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First Images for Steve McQueen’s ’12 Years A Slave’
Steve McQueen (Shame, Hunger) is back with his third feature film, and the first images have been released. Based on Solomon Northup‘s 1853 autobiography, McQueen’s latest, is just what it sounds like. The film which the director describes as “a very painful, brutal experience,” follows Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free man kidnapped and sold into […] More
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Where to Next? An Ode to the Importance of the Festival Circuit
With this weekend’s Total Recall cashing in on a trend we could conceivably never see the end of (at least in this lifetime), the question I’m posing refers to what we have to look forward to, but not from bombastic, shallow-minded “anti-auteurs;” we look instead to the distinguished festival elite. Putting aside the innumerable trademarks […] More
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‘Union Square’ can sometimes feel like a short film stretched and contrived into a feature
Union Square Directed by Nancy Savoca Written by Nancy Savoca USA, 2011 In New York City, a shamelessly flamboyant Lucy (Mira Sorvino) arrives in Manhattan from the Bronx, hoping to escape a cascade of emotional problems. In search of an oasis amongst the vast concrete jungle, Lucy finds her way to the doorsteps of Jenny […] More
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Tumblr Round-Up: ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ – ‘Avengers’ – ‘The Expendables Two’ – ‘Amazing Spiderman’ and more
The Tumblr round-up is a compilation of images, links, posters, stories, videos and so on, taken from the Sound On Sight Tumblr account. We simply do not have the man power nor time to write articles on every interesting movie related goody we find, so this is our way of still promoting some of the […] More
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Tumblr Round-Up: ‘Taxi Driver’ – ‘Drive’ – Brigitte Bardot – ‘Shame’ – Bruce Campbell and more
The Tumblr round-up is a compilation of images, links, posters, stories, videos and so on, taken from the Sound On Sight Tumblr account. We simply do not have the man power nor time to write articles on every interesting movie related goody we find, so this is our way of still promoting some of the […] More
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Movie Lovers Podcast Episode #2 – ‘The Grey’ and Early 2012 Roundup
Welcome to the second episode of the Movie Lovers Podcast. Official podcast of FilmsWeWatched. Movie Lovers Podcast is a film podcast by a couple so out of their gourd about film, they were clearly meant for each other. Highlighting older release first-time watches as well as new theatricals, the podcast covers anything movies. Are you […] More
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BAFTAs 2012 – Who’s going to win? Part 2
Acting and directing categories during awards seasons are always the hardest to determine. Who to choose and what for film is a constant battle, not to mention who deserves to be nominated. Between the veteran nominees (Clooney, Streep, Scorcese) to newbies in the awards season (Fassbender, Refn and Oldman (!)), let’s see who deserves a […] More
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Tumblr Round-up: X-Rated ‘Shame’ Poster, ‘Laugh-A-Lympics’ and more (possibly NSFW)
The Tumblr round-up is a compilation of images, links, posters, stories, videos and so on, taken from the Sound On Sight Tumblr account. We simply do not have the man power nor time to write articles on every interesting movie related goody we find, so this is our way of still promoting some of the […] More
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Tumblr Round-up: Steve McQueen talks sex addiction – Sopa and Film Industry Infographic – ‘Community’ Art Work & more…
The Tumblr round-up is a compilation of images, links, posters, stories, videos and so on, taken from the Sound On Sight Tumblr account. We simply do not have the man power nor time to write articles on every interesting movie related goody we find, so this is our way of still promoting some of the […] More
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Ricky D’s 50 Favourite Films of 2011 + favorite performances, director and more
I always hear people say they don’t make movies like they used to.Well truthfully they don’t, but they still make great movies each and every year. 2011 was another successful year and while I only listed about 50 films below, I honestly could have stretched the list to at least 75 movies I’d feel comfortable […] More
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Staff List: The 30 Best Films of 2011
With more movies in limited and general release than ever before, 2011 was a ridiculously crowded year for both casual and discerning moviegoers alike. One by-product of the glut is a refreshing lack of consensus; so many films have been championed in so many corners – while those same films get trashed in others – […] More
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Sound on Sight Podcast Rewind: Episode #290: ‘Drive’ / ‘Shame’ / ‘We Need To Talk About Kevin’
With the year coming to an end, we decided to re-post one of our most popular poodcast of the year. In episode 290, Justine and Ricky D are back from the Toronto International Festival to discuss three of the best films of 2011: the sophomore effort by Steve McQueen, Shame, the long-awaited return of acclaimed […] More
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