Ever since his introduction onto the world stage with Shallow Grave, Danny Boyle managed to carve a unique path without having to give in to studio pressures. He is always reinventing himself, always dabbling in new genres and working with new technology – and despite a string of less-noteworthy Hollywood films, Boyle returned in 2008 …
Danny Boyle has yet to make a dull movie, but that appears to be the only consistency he’s concerned with. His new film Trance is as amped up, jittery, and stylistically charged as Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, and the rest of his filmography, but the story holds up to barely the most minor scrutiny. Trance’s inconsistencies go well beyond its script, all the way down to the various flourishes Boyle employs throughout the film, tossing them out as he deems them useless.
The Academy Awards will be held tomorrow night but today the better award show, the Independent Spirit Awards were held, honouring the best in independent film from 2010. Black Swan was the big winner taking home four awards, including the ceremony’s most coveted prize, Best Feature. Darren Aronofsky walked away with Best Director, Natalie Portman …
In Part 2 of our Oscar prediction special, Justine and Simon weigh in on the remaining major categories, including the main event, Best Picture, on which they are split – will it be initial frontrunner The Social Network, or insurgent award-winner The King’s Speech? Each has their own (probably dubious) reasoning – but of course …
The 83rd Academy Awards is closer than we think, now that all voting ballots have been submitted. At this time of the year, it’s always fashionable to create some sort of parody video for the “Best Picture” category. We’ve already seen one from Lego and another from the stars of Jackass. Well now four more …
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was not, originally, in the award-awarding business. In fact, the Academy (founded by some of the early Hollywood moguls i.e. Louis Mayer, Douglas Fairbanks, and Jack Warner, among others) didn’t get around to handing out the little gold men until 1929 — two years after AMPAS’ creation. …
I think it’s safe to say that James Franco was the busiest man in show business last year, and has perhaps solidified his reputation as Hollywood’s most beloved celebrity. Franco brought the poet Allen Ginsberg vividly to life in a career-defining performance in Howl, and he was never more alive than in his extraordinary portrayal …
Danny Boyle’s films are known for boasting some great soundtracks and 127 Hours is no different. From the a go-go of Trainspotting to the lethargy of The Beach, Boyle has never been shy in overflowing his films with as much pop music as possible. Powered by an original score by A.R. Rahman and peppered with …
127 Hours Directed by Danny Boyle Starring James Franco, Treat Williams Tense? Anxious? Claustrophobic? Whatever you do, don’t think a trip to the cinema will alleviate these ailments as the last few weeks has seen a morbid fixation on a lingering demise, whether it be death by suffocation (Buried), death by refrigeration (Frozen), or in …
127 Hours Directed by Danny Boyle vs. Buried Directed by Rodrigo Cortes How does one make a filsimply about a man stuck in a small space, and nothing more? The Plot: There have been two movies released this year which take place entirely (or almost entirely) in a confined space wherein a man is trapped …