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  • 16 Mar

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    Christoph Waltz – The Role of His Life

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    Yeah, yeah, yeah, Christoph Waltz was pretty good in Inglourious Basterds. But have you seen him in Der Humpink?

     

  • 08 Mar

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    Neill Blomkamp’s TEDx Talk

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    Now that the Oscars are done and considering District 9 (review) has now been on DVD for months and is soon to become a sci-fi film that we’ll look at fondly for years to come, I thought it might be nice to post this talk which I recently discovered of Neill Blomkamp talking at TEDx Vancouver.

    If you’re not familiar with TED and the famous TED Talks, you’re seriously missing out but you can educate yourself here.

    Back to Blomkamp’s talk. Admitedly, it doesn’t have a whole lot to do with the film directly but I found the research that went into the story of the film fascinating. The talk itself is a sort of re-hash of the science and ideas that Blomkamp was considering when he created the aliens in his film and the back-story that got them to earth in the first place. It’s a very interesting talk and one I really enjoyed. Who knows, maybe one of the other District 9 fans will appreciate it too.

    Video after the break.

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  • 04 Mar

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    Oh, If Only…

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    Von Trier takes on Denmark’s tourism ads…

     

  • 03 Mar

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    LEGO’s Just Got a Whole Lot Cooler. And Nerdier.

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    That’s right. I’m back with another Star Wars related post. This one is just a “sit back and watch” bit of fun. Not as breathtaking as the “OK Go!” video we posted last night over at MorePop, but for stop motion LEGO’s, it’s pretty tight. Well done in the sound effect department too. Enjoy!

     

  • 03 Mar

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    Finite Focus: “Someone get me a fucking wiener before I die!” (One Flew Over The Cukoo’s Nest)

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    In this age of 3D glasses, product placement, and an abundance of needless special effects, I sometimes forget what it is that has always made me love movies so much. For me, I’m reminded during those rare moments when the actors completely take over a scene, where everyone and everything just clicks, and I become so engrossed in the moment that I am no longer aware that I am sitting on the couch in my living room in podunk Pennsylvania munching on reheated pizza. It’s those times when my analytical eye goes blind, when I forget that I’m watching people act, where I’m no longer examining the camerawork and mentally tearing apart the story for inconsistencies, and imagining the directors orchestrating the scene during production.

    There are some scenes (and entire movies) that are just so perfect, that when I watch them or think about them, my mind pulsates with elation to the point where I think that one of these days when I watch it, my brain very well may explode from an overload of sheer awesomeness. This is one of those scenes. This is one of those movies. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is not a movie that is a stranger to critical and commercial praise – it won five Oscars after all, including Best Picture – but sometimes the praise it has received makes me take for granted how great of a movie it really is. It is a showcase of brilliant acting, a “how-to” for any aspiring young actor out there, and a delicious treat for anyone who, like myself, watches films first and foremost for interesting characters and deeply layered performances.

    This scene should be viewed in all Acting 101 classes.

    p.s. Does anyone else find Brad Dourif grossly underrated as an actor?

  • 22 Feb

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    The Illusionist. Not Starring Edward Norton.

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    Here’s a really, really fascinating interview with Sylvain Chomet, the director of much beloved The Triplets of Belleville… if you speak French. If not, just enjoy the bits of footage we get for his next project entitled The Illusionist, written by oscar nominee, Jacques Tati. It looks frickin’ awesome; as we would expect.

     
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  • 14 Feb

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    “I Know”

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  • 10 Feb

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    Soderbergh and Crew Talk About “The Red” and The Digital Revolution

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    Steven Soderbergh talks about “The Red” and digital technology in regards to his film Che (recently released under the wonderful Criterion label for both standard and Blu-Ray). I have yet to pick up this astonishingly overlooked, under-appreciated and unfairly shit upon (by audiences and the studio) DVD version of the film, but as I understand it, it is a must have for not only history buffs, but also anyone interested in the art of film making in the new decade.

    Soderbergh’s commentary track is apparently fascinating and of course well though out and articulate. I look forward to rewatching the film (in its four hour entirety) through his eyes, so to speak. Also included in the DVD set is a 33-minute featurette entitled “Che and the Digital Cinema Revolution” which has recently been posted online for those of us who can’t put together the scratch for the DVD. I’ve posted this video below for your enjoyment. God bless Steven Soderbergh; yes, cinema matters to us Steve! Keep it coming!

    Watch: “Che and the Digital Cinema Revolution”

     

  • 08 Feb

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    Video: Hotel Hell Vacation

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    Color me disappointed. Granted, I shouldn’t have expected very much, with this essentially being a fifteen minute commercial for Homeaway.com, but when I was sent this short film sequel to the Clark Griswold Vacation series, I was hoping for a little of the magic that the previous movies had. The original Vacation and Christmas Vacation are still two of my favorite comedies – it’s tough to beat Chevy Chase and his comedic timing in his prime (unless you’re Bill Murray in his prime, of course). It seems like they used all of their money up on their 30-second Super Bowl spot though, resulting in some cheap production, haphazard editing, and plain unfunny writing.

    I know, I know. I shouldn’t have had any expectations for this sort of thing, especially considering it is more or less a commercial and Chase hasn’t starred in a funny movie since the 80s, but hey… give me a break. I’m an optimist. It’s my curse.

  • 05 Feb

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    Short film Terminus to get feature length adaptation.

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    Canadian director Trevor Cawood is probably ecstatic to know that a feature-length adaptation of his short film Terminus is being penned by District 9 screenwriter Terri Tatchell. I’m not sure how they’re going to get two-hours out of this concept, but the short film is pretty damn awesome. Check it out below and be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments.

  • 05 Feb

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    Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s hitRECord Short Film

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    If you have yet to check out Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s experimental filmmaking community, which he now says has evolved into a “full-fledged professional collaborative production company,” then you’re missing out. It’s been around a few years and I’ve been following it since the beginning, when it was little more than a few videos posted by Joe and a forum where others could post and discuss their work. For a while now, they’ve been collaboratively working on a short film titled Morgan M. Morgansen’s Date with Destiny, which Joe took to Sundance this year to screen as an example of the possibilities that the collaborative internet process of bringing minds from all over the world together creates.

    On his site where he posted the video, Joe talked about the experience:

    Albert proposed an off-kilter writing exercise, and then Metaphorest’s beautifully strange short story inspired it all. I read the story aloud, Jenyffer.Maria started drawing the characters, Tori animated Jen’s drawings, Lula and I did a live-action rendition, Lawrie Brewster took the project to soaring heights with his gorgeous visuals, and along the way there was the help, encouragement and roughly 180 contributions from throughout our community. We brought it to Sundance, and Nathan coaxed the lush and vast music out of the newly coined hitRECorchestra. (Good_Girl_Indie has written out a fabulously detailed timeline documenting what happened and when along this RECord’s progression.)

    Not only did we close our (two) official hitRECord screening(s) in the New Frontier Microcinema with this piece, but the next day, Sundance added it as a short film to play before the award-winning feature HOMEWRECKER on a much bigger screen.

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  • 05 Feb

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    Auteur Directors Directing The Superbowl

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    In a pre-youtube age, Ethan Mather made a series of smile-worthy and observative mini-films called simply “Sodapop.” For each under-a-minute-in-length film, the gag was that of someone opening a can of soda in the auteur stylings of multiple different directors (Woody Allen, David Lynch, Martin Scorsese). Taking the same concept, more than a decade later, and applying to the Superbowl broadcast, is this winner of a video from director Andrew Bouvé, featuring Quentin Tarantino, David Lynch, Wes Anderson, Jean-Luc Godard, and Werner Herzog.

    Hattip to MovieCityIndie. Video is tucked under the seat.

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