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 »
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...
March 8 2010 / No comment / Read More »
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 »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 »
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 is a strange and compelling film that stretches the bounds of audience sympathy, and manages to work equally well whether or not it...
Mar 9 2010 / No comment / Read More »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 »
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 »
