Sony Pictures Classics has released a new trailer for Foxcatcher – the tragic true story of John DuPont and the Olympic gold medal wrestlers Mark and Dave Schultz, directed by Bennett Miller (Capote, Moneyball). Foxcatcher is slated for a November 14 release and has amassed a lot of critical buzz for all three leads – […]
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CIFF Review: Whiplash – Yes, It’s That Good!
Although one of the joys of covering a film festival is the cool movies that you might never otherwise see, there are always a few that you have to see even when you know they will being getting some kind of mainstream release. Whiplash – which won both the Jury and Audience prizes at this […]
Movie Trailer: Magic In The Moonlight!
The one-liner for Magic in the Moonlight is, ‘A romantic comedy about an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle. Personal and professional complications ensue.’ Colin Firth plays a brilliant illusionist who is tasked with debunking Emma Stone’s apparent psychic. The trailer – following the jump – suggests he may be getting in […]
The Raid 2: Elegance and Explosive Violence!
The Raid 2 finds rookie cop Rama (Iko Uwais) back undercover, but the plot twists and turns are almost an afterthought – something to hang a series of extended action sequences on. Writer/director/editor Gareth Evans provides all the gritty, nasty action you could hope for (and more – The Raid 2 is two-and-a-half hours long) […]
MOVIE REVIEW: Micmacs Wins Us Over With Oddball Approach to Revenge!
Jean-Pierre Jeunet is best known for the luminous Amelie – and the darkly comic Delicatessen – but they’re not the only fine films he’s made. His latest effort, Micmacs, is both a revenge flick and a caper movie. In this case, both revolve around the unfortunate Bazil [Dany Boone] – whose father is killed by […]
MOVIES: First Look: Micmacs – Amelie Director Throws in Everything Including the Kitchen Sink!
Jean-Pierre Jeunet has already made his mark on the greater North American consciousness with the rapidly-coming-considered-a-classic, Amelie. If not for budgetary concerns, he might have repeated the feat with The Life of Pi, a film about a boy and tiger stranded in a lifeboat. Since that never came to pass, Jeunet has taken the tale […]
MOVIE REVIEW: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnasuss – Wonders of a Different Sort!
We all know the story of how Heath Ledger’s death almost derailed Terry Gilliam’s latest film – and how three of Ledger’s friends [Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell] stepped in to finish the film after Gilliam tweaked the script to allow for their presences. The result, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, is one […]