Louis Vuitton's new ad campaign film "L'Invitation Au Voyage" is a really great pastiche
of cinematic mysteries - it's like a mini fashion version of The Da Vinci Code, but with a bit
more Hitchcock style intrigue, and a music score that evokes James Bond.
The Raven really got lost in the middle of all The Hunger Games/Avengers hype...maybe
that was the plan? It looks to have neither the charm of Robert Downey's Sherlock Holmes nor the over-the-top badassery of the upcoming Abe Lincoln Vampire Hunter. But, who knows it might still be enjoyable some Saturday afternoon when it hits the Syfy Channel .
John Cusack stars as Edgar Allan Poe who must aid the authorities in stopping a
series of deadly crimes based on his own stories.
Opens this Friday April 27th - here are some clips via Collider
Neat behind the scenes feature on the Alcatraz Season Finale car chase that payed
homage to the iconic Steve McQueen film Bullitt and featured the new 2013 Mustang.
...and here's a bit of the chase scene from the show.
I hope this show returns, it's probably the quirkiest entry into the already weird JJ Abrams Universe.
It has a great nostalgic Retro feel - beyond the square haircuts of the time jumping 63's - that reminds me of the 70's cop shows I grew up with, weekly bad guys, foot chases, a cool car, and iconoclastic partners.
Doc Soto & Madsen are like the Starsky & Hutch of today.
Checkout the series Facebook Page for more info on series - but here is the production's descripion...
The year is 1895. Steam-powered ships fly through the air. Clockwork robots have replaced servants. And a grisly murder has taken place in the dark night of New York City. Called to the scene of the ritualistic murder, newly appointed police commissioner Teddy Roosevelt discovers Detective Wayne and his police officers power usurped by two special investigators appointed by the White House: Occultist Edgar Allan Poe, a clockwork automaton housing the soul of the literary legend, and Mrs. Emma Entwistle, a dangerous assassin with a unique connection to the otherworld. When they elicit information from the demon Neshrew, a much darker and more dangerous plot of world domination is uncovered.
Actually it's more like David Lynch by way of William Castle, as Coppola plans to tour with the film and preform live edits during screenings to fit audience response. Meaning viewers will shape the story and every film experience will be unique. /Film has a really good article about the concept and how it was shown by Coppola at the San Diego Comic-Con. I love ideas like this, that both play with new technology and make film going an event - a much more creative approach to getting people into theaters than just forcing 3D on everything. But, while the live gimmick hearkens back to Castle -- the weird-dude-drifts-into-creepy town/hallucinatory-dream-imagery does seem more like a riff on classic Lynch. It certainly will be interesting to see where this experiment goes.
Extra: Check out the documentary Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story for more about the showman filmmaker who interjected audience participation gimmicks into his horror/suspense films of the late 50's and 1960's.