The latest Asian movie releases. Johnnie To’s new film is the financial drama Life Without Principle, starring Denise Ho and Ching Wan Lau, and out now on Hong Kong Blu-ray and DVD. LIFE WITHOUT PRINCIPLE Johnnie To, 2011, Hong Kong Hong Kong Blu-ray/DVD Films have always been a conduit for society’s woes, whether directly or indirectly, and over the years the state of economy has played a big part in… Read More »
Review: Mirror Mirror
Back in the dark ages of Spring 2011 the idea of two Snow White films coming out in the same year seemed both obvious and ludicrous. Of course Hollywood was going to make a Snow White film, Abortion in Wonderland had made over a billion dollars and Snow was a logical successor. Also, Hollywood likes to do everything in pairs so whatever failure or success meets one, the buck can… Read More »
The List: 100 best films of ’00s
The last decade of cinema has been an interesting one. The 100 films below is the most diverse of all the lists. The top ten I guessed pretty close what would be in the top ten. This time around, it’s a crazy hodge-podge of movies. The fact that two non-English films make the top ten shows how the language of cinema has matured and developed over the decades. Doing these… Read More »
35mm Heroes Podcast Ep#114: God Bless America Review
The Tripod of Awesomeness is back to full strength as Jordan, Ian and Noel start this episode off by telling you what they’ve been watching which includes The Rum Diary, The Iron Lady, Headhunters, Titanic 3D, Possession, Hairspray, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within and The Last Detail. The trailer talk this week is for the new comedy starring Simon Pegg, A Fantastic Fear of Everything. The main review this week… Read More »
Film7070: Klute (1971)
1971 churned out some fantastic additions to cinematic history; you’ve got The French Connection, Dirty Harry and let’s not forget Kubrick’s controversial A Clockwork Orange. But seeing this Film7070 challenge is aimed at discussing movies I’m yet to see, I chose to watch Alan Pakula’s Klute, a film I actually knew nothing about. After the disappearance of respected businessman Tom Gruneman, a lewd and explicit letter is found in his… Read More »
2000AD: A Film Goldmine
There’s a film coming soon. One that I have anticipated since I was 15. Such anticipation that was utterly crushed by Sylvester Stallone in 1995 and revitalized to full strength in the middle of last year because of an announcement. An announcement stating that they would have another crack at doing it right. A film that could finally do justice to the character that is Joe Dredd. A character known… Read More »
Could Mirror Mirror actually be the superior Snow White retelling?
Fairytales are a bit of a cultural phenomenon, Disney or no Disney. As escapist moralistic tales we read to our children and continuously adapt to the screen, big and small, we’re still intent on keeping the same reassuring storylines and character types. The old Grimm fairytales have remained, but been adapted into neutered versions for children’s anthologies and animation, so what is it we’re really protecting? Are these new versions… Read More »
The Best of British: The Nu-Wave of Exciting UK Directors
BRITISH cinema can be an easy target – thanks, in the main, to feature films like The Sex Lives of the Potato Men or anything with Danny Dire (not a spelling mistake) in it. Thankfully, over the past 18 months or so, a handful of talented individuals have come to the fore, now seen as shining beacons in a room once shrouded in darkness. Some films released may be bleak,… Read More »
B-Movies Weekly: #1 – Alien vs. Ninja
B-Movies. Oh boy, this could be interesting. I’m diving headfirst into what will hopefully be an exciting, fulfilling and quite possibly maddening weekly adventure into a realm of film of which I have barely ever even set foot, the surely glorious world of B-Movies – and I’m bringing you along for the ride. What unimaginable wonders will I see? What unforgettable tales await me? What lessons will I learn along… Read More »
New Blu-Ray Releases: 9/4/2012
The Easter Bunny’s bringing little of any worth this week… It’s another brief one folks as the only release that even really merits any talking about is the DIE HARD QUADRILOGY set which seems to be a bit of a placeholder until something better comes along frankly. With little to no information online for the set, it would appear that this is a packaging up of the films which have… Read More »
