Actors taking a stab at directing has been an occurrence as old as the existence of film. Orson Wells was a well-known actor, who directed what many consider the finest movie put on film, Citizen Kane. Clint Eastwood was also a famous and established actor before deciding to step into the director’s seat in 1971’s Play Misty […]
Published earlier this morning, and already racking up an impressive 82,000 views (as of 10:00 AM PST), the Ant-Man trailer has landed with a resounding boom. The departure of original director, Edgar Wright, and subsequent reshooting/re-scripting signaled some major strifes for the fledgling production. Fearing that Wright’s absence and Payton Reed’s takeover would drain the […]
Tableau vivant (“living picture”) is the term that comes to mind during the memorable opening shot of Lisandro Alonso’s (Los musertos) latest film Jauja. The Argentinian filmmaker takes on the western genre without abandoning his auteurist principles. The result is a mesmerizing slow-burner which won the FIPRESCI prize of the Cannes film festival’s “Un Certain Regard”-section. The first tableau […]
Kriv Stender’s Kill Me Three Times is a revolutionary piece of filmmaking, in that, instead of having to watch a boring murder one time, we get to see it thrice. A gargantuan misstep of tone, perceived intrigue, and “twists,” Kill Me Three Times falls flat across the board. A completely underutilized Simon Pegg heads a […]
The Babadook is the directional feature debut from writer/director Jennifer Kent, making her stamp with a very atmospheric horror movie. Amelia (Essie Davis) is a widowed woman and a struggling single mother to her six-year-old son Samuel (Noah Wiseman). Samuel is a disruptive boy, making weapons and unable to sleep because of his fear of […]
Game of Thrones is to come back on air on Monday with its fifth season. Based on George R. R. Martin’s novels, the TV series has become one of HBO’s biggest hits, earning critical praise, numerous awards and growing viewership with each season, as well as earning the distinction of being the most pirated TV […]
Taking on the role of The Joker after Heath Ledger was always going to be a Herculean challenge who to follow him as Batman’s nemesis. Oscar-winner Jared Leto (Requiem for a Dream, Dallas Buyers Club) is going to be the Clown Prince of Crime in Warner Brothers’ adaptation Suicide Squad as a part of the […]
