It’s a classic chapter of Hollywood lore, one of those great cautionary tales of executive mismanagement and shattered dreams but Alien 3’s production also brought a solid and respectable sequel butchered in post, one that can be found in the rough and tumble Assembly Cut.
Johnny Mnemonic Written by William Gibson Directed by Robert Longo Canada/USA, 1995 Perhaps the greatest gift of 1999’s The Matrix wasn’t its revolutionary effects work but its contemplative subject matter at the peak of Y2K insanity. Of course it has some obvious stoner philosophy, and its two sequels get bogged down in their own convoluted mythology, but …
Here is the latest news to come out of Cannes about a Canadian / European co-production of Neuromancer, with the visionary Canadian filmmaker Vincenzo Natali in the directors chair. It seems Natali’s Neuromancer is finally moving forward. Those already familiar with this project know that it has gone through a lot of studios, directors, and …