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The Kings of Summer is a coming of age film born from the spirit of the American sitcom. Built on the public’s enduring obsession with what it means to be a man, the film undercuts the self-seriousness of this notion through its use of sitcom-branded comedy. The film depicts the story of three teenage boys who are tired of their oppressive parents, so they find an isolated pocket in the forest to build themselves a house where they plan to live off the land.

Since Sound on Sight was founded, we have always been one of the biggest fans of the Fantasia International Film Festival. With every year we provide even more coverage, updating daily with new articles, reviews and as many podcasts as humanly possible. This year in collaboration with CUTV, we will also be including video coverage …

In 1997, I was a high school student when James Cameron’s blockbuster Titanic was released. As I was in an all-girls school, Leomania was off the charts. For a good six months, everyone was talking about how good the film was and how hot Leonardo DiCaprio looked. Now, a good 15 years later, Titanic is …

The Social Network Directed by David Fincher Privileged due to his intelligence and in spite of his personality, Mark Zuckerberg’s (Jesse Eiseinberg) need for success runs far deeper than his need for money or acceptance. His primary drive initially seems to be to become a member of a Harvard Club, but shortly after that opportunity …

Randall Miller and Jody Savin, the team behind 2007’s Bottle Shock, are developing an untitled project about the punk scene in New York’s famed CBGB nightclub. Founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973, the club was originally intended to feature its namesake musical styles, but became a forum for American punk and New Wave bands like …

The Tree Directed by Julie Bertucelli Written Julie Bertucelli France / Australia – 2010 The Tree, which closed the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, is almost certainly something of a UFO in the familiar, often formulaic landscape of much contemporary French cinema. Not only is Julie Bertucelli’s second feature set in far-flung Australia (her first film, …

A short viral video was released for Skyline, the new sci-fi film directed by the Brothers Strause and starring Eric Balfour and Donald Faison. In all honesty it isn’t very good. In comparison to the chat roulette marketing campaign used for The Last Exorcism, you would think that the distributors could be a little more …

X-Files: I Want to Believe may have been a major disappointment both critically and financially but that isn’t stopping Chris Carter n making a third X-Files film. David Duchovny confirmed this week that X-Files 3 is currently being written saying, “It is in the process of being written. One awaits just the green light from …

Oren Peli, the director of Paranormal Activity has signed on to direct Edgar Allen Poe’s Eliza Graves, a short story which centres on a Medical School grad, who takes a job at an insane asylum, not knowing of course that the asylum has been taken over by the patients. Who better to adapt a story …

“A well made pulpy-genre piece that entertains as well as provoking some genuine emotion thanks to its earnest final showdown…” Red Hill Directed by Patrick Hughes Written by Patrick Hughes 2010, Australia Red Hill is a slightly oddball yet very sincere modern-day Australian cowboy movie. Its setup is simple: city cop moves to backwards middle-of-nowhere …

Some more Captain America photos have arrived on the internet and in high definition. We already posted a story with the first set which you can find here. Here are three new pictures. Enjoy! Synopsis: The year is 1942, and Steve Rogers is a scrawny lad who desperately wants to fight Nazis for his country …

Some new photos for the upcoming Captain America: The First Avenger movie have appeared online and they have me pretty excited. The first couple of photos that we published a month ago didn’t look too good, but the new set looks great showcasing Captain America in various costumes and Hugo Weaving as the early incarnation …

Good news for fans of Marvel Comics. The upcoming Deadpool movie might have found a promising director for the job. After Robert Rodriguez lost interest in the project, several established directors were rumored to be in consideration but now it seems Marvel and Fox might go in a different direction and hand over the reigns …

With the 25th anniversary of Back to the Future, Universal Partnerships & Licensing have revealed that Mattel is on board to produce a series of Back to the Future action figures, accessories and toy vehicles. In the past we’ve been treated to remote control DeLorean time machines, model kits, little LEGO mini-fig like Kubricks and …

The Social Network Directed by David Fincher Privileged due to his intelligence and in spite of his personality, Mark Zuckerberg’s (Jesse Eiseinberg) need for success runs far deeper than his need for money or acceptance. His primary drive initially seems to be to become a member of a Harvard Club, but shortly after that opportunity …

“Worth recommending to fans of music, whether or not you are familiar with the workings of Broken Social Scene…” This Movie Is Broken Directed by Bruce McDonald Whether or not Bruce McDonald’s experiments in filmmaking are always successful, his passion and continued desire to push the limits of the medium in both form and content …

/film dropped an interesting article on the upcoming Marvel superhero film Captain America. In interview with CBR, director Joe Johnston spoke about how Captain America: The First Avenger would tie into the other Marvel films. “There are links between all the Marvel films, mostly ones that only the fans will pick up on. We have …

“A well made pulpy-genre piece that entertains as well as provoking some genuine emotion thanks to its earnest final showdown…” Red Hill Directed by Patrick Hughes Red Hill is a slightly oddball yet very sincere modern-day Australian cowboy movie. Its setup is simple: city cop moves to backwards middle-of-nowhere town with his pregnant wife to …

“Worth recommending to fans of music, whether or not you are familiar with the workings of Broken Social Scene…” This Movie Is Broken Directed by Bruce McDonald Whether or not Bruce McDonald’s experiments in filmmaking are always successful, his passion and continued desire to push the limits of the medium in both form and content …

Paramount Pictures has announced who the screenwriters will be for the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. According to HeatVision, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway (Iron Man, Punisher: War Zone) have signed on to pen the new feature which is in development with Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes. Paramount and Nickelodeon picked up the rights to …

Our column “Hidden Gems” is dedicated to those great films that many people have overlooked and or have found trouble finding distribution across the globe. Must Love Death Directed by Andreas Schaap Offhand, it’s difficult to think of another film that features both a “meet cute” and a nail gun, but in his first feature, …

Australia: home of outlandish stereotypes, Mrs. Mac’s Meat Pies, and an impressive film industry that makes Canadians like me fairly jealous. Shamefully, Australian films tend to have a difficult time being distributed outside Australia. Of course, nobody with a DVD player has to rely on the movie theatre – here are ten quite excellent Australian …

Patrick Jean over at the studio One More Production created this fun little short, Pixels, that is visually stimulating and a great throwback to great video game classics. As a giant swarm of pixels draw near, more and more video game characters start attacking New York City. From Donkey Kong to Tetris, this short holds …