Chuck Ep. 5.02, “Chuck Versus the Bearded Bandit” Written by Lauren LeFranc and Rafe Judkins Directed by Patrick Norris Airs Fridays at 8pm (ET) on NBC Over the past few seasons of Chuck, key revelations have clarified that Chuck Bartowski was more than just the guy who accidentally received the Intersect. His brain has the…
Throughout November, SOS staffers will be discussing the movies that made them into film fanatics. (click here for the full list) A Nightmare on Elm Street has a special place in my heart. It was not only the first horror film I had ever watched but it was the first film in which I…
Community, Season 3, Episode 6 “Advanced Gay” Airs Thursdays, 8pm EST on NBC After two very similar but still great episodes, Community returns to a much more conventional plot. Pierce is approached by two gay men who want him to autograph his Hawthorne Wipes. He signs them, not realising that the men are gay until…
The Good Wife Created by Michelle King and Robert King imdb, CBS, Sundays at 9PM 3.01 A New Day Directed by Brooke Kennedy Written by Michelle King and Robert King, based on a story by Meredith Averill 3.03 Get A Room Directed by David Platt Written by Michelle King and Robert King, based on a…
American Horror Story Review, Season 1, Episode 5, “Halloween, Part 2” Written by Tim Minear Directed by David Semel Airs Wednesdays at 10:00pm ET on FX Within the past decade, the availability of TV on DVD has demonstrated that the first season of any great series is an obligatory viewing experience. The very nature of…
Seems like everyone is excited for the upcoming Muppet movie, with the overload of promos from what is turning out to be a fantastic marketing campaign. Apart from the Muppet Movie parody trailers, Kermit The Frog and Miss Piggy recently appeared on an episode of Monday Night Raw. The WWE show has cross promoted with…
Midnight Son Directed by Scott Leberecht 2011, USA, 88 minutes You know where this is going. Jacob (Zak Kilberg), a shy and lonely young man, works a nighttime security job because of a severe reaction to sunlight, thus amplifying his loneliness. He’s constantly hungry despite a supply of increasingly raw steak. Right around the…
The Theatre Bizarre Directed by Various 2011, Canada/USA/France, 108 minutes Omnibus films tend to appeal mainly to hard-core fans and other filmmakers. That isn’t a bad thing. In the case of The Theatre Bizarre, some of horror’s nuttiest and most demented talents can be just as nutty and demented as they want. If you’re…
Love Directed by William Eubank 2011, USA, 85 minutes Invariably, a few other movies come to mind when describing Love. Solaris. Moon. 2001: A Space Odyssey. Love certainly evokes a fair share of science fiction heavy-hitters. It looks, sounds, and feels beautiful. The cinematography is dispassionate but entrancing. The music, by Angels & Airwaves…
During the month of October, I kept myself extremely busy watching as many horror films as possible (a total of 76) – and writing up some “best of” lists for the genre. Some of the SOS contributors also helped out including Shayne Ramirez and Robert Simpson. Apart from that, Justine Smith, James Merolla and I…
It’s been a bit now since the Chicago International Film Festival closed up after another great year. And with any festival’s conclusion comes the inevitable wrap-up. On the 24th, the festival announced the winners of their annual audience awards. The award for Best Narrative Feature went to two films this year. They were Michel Hazanavicius’…
The Forgiveness of Blood Directed by Joshua Marston United States, Albania, 2011 Following a seven-year feature-film hiatus, director Joshua Marston returns with The Forgiveness of Blood, a coming-of-age tale set in a small Albanian village. Nik (Tristan Halilaj) is a typical teenager – chasing girls, and riding around on a friend’s motorcycle. When a longstanding…
Montral has another film festival, and I am willing to bet that our city has more film festivals than any other city in the world. Welcome the first annual Animaze Animation Film Festival, celebrating animation in all of its form. In thier inaugreal year, the festival is focusing on bringing the best animated films released…
A Dangerous Method Directed by David Cronenberg Starring Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Cassell When judged against his peers over recent years Canadian horror maestro David Cronenberg is the film maker who has undergone the most compelling metamorphosis. Where George Romero has suffered in a shambling quagmire offering increasingly putrid returns, where Wes…
Monsieur Lazhar Directed by Philippe Falardeau Written by Philippe Falardeau Canada, 2011 Monsieur Lazhar arrives at TIFF within the Special Presentations programme from festival darling Phillippe Falardreau (La Moitié gauche du frigo, Congorama, C’est pas moi, je le jure!) in astutedly breathtaking and heartfelt fashion. Blending the sometimes complex relationships between teachers and students in…
Martha Marcy May Marlene Directed by Sean Durkin Screenplay by Sean Durkin 2011, USA Winner of the Best Dramatic Direction award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Martha Marcy May Marlene is a clever, creepy and extremely striking reflection on the duplicitous way cults instill their beliefs when feeding on the psychological vulnerabilities of their…
The Adventures of Tin-Tin – The Secret of the Unicorn Directed by Steven Spielberg Written by Joe Cornish, Steven Moffat and Edgar Wright 2011, USA/New Zealand For the past few years, Steven Spielberg has been on something of a sabbatical to focus on his work as a producer. Any director worth his money would welcome…
image+nation, the oldest LGBT film festival in Canada, will close its 24th edition in dance and music with Leave It On The Floor, an outstanding musical film by filmmaker Sheldon Larry, presented on Sunday November 6 at 8:30 p.m. at the Theatre Hall Concordia, right after the unveiling of the winners of this year’s competition….
For the horror buff, Fall is the best time of the year. The air is crisp, the leaves are falling and a feeling of death hangs on the air. Here at Sound on Sight we have some of the biggest horror fans you can find. We are continually showcasing the best of genre cinema,…
After six years, Toronto After Dark is bigger than ever. The films are better, the lines are longer and the fan-frenzy is wilder. This year’s chilling selection included: civil war zombies, creepy abductors, cliff-hanging killers, post-apocalyptic insanity and suburban hell – a sci-fi horror fan’s paradise. Writer-director John Geddes’ Exit Humanity is a post-civil war…
Shadows Written by John Cassavetes Directed by John Cassavetes USA, 1959 “We did everything wrong, technically…. The only thing we did right was to get a group of people together who were young, full of life, and wanted to do something of meaning.” – John Cassavetes As one of the first movies to be…
Christopher Hitchens, philosopher, atheist and a man who can be relied upon to boldly pronounce the stuff a lot of guys think but hesitate to say, once claimed that women aren’t capable as being as funny as men. Not that some women can’t be funny, admitted Hitchens in an article for Vanity Fair (link http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2007/01/hitchens200701):…
Texas is known for some great film festivals. apart from SXSW and Fantastic Fest, both held in Austin – Houston also hosts some wonderful events. Among them is the Cinema Arts Festival. This year’s line-up is extremely strong, with titles that include Pina, David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method, The Artist and the World Premiere of…
