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 [...]
Though primarily a literary figure, Stephen King has enjoyed one of the most successful symbioses between publishing and Hollywood of any popular author, if not in box office and critical respect (those trophies would most likely have to go to Harry Potter creator J. K. Rowling) certainly in terms of sheer quantity. King’s first novel, [...]
Universal has decided to entrust their Back to the Future property to Telltale Games to produce a five episode video game series based on the popular 80’s sci-fi franchise. Telltale Games presents itself specifically as a developer of episodic games. Many critics feel that Telltale is the only company to have done episodic gaming right, [...]
Some news dropped this week regarding the screenplay adaptation of S.G. Browne’s Breathers: A Zombie’s Lament. According to the Hollywood Cog, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Scarlett Johansson are loosely attached to star in the film but haven’t yet been officially confirmed. The film which is to be produced by Diablo Cody and written by Geoff Latulippe [...]
/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 Lovely Ones, with its Kathy-Bates-in-Misery surrogate may have birthed this year’s greatest screen villain.” The Loved Ones Directed by Sean Byrne If in a parallel dimension a young John Waters had been born in Australia and decided to remake the eighties rom-com Pretty In Pink then it would resemble Sean Byrne’s teenage love satire [...]
The trailer for Mike Goldbach’s Daydream Nation, starring Kat Dennings (Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Charlie Bartlett), Reece Thompson (Rocket Science), Andie Macdowell (Groundhog Day), and Josh Lucas (Glory Road, Hulk), is now online. I think the trailer certainly looks interesting, I almost got a Donnie Darko/David Lynch vibe from it. This is Goldbach’s feature [...]
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 [...]
What is most impressive about The Dead is its languid, acrid texture, it is a very atmospheric tale of the re-animated dead which harkens back to the early days of Fulci and Romero,
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 [...]
Thanks to Hitfix, we have the new trailer for Repeaters, a science fiction film from Carl Bessai. It will be screened at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival and the guidebook on the TIFF web site compares it to Groundhog Day. The film stars Dustin Milligan (Extract) and Amanda Crew (Charlie St. Cloud). Official Synopsis [...]
—————— The American Directed by Anton Corbijn Action fans and George Clooney enthusiasts might well be ill-prepared for The American, which, despite its marketing as a slam-bang thriller, is actually closer in spirit to Euro arthouse fare, and features Clooney in full-on “emptied out” mode. (It’s best described as a brooding drama slightly peppered with [...]
The American: Visions of damnation
A 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)
