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Tenacious D - To Be The Best
"Some call them kings, others call the gods" not sure anyone's been hanging out for more Tenacious D, but there's some nice Entourage-level cameos in this short
28th Mar 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Total Recall
Colin Farrell steps into Arnie's shoes in a remake of the "hang on - is this Mars or what?" sci-fi blender. Bryan Cranston is in charge of the cops so it's got that going for it at least
28th Mar 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
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Promo Promo: Heavy Blanket
Psychedelic album promo up for J Mascis' side project Heavy Blanket.
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23rd Mar 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
The Descendants
Convoluted melodrama, with a decent central performance from George Clooney.
23rd Mar 2012
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Take Me Home Tonight
Some laughs as Topher Grace tries period 80s post-college partycom. Rubik's Cube w new stickers.
21st Mar 2012
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Senna
Compelling doc about the Brasilian F1 driver edited from existing footage. Great ride even if you find F1 dull.
21st Mar 2012
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The Muppets
Fuzzy get-felt-gang-back-together feel-good antics. Man Or Muppet? song v Conchords, bonus Dave Grohl cameo.
21st Mar 2012
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12 Monkeys
Engaging but overblown sci-fi romp, as Terry Gilliam stretches a 5 min experimental film out to 2 hours.
20th Mar 2012
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Trailer Park: Prometheus (again)
Looks epic. Makes you realise no one has done good sci-fi with decent actors and a script for a while... Only downside so far is Luther's dodgy Texan accent.
Totally different vibe international trailer here. Another IMAX trailer here. Viral clue here. Ridley & Lindelof Q&A here.
Via AICN, who note the similarity to the original Alien trailer.
18th Mar 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Fast Five
Furiously paced ensemble heist movie. A muscle car next to Danny Ocean's vintage Porsche.
17th Mar 2012
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Promo Promo: The Shoes vs Jake Gyllenhaal
Here's Jake Gyllenhaal killing hipsters with hammers.
Via @forksandtorches
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15th Mar 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: On The Road
Walter Salles' On The Road adaptation has a trailer. Doesn't look terrible, but I'll be reserving judgment for now. Sam Riley's throaty accent doen't fill me with confidence.
14th Mar 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Love And Other Drugs
Pseudo-deep, nostalgia tinged comedy > drama, painted with big, cliched brush strokes.
12th Mar 2012
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Faster
The Rock does his best Lee Marvin impression while Billy Bob slums it in this unsubtle thriller-by-numbers.
10th Mar 2012
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Hi Ho Silver!
First image up for the Lone Ranger reboot ...and it doesn't look terrible.
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8th Mar 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Schindler's List
Brutal masterpiece. Outstanding direction, assured writing and performances, amazing photography.
5th Mar 2012
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Galaxy Quest
Entertaining post-modern comedy, effectively riffing and paying homage to the geek-fest of #StarTrek.
4th Mar 2012
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RIP: Ralph Mcquarrie
@StarWars artist Ralph McQuarrie has died aged 82. He's the guy who drew a lot of the original concept art for Star Wars, designing an entire world that is now a part of nearly everyone's culture.
George Lucas has praised the artist over on StarWars.com
Via BBC
4th Mar 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
John Carter
An uneasy mix of sandals, sci-fi, Superman and cowboys that holds together, but never quite takes off.
3rd Mar 2012
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Hanna
Abstract, ambitious, pretentious, graphical, European art house thriller. Like Wes Anderson doing Bourne.
2nd Mar 2012
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Country Strong
Another lumbering plod through the troubled, lovelorn, cliche-ridden world of Country & Western.
2nd Mar 2012
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Ted 2023: Peter Weyland
Peter Weyland of Weyland-Yutani gives a speech at TED .....all in the name of promoting Ridley Scott's new Alien-esque movie Prometheus. Clever/Smug.
29th Feb 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
State of Grace
Early 90s gangster pic - with juvenile Penn, Oldman and Reilly doing a dry run for 'The Departed'.
Halliwell says: Dull and plodding gangster movie.
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28th Feb 2012
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85 Films Martin Scorsese Thinks You Should See
Fast Company magazine has an interesting list of films mentioned by Martin Scosese as influentual to him. He's certainly consistent, as he's been talking a lot of these up since I was at film school - directly prompting me to check out Faces, Duel in the Sun, Gun Crazy, Kiss Me Deadly, The Leopard, A Matter of Life and Death, Peeping Tom and The Red Shoes ...amongst others. Pretty sure he put me onto Black Narcissus too - my favourite Powell & Presseburger movie.
27th Feb 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Oscars 1976
Fascinating video of Steven Spielberg watcing the live Oscar nomations in 1976, following the massive box office success of Jaws.
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The Eagle
Roman action/drama that covers the same ground as 'Centurion', with twice the style and half the pace.
25th Feb 2012
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The Company Men
Thoughtful unemployment drama, filled with solid performances and classy cinematography.
25th Feb 2012
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Walking Tall
Fun smalltown actioner with a plot The A-team would be proud of except The Rock didn't know who to call.
25th Feb 2012
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Trailer Park: The Raid
This month's "Most kills in a trailer" award goes to relentless Indonesian all-out martial arts cops n guns fest The Raid (@THERAIDMOVIE). Have heard bloody good things (well, it's bloody and it's good) from early reports - something of a tribute to early (ie pre-Hollywood) John Woo from Welsh director Gareth Evans by all accounts. Looks like they've borrowed The Wire's font too
24th Feb 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Year Zero ...with added Black Mountain
Trailer up for the epic surf movie 'Year Zero' from Globe. The movie itself looks pretty tasty, shot around the world on 16mm film ....but the real reason to get excited is the Black Mountain soundtrack.
The album features a few old classics (including 'Tyrants' - featuring my all time favourite drum licks) and a handful of unreleased tracks such as 'Phosphorescent Waves', 'Embrace Euphoria', 'In Sequence' and 'Mary Lou' - which you can download over at Jagjaguwar and listen to below.
The album is out April 2nd in the UK, April 3rd elswhere.
Via Stereogum.
23rd Feb 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Married To The Mob
Tight, multi-layered comedy in Jonathan Demme's best film - and the antidote to 'Goodfellas'.
Halliwell says: Effervescent comedy-thriller that bubbles merrily along.**
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23rd Feb 2012
Read more 4.5 star reviewsJacob Sutton: Glowing Man
Outstanding fashion film up from Jacob Sutton, following a man on a snowboard in an LED suit. Say no more.
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23rd Feb 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Skate or die: GoPro
Skateboarding's probably pretty close to porn when it comes to using advances in film technology. Check out this quick how-to about mounting a mini GoPro HD camera under a skateboard, from @RideChannel's excellent In Focus series.
22nd Feb 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Scarface
Shapeless pacing and shoddy production values make for one of the most over-rated film school favorites.
Halliwell says: Absurdly brutalized version of the above, with detailed violence and a superabundance of foul language. Scarface has now become an emigre Cuban, and the film seems to want to make a political statement.
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20th Feb 2012
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No Strings Attached
Devastatingly transparent and unambitious romcom-by-numbers with Natalie Portman.
19th Feb 2012
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London Boulevard
Surprisingly acceptable mockney caper. Think The Long Good Friday with flashes of Only Fools & Horses.
18th Feb 2012
Read more 3 star reviewsBlind Date
Great short film up from Abigail Blackmore - Blind Date.
18th Feb 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Tomorrow, When The War Began
Heartbreak High meets Red Dawn in this bland teen Aussie box office smash.
17th Feb 2012
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Trailer Park: Beyond The Black Rainbow
about time someone picked up that Cronenberg video-terror / mad scientist ball and ran with it... (bonus points for the VHS poster here)
17th Feb 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Cabin In The Woods
It was delayed for a few years due to the collapse of MGM, but this meta-horror from Drew "Cloverfield" Goddard and producer Joss Whedon is opening at SXSW this April
17th Feb 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Wayne's World - Partying On for 20 Years
It's the 20th Anniversary of the Wayne's World movie. Ouch. Here's a then/now comparison of the cast. And while you're there, check out the cast of Dazed & Confused ....though Wooderson is cheating a bit thanks to that recent Black Widow promo.
16th Feb 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Rush
Disappointingly dated, wooden, melodramatic undercover-cops-go-too-far movie. With added Eric Clapton noodling.
15th Feb 2012
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Vintage Movie Posters
Hold on to that old movie poster rolled up on top of your wardrobe, as in case you didn't already know these things can be worth a lot of money.
Love seeing the alternate marketing vision for some of these movies. The Alien teaser poster is a million miles from the graphic identity that pretty much shaped the whole series.
Via Vintage Seekers via Uncrate.
15th Feb 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
No Man's Land
Surprisingly stylish slice of 80s action with @CharlieSheen ...like Point Break, without surfboards.
14th Feb 2012
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The Lincoln Lawyer
Matthew McRomcomedy gets semi-serious in this tricksy courtroom drama ...an updated Jagged Edge.
13th Feb 2012
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Chalet Girl
Unambitious @UKFilmCouncil drivel starring many of the usual suspects. I'm talking to you #BillNighy.
12th Feb 2012
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Battle Los Angeles
Stylish, directionless, underdeveloped video game shoot 'em up. Black Hawk Down with aliens.
11th Feb 2012
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Trailer Park: Iron Sky
New trailer for the "Nazis from the dark side of the moon" film that's been "coming soon" for ages. Looks a lot more Top Secret/Hot Shots! with that new President Palin character
10th Feb 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet