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Why Can’t An Oscar-Winner Look More Like A Hit?

 Throughout the first half of February, the Sound On Sight staff will take a look at the Academy Awards. Whether one of the major studios takes the top prize at the Academy Awards or not, they have no squawk this year. Several years ago, as you might recall, the Big Guys were getting fed up …

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‘Beginners’ and ‘Tree Of Life’ Split The Honours For Best Feature At The 2011 Gotham Awards

While the reviews for Beginners were almost all positive, very few people have had a chance to see the film. I myself watch over 100 new releases each year and it still took me a few months to catch up on the movie. I finally got around to seeing Beginners this week and called it …

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Video: Tree of Life Visualizes the Cosmos Without Computer-Generated Effects

Wired just posted a short but great article on Terrence Malick’s Palme d’Or winning The Tree of Life, discussing how the director opted to not use CGI for the “creation of life” sequence in his film. Mallick recruited visual effects genius Douglas Trumbull and specifically requested no computer-generated visuals for the movie. Trumbull is best …

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Christopher Nolan and David Fincher Break Down Terrence Malick’s Direction of ‘Tree Of Life’

We recently reviewed Terrance Malick’s Palme d’Or winner The Tree of Life on Sound On Sight Radio episode #273. It was an extremely positive discussion, but we were left with so much to say that we’ve decided on a follow up review. This week we will be dedicating episode #278 entirely to the director as …

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Terrence Malick’s Letter Of Instruction To Every Projectionist Showing ‘The Tree of Life’

The San Diego Reader reports that Malick has written a letter / fraternal salute, for the attention of every projectionist who’ll show his latest feature The Tree of Life, requesting they take certain steps to properly show his film. Malick begins by pointing out the obvious: “Proper theatre projection is fast becoming a forgotten art.” …

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‘The Tree Of Life’ Wins the Palme D’Or; complete list of winners

Not too many surprises in the Cannes winners’ circle today. Reclusive critics’ darling Terrence Malick took home his first Golden Palm, the fest’s highest honor. The Tree of Life was an obvious frontrunner in a year that offered little consensus, given the director’s pedigree and the film’s ambitious scope. The third (Jury Prize) and second …

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Top Ten Most Anticipated Films of 2011

2011 is upon us, and hence a whole new year’s worth of films are here to look forward to. 2010’s Top Tens have been meticulously finalized, marathons have been tirelessly watched, and now it’s time to start anew. Although it’s obviously too early to tell how the year in film will hold up to previous …

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