Monthly Archives: October 2011

Into the Abyss Trailer

Early word on Herzog’s new film, Into the Abyss, is that it’s earth shattering in it’s human, straight-forward emotion. This moving trailer makes the film look like a must-see. Not sure if this one will be eligible for the doc … Continue reading

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UPDATED: Best Documentary Feature Predictions

Current Predictions (10-27-11): The Interrupters Tabloid Project Nim Cave of Forgotten Dreams Pina Best Documentary Notes: The recent Cinema Eye Non-Fiction nominations along with news that George Harrison: Living in a Material world will likely not be eligible, shakes this … Continue reading

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Shame goes NC-17

Certainly not the most surprising news, Steve McQueen’s upcoming film, Shame, has been slapped with an NC-17 rating by the MPAA. Now that I’ve seen Tomas Alfreson’s masterful Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Shame is the upcoming release that makes me … Continue reading

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UPDATED: Best Director Predictions

Current Predictions 10-25-11: Alexander Payne, The Descendants Terrance Malick, The Tree of Life Tomas Alfredson, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Bennett Miller, Moneyball Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist Best Director Notes: While it’s hard to give up on Nicolas Winding Refn, I … Continue reading

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New Hugo Trailer

When studios devise a marketing plan  they have the highest profitability in mind. This means they concocting a trailer that will hopefully attract the most butts to seats even if hiding essential elements of the actual story. I had a … Continue reading

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Zimmer Removes Himself from Oscar Race

Strange news on the Oscar front today. Composer Hans Zimmer has taken himself out of eligibility for the Best Original Score Category. He offered this explanation: As soon as you get nominated, and I don’t care who you are — … Continue reading

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GEMS OF 2011: The Interrupters

The Interrupters takes on the nature of violence by following a group of former inner city gang members on what seems like a doomed crusade to stop the fighting in Chicago. An intimate and revealing portrait of people who are … Continue reading

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REVIEW: Page One: Inside the New York Times

The conundrum facing news media is that if one day its entire infrastructure ceases to exist, who would be there to write about the demise? Would media write about its own death? Would another form of journalism have spawned that … Continue reading

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REVIEW: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Generally speaking, suspense films succeed only as far as their structural maze can support them. If a viewer craves what’s going to happen next then the picture is working. This philosophy is narrow-minded, but one that has become such a … Continue reading

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REVIEW: Footloose

Musicals are not created equal. They come in many shapes and sizes, one just as good as the next if done right. There are musicals that drop everything for long scenes of dance numbers that happen almost alternatively to the … Continue reading

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