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Jun 2, 2024 · Michael Tolkin had initially written The Player to distance himself from Hollywood, painting these portraits of film industry folks as the self-important, conceited, pompous individuals that are being displayed throughout the film adaptation: Producers who think of themselves as Gods because they make movies happen while everyone pines to them ...
Jun 12, 2024 · The Rapture (1991; rentable for cheap): This bizarre cinematic Job story from writer-director Michael Tolkin is unjustly forgotten. Mimi Rogers gives the performance of her career as a party...
Jun 11, 2024 · A jealous husband plots to do away with his wife’s lover — keeping him alive in a ‘Hidden Room’ (the American release title) until he’s sure Scotland Yard has lost the scent. Then he’ll dispose of the body in a shudderingly horrible way — the title could be Dial ‘A’ for ACID.
4 days ago · The film comes from a screenplay by Michael Tolkin, from his novel of the same name and is perhaps the tightest script Altman ever produced, in a career defined by improvisation and loose and overlapping dialogue. This film still has those elements, but they are used for punctuation of reality into absurd situations.
Jun 2, 2024 · The screenplay was written by Michael Tolkin and Henry Bean. The talented duo combined their writing prowess to create a captivating and suspenseful script that kept audiences on the edge of their seats. The film explores themes of corruption and moral ambiguity.
May 28, 2024 · Peeping Tom. Michael Powell and Leo Marks encode their tale of a sick serial killer with 1001 wicked observations, insights and unflattering jokes about everything cinematic, emphasizing voyeuristic excess and obsession.
May 30, 2024 · Of course, both those Altman works had literary roots, and Woodard is certainly closer to Michael Tolkin than Ray Carver, being both a satirist (at least in this book) and not a minimalist. (Plus, Carver originally wrote his stories about the Pacific Northwest.)
