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Harmony Korine's "Spring Breakers"

By Oliver Skinner
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March 13, 2012 4:32 PM
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He's the notorious auteur behind cult classics "Gummo", "Julien Donkey-Boy", "Kids" (as screenwriter), and most recently 2009's "Trash Humpers"... and yet, Harmony Korine's upcoming work seems to be producing the most controversy of all his films. "Spring Breakers" features Disney teen stars Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson (Pretty Little Liars), Heather Morris (Glee), Rachel Korine (Harmony's wife), and James Franco, who was involved in Korine's "Rebel", a 20-minute instillation piece paying homage to the James Dean classic "Rebel Without A Cause". With a synopsis reading "four college girls land in jail after robbing a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation, then find themselves bailed out by a drug and arms dealer who wants them to do some dirty work", Spring Breakers might be the wacky filmmaker's first real foray into the mainstream, causing worry among some fans who fear the notion of their arthouse hero selling out. But I believe it's safe to say we need worry not: Korine has always been a daring artist examining the American essence, and I would not be surprised if this turned out to be his most absurd, irregular work yet. So while I wallow in anticipation, take a look at these photos from the movie's shoot in Florida:

By Oliver Skinner and Derek Marchewka
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February 13, 2012 8:56 AM
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"The Turin Horse" The Cinema Guild.

Derek: So with The Turin Horse finding a limited release, it's as good a time as any to discuss our experience with it.

Oliver: We saw it on the Thursday of TIFF right? We had been there for about a week, seeing 2 or 3 films everyday, so we were pretty exhausted by that point.

Derek: I found it interesting that of all the different movies that sort of washed over me, I can think of at least five that I really can't remember the contents of. Yet I can recall the details of the Turin Horse quite clearly... although, that probably also speaks to the film's repetitive nature.

Oliver: Definitely. We had seen our fair share of films that really experimented with cinematic form, like Sokurov's "Faust" for example, but The Turin Horse just kind of blew everything else out of the water, at least for me. I had been speaking with a filmmaker earlier in the festival, and I told him we were seeing it. He said to me that Tarr's films absolutely had to be experienced on the big screen. Which sparked an initial anticipation.

By Oliver Skinner
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January 30, 2012 5:25 PM
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Walking through the city streets Is it by mistake or design? I feel so alone on a Friday night Can you make it feel like home if I tell you you're mine?

By Oliver Skinner
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December 20, 2011 1:00 PM
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This is the first in a series of film-related lists here on The Lost Boys this week... Check back for more, and enjoy Oliver's 10 best films of 2011 below:

By Oliver Skinner
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December 16, 2011 11:24 AM
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10. HOW COME YOU NEVER GO THERE by Feist leslie feist has one of the most pleasant voices of modern music, and this is such a catchy single.

By Oliver Skinner
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November 29, 2011 1:23 AM
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For the past seven years of my life I've been involved in theatre. In less than a week's time, as much as I'm able to foresee, my "acting career" will be a fond memory.

By Oliver Skinner
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November 21, 2011 9:51 AM
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An excerpt of one of my more overwhelming childhood obsessions as documented in 1998. Leo & Kate 4ever:

By Oliver Skinner
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November 13, 2011 10:06 AM
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I've noticed a grim trend in the films that make up 2011's prime. Coinciding with Lars von Trier's latest masterwork Melancholia colliding with US theatres, I thought I'd examine cinema's recent multitude of prophetic visions and what might be in store, if art reflects life, for this lonely planet.

By Oliver Skinner
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November 11, 2011 7:59 AM
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