1995)
The Island (2005)
6 Underground (2019)
Pain And Gain (2013)
The Invitation (2015)
High-Rise (2015)
The ’Burbs (1989)
To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable...
- 4/3/2020
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
MaryAnn’s quick take… Absolutely delightful and utterly original, with its lovingly crafted stop-motion animation bursting with sweetness but also with a winking mockery. I have just a few caveats… I’m “biast” (pro): love Wes Anderson’s films
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto) women’s participation in this film
(learn more about this)
I confess: the first thing I thought at the end of Isle of Dogs is, “What an absolutely delightful and utterly original movie!” I was bothered by some very unoriginal narrowness of the female characters: the only female dogs with any significant presence in the film are defined solely as the mates of the male dogs; the male dogs are, of course, drawn as varied and complex characters, and this is very much their story alone. But I was willing to overlook that — though it...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto) women’s participation in this film
(learn more about this)
I confess: the first thing I thought at the end of Isle of Dogs is, “What an absolutely delightful and utterly original movie!” I was bothered by some very unoriginal narrowness of the female characters: the only female dogs with any significant presence in the film are defined solely as the mates of the male dogs; the male dogs are, of course, drawn as varied and complex characters, and this is very much their story alone. But I was willing to overlook that — though it...
- 3/30/2018
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
While writer-director Wes Anderson deserves the credit for his chain of impressive features — and his latest, the stop-motion “Isle of Dogs,” marks one of his most vividly charming — he has long relied on a man whom Anderson calls his “Swiss Army knife”: screenwriter Roman Coppola. Anderson and Coppola’s collaboration led to their Original Screenplay Oscar nomination for “Moonrise Kingdom,” but Coppola’s contributions are often lower key; Anderson said he often relies on Roman to keep him on track.
“Roman and I have worked together for many years on an awful lot of movies,” wrote Anderson in an email, “first on ‘The Life Aquatic,’ where he shot numerous strange and complicated shots. Then ‘The Darjeeling Limited’ which we wrote with Jason [Schwartzman]. Then on ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ Roman helped me sort of find a story that I had somehow completely lost track of — and we then dreamed up the whole rest of the movie together.
“Roman and I have worked together for many years on an awful lot of movies,” wrote Anderson in an email, “first on ‘The Life Aquatic,’ where he shot numerous strange and complicated shots. Then ‘The Darjeeling Limited’ which we wrote with Jason [Schwartzman]. Then on ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ Roman helped me sort of find a story that I had somehow completely lost track of — and we then dreamed up the whole rest of the movie together.
- 3/21/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
While writer-director Wes Anderson deserves the credit for his chain of impressive features — and his latest, the stop-motion “Isle of Dogs,” marks one of his most vividly charming — he has long relied on a man whom Anderson calls his “Swiss Army knife”: screenwriter Roman Coppola. Anderson and Coppola’s collaboration led to their Original Screenplay Oscar nomination for “Moonrise Kingdom,” but Coppola’s contributions are often lower key; Anderson said he often relies on Roman to keep him on track.
“Roman and I have worked together for many years on an awful lot of movies,” wrote Anderson in an email, “first on ‘The Life Aquatic,’ where he shot numerous strange and complicated shots. Then ‘The Darjeeling Limited’ which we wrote with Jason [Schwartzman]. Then on ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ Roman helped me sort of find a story that I had somehow completely lost track of — and we then dreamed up the whole rest of the movie together.
“Roman and I have worked together for many years on an awful lot of movies,” wrote Anderson in an email, “first on ‘The Life Aquatic,’ where he shot numerous strange and complicated shots. Then ‘The Darjeeling Limited’ which we wrote with Jason [Schwartzman]. Then on ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ Roman helped me sort of find a story that I had somehow completely lost track of — and we then dreamed up the whole rest of the movie together.
- 3/21/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Brooklyn's own Nitehawk Cinema has announced their programming guide for October and it includes Mario Bava's Kill Baby, Kill, Black Sabbath, and so much more. Also: check out a clip from Red Christmas before its home media release on October 17th, and we also have details on the Blu-ray release of Web of the Spider.
Nitehawk Cinema's October Programming Revealed: To learn about the October programming at Brooklyn's Nitehawk Cinema, read the details below or visit them online.
“New Horror
We are in the midst of a horror film resurgence. A significant group of contemporary horror films made in the past couple of years is reminiscent of the socio-political classics of the 1960s and 1970s in that they are boldly confronting the terrifying undercurrent of life today. Like their predecessors, these films tackle class, gender identity, and race in a way that shows us both where we are and how far we,...
Nitehawk Cinema's October Programming Revealed: To learn about the October programming at Brooklyn's Nitehawk Cinema, read the details below or visit them online.
“New Horror
We are in the midst of a horror film resurgence. A significant group of contemporary horror films made in the past couple of years is reminiscent of the socio-political classics of the 1960s and 1970s in that they are boldly confronting the terrifying undercurrent of life today. Like their predecessors, these films tackle class, gender identity, and race in a way that shows us both where we are and how far we,...
- 9/26/2017
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Sofia Coppola is the promotional circuit with “The Beguiled” (June 23, Focus Features). So is her 81-year-old mother, Eleanor, who wrote and directed her first narrative feature, the romantic road movie “Paris Can Wait;” Sony Pictures Classics is releasing it around the country to strong reviews and box office. Mother and daughter will meet, with their films, at this week’s Munich International Film Festival, where they’ll be joined by the man who began the family film dynasty, Francis Ford Coppola.
Sofia and her older brother, director and screenwriter Roman Coppola, also own San Francisco production company American Zoetrope, which their father launched in 1979; Roman runs it day to day. “They seek each other’s help when it’s needed,” said long-time family producer and casting guru Fred Roos.
Roos has been Francis Ford’s producer and casting director since “The Godfather.” And from the beginning of Sofia’s career,...
Sofia and her older brother, director and screenwriter Roman Coppola, also own San Francisco production company American Zoetrope, which their father launched in 1979; Roman runs it day to day. “They seek each other’s help when it’s needed,” said long-time family producer and casting guru Fred Roos.
Roos has been Francis Ford’s producer and casting director since “The Godfather.” And from the beginning of Sofia’s career,...
- 6/24/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Sofia Coppola is the promotional circuit with “The Beguiled” (June 23, Focus Features). So is her 81-year-old mother, Eleanor, who wrote and directed her first narrative feature, the romantic road movie “Paris Can Wait;” Sony Pictures Classics is releasing it around the country to strong reviews and box office. Mother and daughter will meet, with their films, at this week’s Munich International Film Festival, where they’ll be joined by the man who began the family film dynasty, Francis Ford Coppola.
Sofia and her older brother, director and screenwriter Roman Coppola, also own San Francisco production company American Zoetrope, which their father launched in 1979; Roman runs it day to day. “They seek each other’s help when it’s needed,” said long-time family producer and casting guru Fred Roos.
Roos has been Francis Ford’s producer and casting director since “The Godfather.” And from the beginning of Sofia’s career,...
Sofia and her older brother, director and screenwriter Roman Coppola, also own San Francisco production company American Zoetrope, which their father launched in 1979; Roman runs it day to day. “They seek each other’s help when it’s needed,” said long-time family producer and casting guru Fred Roos.
Roos has been Francis Ford’s producer and casting director since “The Godfather.” And from the beginning of Sofia’s career,...
- 6/24/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
30. Lady Snowblood Part 1 and Part 2
While American comic books have struggled for legitimacy as adult entertainment for decades, their Japanese counterparts have long enjoyed acceptance as legitimate elements of mainstream culture. So while the American comic book movie only properly took off in the last fifteen years, jidaigeki adaptations of popular manga have been a staple of Japanese pulp cinema since the early 1970s. The best of these remains Lady Snowblood, director Toshiya Fujita’s two part revenge opera of a woman checking off a kill list of the gangsters who killed her family and left her for dead. Any familiarity to Kill Bill is entirely intentional, with multiple visuals, soundtrack elements and plot points lifted whole cloth by Tarantino. But even for those only familiar with the update, Fujita’s films remain feats of hard edged efficiency, actress Meiko Kaji a goddess of death in a world of opposing colors and sudden violence.
While American comic books have struggled for legitimacy as adult entertainment for decades, their Japanese counterparts have long enjoyed acceptance as legitimate elements of mainstream culture. So while the American comic book movie only properly took off in the last fifteen years, jidaigeki adaptations of popular manga have been a staple of Japanese pulp cinema since the early 1970s. The best of these remains Lady Snowblood, director Toshiya Fujita’s two part revenge opera of a woman checking off a kill list of the gangsters who killed her family and left her for dead. Any familiarity to Kill Bill is entirely intentional, with multiple visuals, soundtrack elements and plot points lifted whole cloth by Tarantino. But even for those only familiar with the update, Fujita’s films remain feats of hard edged efficiency, actress Meiko Kaji a goddess of death in a world of opposing colors and sudden violence.
- 9/2/2015
- by Staff
- SoundOnSight
Jason Schwartzman made the transition that some teen actors can’t broker. His first film, Wes Anderson's "Rushmore," was a big hit and launched his career. But the years after were a bit lean and or unremarkable. It wasn’t until six years later, with David O. Russell’s “I Heart Huckabees,” that the actor proved he was more than a one-hit wonder (though those that remember know he was pretty hilarious in his small “Cq” role). On a Marc Maron podcast from earlier this year, the actor revealed that before ‘Huckabees’ he almost starred in another David O. Russell movie, an unnamed mystery film that Schwartzman wrote some of the music score for, and that the director pulled the plug on very shortly before filming was set to begin. “Before [‘Huckabees’] there was another movie we were supposed to make,” he explained. “Right after ‘Rushmore’ I met him and he said,...
- 4/6/2015
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
An iconoclast in the worlds of independent film and journalism who embodied — and celibrated — Texas individualism, Carson died October 20 in Dallas following a long battle with osteoporosis and other illnesses. He was 73.
A Dallas native whose career took him to Austin, Houston, New York, Los Angeles and many places far afield and in between, Lewis Minor Carson was best known as co-author with Sam Shepard of the Wim Wenders film Paris, Texas (Carson’s official credit was for “adaptation”), which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1984. Known universally as Kit, after his Texas Ranger grandfather, he is credited with helping create the”mockumentary” genre for writing and playing the title role in David Holtzman’s Diary, the Jim McBride film about a navel-gazer who decides to film every moment of his unmomentous life. The 1967 film anticipated such disparate touchstones as the film This Is Spinal Tap and the...
A Dallas native whose career took him to Austin, Houston, New York, Los Angeles and many places far afield and in between, Lewis Minor Carson was best known as co-author with Sam Shepard of the Wim Wenders film Paris, Texas (Carson’s official credit was for “adaptation”), which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1984. Known universally as Kit, after his Texas Ranger grandfather, he is credited with helping create the”mockumentary” genre for writing and playing the title role in David Holtzman’s Diary, the Jim McBride film about a navel-gazer who decides to film every moment of his unmomentous life. The 1967 film anticipated such disparate touchstones as the film This Is Spinal Tap and the...
- 10/29/2014
- by Jeremy Gerard
- Deadline
This may be one of the most repulsive movies I’ve ever seen. It’s also an important movie, laying bare the farce that equality and justice become in the face of power, privilege, and money. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
This may be one of the most repulsive movies I’ve ever seen. Its protagonist is a sociopathic narcissist who sees women as playthings, who takes advantage of his power, privilege, and money to — literally — bail himself out when he is unable to tell the difference between ambitious young women who tell him to his face that they’re sleeping with him because they’re turned on by his standing, professional sex workers paid to put on a show of pretending to like him, and uninterested female passersby screaming bloody hell for him to stop assaulting them.
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
This may be one of the most repulsive movies I’ve ever seen. Its protagonist is a sociopathic narcissist who sees women as playthings, who takes advantage of his power, privilege, and money to — literally — bail himself out when he is unable to tell the difference between ambitious young women who tell him to his face that they’re sleeping with him because they’re turned on by his standing, professional sex workers paid to put on a show of pretending to like him, and uninterested female passersby screaming bloody hell for him to stop assaulting them.
- 8/8/2014
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Every Friday, Indiewire's Springboard column profiles up-and-comers in the indie world who deserve your attention. Select profiles will include photography by Daniel Bergeron, exclusive to Indiewire. Today we talk to director Gia Coppola. It seems that at a certain point in the Coppola family you’re given a camera and a typewriter and tasked to go out and make your own film. Gia Coppola is the sixth member of her family to get behind the camera, following grandfather Francis, aunt Sofia, and uncles Roman ("Cq," "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III") Christopher ("Deadfall"), and Nicolas Cage ("Sonny"). It’s quite a legacy to live up to, but the youngest Coppola’s new film "Palo Alto" shows that she’s a talent worth watching in her own right. "Palo Alto" has a similar dreamy quality to Sofia’s "The Virgin Suicides," but it stands out for its strong...
- 5/9/2014
- by Max O'Connell
- Indiewire
★★☆☆☆ Roman Coppola, the oldest heir to the family filmmaking dynasty, ventures back into the directing chair, following his debut from over a decade back (2001's little-seen kitsch sci-fi homage, Cq). Unfortunately, on the strength of this follow-up, little sister Sofia has little to fear in being surpassed in the directing stakes. If her films are sometimes criticised for their style of content, A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III (2012) is the absolute embodiment of that. Swan (Charlie Sheen, back from the brink it would seem) is a successful graphic artist with his own agency and a penchant for the finer things in life.
Swan's current squeeze Ivana (Katheryn Winnick) has just left him, and so begins a downwards emotional spiral as he reflects on his time with her through a series of vignettes and flashbacks. Ultimately, Swan must confront some ugly truths about himself if he is to...
Swan's current squeeze Ivana (Katheryn Winnick) has just left him, and so begins a downwards emotional spiral as he reflects on his time with her through a series of vignettes and flashbacks. Ultimately, Swan must confront some ugly truths about himself if he is to...
- 10/1/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
I had the pleasure a few weeks ago of chatting with Roman Coppola, writer/director of the irritatingly titled A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swann III. This is the first feature from Coppola sitting in the director's chair since 2001's Cq, but he's certainly kept busy, working on the second unit on family productions -- his sister's Lost in Translation and Marie Antoinette, his father's Tetro and Youth Without Youth -- as well as helping write and second unit direct more than one project with Wes Anderson. It's Anderson's quirky style that is most hearkened by this film, yet, as I mentioned in my review, it lacks the kind of coherence and sense of satisfaction one gets from Anderson's playful pieces. Still, there's a...
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- 2/14/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Like so many filmmakers of his generation, writer-director Roman Coppola makes movies that are simply a valentine to other movies. The results, however, tend to be more like installations, where we walk in, look around, admire his ability to recreate specific moments of tone and style, and then leave without having experienced anything close to drama or comedy or human feeling. Two films in, he's established himself as a master of simulacra, but his movies are all look and no touch. His 2001 debut feature, "Cq," paid homage to slick 1960s...
- 2/8/2013
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
If there's one train wreck America is more than willing to forgive, it seems to be Charlie Sheen. After a very public meltdown a couple of years ago -- which culminated in his dismissal from the No. 1 sitcom on television and included a TV confession where he admitted that he was full of tiger blood -- he has had a remarkable rebound. This year, his FX series "Anger Management” begins a run of 90 new episodes, enough to push it into syndicated territory (and enough to keep Sheen rolling in tiger's blood for decades to come). However, recent big-screen fame has eluded Sheen. He hasn't been in a major film outside of his regular appearances in the "Scary Movie" franchise (he'll be back in "Scary Movie V" ) and, despite a brief cameo, was conspicuously absent from Oliver Stone's high-profile sequel "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps." But he's back this week,...
- 2/7/2013
- by Drew Taylor
- Moviefone
Ah, the eternal question -- at least around the Moviefone water cooler -- what to watch this weekend? But, there are so many choices! Or, sometimes, not enough. Luckily, your trusty editors narrowed down the best of what's debuting at the cinema -- or screening on your TV -- to make your weekend that much better. Take a look at our picks below! "Identity Thief" By now, you've surely seen the trailer for this movie featuring Melissa McCarthy saying, "Sandy Bigelow .. Patterson!" and Jason Bateman's character stating he's "going after Bilbo." While I chuckled a bit the first few times I saw it, after the 30th time it loses some of its luster. Years of experience have taught me that one trailer = disaster, but I still want to root for this comedic team. McCarthy's winning turn in "Bridesmaids" wasn't a fluke -- the woman is genuinely hilarious, and Bateman is no slouch,...
- 2/7/2013
- by Jessie Heyman
- Moviefone
You may have a hard time placing the name Roman Coppola. His surname, no problem. But compared to the rest of his filmmaking family -- his father Francis-Ford ("The Godfather" visionary), his sister Sofia (who won her first Oscar for the melancholic "Lost in Translation"), his cousin, Jason Schwartzman -- Roman has mainly been behind the scenes. The 47-year-old got his start in the business, not surprisingly, at a young age. He spent his youth on the set of his father's films, playing with discarded, faux-mutilated flesh during "Apocalypse Now" with an equally-young Charlie Sheen. He eventually carved out a niche directing music videos, and while his feature film "Cq" earned luke warm reviews, he's left his mark on some of your favorite indies (he was a second-unit director on "The Virgin Suicides," "The Life Aquatic" and "The Darjeeling Limited"). This past year, he joined his film-royalty family, earning...
- 2/7/2013
- by Jessie Heyman
- Moviefone
Actor/writer/musician Jason Schwartzman and Roman Coppola get along well, at least that was the obvious impression I got from Schwartzman at the A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III‘s press day. They’ve collaborated many times in the past, which seems to be a collaboration that Schwartzman is completely gung ho for. For Schwartzman, the more (good) cooks in the kitchen, the better. Since A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III deals with an artistic roadblock – and as did the last movie Coppola directed, Cq - it felt like the right opportunity to discuss Schwartzman’s own creative process. Here’s what one of the many stars of Charles Swan had to say about his collaborative nature, why fancy notebooks won’t help you, and problem solving: Do you enjoy talking about your work? I don’t “like” talking about myself, but I do like the idea of promoting a...
- 2/7/2013
- by Jack Giroux
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
When you're born into a family of filmmakers where everyone is involved in some aspect of the movie business, it's inevitable you'll follow suit, which has certainly been the case with Roman Coppola and Jason Schwartzman, cousins within a family that includes Francis Ford Coppola (Roman's father), Sofia Coppola (his sister), Talia Shire (Jason's mom) and Nicholas Cage (cousins to both of them). With the famous family name of his father always hanging over him, Coppola directed music videos throughout the '90s as well as making the 2001 indie Cq , but in recent years he's become more known for the movies he co-wrote with Wes Anderson, 2007's Darjeeling Limited (co-written by Schwartzman) and the Oscar-nominated screenplay for Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom . As a teenager,...
- 2/5/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Roman Coppola has been in the movie business since birth. His father is, of course, the legendary Francis Ford Coppola, so it seemed predestined that he - along with his sister Sofia - would follow in the same footsteps. Throughout the 90s he directed a multitude of music videos (for Green Day, Daft Punk and Moby, among others), as well as assisted on several of his father's films as Second Unit Director. He finally made his own feature debut in 2001 with Cq, an ode to the psychedelic movie...
- 2/4/2013
- by Eric Walkuski
- JoBlo.com
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III Written and Directed by: Roman Coppola Starring: Charlie Sheen, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Patricia Arquette, Katheryn Winnick, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aubrey Plaza, Dermot Mulroney When Roman Coppola's new film A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III was first announced, Charlie Sheen's firing from Two and a Half Men and his subsequent public meltdown were still fresh in our minds. The movie was poised to capitalize on the situation by having him play a fictional character in a similar predicament, potentially adding an interesting meta layer to the story. However, now that the movie has been released a year and half later, things have changed. Sheen has returned to a successful TV career with Anger Management, "Winning!" is no longer a thing that people say, and most of the relevance that this movie might have once had now seems all but lost.
- 1/25/2013
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Between his two directorial outings -- "Cq" and "Inside The Mind Of Charles Swan III" -- and in his collaborations with Wes Anderson (most recently on "Moonrise Kingdom"), Roman Coppola has certainly shown a knack for the fantastical. He's adept at constructing accessible yet unreal worlds that always offer up a lot to explore visually, and so perhaps it's no surprise that he once tried his hand at making a comic book movie. While he says he's not interested in doing that kind of movie now, he does reveal to Moviepilot that he did take a stab at making a "Doctor Strange" movie for Marvel way back in the day. But it seems that the possible limitations of working within a studio structure ultimately cooled his jets on the gig. ”You know, I did [have the desire to make a superhero movie], but I could again. I was a huge comic book fan growing up, within reason. I...
- 1/16/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Far from prolific, writer-director Roman Coppola hasn't helmed a film since his first, Cq, in 2001. Nonetheless, he recently earned notice for co-writing Moonrise Kingdom. The charming tale of first love not only won over critics, but also was embraced by audiences, breaking box office records for a limited release. But that's not all. Just yesterday, the film that inspired a thousand couples costumes scored Coppola his first-ever Academy Award nomination. All this means the expectations for his return to the director's chair, A Glimpse Inside The Mind Of Charles Swan III, are mounting. But be warned, this comedy fronted by Charlie Sheen and Jason Schwartzman is about as far away from the enchanted island of New Penzance as could be. In the red-band trailer below, Sheen shows what you can expect from this crazy comedy with a literal tip of the hat to the film's title. But be warned...
- 1/11/2013
- cinemablend.com
It must be odd trailer day in Hollywood. Following the earlier trailers for The Power of Few and Small Apartments, we have a new red band spot for Roman Coppola's Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, and it's quite peculiar. This new trailer feels like it should have been the first trailer as it doesn't feature any real footage from the movie, but just Charlie Sheen introducing some strange Monty Python-esque animation with a lot of nude women and subversive words and topics that are literally inside his title characters mind. Oh, and Jason Schwartzman shows up at the last minute. It's odd. Watch it...? Here's the newest red band trailer for Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, via Vice: Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III is written and directed by Roman Coppola (son of Francis Ford Coppola), who previously directed the sci-fi...
- 1/11/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Greetings from the apocalypse, and welcome to the new weekly feature where our lone warrior gives you the play-by-play for how your filmgoing weekend can unfold, Friday-to-Sunday, morning-to-night.
Our second weekend riding through the desolation of the new year is no less doom and gloom than the last one, with a couple new theatrical releases that make the doldrums look like a fun place to be. Luckily there's some alternative viewing destinations available to those who have true grit, so as we nosedive into oblivion remember that in the event of a water landing your seat cushion can be used as a flotation device.
Friday, January 11
Riding the art house pony into theaters is "Quartet," the directorial debut of Dustin Hoffman. If I said he was a "graduate" of the acting field would you kick me in the balls? Wrinkled thesps Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Pauline Collins and the ever-irreverent...
Our second weekend riding through the desolation of the new year is no less doom and gloom than the last one, with a couple new theatrical releases that make the doldrums look like a fun place to be. Luckily there's some alternative viewing destinations available to those who have true grit, so as we nosedive into oblivion remember that in the event of a water landing your seat cushion can be used as a flotation device.
Friday, January 11
Riding the art house pony into theaters is "Quartet," the directorial debut of Dustin Hoffman. If I said he was a "graduate" of the acting field would you kick me in the balls? Wrinkled thesps Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Pauline Collins and the ever-irreverent...
- 1/11/2013
- by Max Evry
- NextMovie
Jason Schwartzman has already collaborated with his cousin Roman Coppola several times, more recently in the upcoming comedy “A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III.” But while Schwartzman plays supporting roles in Coppola's latest feature-length film as well as his previous one, “Cq,” the actor would be taking on more central responsibilities in two of Coppola’s prospective upcoming projects. Schwartzman confirmed what we knew of one of Coppola’s ideas, a “Bugsy Malone”-styled film to feature an all-child cast, but we now know that Schwartzman, in the early stages, will be providing the music. He confirmed in a recent interview with us that it’s a “’Bugsy Malone’-type idea that I’m writing music for, because it’s a musical.” Along with that, while Schwartzman remains tight-lipped on the details, another film is in the works, in which he would play the lead. "It's...
- 1/10/2013
- by Gabe Toro
- The Playlist
Roman Coppola doesn’t get behind the camera often (it’s been 11 years since his film Cq screened at Cannes), but the filmmaker is teaming up with Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray and Charlie Sheen for the feature called A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, slated to debut next February. In the meantime, Coppola and cousin Schwartzman have reunited to make the hilarious short Die Again, Undead One. The film, which is part of Intel and W Hotels’ Ultrabook Experience campaign, sounds like a horror movie – but it quickly spirals off into comedy with Coppola presenting what appears to be his own take on Dos Equis’ “most interesting man in the world.” The Ultrabook Experience was a contest wherein screenwriters could submit...
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- 12/11/2012
- by Mike Bracken
- Movies.com
Jason Schwartzman and Roman Coppola are family (they're cousins), so they are never more than a phone call away. But even if they weren't related, we imagine they would have found each other anyway. The duo have forged a relationship that has seen them work together in many capacities -- co-writers, actor/director and more -- and they're clearly on the save wavelength. So, when Coppola made his debut feature, "Cq," it's not a shock that he called Schwartzman for a role. When over a decade later he made his sophomore effort, "A Glimpse Inside The Mind Of Charles Swan III," he called Schwartzman again. And now, for the short film "Die Again, Undead One," the pair are once again back together. The project is part of the Ultrabook Experience campaign co-sponsored by Intel and W Hotels, which saw aspiring filmmakers submit their short scripts, with the winning entries being...
- 12/11/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
With the likes of Charlie Sheen, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Patricia Arquette and Aubrey Plaza, Roman Coppola has put together quite the star-studded cast for his first feature-length directorial effort since 2001’s Cq. A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III stars Sheen as ’70s-era playboy whose life spirals out of control following a breakup with his girlfriend. Check out the trailer below. The film hits theaters Feb. 8, 2013. ...
- 12/3/2012
- Pastemagazine.com
Finally, a trailer that starts with Charlie Sheen playing a character called Charles getting a bunch of insults hurled at him. Written and directed by Roman Coppola, A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III is a seventies-set story ostensibly about a guy being dumped but possibly just about rampant stylization. We'll see in February. For now, we at least know it stars Bill Murray, Aubrey Plaza, Jason Schwartzman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Patricia Arquette. It's Coppola's first feature since Cq, his 2001 debut; he also worked as assistant director on sister Sofia's The Virgin Suicides and Marie Antoinette, and co-writer for Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom and The Darjeeling Limited.
- 12/3/2012
- by Zach Dionne
- Vulture
Although writer-director Roman Coppola (Cq, screenwriter on Moonrise Kingdom, The Darjeeling Limited) recently told EW that he’s wary of drawing overt connections between the title hero in his film A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III and the well-documented lifestyle of his film’s star, Charlie Sheen, it’s difficult not to draw them watching the film’s first trailer. Over the course of 11 short seconds, Sheen’s character is called “a big fake liar,” “incredibly irresponsible,” and “crazy selfish.” His playboy past gets in the way of his relationship with the girl of his dreams. And...
- 12/2/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
It would appear that, amongst the Coppola clan, Roman is destined to go down as the weird one. Son of Francis, brother of Sofia, Roman has made a tidy living for himself directing music videos, assisting on other films shot within the family and co-writing scripts with Wes Anderson and he makes his return to the big screen with his first feature directorial effort since 2001 effort Cq.Set in a stylized Los Angeles, A Glimpse Inside The Mind Of Charles Swan III is a playful comedy of lost love, friendship, revenge fantasies, and Brandy Alexanders. Charles (Charlie Sheen) is a successful graphic designer whose fame, money and charm have provided him with a seemingly perfect life. When his true love, a perplexing beauty named Ivana,...
- 12/2/2012
- Screen Anarchy
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III is Roman Coppola‘s first film in over ten years. His directorial debut, Cq, was received with a mixed response. It didn’t garner much love, but it’s a really fun movie which goes beyond the average “struggling director” stories. Since then, Coppola’s been keeping busy with his music video and commercial and his frequent collaborations with Wes Anderson. Now he’s finally returned to the director’s chair, with a movie which is exactly what we’d expect from the guy who co-wrote Moonrise Kingdom and The Darjeeling Limited. Apple launched the trailer today. Take a look: We spoke to Coppola for Moonrise Kingdom a few months back, and he gave us a detailed synopsis of the film: “It’s a very playful portrait of a guy going through a personal crisis: his girlfriend breaks up with him, and...
- 12/1/2012
- by Jack Giroux
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
"There's an organization called the Ssbb - the Secret Society of Ball-Busters." What the hell is this? To compliment the eclectic and wacky posters and photos we've seen for Roman Coppola's acid trip Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, an official trailer has finally arrived. Charlie Sheen stars in this as a graphic designer whose life slides into despair when his girlfriend breaks up with him. It reminds me a bit of early Spike Jonze plus Michel Gondry meets Charlie Sheen, something like that. The cast includes Jason Schwartzman with a mad beard, Bill Murray, Patricia Arquette and Aubrey Plaza. Have fun! Watch the first trailer for Roman Coppola's Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III via Apple: Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III is written and directed by Roman Coppola (son of Francis Ford Coppola), who previously directed the sci-fi film Cq back...
- 12/1/2012
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Are you ready to tumble down into the mind of Charlie Sheen Charles Swan? Self-obsessed, selfish, a bit of trainwreck...undoubtedly there will be many making the Sheen/Swan connection, but if anything, the first trailer for "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III" firmly establishes that this is very much a Roman Coppola movie. Whimsical, fantastical, surreal and odd, the '70s-set movie follows the titular graphic designer who gets dumped by his girlfriend and goes tumbling into his own fantasy world where it seems he confronts his own flaws and failures. Albeit comically and with Bill Murray dressed as a cowboy (awesome). Overall, we found it to be "a film of surface pleasures, even joys, but those joys seem to be longing for a central idea around which to coalesce" but still, it's certainly unlike anything we're likely to see in cinemas. And it's Coppola's first...
- 11/30/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
If you're like me, and you probably aren't (count your blessings!), the mention of the name Charlie Sheen is enough to turn you off any announced project. Ugh. But wait. I mean, it's not like he's Donald Trump or something, and he was in Being John Malkovich, even if that role was kind of a non sequitur. Anyway, when you throw in Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Patricia Arquette, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Wes Anderson collaborator (and Coppola) Roman Coppola (who hasn't made a feature since 2001's Cq) as the writer-director, well, I start thinking maybe I can tolerate Sheen for a couple of hours.
- 11/29/2012
- MovieMaker.com
Director Roman Coppola hasn’t been doing much in terms of feature films since 2001′s “Cq”, but he looks to be making a comeback with “A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III”, described as a “playful comedy”. Beats “mean-spirited comedy”, I guess. A glimpse of a some teaser posters and images featuring the cast of “A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III” below, if you’re so inclined. No trailer yet, so these will have to do for now. Set in a stylized Los Angeles, ‘A Glimpse Inside The Mind Of Charles Swan III’ is a playful comedy of lost love, friendship, revenge fantasies, and Brandy Alexanders. Charles (Charlie Sheen) is a successful graphic designer whose fame, money and charm have provided him with a seemingly perfect life. When his true love, a perplexing beauty named Ivana, suddenly breaks off their relationship, Charles’ life falls apart...
- 11/28/2012
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
It’s been over a decade since Roman Coppola’s directorial debut with “Cq,” and after handling many commercials and music videos in the intervening years -- as well as some second unit work for some directors you may have heard of -- he’s finally put together his sophomore feature. On the heels of its premiere at the Rome Film Festival, five cool new posters have been released for the Charlie Sheen-starring “A Glimpse Into the Mind of Charles Swan III.” Showcasing some of the lovingly detailed '70s-influenced art direction that appears in the film, the minimalist posters -- each one is centered around one image -- showcase, or at the very least advertise, some of the actors in the film, namely Sheen, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Aubrey Plaza and Patricia Arquette. And given that the lead character in the film works in a graphic design firm,...
- 11/28/2012
- by Cain Rodriguez
- The Playlist
Roman Coppola’s second feature film, A Glimpse Inside The Mind of Charles Swan III, hits theaters this coming February. There’s been a few images here and there, but still no official trailer (which we await anxiously). Today we bring you some more stills and a batch of quirky character posters.
Charles Swan III stars Charlie Sheen as a charming and successful graphic designer who suddenly gets dumped by his trophy girlfriend.
Sheen is joined by a stellar cast that includes the likes of Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Katheryn Winnick, Patricia Arquette, Aubrey Plaza and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
Here’s a full synopses of the movie:
Charles Swan III (Sheen) has it all. He’s an eccentric and highly successful graphic designer whose fame, money and devilish charm have provided him with a seemingly perfect life. But when his true love, a perplexing beauty named Ivana, suddenly ends their relationship,...
Charles Swan III stars Charlie Sheen as a charming and successful graphic designer who suddenly gets dumped by his trophy girlfriend.
Sheen is joined by a stellar cast that includes the likes of Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Katheryn Winnick, Patricia Arquette, Aubrey Plaza and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
Here’s a full synopses of the movie:
Charles Swan III (Sheen) has it all. He’s an eccentric and highly successful graphic designer whose fame, money and devilish charm have provided him with a seemingly perfect life. But when his true love, a perplexing beauty named Ivana, suddenly ends their relationship,...
- 11/28/2012
- by Laura Frances
- LRMonline.com
At the Rome Film Festival earlier this month, Roman Coppola premiered his second directorial film “A Glimpse Into the Mind of Charles Swan III” starring Charlie Sheen. Coppola’s debut, “Cq,” was eleven long years ago, but it’s not like he hasn’t been busy in the intervening years, producing sister Sofia’s “Somewhere,” co-writing “Moonrise Kingdom” and "The Darjeeling Limited" with regular collaborator Wes Anderson and even directing second unit for his father, of whom you may have heard. All this alongside a thriving career in commercials and music videos as well. We had the chance to sit down with Coppola in Rome and quiz him about how he strikes this unusual balance, his new film and his future plans, among other things. Here are seven things the ensuing conversation taught us. 1. Though it may seem like a no-brainer for the actor, persuading Charlie Sheen to take the lead in “A.
- 11/26/2012
- by Jessica Kiang
- The Playlist
It's hard to even decide what the most intriguing thing is about A Glimpse Inside The Mind Of Charles Swan III. We first learned of it as a directorial effort from Roman Coppola, brother of Sofia and son of Francis Ford, who made his first feature Cq over a decade ago. It got even more fascinating when Coppola cast the self-destructive Charlie Sheen as the titular Charles, a graphic designer whose life falls apart when his girlfriend dumped him. When Bill Murray, Coppola cousin Jason Schwartzman, Parks & Recreation's Aubrey Plaza, Patricia Arquette and more joined the cast, it was pretty much icing on the cake-- this movie sounded way too strange to possibly pass up. Now we're surprisingly close to the February release of Charles Swan III, and three new images from the film have gone online at Yahoo! to make it all seem even stranger. Below you can see...
- 11/23/2012
- cinemablend.com
Roman Coppola's "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III," his long-awaited sophomore directorial effort (arriving more than a decade after "Cq"), finally premiered this month at the Rome Film Festival. And luckily, you won't have to wait too long to see it yourself. Newbie distributors A24 snapped up the film and are prepping it for a February relase, and now we have our first look at two of the supporting players in the film: Bill Murray and Aubrey Plaza. The the film is led by Charlie Sheen, who plays a successful graphic designer whose fame, money and charm have made him irresistible to women, but his life soon downward spirals into doubt, confusion and reflection when his girlfriend breaks up with him, leading Charlie on the road to self-evaluation. Murray plays his Business Manager, with Plaza in a small role as colleague of Charlie's who works at the same company.
- 11/21/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Writer-director Roman Coppola could hardly find a subject farther afield from his film-savvy debut drama Cq than A Glimpse into the Mind of Charles Swan III, a disconcerting showcase for Charlie Sheen’s comic talents that attempts to exploit widespread public interest in the actor’s colorful, controversial life through winking parallels. The TV fan base who loved him in Two and a Half Men and Anger Management are really the only imaginable audience for this off-the-wall comedy about an unrepentant L.A. playboy trying to come to terms with a broken heart. Still, a nice supporting
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- 11/15/2012
- by Deborah Young
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The other other filmmaking Coppola returns to the big screen for the first time since 2001 effort Cq when A Glimpse Inside The Mind Of Charles Swan III premieres at the Rome International Film Festival. Roman Coppola has kept himself busy in the meanwhile writing scripts with Wes Anderson, shooting second unit for his father and sister and directing stacks of music videos but his return to features is a welcome and anticipated one.Charlie Sheen, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Katheryn Winnick, Patricia Arquette, Aubrey Plaza, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead star in what promises to be a very odd look into the life of the titular Swan.Charles Swan III (Charlie Sheen) has it all. He's an eccentric and highly successful graphic designer whose fame, money and...
- 11/7/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Renaissance man Roman Coppola hasn't directed a feature-length movie since the highly underrated "Cq" in 2001, so it's with eager anticipation we look forward to his latest, "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III." The director may not have helmed a feature in eleven years, but he's been busy, producing his sister Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere," co-writing Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom" and "The Darjeeling Limited," and shooting second-unit photography for both these filmmakers and his father Francis Ford Coppola (not to mention shooting tons of great music videos in the interim too). His latest, 'Charles Swan III,' features an excellent cast that includes Charlie Sheen, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Katheryn Winnick, Patricia Arquette, Aubrey Plaza, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. The film is making its world premiere at the upcoming Rome Film Festival and a new image from the picture has...
- 11/7/2012
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
A Planet Fury-approved selection of notable genre releases for October.
Cinderella (1950) Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Blu-ray and DVD Available Now
The Walt Disney classic finally makes it high definition debut. Though it was made over half a century ago, Cinderella remains a timeless work of animation. Part of its lasting appeal can be attributed to the amazing concept art of Mary Blair, whose gorgeous backgrounds and unique color palettes help to define its iconic visual style. Though she was only credited with color and styling, her influence in the look and feel of the finished product cannot be denied. Another aspect that is often overlooked is the lovely vocal contribution by actress Ilene Woods. She brings a measured confidence to the beloved heroine and her singing voice is as gorgeous as the animation.
Special Features:
• Tangled Ever After Animated Short
• Behind the Magic: A New Disney Princess Fantasyland...
Cinderella (1950) Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Blu-ray and DVD Available Now
The Walt Disney classic finally makes it high definition debut. Though it was made over half a century ago, Cinderella remains a timeless work of animation. Part of its lasting appeal can be attributed to the amazing concept art of Mary Blair, whose gorgeous backgrounds and unique color palettes help to define its iconic visual style. Though she was only credited with color and styling, her influence in the look and feel of the finished product cannot be denied. Another aspect that is often overlooked is the lovely vocal contribution by actress Ilene Woods. She brings a measured confidence to the beloved heroine and her singing voice is as gorgeous as the animation.
Special Features:
• Tangled Ever After Animated Short
• Behind the Magic: A New Disney Princess Fantasyland...
- 10/19/2012
- by Bradley Harding
- Planet Fury
New York City-based production company A24 has acquired the rights to Roman Coppola's "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III," starring Charlie Sheen. A24 will release the film in the U.S. in February 2013, with FilmBuff handling domestic digital distribution. Roman Coppola, son of the famed director Francis Ford Coppola, co-wrote both "The Darjeeling Limited" and "Moonrise Kingdom" with Wes Anderson (Jason Schwartzman was also a writer on "Darjeeling," and co-stars in "Charles Swan"). Set in Los Angeles, the comedy follows Sheen's Charles, a graphic designer, whose breaks and needs repair after his girlfriend leaves him. "Charles Swan" is Coppola's sophomore directorial effort--his first film, "Cq," was released in 2001 and screened out of competition at Cannes. He has directed music videos since 1994, working with bands such as Green Day, Daft Punk, The Strokes and...
- 9/3/2012
- by Jacob Combs
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Coppola family is Hollywood royalty, from The Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola to Lost in Translation director Sofia Coppola to Nicolas Cage himself. Now, one of the lesser-known family members is looking to make his mark. EW has the first look photos from Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, a directorial effort from frequent Wes Anderson collaborator Roman Coppola (the two wrote Moonrise Kingdom and The Darjeeling Limited together). Charlie Sheen plays a charismatic playboy who is abruptly dumped by his girlfriend, with Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman as his two friends. Look! Here's our first look at Roman Coppola's Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III from EW: Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III is written and directed by Roman Coppola (son of Francis Ford Coppola), who previously directed the sci-fi film Cq back in 2001. It stars Charlie Sheen as a lovelorn playboy who...
- 8/30/2012
- by Ben Pearson
- firstshowing.net
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