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More On-Set Drama for David O. Russell
Vulture — ... Donnie Darko 2?: Though without Richard Kelly's participation, a sequel to Donnie Darko, S. Darko, will reportedly start shooting next week. Daveigh Chase, who played Donnie's youngest sister in the original, is the only cast member to return, although reportedly that enormous talking rabbit will be in it too. Expect no one to write a nerdy 5,000 word exegesis of this one. [ ...

Neat! Everything You Needed To Know About "Donnie Darko"
Dave And Thomas Daily Timekillers Blog — ... But that doesn't help us understand what the original movie was about. You really need a set of cliff notes to enjoy the movie and now there is one. Dan Kois from Salon.com struck out to make a guide to Donnie Darko to help shed some light on the enigmatic flick. Hopefully this helps anyone that might need some of the movie explained. Oh wait! That's everybody! ...

My coming-out mix tape
Salon — ... arrest -- provided me plenty of time to self-eviscerate about that moment. When I heard the clanging opening of the synth xylophone on this track while listening to my radio Walkman a few months later, I knew I'd found my alienation theme song. Roland Orzabal crooning, "I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad, the dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had." Nearly 20 years later, Gary Jules would cover the song (which largely found its audience when it appeared in "Donnie Darko" ). He made it sound even more devastating by swapping the synthesizer for a ...

The /Filmcast: After Dark Ep. 19 (GUEST: Josh Green)
/Film — ... Discussed George Romero’s Next Project Wanted Director to Adapt Moby Dick Cloverfield Director to Direct Remake to Let The Right One In Does Anyone Care About Cars 2? Does Anyone Care About Green Lantern? Fireproof Box Office Returns Faith in Movies Your E-mails and Voicemails (781-583-1993) Other Links Salon’s explanation of Donnie Darko The 5 Obstructions ...

MM’s Belated Halloween Meme
Mystery Man on Film — ... Needless to say, there is another fabulous article at Salon called Everything you were afraid to ask about Donnie Darko: ...

S. Darko Has Lost Her Faith in Sparkle Motion
BUST Blog — ... Donnie Darko was that movie you or I finally stumbled upon it on DVD or at the one arty film theater in town that would play a film about metaphysics and a giant bunny. As Salon.com points out in its excellent article ‘Everything you were afraid to ask about Donnie Darko,’ just over a month after 9/11 was an exceptionally poor time to release a movie featuring a jet engine falling from the sky. Salon.com posted its article in 2004 just as the DD director’s cut was about to drop, which was another hotly debated issue ...

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 74 - Interpreting Donnie Darko, Responding to S. Darko, and the Southland Tales Saga (GUEST: Richard Kelly, Director of The Box)
/Film — ... about his reaction to S. Darko, and about the necessity of reading the graphic novel prequel to Southland Tales. They also discuss everything you ever wanted to know about Donnie Darko but were afraid to ask. Richard’s newest film, The Box, is out in theaters today. ...