As we draw close to Oscar time, it’s important to remind people just what deserves what, despite what a few dusty-ass raisins in Hollywood say. I said it before and I will say it again, the Oscars should be a peoples choice award and there shouldn’t be separate categories for male and female actors….there…my twoContinue reading “This Gravity featurette guarantees them winning every technical category in the Oscars”
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VFX artists Miguel Ortega and Tran Ma, Kickstart a visually stunning cryptozoology adventure The Ningyo
Got an email from Miguel Ortega, this amazing VFX artist we did a story on awhile back. In it he told us about a new project he’s working on, that he’s trying to get some crowd funding to complete. My immediate response to the letter was “YES!” and “How can I help?” All this andContinue reading “VFX artists Miguel Ortega and Tran Ma, Kickstart a visually stunning cryptozoology adventure The Ningyo”
Jessica Chastain seals the deal in Zero Dark Thirty
Zero Dark Thirty, directed by Academy Award winning Kathryn Bigelow, is explosively riveting from beginning to end. Dark, raw, and unsavory, it’s everything the American public needs to see about what it took to find Osama Bin Laden (OBL). From the torture and degradation of detainees to so many senseless deaths, the more than decade longContinue reading “Jessica Chastain seals the deal in Zero Dark Thirty”
Daniel Day-Lewis disappears into role as Lincoln
“If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.” —Abraham Lincoln, in a letter dated April 4, 1864 Set in the final months of Lincoln’s first term, the Civil War, and Lincoln’s life, the film Lincoln is everything you’ve come to expect from a Spielberg project – top shelf actors giving career-capping performances, historically detailed costumesContinue reading “Daniel Day-Lewis disappears into role as Lincoln”
Hopkins, Mirren Utterly Captivating in Wildly Entertaining “Hitchcock”
“All of us harbor dark recesses of violence and horror.” – Alfred Hitchcock Magnificent. Wildly entertaining. Engaging. Hilarious. Fascinating. If we’re talking about director Sacha Gervasi’s 2012 biopic Hitchcock, then, yes. All these things. All of these things a dozen times over. Easily a contender at the 2013 Academy Awards, Hitchcock is a must-see for fans of Alfred Hitchcock, AnthonyContinue reading “Hopkins, Mirren Utterly Captivating in Wildly Entertaining “Hitchcock””
Indeed…The new international trailer for Django Unchained is glorious
This just keeps getting better and better! However is Quentin showing us too much? I don’t give a f***! Anytime this man makes a film I am on board and seeing this new international trailer for Django Unchained starring Christoph Waltz and Jamie Foxx is jam packed with so much fun I can hardly containContinue reading “Indeed…The new international trailer for Django Unchained is glorious”
New trailer for Quentin Tarantinos “Django Unchained” starring Jamie Foxx is better than the first
I’m pretty much at the theater right now watching this and holding your seat while you fetch me some nachos, I wanna see this so bad! It’s been almost three years since QT has done a film, his last was a remake of the 70’s World War II film Inglorius Bastards and since then he’sContinue reading “New trailer for Quentin Tarantinos “Django Unchained” starring Jamie Foxx is better than the first”
M.I.T.N.G TAKES A LOOK AT THE WORKS OF COMPOSER THOMAS NEWMAN
I was first introduced to Thomas Newman (born Oct 20, 1955 in Los Angelas) through his work in American Beauty. He had done several films leading up to American Beauty, which gained him an Oscar nod, but it was something about American Beauty that painted such an amazing picture of dysfunctional American life that itContinue reading “M.I.T.N.G TAKES A LOOK AT THE WORKS OF COMPOSER THOMAS NEWMAN”
M.I.T.N.G TAKES A LOOK AT THE WORKS OF COMPOSER “HOWARD SHORE”
Even with all the laurels Howard Shore has received in the past for his works in such films as The Lord Of The Rings,HUGO and Silence Of The Lambs he is and remains a true artist. This Canadian born songwriter got his start the same way all the Canadian stars of his time got theirContinue reading “M.I.T.N.G TAKES A LOOK AT THE WORKS OF COMPOSER “HOWARD SHORE””
I MET THE WALRUS DIRECTED BY JOSH RASKIN
I remember awhile back coming across this animated short on Vimeo. It’s a young man (Jerry Levitan‘s) interview with John Lennon back in 1969 set to some amazing animation. I loved it so much I thought I’d share it with you guys. It’s been around since 2008 so most of you have probably seen it,Continue reading “I MET THE WALRUS DIRECTED BY JOSH RASKIN”