Posted in Cinema, Film and TV Guide on 24. Jul, 2010
Obviously, if a film discusses the mind as a physical space that can be broken into, secrets as objects that can be stolen and the subconscious as a violent population, it’s asking you to suspend reality. Still, there needs to be a measure of coherence within the film’s reality.
Posted in Cinema, Film and TV Guide on 21. Jul, 2010
Film writer Liam Camps criticises Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer’s latest film Vampires Suck for cashing in on the success of Twilight instead of protesting against it.
Posted in Film and TV Guide, Online on 17. Jun, 2010
Today’s short film recommendation is The PEN Story in which a man on his 50th wedding anniversary looks back at his life in photographs. The film combines stop motion and photography expertly and although the goal is to sell a product, the journey there is spectacular. This is a tremendous feat of imagination and creative [...]
Posted in Film and TV Guide, Online on 15. Jun, 2010
In six minutes baby Billy’s day out manages to manages to shock and disturb as it portrays a dysfunctional family steeped in fanaticism. It is a moving short essay on the life of many modern families.
Posted in Cinema, Film and TV Guide on 14. Jun, 2010
Pay too much attention to the title of Noah Baumbach’s new film and you might mistake Roger Greenberg, played by an uncharacteristically quiet Ben Stiller, for the protagonist. Don’t worry if you do – Roger pathologically fails to defeat his self-obsession and so, he thinks it’s all about him too.
Posted in Film and TV Guide, Online on 10. Jun, 2010
Today’s film of interest is a critically acclaimed short from Canada by Simon Olivier Fecteau – a better use of your time than Lady Gaga’s 9-minute Alejandro video.
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