Terrence Malick Gossip

Terrence Malick has wrestled with themes of suffering for decades, and in the true story of Franz Jägerstätter, he has found his perfect beatific subject. A conscientious objector in World War II, Franz (August Diehl) is happily married and raising young children in an Alpine village in Austria when the Nazis invade and annex his homeland (he is the only person in his village to vote against the Anschluss). Full Story

A trailer for Terrence Malick’s Knight Of Cups was released yesterday. It’s expected to be screened in competition at the Berlin Film Festival in February. Knight Of Cups was filmed concurrently with another Malick project – the one with Ryan Gosling, Michael Fassbender, and Rooney Mara about love and the Austin music scene. Full Story

Written by Sarah Earlier this week Michael Bay sent a letter to the projectionists at movie theaters, imploring them to screen Transformers 3 with the 3D specs he specified. If you haven’t heard of this controversy: as 3D has gained popularity with filmmakers and audiences (though I would say that audience interest is waning), movie theaters have invested a ton of money into getting the newest and best in 3D technology—new projectors, new light bulbs, new lenses, special training for projectionists on how to operate the equipment. Full Story