Acting and directing categories during awards seasons are always the hardest to determine. Who to choose and what for film is a constant battle, not to mention who deserves to be nominated. Between the veteran nominees (Clooney, Streep, Scorcese) to newbies in the awards season (Fassbender, Refn and Oldman (!)), let’s see who deserves a …
The Artist Written and directed by Michel Hazanavicius France/Belgium, 2011 This review contains some minor narrative spoilers. Contrary to an assertion prominent in its now mammoth publicity machine, The Artist is not a silent film. There are actually some notable examples of diegetic sound within it, and aside from being in black and white, though …
Everywhere I go, all I see is The Artist. With clusters of five stars and glowing one-line reviews adorning its promotional posters, The Artist is about George Valentin (Jean Dujardin), a popular silent film star in the 1920’s whose career and personal life is affected by the transition into talking pictures, as well as a …
The Artist Directed by Michel Hazanaviciusa Written by Michel Hazanavicius 2011, France The Artist is a breath of fresh air for audiences sick of Hollywood films splattered with 3D gimmicks and lackluster CGI. Director Michel Hazanavicius pays homage to the golden age of Hollywood and fully succeeds at creating a silent film true to the …
The Artist Directed by Michel Hazanavicius Written by Michel Hazanavicius 2011, France The Artist is a breath of fresh air for audiences sick of Hollywood films splattered with 3D gimmicks and lackluster CGI. Director Michel Hazanavicius pays homage to the golden age of Hollywood and fully succeeds at creating a silent film true to the …