Category: Bonus Material
Montreal’s AmérAsia Film Festival announces exciting 2012 lineup of categories
The AmérAsia Film Festival has announced the five principle subcategories for its third edition of Montreal’s premiere festival celebrating the latest Asian and Asian-Canadian cinema, taking place on the first two weekends of March. There are plenty of titles to … [Read the Rest]
Catching Up With The Classics: ‘The Godfather Trilogy’
The Godfather Trilogy Directed by Francis Ford Coppola There has been no lack of superlatives used to describe Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather. So taken for granted is its greatness, one doesn’t even need to have seen it to know … [Read the Rest]
Hey Ottawa and Halifax: Win tickets to the advanced screening of ‘Act of Valor’
Thanks to Alliance we are giving away 10 double passes to the advanced screenings of Act of Valor taking place in Halifax as well as in Ottawa this Thursday February 23rd. The upcoming American war film is directed by Mike … [Read the Rest]
Trailer: ‘WONDER WOMEN! The Untold Story of American Superheroines’
We might not get the Wonder Woman TV series we were promised, but the good news is, we will instead get a more ambitious look at the famous superhero, in the form of a new documentary slated to screen at … [Read the Rest]
Once Upon A Time, Ep. 1.13, “What Happened To Frederick” the show’s gold standard for melodrama
Once Upon A Time, Season 1, Episode 13: “What Happened To Frederick” Written by David H. Goodman Directed by Dean White Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on ABC There are no huge surprises this week as Once Upon A Time settles … [Read the Rest]
Berlinale 2012: ‘Caesar Must Die’ takes home the Golden Bear
The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the world’s leading film festivals and most reputable media events. 2012 marks the first year Sound On Sight was present to attend. Merle has been posting her recaps … [Read the Rest]
Oscar Shock: 5 Surprise Best Actors (And What Happened Next)
With the Academy Awards now just a week away, large doses of scrutiny are being shoved down the collective throats of the twinkling stars standing in line and hoping for their very own statuette. Odds are that when the nominations … [Read the Rest]
Berlinale Diary: Part Four
You had better brush up on your knowledge of expressionist cinema, film noir, Greek mythology, psychoanalysis, as well as Guy Maddin’s oeuvre and biography, before heading out to go see his newest fiction feature! Keyhole is a highly complex, multilayered … [Read the Rest]
‘Undefeated’: Not whether you win or lose, but how well the film is made
Undefeated Directed by Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin Documentary, 2011, USA After the Academy Award nominations were announced, there was some grumbling from the political site Wonkette about “the Sarah Palin movie” being nominated for Best Documentary. That just goes … [Read the Rest]
Mondo’s Academy Award Series Posters
With the Academy Awards taking place next weekend, the poster boutique of the Alamo Drafthouse has created posters for their favourite Oscar nominated films, in four different categories.The first two posters have been released. They are for Martin Scorsese‘s Hugo, … [Read the Rest]
Academy Mistakes: ‘The Piano’ for Best Original Score
Throughout the first half of February, the Sound On Sight staff will take a look at the Academy Awards. Ask any film score buff and he or she will attest that the Academy has always had a contentious history with … [Read the Rest]
Short Film of the Day: ’2011 YoungCuts Film Festival’
2011 YoungCuts Film Festival Courtesy of the YoungCuts Film Festival www.YoungCuts.com What’s It Called? 2011 YoungCuts Film Festival Who Made It? Directed and Edited by Phil Lubenskyi Where Is It From? Canada (Quebec) Who Is the Director? There he stood, … [Read the Rest]
‘The Front Line’ rises to the occasion, overcoming its familiarity
The Front Line Directed by Jang Hun Written by Park Sang-yeon South Korea, 2011 Regardless of country, whenever award season comes around the safest bet in the mad guessing game of who will win or at least find themselves on … [Read the Rest]
Shippers: Who’s Steering This Boat?
Stephen King’s 1987 novel Misery (more of you may be acquainted with the 1990 film adaptation) is about the frustrated author of a successful romance series held prisoner by a psychotically-obsessed fan until he writes a novel undoing the series-ending … [Read the Rest]
‘Bullhead’ a character study with a mean streak
Bullhead Written by Michael R. Roskam Directed by Michael R. Roskam 2011, Belgium Writer/director Michaël Roskam delivers an assured directorial debut in Bulhead, a disturbingly visceral art-house drama that ably blends elements from other genres. While punctuated with moments of … [Read the Rest]
