It is almost December, which means the onslaught of year-end lists have begun. I’ve already posted a list of our favourite horror films/thrillers of 2011 as well as our favourite documentaries. I’ll be posting a list of the best soundtracks and scores later this week. For now, I turn the spotlight to Sight & Sound …
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, …
Wired just posted a short but great article on Terrence Malick’s Palme d’Or winning The Tree of Life, discussing how the director opted to not use CGI for the “creation of life” sequence in his film. Mallick recruited visual effects genius Douglas Trumbull and specifically requested no computer-generated visuals for the movie. Trumbull is best …
New York filmmaker Scott Nyerges, known for his hand-crafted experimental films, seems to not be satisfied with the lack of credit he is given for allowing Terrence Mallick to use twelve seconds of footage from his short film Autumnal in The Tree Of Life. When Nyerges was first contacted by Malick’s production company, they …
The San Diego Reader reports that Malick has written a letter / fraternal salute, for the attention of every projectionist who’ll show his latest feature The Tree of Life, requesting they take certain steps to properly show his film. Malick begins by pointing out the obvious: “Proper theatre projection is fast becoming a forgotten art.” …