Journey to the East Nov 16, 2009
He also has a musical stage version of Coraline in the pipeline (which he is hoping to collaborate on with Stephin Merritt of the band Magnetic Fields), as well as a movie based on The Graveyard Book (to be directed by Neil Jordan, Oscar-winning director of The Crying Game). And that is on top of writing the Monkey book, and countless other novels, short stories and comic books in the future. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Netflix names $1M team, sets new $1M goal Sep 22, 2009
"New submissions arrived fast and furious in the closing hours and the competition had more twists and turns than 'The Crying Game,' 'The Usual Suspects' and all the 'Bourne' movies wrapped into one.". The new challenge focuses on predicting the movie preferences of people who rarely or never rate the movies they rent. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Showtime eyes Borgias to replace 'Tudors' Sep 19, 2009
NEIL Jordan ("The Crying Game") has written a script for a prospective series abut the Borgias that could replace " The Tudors" on Showtime ... NEIL Jordan ("The Crying Game") has written a script for a prospective series abut the Borgias that could replace "The Tudors" on Showtime. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
TRIVIA: SpongeBob SquarePants, in a clamshell Jul 15, 2009
SpongeBob, in a clamshell - USATODAY.com. SpongeBob, in a clamshell. (USA Today)
The dong show: Top 10 moments in male full-frontal Jul 10, 2009
Jaye Davidson, "The Crying Game". The "big secret" of this 1992 Neil Jordan movie turned out to be the full-frontal shot of the decade. (Salon)
Sub-Genres of the Hollywood Thrille... May 31, 2009
The Crying Game (1992). In the Line of Fire (1993). (Suite101.com)
Movies not to miss: "Brothers Bloom," "Big Man Japan" and more May 16, 2009
I have a particular fondness for movies that hide their true identity, like "The Crying Game" or Kubrick's "Lolita," movies that seem to be taking you in one direction and then go in a stranger or darker one. If "Jerichow" is an art-house film disguised as a formula thriller, "Revanche" begins as a real thriller and gradually disassembles itself into something Wim Wenders might have made in 1972. (Salon)
Helping people achieve satisfaction Mar 7, 2009
He asked me out for a movie The Crying Game and I fell in love on that date itself. Ironically, it was a movie about transvestites. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
OSCAR NOMINEES: An index of interviews Feb 18, 2009
"It's like The Sixth Sense or The Crying Game, one of those where you go, 'Oh, no, no, no, don't tell me ". By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY. (USA Today -- Life)
Newsweek: Weinstein on 'Reader,' who will win Feb 18, 2009
Weinstein invented the take-no-prisoners award campaign with "The Crying Game" and "Shakespeare in Love," but this year he outdid himself. "The Reader" fought mediocre reviews to score five nominations, including best picture. (MSNBC -- Movies)
