Author Archive

  • 15 Dec

    Posted by


    Category

    69th Annual Golden Globe Nominations

    9

    Really none of us give much more than a squirt of piss around here for these nominations and awards show (just look at the nominees for best drama picture to understand why – also apparently My Week with Marilyn is somehow a musical and/or comedy). But c’mon, everyone will be tuning in to see how much of a fool Ricky Gervais will make of all the guests present and not present. Or how much of a fool he’ll make of himself. It’s going to be a load of uncomfortable fun to be sure. But if you’re interested in finding out who takes home the statue from The Hollywood Foreign Press, here are the five or six nominees in each category that have a shot at it this year…

    MOVIES

    BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA:
    The Descendants
    The Help
    Hugo
    The Ides of March
    Moneyball
    War Horse

    BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY:
    50/50
    The Artist
    Bridesmaids
    Midnight in Paris
    My Week with Marilyn

    BEST DIRECTOR:
    Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
    George Clooney, The Ides of March
    Michael Hazanavicius, The Artist
    Alexander Payne, The Descendants
    Martin Scorsese, Hugo

    BEST ACTOR, DRAMA:
    George Clooney, The Descendants
    Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
    Michael Fassbender, Shame
    Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
    Brad Pitt,Moneyball

    BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA:
    Glen Close, Albert Nobbs
    Viola Davis, The Help
    Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
    Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
    Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin

    » Read the rest of the entry..

  • 12 Dec

    Posted by


    Category

    2011 List of Lists (v 11.0)

    4

    This post will be continuously updated and re-posted to the main page over the coming weeks. If you find a list that is not included or want yours added, please email it to me so I can add it asap! Thanks.

    Believe it or not it’s already the end of 2011. You know what that means? 2012. But it also means that Top Ten lists start cropping up all over the place. Books, music albums, recipes, podcasts, cheesecakes, you name it. Resistance is futile. But around here it’s of course film. While there is still a month (or more) to go of 2011 film watching to be had for most of us in the third row, a few lists have already started popping up here and there. So as I do every year, this will be the go-to place for a constantly updated source to where you can find all of the movie top ten lists that are being spurted all over the interwebz.

    send me any list to add that isn’t already here (including yours)!

     
    TODAY’S UPDATES:
    American Film Institute (video)
    The Guardian [Peter Bradshaw]
    Horror’s Not Dead (Horror) [Peter Hall]
    IMDb
    John Waters
    Movie Moron
    New York Magazine [David Edelstein]
    The New Yorker [Richard Brody]
    Rolling Stone [Peter Travers]
    Rotten Tomatoes
    TIME [Richard Corliss]

     
    FULL LIST:
    American Film Institute (video)
    The Guardian [Peter Bradshaw]
    Horror’s Not Dead (Horror) [Peter Hall]
    IMDb
    John Waters
    Movie Moron
    New York Magazine [David Edelstein]
    The New Yorker [Richard Brody]
    Rolling Stone [Peter Travers]
    Rotten Tomatoes
    TIME [Richard Corliss]

     

  • 11 Dec

    Posted by


    Category

    Sunday Movie Montage [2011]

    3

    A more comprehensive list of Top Ten Lists are soon to be coming to the third row. In the meantime, here is one (of probably several more to come) nice movie montage that sort of recaps the year (good and bad) by genre. I like the inclusion of everything from Twilight to Another Earth. Well done sir.

    STATS:
    - 166 films
    - 6 songs
    - over a month of uploading and editing
    - 40 Untitled Sequences in Avid

    MUSIC:
    1. A snippet of “Hedwig’s Theme” by John Williams
    2. “Immigrant Song” by Karen O and Trent Reznor
    3. “Down Boy” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
    4. “The Masterplan” by Oasis
    5. “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Ingrid Michaelson
    6. “Grounds for Divorce” by Elbow

    [source]

  • 09 Dec

    Posted by


    Category

    Transformers 4 Trailer is Here!

    1

    Oh wait, it’s just Hasbro up to their old tricks again. We saw the first trailer for Battleship hit the net a couple of months ago and a lot of people at the time were saying it’s kind got a similar vibe as Transformers. I kind of washed that aside hoping for something a little more interesting, sticking within the confines of the board game. Um… no.

    This thing is just an excuse to put out another Transformers movie in 2012 but not officially call it Transformers. You don’t believe me? You will Dr. Jones. Have a look below the seats for the laughability of the fact that Hasbro has the gall to call this anything other than what it is: Transformers Again.

    » Read the rest of the entry..

  • 09 Dec

    Posted by


    Category

    Talk Amongst Yourselves

    0

    This is gossipy, paparazzi sort of garbage that normally I steer clear of. But it’s Friday and we’ve got nothing better to do – plus I know Marina will dig on it. Bu take a look at this quick video of Keanu Reeves. By all measures I’ve heard the guy is a class act. This fits with that notion. Plus, if the woman was actually hand-cuffed to the pole, he’d stay with her until the subway car crashes to a bloody and disastrous halt; even if it meant his life. Yes, this subway is safe.

     

  • 09 Dec

    Posted by


    Category

    Friday One Sheet: Rouge Gibson

    17

     

     

  • 09 Dec

    Posted by


    Category

    Introducing “My Criterion”

    5

    As if we needed more social media. Even in the movie realm. We already have Get Glue, iTrackmine, IMDb and a whole slew of other apps and sites that let us compile our collections, keep track of lending and brag (or feel inferior) to your friends about all of your awesome titles. Well this maybe more of the same, but it’s Criterion, it’s movie related (generally awesome movies) and looks really nice.

    So I got the notice in my inbox this morning that Criterion.com has launched “My Criterion.” Nothing really special or different from other movie sharing sites; but again, it’s Criterion. So since it makes sense to separate these titles from other DVDs on your shelf, I suppose it makes some sense to differentiate this virtual sect of your DVDs (and Blu-rays) as well.

    You can make lists of films you own, make notes on them and with the Holiday season upon us, I believe I’ll find the “wish list” section particularly useful (or hopefully family members will find my profile useful ;) ). If you’ve already got a Criterion profile, you can get started by simply adding any title to your “own it” list or your “wish” list. I’ve already gotten a start. Come on over, take a look at my wish list and then send whatever DVD is on that list to the RowThree studios at your convenience. I’ll love you forever for it.

  • 08 Dec

    Posted by


    Category

    Useful Android App for Movie Goers: “Screen Filter”

    4

    You know what I hate? Probably the same thing you do: scabies. Oh, and also people who turn on their bright cell phone a few seats in front of you during a movie. Outside of audible talking it’s the single most distracting thing that happens to me in theaters. Now, while I haven’t discovered an app that will simply make these people disappear (yet), I found something that I do find useful so that at least I can still be considerate to those around me during a film screening.

    First off, I DO NOT condone texting, emailing, Twittering or really any use of a cell phone during a public film screening. Except one. I like to check the time. Since I have a phone, I rarely wear a watch anymore these days. But in the theater, it’s a little annoying when that screen lights up (even for just a second) to check the time. I’ve always been very discreet about it in the past (though not everyone is) and have never had any complaints. Checking under the armpit or in my coat; which to be honest is still pretty annoying. Well that’s fixed!

    I found a free app called “Screen Filter” (in the Android Market) that has solved that problem. It will set your screen brightness down to any percentage you wish – all the way down to pretty much black if you want it to. These settings are far dimmer/darker than your phone’s stock brightness adjuster. You can make several presets and have them show up right on your home screen if you wish. So with the tap of a finger your phone will go to super bright to super dark and stay there until you tap it back to your normal setting.

    I’ve found it not only useful for super dark settings like the movie theater, but also I like to read downloaded material at night. Setting the screen to 15% brightness is easy on the eyes. And lastly, it really saves on your battery. Which if you’re an Android user and have one of the newer high end phones, you know saving every last drop of energy from your phone can be a struggle.

    Don’t fear friends of Apple (cult members), I found an app similar in the iTunes app store as well. It’s called simply, Dimmer and appears to do the exact same thing. But since I don’t use such a device, I can’t test it to be sure – though it has good ratings. Either way, this has been a really smooth and useful item for me to keep going to public film screenings and take my tech with me. But again, please see the first sentence in paragraph two above!

  • 08 Dec

    Posted by


    Category

    Melancholia Marquee Melarky

    0

    Our good friends at the historic Uptown theater in Minneapolis always have a good time with their signage. This one probably generated a lot of verbal question marks, but if you’re a child of the 80′s and/or just love your pop cinema, this is a brilliant one.

     

     

  • 07 Dec

    Posted by


    Category

    Cinecast Episode 237 – One T or Two?

    56

    Well, Gamble’s Back. But after the Thanksgiving Weekend blow-out there is precious little in the way of new releases, making this show a Mega-sized “The Watch List” episode. Before we go there, we delve into our favourite female performances of 2011 (of all shapes and sizes.) One small observation: We talk a lot of documentaries this episode, and go over a lot of TV series; particularly Matt who was laid up with a sports injury for over three weeks and watched a metric tonne of TV/film/etc. The latest from Errol Morris, Werner Herzog, and another go around with Bellflower. Take it away Gamble.

    As always, please join the conversation by leaving your own thoughts in the comment section below and again, thanks for listening!

     
     

    Cinecast Episode 237 [ 3:04:32 | 126.71 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup

     

    To download the show directly, paste the following URL into your favorite downloader:
    http://rowthree.com/audio/cinecast_11/episode_237.mp3

     
     
    Full show notes are under the seats…
    » Read the rest of the entry..

  • 02 Dec

    Posted by


    Category

    Talk Amongst Yourselves

    9

    One of the greatest movie related comments I’ve every had the pleasure of reading on Reddit…

     

    Brother: “Let’s watch a Christmas movie. I vote Die Hard!”

    Mom: “That’s not a Christmas movie.”

    Me: “Well it does take place at Christmas, mom. And it does have Christmas music in the soundtrack.”

    Mom: “It’s still not a Christmas movie. Where’s the Christmas miracle?”

    Brother: “You ask for miracles Mom?”

    Me: “I give you the F… B… I…”

    High fives all around!!

  • 01 Dec

    Posted by


    Category

    Video Review: The Artist

    8

    The Artist got big buzz as it made its way through TIFF ’11 and just received five nominations at the Independent Spirit Awards, which led the pack. Nothing but positive vibes about this film coming from pretty much everyone I’ve talked to that has seen it. Here, Cinecast co-host Kurt Halfyard gives The Substream the rundown on this exceptional film that should be hitting theaters in your area very very soon. Some sites are already predicting this film has a shot at taking home the best picture statue at the Academy Awards. Wow! Wouldn’t be a Kurt Halyard review without going a little bit over schedule. Ladies and gentlemen, the 2 (and a half) minute critic:


     

Page 10 of 122« First...«89101112»203040...Last »