Abel Ferrara

'Bad Lieutenant' is on its own

2009-11-18 16:34:51

<![CDATA['Bad Lieutenant' is on its own]]>

Watch RenÃ©e Fleming's music video of 'Endlessly,' by indie-rock band Muse

2010-06-16 16:33:03

<![CDATA[Watch RenÃ©e Fleming's music video of 'Endlessly,' by indie-rock band Muse]]>

Monster Mash: Catholic Church sues over Rio's Christ statue; Abel Ferrara headed to Broadway; Indian artist offered sanctuary

2010-02-25 16:32:47

<![CDATA[Monster Mash: Catholic Church sues over Rio's Christ statue; Abel Ferrara headed to Broadway; Indian artist offered sanctuary]]>

Argento is man of the witching hour

2007-09-04 00:00:00

When "Mother of Tears: The Third Mother" has its world premiere Thursday as the opening night film of the Midnight Madness section at the Toronto International Film Festival -- the same slot that unleashed "Borat" last year -- it will complete a trilogy...

Neil Jordan gets teeth into vampires: Helmer attends premiere of 'Byzantium' at Toronto

2012-09-11 21:55:08

Blame Anne Rice for the vampirization of popular culture, says Neil Jordan, who himself has made a pair of vampire pics 18 years apart. "Anne's stories, which I love, are really what I think got it going," said Jordan, who's at Toronto for the premiere of...

Actor-stuntman Tony Epper dies at 73

2012-07-30 21:55:07

Tony Epper, an actor, stuntman and stunt coordinator, died July 20 at home in Idaho after a long fighter with cancer. He was 73. His film credits as an actor include Sydney Pollack's "The Scalphunters," "Valdez Is Coming," Mark Rydell's "The Cowboys,"...

'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call -- New Orleans'

2010-04-04 10:48:36

Almost 20 years after director Abel Ferrara's cult classic that starred Harvey Keitel, this revision gives Nicolas Cage the central role as a vice-ridden police detective in -- indicating the updating here -- the title city in the aftermath of Hurricane...

'The Brave One'

2007-09-14 00:00:00

"THE BRAVE ONE" is less a brave movie than a foolhardy one. Trapped in a no man's land between seriousness and pulp trash, it plays like a combination of "Death Wish" and "The Hours." If that sounds like an awkward fit, it is. The first collaboration...

Nicolas Cage Drama Adds 10 'Bad' Actors

2008-07-03 00:00:00

In one fell swoop, the cast of Werner Herzog's "Bad Lieutenant" has grown around star Nicolas Cage, with the addition of 10 actors. The update of Abel Ferrara's 1992 cult drama will begin shooting later this summer from a script by William Finkelstein....

Movie Review: 'Street Kings'

2008-04-11 00:00:00

It's not easy being Det. Tom Ludlow ( Keanu Reeves). Still grieving over his recently deceased wife, he wanders the streets of Los Angeles in an alcoholic haze, shooting first, planting evidence next and answering questions later. This should be enough to...

American directors dominate NY Film Fest

2007-09-26 00:00:00

From Wes Anderson to Sidney Lumet, this year's New York Film Festival is dominated by top American directors spanning generations. Though the NYFF has always put forth a highly international slate of selections, this year's fest -- the 45th annual --...

'Zodiac,' 'Death Proof' Lead Cannes Slate

2007-04-20 00:00:00

American films dominate the competition slate for the 60th Cannes Film Festival. Announced Thursday (April 19), the Cannes Film Festival will open with director Wong Kar Wai's first English-language feature, the star-studded "My Blueberry Nights,"...

's notorious 1992 cops and corruption freakout. In reality it is a deft slight-of-hand trick, one of the likely cinematic wonders of the year, a film that manages to be outrageous, ridiculous, hilarious and still somehow deeply moving.

2009-10-24 12:23:27

. The back story: When Ferrara was informed of the remake, he told the Los Angeles Times: "These people should die in hell . It's so disrespectful." He added, referring to his delayed arrival in Cannes. "And it's a good thing I'm not there. If I see them I'll strangle every one of them.

2008-06-06 13:04:28

QA: Abel Ferrara chats about Chelsea at Cannes.

2008-05-23 15:13:44