Hey, its Shala from Life Between Films with more festival info for you. The kickoff of Tribeca 2013 is only days away, and as I mentioned in my festival guide, there is alot to see and do in association with the Tribeca Film Festival outside of the film screenings. Tribeca is all about the merging of film with other facets of entertainment; this year’s festival is no exception. Take a look at some of the cool things that the 2013...
On today’s episode of The Film Pasture, we learn about that perennial action movie – the exploding helicopter – from the resident expert in the field, Will at the Exploding Helicopter blog. Then we launch into a discussion with Justin from Man, I Love Films about the virtues and vices of sequels, focusing on Pixar’s announcement that Finding Dory is coming in 2015. We also take a few moments to remember the...
This is a big week for the LAMBScores, as this is easily the strongest batch of new releases we’ve had for the year. In fact, we have a new highest-rated film with The Sapphires taking over the #1 spot. Other films of note include: Spring Breakers, Olympus Has Fallen, The...
Robert from Sketchy Details here with the announcement for the next installment of Foreign Chops. For May, we’re going to look at films from the Czech Republic. This will include films from Czechoslovakia, as well.
Since splitting from Slovakia in 1993, the Czech Republic has nabbed 3 Academy Award nominations for Best Foreign Language film, winning for Kolya. The country is also the home of Barrandov Studios, one of the largest...
It was a battle for the ages, and it led to a film containing a fair few battles eing the winner. Yes, The Princess Bride took down Primer, this renewing the debate over what should and shouldn’t be a Movie of the Month yet again. Should it shine a light on lesser-known/lesser-seen gems that slipped through the cracks or should it feature timeless classics? If you ask me, the answer leans towards the former but...
I was unfortunately unable to do a post last week, so this time we have a fairly big edition of the LAMBScores, with four new releases on the slate. First up, we have the latest foray into the world of Oz (Oz the Great and Powerful). We’ve also got a comedy (The Incredible Burt Wonderstone), a thriller...
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...Robert from Sketchy Details here with Foreign Chops #10: Japanese Animation. We had a great turn out with over 30 films from all eras of anime features represented. The most popular choice was The Secret World of Arrietty. This collection also swings heavily in favor of Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli features.
We’ll announce the next Foreign Chops subject soon. For now, enjoy all the great content about Japanese...
The Movie Projector is hosting a James Cagney Blogathon April 8-12, 2013. For a complete blogathon schedule and to find out how to win a copy of the Two-Disc Special Edition DVD of Yankee Doodle Dandy, visit the Cagney Blogathon page at The Movie Projector.
Link for Cagney Blogathon page: http://themovieprojector.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html
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