Throughout the first half of February, the Sound On Sight staff will take a look at the Academy Awards. Human beings are social animals. We need to feel another human’s touch, hear another’s voice, and despite what many “rebels” might admit, we need their acceptance. But one place we should not look for social validation …
Throughout the first half of February, the Sound On Sight staff will take a look at the Academy Awards. With the biggest night of the cinematic year coming up on the 26th February, the nominations are all set and confirmed, and the potential recipients are on a presidential-like campaign trail which is one part professional …
Throughout the first half of February, the Sound On Sight staff will take a look at the Academy Awards. Whether one of the major studios takes the top prize at the Academy Awards or not, they have no squawk this year. Several years ago, as you might recall, the Big Guys were getting fed up …
Its that time of the year again in when everyone prepares their Oscar predictions, because let’s be honest for a moment – the best part of the Oscars is placing your bets on who’ll win and hopefully walking away from a long and usually boring ceremony with some extra cash in your pocket. This morning …
Most moviegoers can agree on one thing: there were way too many movies this year. If you’re (un)fortunate enough to live in New York, you had the opportunity to see around 600 new features come and go; the rest of us didn’t get that many fewer. That means that anyone who’s been put in …
Most moviegoers can agree on one thing: there were way too many movies this year. If you’re (un)fortunate enough to live in New York, you had the opportunity to see around 600 new features come and go; the rest of us didn’t get that many fewer. That means that anyone who’s been put in a …
While the reviews for Beginners were almost all positive, very few people have had a chance to see the film. I myself watch over 100 new releases each year and it still took me a few months to catch up on the movie. I finally got around to seeing Beginners this week and called it …
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 …
Recently on episode 273 of Sound On Sight Radio, Justine, Simon and I, all gave Terrence Malick’s The Tree Of Life a rave review. However I did have one major complaint. Personally for me, I felt that the theatrical cut of his film was too short. What was originally a four and a half hour …
We recently reviewed Terrance Malick’s Palme d’Or winner The Tree of Life on Sound On Sight Radio episode #273. It was an extremely positive discussion, but we were left with so much to say that we’ve decided on a follow up review. This week we will be dedicating episode #278 entirely to the director as …
The Tree of Life Directed by Terrance Malick Written by Terrance Malick 2011 “There are two ways through life,” intones the Mother, “the way of nature, and the way of grace. You must choose which one you’ll follow.” Mother is married to Father, and together they have three sons. They live in a modest house …
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.” …
Not too many surprises in the Cannes winners’ circle today. Reclusive critics’ darling Terrence Malick took home his first Golden Palm, the fest’s highest honor. The Tree of Life was an obvious frontrunner in a year that offered little consensus, given the director’s pedigree and the film’s ambitious scope. The third (Jury Prize) and second …
Not much is known about Terrence Malick’s upcoming film, The Tree Of Life, since the director prefers to remain secretive about all of his projects. The trailer released just before the end of 2010 was just enough to whet our appetites and from what little we saw, the film looks incredible. We caught a glimpse …
There are certain films that seem to sustain on a life of their own. There is a pulse that beats consistently throughout, constantly reminding us of the fragility of life. We feel as though the dramas of life are being shown to us in their natural environment, as the images dance, oblivious to the watching …
2011 is upon us, and hence a whole new year’s worth of films are here to look forward to. 2010’s Top Tens have been meticulously finalized, marathons have been tirelessly watched, and now it’s time to start anew. Although it’s obviously too early to tell how the year in film will hold up to previous …