Category: FILM REVIEWS
Try Harder
Editor’s Blog and blather on the failings of Bruce Willis’ latest film, Surrogates (2009), plus a review of the film, the score, and an interview with composer Richard Marvin…
2009 BAFTA Award Nominees
Yes, I’m late on this tally, but it’s been a busy week. On January 21st, nominees for Britain’s equivalent of the Oscar Awards – the BAFTAs – were announced, and as per the custom, I’ve hyperlinked titles I’ve reviewed, as well as those available on DVD or soon to be available on DVD, including those in Region 2 land, where noted…
K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Stupid)
The confusions within Christian Alvart’s Pandorum, a relatively bloodless Whiteout, and Jerry Goldsmith’s Innerspace…
Where the Day Takes You
Luise Rainer celebrates 100, Eric Rohmer passes away at 89, and the work of the late Marc Rocco gets the spotlight after a long absence on home video…
John Woo's Redemption
After languishing in Hollywood for several years, John Woo’s finally redeemed himself by tackling an expansive historical epic in Chinese. In Asia, Red Cliff was released in two parts – the first in 2009, the second a year later – and then on DVD and Blu-ray, while the rest of the world was apparently offered a shorter cut fashioned by the producers (including Woo) to keep the length and ‘all that unfamiliar cultural material’ to a minimum, and leaving the big battle scenes as highlights…
The Horror, the Horror
Coming out tomorrow is the latest Final Destination sequel from Warner Bros., who’ve oddly retained the New Line shingle in spite of shuttering the company’s ability to produce and release product…
And so begins another year
Rather than dole out a best-of list of this and that, I thought I’d use the holiday time to finish up a number of reviews that should’ve been done with ages ago, and start work on some peripheral projects that have been in the planning stages for some time…
2009 Screen Actors Guild Award Nominees
You’re probably wondering at this stage whether each wave of award nominees from the next group of industry circles, peers, critics, and such kind of mellows the impact of must-see films, or boosts consumer and film fan enthusiasm…
2009 Toronto Film Critics Association Award Winners
Also announced this week are the 2009 TFCA (Toronto Film Critics Association) award winners. One can faithfully assume the Golden Globe winners will be safe, which makes the TFCA winners and runners-up more intriguing, because they embrace some rebels, newcomers, egotists, and indie filmmakers whose works are in fact/will be out on DVD, and should be sought out after you’ve gone through the safer crème de la crème of studio fodder…
2009 Golden Globe Awards Nominees
Nominees for the precursor to the Oscars – The Golden Globe Awards – were earlier this week, and while the organization with the murky history and credibility still mushes together Best Performances for actors and actresses from TV and film in singular categories (see end), this high-profile wave of titles will probably help boost the profiles of known, missed, and unknown films for consumers…
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