While sloppy at times, Robert Zemeckis’ Death Becomes Her is an often delicious trifle, of which the core ingredients are so rich that the film is as much fun as any of Zemeckis’ comedies (if not quite as polished). Death Become Her Directed by Robert Zemeckis Although it managed to walk away with the Best …
More than 30 years after its initial release, Brian De Palma’s Carrie remains the ultimate revenge tale for anyone who wasn’t home-schooled. Carrie Directed by Brian De Palma One doesn’t necessarily have to be a horror aficionado to instantly recognize the monstrous image of Sissy Spacek covered in blood from Brian De Palma’s masterpiece, Carrie. …
Troma Entertainment announces the release of two new DVD’s. First for lovers of heavy metal and heavy violence comes Heavy Mental. Ace Spade, garage band superstar, has just been given the guitar of the late Godfather of Heavy Metal, Eddie Lee Stryker. Eddie’s ghost possesses the instrument and is hell-bent on avenging his death at …
The Last Airbender Directed by M. Night Shyamalan For those unfamiliar with the premise behind the Last Airbender series, here’s a quick summary. Long ago, the four nations of the world lived in peace. Each tribe had a spiritual connection to one of the four elements: earth, fire, water, and air. Only one individual could …
With over 130 feature films over three weeks, Fantasia can be a dizzying prospect even for festival vets. To further complicate things, since we’re dealing mostly with hardcore genre fare, few will agree on what will constitute the fest’s best. With that in mind, here’s a few suggestions for (nearly) sure-fire entertainment to slide into …
Marwencol Directed by Jeff Malmberg One of the more downright inspirational films here is Marwencol, the story of accidental artist Mark Hogencamp. After being targeted and beaten outside of a club one night, Hogencamp came out of a coma with severe physical and mental damage. His personal attempt at recuperation was to construct a 1/6th scale reproduction of a small …
Mandrill Directed by Ernesto Díaz Espinoza Chilean director Ernesto Diaz Espinoza and his action star collaborator, Marko Zaror, are three films deep now, with a fourth (in 3D!) on the way. Clearly they’ve found a formula that works for them, but I’m not as convinced. There’s plenty of buzz around these guys, and they’re hyping …
Production of Rob Marshall’s Pirates of the Caribbean: on Stranger Tides has begun in Hawaii, and with that more details of the story have been revealed thanks to the lovely folks at Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The fountain of youth cannot hide when Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is on the hunt. Joining the crew …
The Fantasia Film Festival began in 1996, screening Asian films from Hong Kong and Japan, with a sprinkle of Japanese anime, but throughout the years, the festival has gradually expanded its focus to include genre films from all over the world. This year, the Fantasia Film Festival opens a new category called Camera Lucida; in …
To quote Fantasia’s press kit: In recent times, newly-unearthed crimes have resulted in extraordinary levels of disillusionment with organized religion, particularly with the Catholic Church, and genre cinema has mirrored this anger with startling impact. In the face of this, the 2010 Fantasia Film Festival has put together a troubling spotlight entitled “Between Death And …
According to The Playlist, Marvel Entertainment has created a new division – Marvel Television, with the intent of creating both animated and live action fare to the small screen. Jeph Loeb who was producer and writer on shows like Heroes, Lost, Smallville and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Animated Series has been tasked to head …
Well we are now half way through the year and it seems that we here at Sound On Sight can’t think of more than 15 movies released that are worth watching. So out of the 15 movies listed below, which do you like best? [poll id=”37″]
Winter’s Bone Directed by Debra Granik A critical darling since its Sundance debut, Debra Granik’s second feature (following the touching drug-addiction drama Down to the Bone) cements her, along with Kelly Reichardt and Andrea Arnold, as one of the most skilled female directors of the new century – even if it doesn’t cohere into quite …
If the progression from American soaps to Hispanic telenovelas can be charted as the line from restrained melodrama to fullblown camp, then the movies made by Nigeria’s burgeoning film industry, colloquially (and often proudly) refered to as Nollywood, surely represents a stylistic nadir—at least at first sight. It seems rather unfair to compare soap operas …
Last year, Torontonians were disappointed when Carlton cinema was shuttered by parent company Cineplex Odeon. Perhaps the closing wasn’t entirely unsurprising – the Carlton was run-down, sight lines were poor, and the equipment was rather dated. However, many people considered it a shame that Cineplex didn’t invest some money into refurbishing the Carlton, given its …
Here are Sound On Sight, it is safe to say that we love movies just as much as we love soccer. So this gives us an excuse to post these great World Cup soccer adverts. Enjoy!!!
“Class of Nuke’em High is a great intermediary between the higher-end Troma productions such as the Toxic Avenger franchise and the ‘sexy comedies’ Kaufman focused on earlier in his directing career.” Class Of Nuke’em High Directed by Richard W. Haines Every Troma Entertainment release provides a sense of familiarity to its viewers; not only because …
Pulling John Directed by Vassiliki Khonsari If the name John Brzenk doesn’t ring a bell, don’t worry: he’s just an airline mechanic for Delta. But since 1983, he has also developed and cemented his legendary status as the greatest professional arm wrestler of all-time (as certified by the Guinness Book of Records). His utter dominance …
Can a thousand monkeys at a thousand typewriters reproduce the works of William Shakespeare? Probably not without defecating on said typewriters. But can a thousand science fiction fans at a thousand laptops produce a Syfy Original Movie? Thankfully, the answer is yes – and you too can be one of those monkeys, though defecating on …
With the last Academy Awards not even 5 months behind us, next year’s ceremony is already in talks. After the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced yesterday that they were considering moving the ceremony forward to January, they announced today that they would go ahead and stick with …
Lebanon Written / Directed by Samuel Maoz Oscar Wilde once said: “As soon as war is looked upon as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.” There are few modern nations that have a better understanding of the truths of modern war …
“Toy Story 3 dabbles in a winning mixture of nostalgia and hard-won optimism.” Toy Story 3 Directed by Lee Unkrich – Judging by the recent slate of sequels, summer movie franchises long ago devolved into simple arithmetic, a predictable sequence of 2’s and 3’s and Forever Afters, but without a complementary increase in quality. Rare …
BLUE SUNSHINE is Montreal’s newest psychotronic cinema room, and as you’ve probably guessed, is named after the seminal 1976 film by Jeff Lieberman. Somewhere at the junction of trash and art, the intimate space with a 50-seat capacity, is aimed at the relentless enjoyment of good, weird cinema three nights a week. Thursday nights focus …