Movies you need to see at Sundance: Part 1
Posted by Scott on January 7, 2009 4 Comments

Since I am heading down to Sundance Film Festival in 2 weeks I thought it would be important to prepare myself and try to figure out what movies were important for me to see. Here …

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‘The Wrestler’ looks awesome …
Monday, 8 Sep, 2008 – 7:42 | No Comment
‘The Wrestler’ looks awesome …

When I first heard about Darren Aronofsky making a movie about a washed up wrestler I immediately thought it would be about Rick Flair or Hulk Hogan. To my surprise I found out it was about …

Takeshi Kitano gives us ‘Achilles and the Tortoise’
Saturday, 6 Sep, 2008 – 12:00 | No Comment
Takeshi Kitano gives us ‘Achilles and the Tortoise’

The Japanese cult filmmaker Takeshi Kitano returns with ‘Achilles and the Tortoise’, a film that comically addresses the world of art and art dealership. The title is taken from the ancient Greek paradox of motion. …

Chick Flick from the Past: ‘Brief Encounter’ (1945)
Thursday, 4 Sep, 2008 – 15:57 | One Comment
Chick Flick from the Past: ‘Brief Encounter’ (1945)

Director: David Lean
Writer: Based on the play “Still Life” by Noel Coward
Cast: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, and Joyce Carey.
Run time: 86 minutes (black and white)
Rating: None
Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars, won Grand …

‘The Wrestler’ Featuring Song by Bruce Springsteen
Monday, 1 Sep, 2008 – 16:00 | One Comment
‘The Wrestler’ Featuring Song by Bruce Springsteen

According to his own blog, Darren Aronofsky’s newest film, ‘The Wrestler’, will feature an original song by Bruce Springsteen.  The film is debuting concurrently in Venice and Toronto in order for the songwriter to finish …

WAMG First Look at ‘Slumdog Millionaire’
Friday, 29 Aug, 2008 – 7:00 | No Comment
WAMG First Look at ‘Slumdog Millionaire’

 
This looks like an interesting little human drama piece from Danny Boyle, a director known jumping around between styles and genre… and a director that I typically enjoy. ‘Trainspotting’ was both fascinating and ground-breaking at the …

In case you missed it … ‘He Was a Quiet Man’
Thursday, 28 Aug, 2008 – 13:17 | No Comment
In case you missed it … ‘He Was a Quiet Man’

I hesitated watching this for a while. It’s been on my Netflix queue for a couple months, but whenever it got close to the top, I ended up bumping it back down again. I really …

Review: ‘Traitor’
Wednesday, 27 Aug, 2008 – 14:46 | 2 Comments
Review: ‘Traitor’

Scott:
I was very skeptical going into this movie as there have been little to no ad’s on tv, and I honestly didnt think Don Cheadle could carry a movie by himself. Yes I know ‘Hotel …

Chuck Palahniuk’s ‘Rant’ Optioned
Tuesday, 26 Aug, 2008 – 19:28 | No Comment
Chuck Palahniuk’s ‘Rant’ Optioned

According to slashfilm.com, Chuck Palahniuk’s novel, ‘Rant’, has been optioned for a big screen adaptation. Word first broke on Palahniuk’s own website, and no details on what studio picked it up were given.
Most of …

Viggo Mortenson is ‘Good’ in first trailer
Tuesday, 26 Aug, 2008 – 7:01 | No Comment

So, I think we have another candidate for Oscars with this one. ‘Good’ stars Viggo Mortenson in a dramatic story about a professor that’s conflicted over the rise of the Nazi party’s power and with …

Guy Ritchie’s Vision for ‘Sherlock Holmes’
Friday, 22 Aug, 2008 – 16:33 | No Comment
Guy Ritchie’s Vision for ‘Sherlock Holmes’

In talking with USA Today, Guy Ritchie spoke on what his vision for his new ‘Sherlock Holmes’ film will be.
“It will be a very big production, visceral and intellectual,” Ritchie said.  “His brilliance will percolate …

Review: ‘The Longshots’
Friday, 22 Aug, 2008 – 14:39 | 3 Comments
Review: ‘The Longshots’

Travis:
Who would’ve thought Limp Bizkit front-man Fred Durst had it in him? Not me. As it turns out, I found myself in shock and awe of how well Durst did in directing this little sleeper …

‘Veronica Mars’ to the Big Screen?
Wednesday, 20 Aug, 2008 – 16:21 | One Comment
‘Veronica Mars’ to the Big Screen?

This seems to be the case according to The Ausiello Files at EW.com.  Apparently show creator Rob Thomas and star Kristen Bell had a meeting at Thomas’ office to discuss the possibilities of bringing the show …

Russell Crowe in ‘Tenderness’
Wednesday, 20 Aug, 2008 – 16:03 | No Comment

Lucky for us that Russell Crowe can still find time to act in films outside of the studio system. As with his earlier works like ‘Romper Stomper,’ ’The Sum of Us,’ and ‘The Quick and the Dead,’ one …

Russell Crowe Playing Bill Hicks
Tuesday, 19 Aug, 2008 – 5:39 | No Comment
Russell Crowe Playing Bill Hicks

Russell Crowe could be stepping behind the mic stand as Comedian Bill Hicks in a upcoming biopic.  The Oscar winner spoke with the Sydney Morning Herald
about his the film and the postponement of Ridley …

Luhrman’s ‘Australia’ gets 3 new posters …
Sunday, 17 Aug, 2008 – 19:18 | No Comment
Luhrman’s ‘Australia’ gets 3 new posters …

I haven’t been anticipating this one very highly, but the more I see and read about this movie the more I am eager to see what it has in store for us. I wasn’t the …

Review: ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’
Friday, 15 Aug, 2008 – 15:04 | No Comment
Review: ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’

Zac:
Woody Allen’s latest continues his recent string of high quality productions and nestles right between Match Point and Cassandra’s Dream as his second best film of the last 5 years or so.
Vicky (Rebecca Hall) is …

Review: ‘Bottle Shock’
Friday, 15 Aug, 2008 – 10:50 | One Comment
Review: ‘Bottle Shock’

Michelle:
‘Bottle Shock’ is a little film based on the true story of what led up to the legendary Judgement of Paris, when California wine beat French wine in a blind taste test in 1976. Directed …

‘Killing Pablo’: Bardem Out, Ramirez In
Thursday, 14 Aug, 2008 – 5:43 | No Comment
‘Killing Pablo’: Bardem Out, Ramirez In

A sure-fire Oscar contender for 2010 has been replaced.  Javier Bardem, who was scheduled to play Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar, has left Joe Carnahan’s ‘Killing Pablo’ due to scheduling conflicts.
Bardem has said he and …