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pages from a cold island: Modern History

23 December 2009 11:18 PM, PST | The Auteurs | See recent The Auteurs news »

Above: Henner Winckler's School Trip.

Compiling a top ten European films of the decade is a tricky business—what do we mean by "European", by "film", or even by "decade"? My personal run-down of the truly outstanding feature-length, made-for-tv, world-premiered after 1st January 2000 comes to eleven titles, an awkward number in any sphere except the football pitch. For what it's worth, my "first XI" of favourites, in alphabetical order, reads as follows:

Control (2007; Anton Corbijn; UK)

Dancer in the Dark (2000; Lars Von Trier; Denmark)

Dead Man's Shoes (2004; Shane Meadows; UK)

Gunnar Goes Comfortable (2003; Gunnar Hall Jensen; Norway)

The Intruder (L'Intrus; 2004; Claire Denis; France)

Last Resort (2000; Pawel Pawlikowski, UK)

René (2008, Helena Třeštíková, Czech Republic)

Satan (aka Sheitan; 2006; Kim Chapiron, France)

The State In Am In (Die innere Sicherheit; 2000; Christian Petzold; Germany)

United 93 (2006; Paul Greengrass; UK)

Volver (2006; Pedro Almodovar; Spain)

Many of the above will be familiar to most The »

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Films Of The Decade – Ed’s List

23 December 2009 5:17 PM, PST | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »

Each decade of celluloid is defined by its psychological preoccupations. Oh yes it is, don’t look at me like that. The 9/11 terror attacks on New York and Washington cast a long shadow over the first decade of the 21st century. The Nineties had been a relatively stable and optimistic era by comparison and was all the more moribund for it. Tom Sizemore’s speech in Katherine Bigelow’s Strange Days (1995) summed up the emerging consensus – “everything’s been done, every kind of music’s been tried, every government’s been tried, every fuckin’ hairstyle. How you gonna make it another thousand years, for Chrissake?”

But it wasn’t quite the end of history after all. After 9/11 the zeitgeist became politically-charged once more as it had been in more polarised times. Entertainment was not immune from this effect, nor could it afford to be. With rare exceptions such as Paul Greengrass »

- Ed Whitfield

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The Decade’s Film: 2005-2009

21 December 2009 7:33 AM, PST | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »

It had been a successful decade for the comic book movie, with that trend continuing into the latter half of the decade. Just as looked like the public demand for irradiated heroes looked to be diminishing, with lacklustre showings from the likes of Spider-Man 3 and Fantastic Four, out came Iron Man. Coupled with a brilliant script and an excellent performance from Robert Downey Jr as the titular zillionaire industrialist/playboy/freedom fighter/all-round genius, the end result was something truly special. Downey’s career was also revitalised, earning him a role in Tropic Thunder (which would earn him an Oscar nomination). Louis Leterrier’s The Incredible Hulk took a similar approach, this time giving Edward Norton of Fight Club fame a shot at getting under the skin of the green goliath.  They set a tough act to follow, but followed they were by one Christopher Nolan. With the Batman »

- Uprising

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Review of the decade: Peter Bradshaw's noughties round-up

7 December 2009 3:01 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Hollywood struggled to respond to the war on terror, documentaries went through a golden age, and Michael Haneke was the noughties' moral conscience

If it is possible to whimper at the volume of a bang, then that is how this decade is ending on the big screen: with two high-profile, high-budget movies about the end of the world: Roland Emmerich's cheerfully silly 2012, and John Hillcoat's cheerlessly serious The Road, which arrive with a good deal of commentary to the effect that these movies typify the zeitgeist of the decade.

The noughties – that jokey word coined in the carefree 90s – are seen as damaged, injured, traumatised. The decade looks cracked from top to bottom by a sensational act of terrorism; by a reaction that achieved neither political palliative nor military success; by the confrontation between first-world prosperity and developing-world poverty; by the coming environmental catastrophe that threatens to engulf both; and finally, »

- Peter Bradshaw

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Paul Greengrass Officially Off 'Bourne 4'

2 December 2009 12:34 AM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

Earlier this week, a bombshell hit in the land of Jason Bourne: There was talk that director Paul Greengrass, who directed the past two Bourne movies and earned an Oscar nomination for United 93, would not be a part of the fourth movie. That film has been through a couple delays already, and even if it were to happen, it wouldn't be until 2011.

But if it does happen, it won't be with Greengrass, who released a statement last night confirming he was walking away, although he says there was no friction with Universal, as had been reported before. »

- Colin Boyd

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'Bourne' director confirms he won't do fourth film

1 December 2009 5:16 PM, PST | EW - Hollywood Insider.com | See recent EW.com - Hollywood Insider news »

Paul Greengrass, who directed the second and third installments of the $945 million grossing franchise -- The Bourne Supermacy and The Bourne Ultimatum -- has confirmed that he will not be making the fourth film. Greengrass, who also directed the controversial 9/11 drama, United 93, issued this statement:  "You won't find a more devoted supporter of the Bourne franchise than me. I will always be grateful to have been the caretaker to Jason Bourne over the course of The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum. I'm very proud of those films and feel they express everything I most passionately believe about the »

- EW staff

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Paul Greengrass Quits Bourne 4

30 November 2009 1:47 PM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

I feel bad for Doug Liman. Sure, he directed The Bourne Identity, which set the general tone for the two following movies and reinvented Matt Damon as a quiet badass, but everyone knows the true genius behind the series is Paul Greengrass. Let.s look at the evidence: One of Doug Liman.s follow-up to his Bourne movie was Jumper, one of Greengrass. was United 93. You tell me who has the talent. And if there is any justification to make a fourth Bourne flick, it would have to be that Matt Damon and Greengrass are both involved. Well, it looks like that won.t be the case any longer. According to The Playlist, Greengrass has walked away from the fourth Bourne flick due to ongoing disagreements regarding the script and Universal.s increasing concerns over his budget management skills. Problems first arose when Universal hired Josh Zetumer without Greengrass »

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Is Paul Greengrass Finished with the Bourne Franchise?

30 November 2009 1:38 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

The Playlist (who have become heavy hitters with exclusives) is reporting that director Paul Greengrass, the critically acclaimed helmer of The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, United 93, and the upcoming Iraq War-thriller Green Zone, will not be coming back for a fourth Jason Bourne adventure.  The break apparently comes from two factors: Greengrass is upset at Universal because they didn’t consult him on who they hired to write the Bourne 4; likewise, Universal is upset at Greengrass because he’s turned Green Zone, which was supposed to be a small film to keep Greengrass happy in between Bourne flicks, into a $150 million Iraq War movie (which have never been a hit at the box office).

Obviously, after three films together, Matt Damon’s loyalty lies with Greengrass and wouldn’t even consider doing a 4th Bourne, “at least not without [Greengrass'] blessing and even then, it would have to be a spectacular script. »

- Matt Goldberg

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Paul Greengrass Walks Away From Bourne 4

30 November 2009 1:22 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

For literally months and months now, all we’ve heard regarding a fourth installment in the successful and critically acclaimed Bourne franchise – dubbed Bourne 4 for the time being – are the repeated claims by star Matt Damon and Supremacy/Ultimatum director, Paul Greengrass, that the next installment is being worked on and that they have a story but no script. Every time we heard something new, however, the project always seemed to be getting pushed forward, inch by inch.

Today comes a bit of shocking news that puts a large wrench in the Bourne 4 works, at least for the time being. Apparently, according to The Playlist (who has the exclusive on the story), Greengrass has walked away from the project. “Sources and friends close to the project,” say this actually happened not just in the last day or two, but more than a week ago, and for some reason we’re »

- Ross Miller

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New “Green Zone” Photos

9 November 2009 10:05 AM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »

Check out these new photos from “Green Zone” which stars Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan, Brendan Gleeson, Jason Isaacs and Khalid Abdallawhich among others.

Matt Damon In “Green Zone”

The movie is directed by Paul Greengass (Bourne Supremacy, United 93, Bourne Ultimatum) from the script written by Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential, Conspiracy Theory, Mystic River, Man on Fire).

The screenplay is inspired by the book “Imperial Life in the Emerald City” by Rajiv Chandrasekaran.

Matt Damon In “Green Zone”

During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Damon) and his team of Army inspectors were dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert.

Matt Damon In “Green Zone”

Rocketing from one booby-trapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but stumble instead upon an elaborate cover-up that inverts the purpose of their mission. »

- Fiona

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First Matt Damon’s “Green Zone” Poster

4 November 2009 2:42 PM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »

The first poster for the upcoming war film “Green Zone,” based on Rajiv Chandrasekaran’s nonfiction book “Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq’s Green Zone,” has been released.

“Green Zone” Plot: “During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Damon) and his team of Army inspectors were dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but stumble instead upon an elaborate cover-up that inverts the purpose of their mission.

Spun by operatives with intersecting agendas, Miller must hunt through covert and faulty intelligence hidden on foreign soil for answers that will either clear a rogue regime or escalate a war in an unstable region. And at this blistering time and in this combustible place, he will »

- Allan Ford

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First Poster for Paul Greengrass’ Green Zone Starring Matt Damon

4 November 2009 10:33 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

I’ve already made my feelings about “Green Zone” abundantly clear and it’s going to be difficult for me to put aside what I think the film should’ve been and trying to appreciate what director Paul Greengrass actually made.  The funny thing is that if I had no idea what the book was about, I would be pretty excited for what look like the 4th Jason Bourne movie since “Supremacy” and “Ultimatum”, which Greengrass directed, are both fantastic films.

Still, when I look at the film’s first poster, it’s hard for me to choke down a tagline like “Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller Is Done Following Orders”.  Thankfully, the film doesn’t come out until March 12th, 2010 so I still have some time to adjust.  Check out the poster and a brief synopsis after the jump.

Click here to see the poster embiggened.

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- Matt Goldberg

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New Green Zone Images

30 October 2009 5:27 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

Here’s a couple of new images from Matt Damon’s Green Zone. If you didn’t catch our news about it a couple of days ago, both the Domestic and International trailers were released 12 hours apart from one another which caught us all by surprise as they were completely different in their content. We have them both on HeyUGuys for your viewing pleasure – click the links above to view. The international trailer gives you a much better idea of the story but they’re both worth a watch.

In the meantime, we have these new images (click them below to enlarge) from the movie which is set to blow your socks off March 12th. As well as Damon, Green Zone stars Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan, Brendan Gleeson, Jason Isaacs, Khalid Abdalla.

Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, United 93) re-team for their latest electrifying thriller in Green Zone, »

- David Sztypuljak

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Must Watch: Green Zone Domestic and International Movie Trailers

28 October 2009 2:11 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

[Update: The international trailer of Green Zone is now available courtesy of MSNBC (via Collider). This trailer is cut much less like a Bourne film and doesn't emphasize the same fonts and interstitials of that series. See both trailers after the jump and let us know which one you like better in the comments. The original post follows.] One of the movies I've been increasingly curious about in the last year has been Green Zone, the Paul Greengrass-directed semi-adaptation of Rajiv Chandrasekaran's book Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq’s Green Zone. Universal has just released the first trailer. Check it out and let us know what you think of the latest political actioner from the guy behind United 93, Bloody Sunday and the last two Bourne movies. Yahoo has the trailer debut. After watching the trailer a couple of times, what I'll say is this: I hope the film »

- Russ Fischer

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International Green Zone Trailer is Radically Different

28 October 2009 11:48 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Yesterday we posted the domestic trailer for director Paul Greengrass’ (”The Bourne Supremacy”, “The Bourne Ultimatum”, “United 93″) “Green Zone”.  While the movie is about a rogue U.S. Army officer (Matt Damon) in Iraq, for a moment I thought I was watching the trailer for the next Bourne movie.  That’s not a bad thing, it’s just the way Universal was selling the film in the trailer.  But over in the United Kingdom, Universal has released a Much different trailer as it uses other footage to tell the story.  Trust me, watch both trailers.  You’ll be amazed at how different they are. Both are after the jump:

Here’s the synopsis:

On March 12, 2010, Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass re-team for the electrifying thriller “Green Zone”. In the film, Damon stars as Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller, a rogue U.S. Army officer who must hunt through »

- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub

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International Trailer For Green Zone

28 October 2009 11:00 AM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »

The brand new European trailer has been released for Paul Greengrass‘ latest offering, Green Zone. The film stars Matt Damon, Jason Isaacs, Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan, Antoni Corone and Nicoye Banks and invades UK theatres from 12th March 2010.

United 93 director Paul Greengrass explores the aftermath of the Iraq invasion in this feature adaptation of author Rajiv Chandrasekaran’s literary exposé of the same name. A one-time Baghdad bureau chief of the Washington Post, Chandrasekaran was present as American forces attempted to set up a provisional government on the grounds surrounding former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s opulent palace. The resulting governing body, according to critics, existed in a bubble so far removed from the grim realities of the Iraq War that it failed to properly assess the needs of the people. In this fictional thriller set during the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad, director Greengrass and screenwriter Brian Helgeland »

- Craig Sharp

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Green Zone Trailer Released

27 October 2009 1:05 PM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »

The trailer for Iraq War film “Green Zone” has debuted.

“Green Zone” synopsis: During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Damon) and his team of Army inspectors were dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but stumble instead upon an elaborate cover-up that inverts the purpose of their mission.

Spun by operatives with intersecting agendas, Miller must hunt through covert and faulty intelligence hidden on foreign soil for answers that will either clear a rogue regime or escalate a war in an unstable region. And at this blistering time and in this combustible place, he will find the most elusive weapon of all is the truth.

The film, inspired by the book “Imperial Life in the Emerald City” by Rajiv Chandrasekaran, »

- Allan Ford

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Trailer for Paul Greengrass’ Green Zone Starring Matt Damon

27 October 2009 10:28 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

To say that I’m disappointed by the trailer for Paul Greengrass’ upcoming film, “Green Zone”, would be an understatement.  What you’re essentially getting is a 4th Jason Bourne movie.  And yes, the direction looks amazing and I’m sure Matt Damon, Amy Ryan, and Greg Kinnear will all do a good job.  But I’ve seen this movie twice already from Greengrass.  By choosing this direction, he’s missed a golden opportunity to do something fresh and different because the source material, Rajiv Chandrasekaran’s “Imperial Life in the Emerald City”, is not an action-packed thriller.  It’s in the vein of “Catch-22″ and made all the more absurd by the fact that it’s all true.  Maybe it’s because I attached my expectations to this film but I’m feeling a bit deflated since it looks like all we’re getting is a thrilling action movie. »

- Matt Goldberg

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Green Zone - New images and the trailer debut!

27 October 2009 5:26 AM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »

Check out new images as well as the trailer which made its debut on Yahoo Movies. On March 12, 2010, Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, United 93) re-team for the electrifying thriller Green Zone. In the film, Damon stars as Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller, a rogue U.S. Army officer who must hunt through covert and faulty intelligence hidden on foreign soil before war escalates in an unstable region. »

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Five Cool Movies For Spring 2010

23 October 2009 3:12 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

It’s a slow week for movie releases, with Fantastic Mr. Fox the only release of note in the UK, along with Cirque Du Freak. Most of the remaining big films this year are due out in November and December.  

So, with the big winter films already hyped to the max, and with Iron Man 2, Clash of the Titans and Robin Hood being the highly anticipated movies this Spring, I thought i’d take a look at some Spring movies that maybe aren’t getting the attention they deserve – The Losers, Green Zone, A Couple of Dicks, Machete and Kick-Ass. Note, this is a list of the films i’m personally looking forward to, so you won’t necessarily agree with me…

The Losers

When is it? – 9th April.

Where is it? – Currently filming in Puerto Rico

Who is it? – Directed by Sylvain White, starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chris Evans, »

- Barry Steele

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