Syfy released their newest series on January 16th, airing 12 Monkeys, a reimagining of the Terry Gilliam film of the same name from 1995. Co-executive producer Terry Matalas wants to stress that it is not a remake. “It’s a complete re-imagining. We’re all big fans of the original film and we didn’t want to just…
Directed by Terry Gilliam. Written by Pat Rushin. Starring Christoph Waltz, Melanie Thierry, David Thewlis, Lucas Hedges, Tilda Swinton and Matt Damon. R, 107 minutes. Terry Gilliam’s new film overtly lends itself to comparison with his 1985 cult classic, Brazil. Both chronicle the inherent folly of man’s struggle against a glib dystopian society and feature a…
One of my favorite movies is the 1985 dark comedy about bureaucracy gone wild, Brazil. In what other movie could you see a character be literally buried by paperwork? The director, Terry Gilliam (the only American born member of the Monty Python comedy troupe, he has since renounced his American citizenship) has always been a…
