A new clip for Matt Reeve’s Let Me In was revealed through small viral puzzle on the film’s official site, Enter Under Penalty Of Death. We felt it was worth a mention sicne it is one of our most anticipated films playing at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Also since we live in a [...]
/film dropped an interesting article on the upcoming Marvel superhero film Captain America. In interview with CBR, director Joe Johnston spoke about how Captain America: The First Avenger would tie into the other Marvel films. “There are links between all the Marvel films, mostly ones that only the fans will pick up on. We have [...]
The intense thriller starring Ryan Reynolds trapped in a coffin under ground by Iraqi terrorists, is causing a stir online. Our London correspondents Al White and John McEnetee had nothing but praise when reviewing if for this year’s Frightfest. John McEntee had this to say about Buried: “It is quite an achievement to craft a [...]
Cult Cinema: Volume 8 At their best, horror films hold society up to a funhouse mirror, providing a grotesque yet revealing reflection of cultural concerns, values, and above all, fears. And then there’s torture porn, in which the only insights are gained from peering deep into the vivisected ruins of a woman’s genitals. The term [...]
The Fourth Portrait casts a sobering look at the troubling issues of domestic violence, and the difficult family dynamics that are born of marriages of convenience. Defying all genre definitions, the film blends comedic elements with deeply touching moments. The result is a fascinating tale of innocence and maturity that bears the signature of one [...]
Jon and Al Kaplan brothers moved to Los Angeles in 1996 to study concert composition at USC. After surviving three brutal years under the film music-hating faculty, they finally made it to the film scoring program and graduated with degrees in concert composition. Most of you would have seen at least one of their famous [...]
Most longtime “Sound On Sight” listeners would have already figured out that I am a huge fan of Arcade Fire. I remember seeing the band perform back before “Rebellion” became a hit at the gorgeous Corona venue here in Montreal. Ever since I have been a faithful and loyal follower. Of course it helps that [...]
Sound On Sight’s London correspondent Al White is back with his movie podcast “Movie Murmurs”. In the latest episode, he along with friends Tom, Russell, Jason and Anna, take a look back at all seven of Christopher Nolan’s films. Why not take a listen? Part 1: The Following, Memento, Insomnia & Batman Begins listen now [...]
“Wings is a rare cinematic achievement – a poetic, literary script turned into pure cinematic expression…” Wings Of Desire Directed by Wim Wenders Every so often, a filmmaker will turn to a smaller project while he’s impatiently waiting to get a bigger one financed, and often that small independent film will turn out to be [...]
“Intelligent, audacious and complex filmmaking…” Open Your Eyes Directed by Alejandro Amenábar The 1998 Sundance Film Fest hit Open Your Eyes announced Alejandro Amenábar as one of the top directors working today. His sophomore feature is a labyrinth, thick in mystery, with intricate plot twists and a riddle that will keep you guessing to the [...]
A while back we posted the first three videos to Academy Award Winning screenwriter Diablo Cody’s (Juno) web-series Red Band Trailer. The talk show’s first episode (conducted in an airstream trailer) featured actors Adam Brody (Jennifer’s Body, Scream 4) and Chelsea Handler. In the latest episode, Diablo Cody talks with Megan Fox (Transformers) her life [...]
If you believe the movies, in every city lies a pissed-off ex-military man with a tragic past, an antiquated firearm and a self-administered license to kill. That describes any number of mostly exploitative action flicks, but the grandaddy of them all might well be Michael Winner’s Death Wish, from 1974, which starred the neighbourly Charles [...]
Dear Fans of the First Amendment: The Internet, the last free open and diverse democratic medium, is under attack. Net Neutrality, which provides that no content is favored over any other, and that content creators have an equal opportunity to freely disseminate their information, is being imminently threatened by greedy media megaconglomerates and their vassals. [...]
Spoorloos (The Vanishing) – Hey, remember back during the World Cup when we announced that really cool movie competition modeled after it? Well, it’s high time we got to the winners, which here represent the top three teams at this year’s championship. In Germany’s corner, Wim Wenders’ Wings of Desire, from 1987; representing the Netherlands, [...]
Though the subgenre has its roots in decades-old cult cinema (or, if you;d like, all the way back to Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds in 1938), “found footage” horror is most probably still most strongly associated with a breakout 1999 flick called The Blair Witch Project, a microbudget thriller that wound up inspiring equal [...]
The American: Visions of damnationA look back at “Wings Of Desire”Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes)
8: The Mormon Proposition
This Movie is Broken
The Last Exorcism: A surprisingly invigorating horror film
A Look Back At Spielberg’s Masterpiece “Jaws”
Fausta: The Milk of Sorrow
MIFF2010: The Illusionist
Piranha 3d
The Switch
Afterschool
Rampage
Stonewall Uprising
Toronto After Dark 2010: Doghouse (Review #1)
The Expendables
Toronto After Dark 2010: Last Lovecraft (Review #1)
