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...these three films have nothing in common except that I watched them all on DVD over the weekend.
"Walk Hard" was entertaining and good for a few laughs as it spoofed Johnny Cash's "Walk the Line".
"The Savages" was well done about a dysfunctional family but ultimately depressing. Laura Linney deserved her Oscar nominatin for Supporting Actress.
Of the three, "The Orphanage" was my favorite. Guillermo del Toro's Spanish language film is very well done - excellent cinema photography, acting and it gets under your skin. In that way, it reminded me a little of "The Ring". Highly recommended.
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...Juan Antonio Bayona. It was exec produced by Guillermo del Toro. It does have something of the flavor of GDT's The DFevil's Backbone in that it is less about gore and all about atmosphere and psychological tension. Ghost movies for smart people seems to be a Latin specialty.
GDT is a busy guy these days, what with Hellboy II coming out and preparing to move to NZ to direct The Hobbit and its sequel.
The third in the 'spanish civil war' triology after Devil's backbone and Pan's Labyrinth, to be released next year.
With the Orphanage, there's a definate spanish 'school' established here.
del Toro finances his own films and produces talented young spanish film makers by doing things like Hellboy & The Hobbit.
GDT is a fan of this stuff as well as someone who makes deeper, darker, more personal films - he doesn't necessarily consider that he's slumming when he makes Hellboy II or The Hobbit. He's a geek and an artist. he originally was set to collaborate with Jackson on films versions of Halo. OTOH I imagine his contract for TH will make it much easier for him to finance his independent films - it will certainly give him more clout with studios. (He has a current first look deal with Universal who I'm sure are not thrilled he's running off to NZ for 4 years to make to bloclbusters for NL/WB.)
I'm actually not sure of the status on 3993 but it's written by the screenwriter of The Orphanage.
GDT also has close ties with the other two "Three Amigos", Alphonso Cuaron and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. Cuaron was a producer on Pan.
..I wasn't implying he was slumming by doing Hollywood - Hellboy was a fine movie, IMHO. In fact, I think it's very astute of him...;0)
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