Podcasts Season 4 Sound On Sight Radio #190: Claire Denis / Academy Awards

Sound On Sight Radio #190: Claire Denis / Academy Awards »

Claire Denis’ 35 Shots of Rum turned out to be 2009’s biggest movie – in film snob circles, that is. Since we’ve already discussed that film, Rick, Simon and special guest Olivier Creurer tackle three...

March 8 2010 / 4 comments / Read More »
Sound On Sight Radio #191: Director Tim Burton

Sound On Sight Radio #191: Director Tim Burton »

Director Tim Burton never grew up. Normally, this would mean that he should be making Rob Schneider movies. But since he seems to have spent his never-ending childhood making pets out of things he...

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Sound On Sight Radio #189: Fish Tank / All About My Mother

Sound On Sight Radio #189: Fish Tank / All About My Mother »

Our Pedro Almodovar spotlight concludes with his 1997 breakout hit All About My Mother, which endeared the Spanish filmmaker to a wide international audience. We’ll also be talking about Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank, which recently...

March 1 2010 / No comment / Read More »
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The Best Films of the Decade: 2000 – 2009 Part 2 (Revised) »

The Best Films of the Decade: 2000 – 2009 Part 2 (Revised)

134- Birth (2004) Directed by Jonathan Glazer Genre: Drama A stylistically bold movie that combines the surrealist work of Luis Buñuel while evoking the austere technical...

Mar 11 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Green Zone »

Green Zone

Whilst The Hurt Locker unfolded in a theatre that felt metaphoric, Green Zone wears its heart on its sleeve and is unashamedly partisan in...

Mar 10 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Mother »

Mother

Mother is a strange and compelling film that stretches the bounds of audience sympathy, and manages to work equally well whether or not it...

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Sound on Sight Radio #182: Crazy Heart »

Sound on Sight Radio #182: Crazy Heart

He’s been nominated for four Academy Awards, and by Tuesday morning, in all likelihood, it’ll be five, but Jeff Bridges isn’t necessarily thought of...

Mar 7 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Sound On Sight Radio #151 – Kathryn Bigelow »

Sound On Sight Radio #151 – Kathryn Bigelow

Hailed as one of the preeminent stylists of contemporary Hollywood filmmaking, Kathryn Bigelow was often too easily pigeonholed as a female director with a...

Mar 7 2010 / No comment / Read More »
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Why This Year’s Academy Awards Have Me Worried About the Future of Film »

Why This Year’s Academy Awards Have Me Worried About the Future of Film

I must admit the outcome of this year’s Academy Awards has me a bit skeptical for the future of this famed award show. First and foremost, I want to discuss the bestowment of best picture to The Hurt Locker. Now before you write me off...

Mar 9 2010 / 4 comments / Read More »

Which film would you like to see win Best Picture at the 2010 Academy Awards? »

Which film would you like to see win Best Picture at the 2010 Academy Awards?

Historically, the “Oscarcast” has pulled in a bigger haul when box-office hits are favored to win the Best Picture trophy. More than 57.25 million viewers tuned to the telecast in 1998, the year of Titanic, which generated close to US$600 million at the North American...

Mar 3 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

Eduardo’s Berlin Film Festival Diaries »

Eduardo’s Berlin Film Festival Diaries

Day One As opposed to Cannes (open only to film professionnals), the Berlin Film Festival is open to everyone, and it is possible to see people lining for hours (sometimes under the snow) in order to get tickets for films from Taiwan, Latvia or Paraguay. This...

Mar 3 2010 / 2 comments / Read More »
Best & Worst

Top Five Best Picture Oscar Misses »

Top Five Best Picture Oscar Misses 5. Brokeback Mountain vs. Crash (2005) A strong character has the privileged opportunity to reveal who we are, and sometimes whom we want to be, delivering...

Mar 7 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

Best Of The Wu Tang Clan »

Best Of The Wu Tang ClanWu-tang, originating from Staten Island, NY, aka Shaolin, burst onto the scene in the early 90’s. Ever since, the group has had a significant impact...

Feb 22 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Top 5 Female Directorial Debuts »

Top 5 Female Directorial Debuts 5. Sara Polley – Away From Her (2006)– The first word that comes to my mind in regards to this film is serene. Polley is so...

Feb 15 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »
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Trailer: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of...

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Myles of Footage Shutter Island Review #1

Shutter Island Review #1

Shutter Island definitely begs a second viewing, and while it might not rank up there with earlier Scorsese classics, it remains a masterpiece in my eyes, and a production that has set the...

Feb 18, 2010 / More »
Hidden Gems All About My Mother

All About My Mother

This heartwarming, humanist and gender-blurring pic about life imitating art imitating life could possibly be his most accomplished work. All About My Mother Directed by Pedro Almodovar With All About My Mother, Pedro Almodovar shifts away...

Feb 28, 2010 / More »
Eyes Pried Open The Crazies (1973)

The Crazies (1973)

With both the social message and plenty of splatter, The Crazies is at times dated but still appealing for horror aficionados. The Crazies (1973) Directed by George A. Romero In the same vein as Fahrenheit 451...

Mar 1, 2010 / More »
Hardboiled The Femme Fatale

The Femme Fatale

It is arguable that women live in a “man’s world”. Women, it might also be argued, possess certain physical attributes of appeal to men that allow them considerable advantage under some circumstances....

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Criterion LITTLE CREATURE – The Criterion Collection presents The Night Porter

LITTLE CREATURE – The Criterion Collection presents The Night Porter

A difficult film to watch, not because it is pornographic, or even all that graphic, but because we watch the characters become increasingly desperate as they realize they are no longer suited to...

Mar 4, 2010 / More »
Undertones 5 Memorable Film Scores of the ‘00s.

5 Memorable Film Scores of the ‘00s.

Undertones: Volume 8 As we approach the end of the decade, it seems fitting that this installment of Undertones concern itself with some of the most memorable film scores of the ‘00s. Though the...

Dec 28, 2009 / More »
The Playlist The Boat That Rocked (AKA Pirate Radio) Soundtrack

The Boat That Rocked (AKA Pirate Radio) Soundtrack

Law breaking, music playing, and the corruption of an entire generation — it sounds like a solid foundation upon which to build a film.  The 2009 film The Boat That Rocked...

Feb 16, 2010 / More »
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