Twin Peaks Season 2 (R1) in April 07

It's been in the making for a long time but now it's official: the second series of Twin Peaks is getting a DVD release in April 2007 in Region 1. The extras and the shipping date for Europe is yet to be confirmed but Paramount have already released the artwork for the R1 set.

My Top Ten list for 2006

1) THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
2) THE DEPARTED
3) L'ENFANT
4) HIDDEN/CACHE
5) THE DEATH OF MR LAZARESCU
6) BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
7) LADY VENGEANCE
8) CASINO ROYALE
9) GRIZZLY MAN
10) LONDON TO BRIGHTON

Pleasant surprise of 2006: that we were made to care for Bond again

Biggest disappointment: CARS

Honorable mention for: A SCANNER DARKLY & UNITED 93

Best cinematography: a tie between THE PROPOSITION & CHILDREN OF MEN

Best soundtrack: THE PROPOSITION (Nick Cave)

Thomson on Eastwood

David Thomson writes about 76 year old Clint Eastwood's enterprise of shooting two films recounting WWII from the US and Japanese perspective (Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima respectively) back to back and looks back on the major achievements of other filmmakers in the twilight years of their career.

Also in the Guardian: Oliver Stone is interviewed at the NFT.

Anjelica Huston interview

Here is a transcript of the NFT interview with Anjelica Huston who starred in The Royal Tenenbaums and her father John Huston's adaptation of The Dead.