OSS 117: Lost in Rio Directed by Michel Hazanavicius Written by Jean François Halin France, 2009 Before Michel Hazanavicius and Jean Dujardin were Oscar-winning artists, they collaborated on the spy spoof comedy, OSS 117: Lost in Rio, the sequel to OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies. Although Hazanavicius’ love for the genre is quite evident, …
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 …
Every year at award season, The Hollywood Reporter invites several handpicked actors, actresses and directors who they feel represented some of the best work in the film industry. This year’s director’s roundtable gathered The Descendants‘ Alexander Payne, Beginners‘ Mike Mills, Shame‘s Steve McQueen, Young Adult‘s Jason Reitman, Moneyball‘s Bennett Miller and The Artist‘s Michel Hazanavicius …
So earlier today we posted the Gotham Awards winners and not too long after we also posted the nominations for the 27th Film Independent’s Spirit Awards, but it doesn’t end there folks. We are at the start of award season and now the New York film critics take the spotlight. The New York Critics Circle …
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 …
While most blogs/sites post their “best of the year so far” lists in June, I like to wait until August – with good reason. You see, we here at Sound On Sight cover various film festivals across the globe. Five of the biggest fests (Sundance, SXSW, Cannes, Tribeca and Fantasia) all take place before August, …