One of the most audacious studio blockbusters in modern Hollywood history, Watchmen succeeds in spite, not because of, its widely recognized pedigree. Alan Moore’s sharp, detailed writing and Dave Gibbons’ iconic illustrations helped to make it the most celebrated superhero comic of all time. Fans, many of them diehard purists to whom alterations to the …
Annoyed by the ubiquity of the Apatow brand? Understandable – but imagine for a moment that the hands-on producer and director’s previous hits (from 40-Year Old Virgin to Pineapple Express) were all handled by the anonymous hacks that usually pilfer out studio comedies. One might reasonably reply that it wouldn’t make a difference if the …
Dear Zachary Directed by Kurt Kuenne Dear Zachary, at various points throughout its 93-minute runtime, acts as home movie, eulogy, horror film, crime procedural, and a naked call for activism. Ultimately, however, it emerges as an emotional atom bomb, a film tightly constructed to provide a series of sharp, painful shocks, carefully doled out at …
Despite its apparent complexity, 3D is actually a deceptively simple process. Two images are filmed, one offset from the other by a same measurement that separates your two eyes, and then one is projected in red, the other in blue. The glasses that are handed out in the cinema, or in a copy of TV …
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2008, USA Directed by David Fincher Written by Eric Roth (screenplay and screen story), Robin Swicord (screen story), F. Scott Fitzgerald (short story) Produced by Cean Chaffin, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall Starring: Cate Blanchett, Brad Pitt, Julia Ormond, Taraji P. Henson In the Oxford English dictionary, the definition of …
The International 2009, USA Directed by: Tom Tykwer Written by: Eric Singer Produced by: Lloyd Philips, Charles Roven, Richard Suckle Starring: Clive Owen, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Ulrich Thomsen Filmed all over Europe and the US, The International aims to be a slick action thriller in the vein of the Bourne films, with a bit …
Burn After Reading 2008, USA Directed by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen Produced by Tim Bevan, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Eric Fellner Starring: George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovitch, Tilda Swinton, Brad Pitt There’s a fine line between cynical black comedy and sociopathy. On one side of it, you …
Taken Directed by Pierre Morel Written by Robert Mark Kamen and Luc Besson 2008, USA With the arrival of the Obama age, filmgoers will now render their verdict on what remains of the spy thriller, a genre that found itself massively retooled during the Bush era. In the age of extraordinary rendition and “enhanced” interrogation …
Don`t forget to come back and check out episode 91 of Sound On Sight when we start our look back at the history of the Academy Awards. For now here is a look back at the previous winners of best picture. Best Picture 1928-1938 Best Picture 1939-1949 Best Picture 1950-1959 Best Picture 1960-1969 Best Picture …
Over the last thirty years, moviegoers have endured countless films that carry the tag “slasher” – nearly all of them being direct descendants of two classic horror films, Bob Clark’s “Black Christmas” (1974) and John Carpenter’s “Halloween.” Since then, they’ve become an efficient source for studios to make quick cash, as they’re inexpensive to make …
1- The Wrestler 2- Let The Right One In 3- Hunger 4- Wall-E 5- The Dark Knight 6- Milk 7- Paranoid Park 8- In Bruges 9- Happy Go Lucky 10- My Winnipeg 11- Rachel Getting Married 12- Man On Wire 13- A Christmas Tale 14- Waltz with Bashir 15- Forgetting Sarah Marshall 16- Synecdoche New …
Top 31 Horror films of the past 31 years! (2007) 1- The Shining 2- Evil Dead 2 3- Re-Animator 4- Halloween (1978) 5- 28 Days Later 6- Planet Terror 7- High Tension 8- The Thing 9- Dawn of The Dead (1978) 10- Audition 11- Dead Alive 12- The Host 13- Slither 14- From Dusk Till …
Top 25 Heroes in Zombie films 25- Tim Blake Nelson – Mr. Theopolis (Fido) 24 – Asia Argento – Slack ( Land of the Dead ) 23 – Carla Green -Solitaire (Shadow – Dead Riot) 22 – Davis Warbeck – Dr. Mccabe (The Beyond) 21 – Mary Shelton – Dakota (Planet Terror) 20 – Ving …
Bale is known for his mastery of accents and harsh regimens of shedding and gaining weight. The primary examples of this would be seen in such films as The Machinist, Batman Begins and, most recently, Rescue Dawn. He first caught the public eye when he was cast in the starring role of Steven Spielberg’s Empire …
5 -Hellraiser 96 – INT. TORTURE ROOM – NIGHT JULIA : What’s that? FRANK : A puzzle. A conjuring box. I bought it in Singapore after I left here. It cost me a small fortune – JULIA : Why? FRANK : The man I bought it from told me it was a way to invoke …
Top Six Vietnam War Films Hamburger Hill The most remarkable traits of this realistically detailed chronicle of a crucial, bloody Vietnam War combat is that it steers clear of Stallone’s right-wing machismo in Rambo and of Oliver Stone’s metaphorical meanings (good versus evil) in Platoon. “Emanuel Levy” Sgt. Frantz: All right, listen up. You people …
Top 5 Bond Girls Honor Blackman – Pussygalore (GoldFinger) (Hint that she is a lesbian who is converted by Master James) I like the idea that she can resist Bond’s charm, but not as she says because she’s immune. There is distinctly the possibility of a lesbian subtext; the way she dresses, her athletic prowess …
Ursula Andress Ursuala Andress became famous as Honey Ryder, a shell diver and James Bond‘s object of desire in Dr. No . She is the original Bond girl and remains to this day the best Bond girl. In an unforgettable scene, she rises out of the Caribbean Sea in a white bikini. The scene made …
I’ve been watching James Bond in some form or another, on the page or the screen, since I can remember. My Dad, who I didn’t see that often, always seemed to be watching a Bond film and my Mom just adored Sean Connery. The first one I saw was Live and Let Die (1973) with …
Top 10 soundtracks of 2007 #10- This is England This is another great soundtrack from a little unknown gem of a film. Clayhill, Toots & The Maytals, Soft cell, The Specials, Strawberry Switchblade and many more. #9 – Southland Tales Following up on an amazing soundtrack from his first feature film Donnie Darco; director Richard …
The Descendant Philippe Spurrell’s feature debut is an intriguing story revolving around a small community, and its shared secret past history, and how an outsider pushes those secrets to the surface for all to see. Since the film does rely on the element of surprise for it to work as a mystery, I will not …