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Originally Posted by atari 2600
There's a lot of buzz around the Wachowski Bros. because they were able to rise like a phoenix out of the Matrix sequels ash-pit to make big money with V for Vendetta.
In the critic's corner, much is being made of the Mormon couple Jared & Jerusha Hess who came out of seemingly nowhere with Napoleon Dynamite & also have Nacho Libre with Jack Black which premieres soon.
Paul Greengrass did exceptional things with Bloody Sunday & with United 93 I thought. He can also do big action (The Bourne Supremacy) so I predict a best-of-both-worlds blockbuster in the future from him.
Wes Anderson is most famous now for his new AMEX commercial (M. Night Shyamalan has one coming soon too) I think, but it's cool that he's not afraid to make fairly big movies that genuinely take risks.
I exceptionally enjoy all the Coen Bros. films & even though The Man Who Wasn't There & The Ladykillers didn't gain much of an audience (even with Tom Hanks) I still think they are going very strong.
Also, don't count out David Lynch. His new one, which is rumored to come out this year, is Inland Empire & as a sign of a hopeful return to old form, will feature Laura Dern & Harry Dean Stanton.
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The Ladykillers remake was OK. I haven't got hold of the original, but I've seen The Lavender Hill Mob and Kind Hearts and Coronets, and I would assume from the clips I have seen that the original Ladykillers would be up to the same caliber. Although the original Ladykillers had Alec Guiness and Peter Sellers, I can't think of any actor combo today that could match that.
I've always wondered why David Lynch didn't find a better actress than Laura Dern for Blue Velvet, but I can't really question it for Wild at Heart, which she did very well in. I've been told that her scenes in Blue Velvet were supposed to be campy, which makes sense in hindsight. Dennis Hopper, Isabella Rosellini steal all the scenes. Except for the Roy Orbison scene, best scene in the movie.