Abel Ferrara

Remember the gangster magnum opus "The King of New York" starring Christopher Walken, Laurence Fishburne and Wesley Snipes? Turns out sweaty, cantankerous cretin Abel Ferrara is planning a prequel to his 1990 ahead-of-its-time classic.Ok, this isn't exactly new, we admit. The low-life malcontent director announced his intentions on making this film ages ago, but like any good Ferrara film, financing usually takes a couple of years.Titled, "The Last Crew," (or "Pericle il Nero" depending on...Read Full Story

For anyone who might not know, the film "MacGruber" is based on a recurring Saturday Night Live sketch in which Will Forte sends up the old school TV character "MacGyver" who could fashion a bomb out of absolutely anything (like, say, a pipe wrench, a hand towel and a sausage egg mcmuffin) wherein MacGruber always fails to deactivate a ticking time bomb meaning he and his cohorts are then blown to bits. These sketches typically last 19 seconds. How in the world this can possibly be...Read Full Story

Read More:- Abel FerraraAbel Ferrara, Abel Ferrara is a handful. With wild gestures and expertly timed jokes, he piles the digressions high, but is much sharper and in control than his legendarily hard-living persona would suggest. The sixty-one-year-old has had one of American indie cinema’s most eclectic careers. A Bronx native, Ferrara has made his way from 42nd Street’s row of exploitation and p*rn theaters to the Croissette in Cannes. He mantains a manic, youthful energy that is both...Read Full Story

This Saturday’s New York International Independent Film and Video Festival reception at 2nd Avenue’s Pangea restaurant was a convenient walk across the street from the Village East Cinemas where Filmmakers, actors, and artists assembled from Japan, China, Austria, Botswana, South America, Italy, India, and all across the USA. Though interpreters were used to translate across language barriers - no translators were necessary to convey the passion and pride these Independents showed for each...Read Full Story

The original King of Indie Abel Ferrara made a stop at Emir Kusturica’s Küstendorf Film and Music Festival this January to screen his latest film 4:44 Last Day on Earth. The Loisaida-set film paints a picture of addiction at the end of the world, starring Willem Dafoe and Shanyn Leigh. Ferrara has always felt a connection to Kusturica, and felt very welcome at Küstendorf, the Serbian director’s wooden village high in the mountains of Mokra Gora. “We just kinda have a connection, other than I...Read Full Story

The Movie Geeks speak with acclaimed director Abel Ferrara (Bad Lieutenant, King of New York) concerning his latest film 4:44 Last Day on Earth starring Willem Dafoe. Plus, directing guru Mark W. Travis chats about his new book The Film Directors Bag of Tricks, which outlines the secrets to building a successful collaboration with writers and actors. You can read more about Mr. Travis, and his upcoming seminars, by visiting his official website at www.MarkWTravis.com. movie geeks united...Read Full Story

Recently I saw the trailer for "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans", the latest film from the maddest of mad men, Werner Herzog, and at its end something rather disturbing took place.First things first, though, this movie looks mighty promising, albeit unique. Set in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (Note: all films set in New Orleans for the next 10-15 years will happen either during Hurricane Katrina or in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, so just deal with it) it follows a...Read Full Story

hollywood sineması'nın 'kendine has üslubu olan' yönetmenlerinden biridir.genellikle korku-gerilim türünde eserler vermiştir. driller killer (1979) ve ms.45 (1981)filmleriyle büyük çıkış yapmıştır, aynı zamanda bu iki film, yönetmenin en iyi iki filmidir. king of new york(1990), bad lieutenant (1992), body snatchers (1993), the addiction (1995) filmleri ise yönetmenin dikkat çeken diğer filmleridir. farklı bakış açısı için: http://www.sanatlog.com/sanat/bagimsiz-sinemaci-abel-ferrara/...Read Full Story

EXCLUSIVE: Thesp, Radha Mitchell, Kate Maberly join D.J. Caruso pic -- "Twixt" star Val Kilmer and "Finding Neverland" thesps Radha Mitchell and Kate Maberly have joined the cast of D.J. Caruso's long-gestating passion project "The Goats," which starts principal photography today in Georgia.Read Full Story

rrhobbs: #indieWIRE #news: NYFF '11 | Abel Ferrara Contemplates Sobriety and End of the World in "4:44": "It's a one-set ... http://t.co/uXgpucYKRead Full Story