Under the Radar: Survive Style 5+
For the first installment of Under the Radar, we will look at Gen Sekiguchi’s Japanese release, Survive Style 5+ (2004). The film’s limited release in English-speaking countries […]
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The Hobbit: An Unexpectedly Slow Journey
Throw that pony into third gear and get ready for a perilous—long—dialogue-heavy journey towards some Lonely Mountain. Peter Jackson’s anticipated The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey […]
Two Songs for TV and Film from Snakes With Fur
Need a Love song for your film or some upbeat Swing music about being a Lazy Pimp? Then check this out. Free Electronic Press Kits […]
Albuquerque Comic Con. Q&A with Jim Burleson
With the Albuquerque Comic Con swiftly approaching – I decided it was time to get in touch with the promoter of the event – and […]
Amores Perros: Moments of Weightlessness
Alejandro González Iñárritu’s film Amores Perros (2000) is a prime example of what Alissa Quart coined “Hyperlink Cinema” (Quart 1). Essentially, a term that refers to […]
Q&A with Ang Lee and Suraj Sharma
Having heard horror stories about the “Meet the Filmmaker” event with Cameron Diaz and Alan Rickman that led to queues, commotion and hours of waiting, […]
My Top Three Undead Films of All Time
Cemetery Man (Michele Soavi, 1994) aka Dellamorte Dellamore Somewhere in English speaking Italy: Francesco (Rupert Everett) and Gnaghi (François Hadji-Lazaro) are the caretakers of a small-town cemetery where the dead come […]
A Riddle in Temporality: Hollis Frampton’s Nostalgia
Hollis Frampton’s black and white 16mm film, Hapax Legomena I: Nostalgia (1971), takes us on a journey through moving and still image and memory and anticipation: […]
Room 237 Review: Keep on Shining
Keep on Shining Room 237 is a film about a film or, more specifically, an essay like documentary discussing Stanley Kubrick’s psychological horror The Shining. Taking […]
Skyfall is riding sky high!
It’s been four years since the elegantly suited James Bond (Daniel Craig) hit our screens in the disappointingly mediocre Quantum of Solace. Thankfully, from the […]