A maverick is someone who is unorthodox, unconventional, and a nonconformist. This is the perfect word to describe filmmaker Richard Linklater. He has been creating movies for the past two decades that define the way we live. He has also managed to zigzag his way around conventional genres and avoid being pigeonholed to one style of filmmaking. In […]
Please do not be confused by the run time displayed on the video. The 72 minute marker and the moniker “short teaser” are labeled correctly. As reported on The Film Stage, filmmaker Anders Weberg has released the teaser trailer for his upcoming film Ambiancé on Vimeo. The description call his latest project a ‘film memoir’ […]
I knew nothing of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty before seeing the profoundly moving trailers for the new movie last fall. Based on a short story by James Thurber and adapted into a film way back in 1947, the new Walter Mitty lands in the hands of Ben Stiller (its director and star) and […]
This week we have several great additions to the lexicon of Blu-ray and DVD. Although there was a strong faction for Nymphomaniac Vol I and II, we have chosen Gareth Evans’s The Raid 2 as our Recommendation of the Week. New Release: The Raid 2 (Blu-ray, DVD and Instant) Nymphomaniac Vol I & II (Blu-ray, DVD and Instant) […]
Some of the best literature, movies, music, art and other culture symbols have a political message, context or subtext to them. Sci-fi is no exception and many of its great works have tackled political themes. The movie Snowpiercer and its themes on class warfare is now out in theaters, so now is a great time […]
In the first major studio announcement, concerning the cinema panel line-up at San Diego’s Comic-Con, according to Deadline, Warner Bros. has announced its slate for this month’s event. On Saturday July 26 at 10 AM, the studio is bringing director Peter Jackson and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies to Hall H as well as director George […]
Animation has come a long way. Most anime’s with a solid production budget can turn out great looking works. 5 Centimeters Per Second– blows all other films out of the water- and might possibly be the most gorgeously animated film in existence. A young girl and boy become inseparable friends at a young age. In […]
