Last week a seven minute short film spread like wild fire across the Interwebs and had geeks salivating by the buckets full. Mortal Kombat: Rebirth has now had close to four million views and rising. This short film puzzled viewers as to the origin and what this was promoting if it was promoting anything at …
Being the not so Harry Potter fan that I was and now a true believer in the franchise, seeing a few bits of the cast of the Harry Potter films visiting the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park was fun and fascinating. Robbie Coltrane, Emma Watson, Mathew Lewis, and James and Oliver Phelps …
A masterpiece in levity and pop cultural reverence, Wong Kar Wai’s 1994 film Chungking Express, uses pop art elements in order to create a unique vision of love in the modern world. Using the premise of a crime or gangster film, two independent narratives are presented, both featuring heart broke police officers that find love under unusual circumstances.
World Cup season is of course underway, and here at Sound on Sight we have decided to choose one film to represent each country in the running for the ultimate prize in professional sports. As the tournament takes places each time a country is eliminated we will also eliminate the movie representing that team. At …
World Cup season is of course underway, and here at Sound on Sight we have decided to choose one film to represent each country in the running for the ultimate prize in professional sports. As the tournament takes places each time a country is eliminated we will also eliminate the movie representing that team. At …
World Cup season is of course underway, and here at Sound on Sight we have decided to choose one film to represent each country in the running for the ultimate prize in professional sports. As the tournament takes places each time a country is eliminated we will also eliminate the movie representing that team. At …
“Like the protagonist, it tries hard to punch above its weight but has difficulty landing the killer blow.” ………………………………………………… The Killer Inside Me Director: Michael Winterbottom “Out here you’re a man and a gentleman or you aren’t anything at all.” Or you could be a smooth-talking lawman by day and a psychopath with a penchant …
Body piercing. Kinky sex. Dismemberment. The things that made Shakespeare great! Troma Entertainment announced the June 15 release of Lloyd Kaufman’s Tromeo & Juliet on Blu-ray. Written by James Gunn (Dawn Of The Dead, Slither), Tromeo & Juliet moves the classic tale of star-crossed lovers from 16th century Verona to a crumbling mid-nineties New York, …
So the appearance of Les Grossman, the character Tom Cruise brought to life in the 2008 comedy hit Tropic Thunder, at the MTV Movie Awards was a big hit with the kiddies, so naturally we’re going to get a movie about him. Paramount and MTV Films released a statement yesterday (June 9, 2010) revealing they …
Variety is reporting that Universal Pictures have green-lit a fourth film in the Bourne franchise tentatively called The Bourne Legacy. Tony Gilroy (the screenwriter for the first three) has been brought on board to pen the script. But Paul Greengrass has stated that he has no interest in returning to the franchise and Matt Damon …
“A kaleidoscopic look inside the bewildering and fantastic world of the Kuchars.” It Came from Kuchar Directed by Jennifer M. Kroot A nurse secretly distributes homemade vomit. A woman tries to seduce a gay man. A gorilla falls in love with a man who inexplicably wears a dress. Such are the films made by the …
The final leg of the 2010 WWSFF commenced with the Official Selection, Not Just From Venus. A collection of absurd, haunting, experimental and tense productions showcasing a different side of the female character or form. A great short was Slip (which would go on to win Best Experimental Short and Best Cinematography at the Awards …
Last week, before it was completely official, Victoria’s Secret announced/congratulated their “angel,” Rosie Huntington-Whiteley on nabbing the role of the new love interest in Transformers 3 replacing Megan Fox. How did they congratulate her, by releasing a short little video displaying what a fine asset she will be for the film of course…… Rosie is …
Beastie Boy Adam Yauch’s Oscilloscope Laboratories has picked up first time filmmaker Yony Leyser’s documentary William S. Burroughs: A Man Within for distribution. The film, narrated by Peter Weller follows the life of the legendary beat author with never-before-seen archival footage of Burroughs, as well as exclusive interviews with colleagues and confidants including John Waters, …
According to writer Brian Garfield, Sidney Lumet was set to direct the film with Jack Lemmon playing Paul Kersey (presumably to be more in line with the “everyman” character in the book) and Henry Fonda as the police chief. What if Sidney Lumet had directed Death Wish?… The Result: Sidney Lumet would never have chosen …
Tony Stark must be off getting drunk somewhere because a baby has stolen his armor and went galavanting on some wacky adventures against some bunnies. You can thank PatrickBoivin for donating his baby and time to creating this little fun video.
Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class is approaching ever so quickly and they have found their Professor X. The guys at /Film have word that James McAvoy (Atonement and Wanted) has been casted for the role as Professor Charles Xavier to mentor the first generation of X-Men. McAvoy is a decent actor, but I can’t see …
Michael Bay’s production company, Platinum Dunes, has been brought on by Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures to reboot the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Franchise. Deadline reports that producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form will tag along with Galen Walker and Scott Mednick and meet with writers within the next few weeks to establish pre-production ideas. With …
It’s obvious that kids like movies for different reasons adults do, so that’s why one nine year old boy created a website where kids can be their own movie critics. Cole McNamara, with the help of his sister, Riley, and mom, Tara, created Kidspickflicks.com so kids could ignore the middle-aged critic’s review and decide for …
With pickings as slim as they are at local multiplexes for anything approaching a good time, Greek is a perfectly fine midsummer trifle. Get Him to the Greek Directed by Nicholas Stoller Now that The Hangover has officially ended the Judd Apatow monopoly on raunchy bro-comedy, it makes sense that we’d get an Apatow production …
The WWSFF 2010 is in full swing. Over 400 shorts are being screened for film lovers’ pleasure. I stopped by a few of the workshops that the festival offers its delegates and budding talents. The first workshop was focused on directing, almost a mini-101 class. Except, unlike other seminars, etc., this one focused on, and …
While it may be a few decades late, Star Wars has now become a fashion statement of sorts, with Adidas releasing a line of Star Wars trainers. Some of them are inspired by various characters or spaceships, like a Stormtrooper, Tie Fighter, or X-Wing pilot (above). One style has several iconic scenes emblazoned right on …
He He was a cowboy, an outlaw biker, a drug fiend, a madman, a criminal, a gun nut, a hippie, a Republican, and an Obama supporter. Hopper was also a prolific photographer, painter, and sculptor. His painting style ranged from abstract impressionism to photorealism and often included references to his cinematic work and to other …