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Michel Gondry - Eternal sunshine of the childlike mind

source: Independent

 UK This child-like enthusiasm for making things was to the fore in his most recent feature, Be Kind Rewind, starring Jack Black and Mos Def as friends who become local heroes when they make their own "Sweded" versions of Hollywood blockbusters, ...

Published Thu, Jun 4

Oscilloscope acquires Michel Gondry doc

source: Hollywood Reporter

 United States Gondry, known most prominently for Charlie Kaufman collaboration "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind," most recently directed Jack Black comedy "Be Kind Rewind" and is set to helm Seth Rogen superhero tale "The Green Hornet" for Columbia. ...

Published Tue, May 26

Week In Rock: India.Arie, Bloc Party, TV on the Radio, Friendly Fires

source: LAist

TV on the Radio @ The Glass House $25 An Evening with Michel Gondry and Friends @ Ricardo Montalban Theatre Andy Clockwise, Tyler Steele, Broken Meters, Jack Adams @ Spaceland $8 Craig David, Tatum Jones, Christopher Wray @ The Mint (Sold-Out) Ars Poetria @ Grand Star Jazz Club

Published Sun, Apr 12

Gondry May Replace Chow To Direct 'Green Hornet'

source: topix.com

Writer/director Michel Gondry, left, and actor Jack Black from the film "Be Kind Rewind" pose for a portrait at the Miners Club during the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on Jan.

Published Wed, Feb 25

Short Cuts: Kung Fu Panda 2, Melissa Leo, Rome Film Festival, 8, AFI Adds 'Che,' 'Wrestler'; More....

source: The Playlist

The AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival has added Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler," Steven Soderbergh's "Che," Rian Johnson's "The Brothers Bloom," Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck's "Sugar," the "Tokyo!" triptych with films by Bong Joon-ho, Leos Carax, & Michel Gondry, a...

Published Thu, Oct 2

Podcast: A review of the film BE KIND REWIND

source: podcasternews.com

BE KIND REWIND is the latest film from French filmmaker/music video director Michel Gondry.  It stars Jack Black and Mos Def as a misfit duo who inadvertantly erase all the VHS tapes in a local video store.  In an attempt to fix the tapes they decide to begin remaking the movies themselves, wh...

Published Fri, Mar 7

Soundstage: Jack Black, Mos Def, Notorious B.I.G., Ice Cube on the Big Screen

source: Rolling Stone

There’s already been pretty terrific buzz about Tenacious D funnyman Jack Black and rapper turned serious actor Mos Def’s December film Be Kind Rewind. Imagined by Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (and many a White Stripes video) director Michel Gondry, the pair portray two video-...

Published Wed, Aug 15