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Vadim Perelman, first-time director of House of Sand and Fog, whose tantrums made many people angry in Hollywood (this is news? at least his were entertaining, as are his accounts: “”So I go to his [Harvey Weinstein’s] suite at the Peninsula, and he’s sitting there like Jabba the f–king Hutt with his Diet Cokes and his Marlboro Reds.”). And the film’s getting strong reviews. [Sean Smith for Newsweek, via GreenCine Daily]
Ray Pride pulls some information from Milos Stehlik of Facets Multimedia, the North American distributor for Kieslowski’s Decalogue DVD, on whether its jerking aficionados’ chains by releasing a barebones 2-disc version in 2000 and a better, more elaborate 3-disc version this year. [Movie City News, also via GreenCine. David, I’d be boring without you; instead, I’m a cheery mooch.]
Ed Halter’s Village Voice interview with Errol Morris about The Fog of War, his mega-interview documentary with Robert “Rumsfeld” McNamara. [bonus: J. Hoberman’s rightfully ecstatic review] [via, I found this one myself.]
But the Best Interview Awared goes to: Black Book’s riotous Inside the Actor Love/Hate Studio session between Paul Thomas Anderson and Lars Von Trier. [via Low Culture via Gawker, who I didn’t know cared about film.]
the making of, by greg allen