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Hi-Res Images From Spielberg’s ‘The Adventures of Tintin’
31 December 2010 5:21 AM, PST | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
If anyone can turn a franchise largely unknown outside of Europe into a Stateside crowd-pleaser, it would Steven Spielberg. /Film brings us some beautiful high-resolution frames from the Peter Jackson-Spielberg motion-capture 3-D collaboration, The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn. We’ve already seen a few pics, and it looks like Spielberg and company have managed to largely avoid that freaky Uncanny Valley effect. (And I know some of you out there were kind of turned on by Zoe Saldana‘s Neytiri in Avatar… but, uh, no comment other than – go to a bar and talk to a girl.)
So here we go – Tintin (Jamie Bell) and Captain Haddock (Andy Serkis, thank God), stuck in a desert for reasons that will be probably be made clear once we have an actual trailer. (Although don’t hold your breath – on Saving Private Ryan, the DreamWorks marketing people had to »
- Anthony Vieira
Best Blu-rays (And One DVD) from 2010
30 December 2010 1:34 PM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
I have basically resigned myself to reviewing, watching and recommending Blu-rays whenever possible. I love the format and wish everyone could just magically adopt it so the prices would become more reasonable (a dream scenario I'm sure). I am always waiting and looking for deals when it comes to Blu-rays since most often the prices are simply too outrageous. As a matter of fact, while putting this piece together I only now bought myself copies of The African Queen and The Bridge on the River Kwai at Barnes and Noble as both were on sale and I had a 10% off coupon. The way I see it $39 isn't bad for the those two titles, especially when suggested retail is $75 before shipping.
So understand, I know when recommending this many titles at once I realize the possibility of you purchasing all of them is slim to none, but hopefully I may be »
- Brad Brevet
National Film Registry 2010
29 December 2010 11:24 AM, PST | Planet Fury | See recent Planet Fury news »
Each year, the U.S. National Film Preservation Board selects 25 "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" films to be added to the National Film Registry, for preservation by the Library of Congress. The program began in 1989, with 550 films now preserved. This year's choices have been announced and we're thrilled to see some wonderful genre titles among the selections.
Thankfully, the National Film Registry doesn't discriminate against any type of film genre — little known or blockbuster, horror or noir; it doesn't matter. Past choices include Alien, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Psycho, My Darling Clementine, The Maltese Falcon, Jailhouse Rock, Night of the Living Dead and Red River. All that matters is whether a film is truly great and/or important. This year is no different.
Among the chosen for 2010 are George Lucas' 1967 sci-fi freakout Electronic Labyrinth: Thx 1138 4Eb, George Lucas' 1980 masterwork The Empire Strikes Back, William Friedkin's 1973 horror classic The Exorcist, »
- Theron
question of the day: What movie are you ashamed to admit you’ve never seen?
27 December 2010 7:36 AM, PST | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »
I keep putting off posting this question because I’m so embarrassed to answer it myself, but it’s time to bite the bullet: What movie are you ashamed to admit you’ve never seen? I know there are some serious gaps in my film education, and when I look at, say, the AFI’s list of top 100 movies, I’m sorry to say that I haven’t seen too many of them: Sunset Boulevard The African Queen Chinatown The Grapes of Wrath The Maltese Falcon Yikes. Now that I’ve humiliated myself, it’s your turn... (If you have a suggestion for a Qotd, feel free to email me. Responses to this Qotd sent by email will be ignored; please post your responses here.) »
- MaryAnn Johanson
The Best Blu-ray Discs of 2010
25 December 2010 7:19 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Best Contemporary Titles
Winner: "Avatar: Extended Edition"
Runner-up: "Inception"
Doesn't matter what you thought of the film, I enjoyed it but didn't particularly love it, James Cameron fully delivers on his promise to make the 'Extended Edition' Blu-ray release worth the double-dip as it has to be one the single deepest and richest releases for a single film on the market.
The transfer is pure reference quality, the inserted new footage in the three alternate cuts available is exactly the same quality as the rest of the cut, and the sound design is awe-inspiring. Extras are disgustingly rich - three near feature-length docos, nearly an hour of cut footage, countless featurettes, artwork and a beautiful looking if a tiny bit awkwardly designed packaged set.
Picking a runner-up wasn't that difficult. Christopher Nolan's puzzle box of a film "Inception" is a trippy but whip smart and bold heist film »
- Garth Franklin
The Best Blu-ray Discs of 2010
25 December 2010 7:19 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Best Contemporary Titles
Winner: "Avatar: Extended Edition"
Runner-up: "Inception"
Doesn't matter what you thought of the film, I enjoyed it but didn't particularly love it, James Cameron fully delivers on his promise to make the 'Extended Edition' Blu-ray release worth the double-dip as it has to be one the single deepest and richest releases for a single film on the market.
The transfer is pure reference quality, the inserted new footage in the three alternate cuts available is exactly the same quality as the rest of the cut, and the sound design is awe-inspiring. Extras are disgustingly rich - three near feature-length docos, nearly an hour of cut footage, countless featurettes, artwork and a beautiful looking if a tiny bit awkwardly designed packaged set.
Picking a runner-up wasn't that difficult. Christopher Nolan's puzzle box of a film "Inception" is a trippy but whip smart and bold heist film »
- Garth Franklin
Deplorable Gay Villain Stereotype, or the Only Interesting Character in "Tron: Legacy?"
23 December 2010 12:56 PM, PST | The Backlot | See recent The Backlot news »
Jacob Bernstein of The Daily Beast has an interesting piece out today on how Tron: Legacy’s prancing bad guy Castor (played by actor Michael Sheen) is part of a long and unfortunate Hollywood tradition of coded gay villains going back to Peter Lorre in The Maltese Falcon.
"The [Tron] character is a tired hybrid of Ziggy Stardust and Joel Grey circa Cabaret, a person who nearly sinks the universe while prancing around in his too-tight suit as techno music blares in the background."
I haven't seen the movie yet, so not certain how on the money Bernstein's assessment is, but here's a Tron: Legacy clip where you can see the character in action:
While it's true the character is never specifically referred to as gay, it is made screamingly obvious. Calling the hero "Prettiness" and suggesting they retire to his "private lounge?" All right, we get it already.
This isn't »
- Dennis Ayers
The Toronto Film Festival’s Essential 100 Movies
22 December 2010 11:00 AM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
It seems like only yesterday that the American Film Institute released their 100 Years...100 Movies [1] list. Actually though, it was over 10 years ago when we first got our look at that "definitive" list of the 100 best American movies. They then did a ten year anniversary of it in 2007 with only minor adjustments and both years Citizen Kane held the number one place as the best American movie. Of course, the problem with those lists is that they only list American films. While Hollywood might be considered the epicenter of film, the art form itself spans the globe, way beyond American borders. That's why the Toronto International Film Festival came up with their Essential 100 movies. Created by merging lists made by Toronto Film Festival supporters along with another made by their programmers, these are supposed to be the 100 essential movies every cinephile must see. And it starts off with a bang as Citizen Kane has been toppled. »
- Germain Lussier
MovieRetriever's 100 Greatest Movies: #46 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
21 December 2010 8:07 AM, PST | MovieRetriever | See recent MovieRetriever news »
Dec 21, 2010
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre has become the archetypal John Huston film. One reason is that it is a clear examination of the exploration or the quest. As in many of his films to come (and The Maltese Falcon, to some extent, before it), Huston here examines a small group of people on a quest for wealth. Generally, in his films with this theme the members of the group accomplish their initial goal: they obtain the money or the treasure. Once having attained it, however, they often find the potential power it brings ...Read more at MovieRetriever.com »
Cinema (Il)Literacy 101 – Merry X-Mas
19 December 2010 3:24 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
It’s that time of year when film pundits present their readers with the Christmas gift of their end-of-year choices: 10 Best lists, 10 Worst lists, 10 This and 10 That lists.
I can’t do that kind of list. Having two small children, I rarely get to see a movie that isn’t animated or involves talking animals, and more often incorporates both.
So, my Christmas gift to you is a rather different kind of list, but it needs a bit of explanation.
For some time, it has been my ambition to share my passion for movies with others by teaching some sort course in film appreciation. This fall, I got my wish. However, the scenario didn’t quite play out as I had envisioned.
The setting was a for-profit university generally organized as something akin to a white collar trade school. Curriculums were very profession-focused, lacking much of the broad cultural base »
- Ricky
Tmp Christmas Wishlist 2010: What Do Movie Buffs Want?
17 December 2010 11:23 AM, PST | Cinelinx | See recent Cinelinx news »
In preparation for the holiday's the writers here at Tmp decided it would be fun to share with you our most wanted items for Christmas. Coming from all of us here at TheMoviePool our Christmas wishlist is something every movie buff and filmmaker can relate to.
Alien Anthology Blu-Ray set
Aliens is probably my favorite movie of all time. From the time I was a wee lad slamming a Queen alien action figure into a Drake action figure, I have felt a connection to the film. I’m a firm believer in practical in-camera special effects and Aliens is the film that most vindicates that position. I don’t care how much money James Cameron spent on Avatar, the Queen fight at the end of Aliens makes it look like SyFy original by comparison.
Alien, on the other hand, is the first major film from one of my favorite directors of all time. »
Blu-Ray Feature: The 10 Best Blu-Rays of 2010
9 December 2010 3:33 PM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – As more and more homes become HD-enabled, the Blu-ray market has finally started to expand to the point that it’s getting difficult to narrow a list of the best releases down to only ten. But that’s what we’re here for — to do the difficult jobs. These are the ten best Blu-rays of 2010.
The most notable trend in Blu-ray in 2010 was the treatment of classic films and television. Several major studios found new ways to pull classic gems from the vault, put them in new HD settings, and remind people why they fell in love with them in the first place. The Criterion Collection continued to lead the way when it came to classics, but Warner Bros. and Universal deserve some praise (and earned a few spots on the list below).
Was it a banner year for classics or a disappointing one for modern releases? Does 70% of »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
The Pulp addiction: Top 10 noir novel adaptations
4 December 2010 4:04 AM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
What springs to mind when you hear the term noir? A deserted cobbled street blanketed by silver fog, a male silhouette lounging by a dimly lit lamp post or the mewing of a mangy cat through a dark alcove? For me, all these images conjure up the sinister voices of the pulp fiction forefathers like Raymond Chandler, James Cain or Dashiell Hammett. These were authors who wove plot patterns so dense they could make a rubix cube look like a postman pat jigsaw. Their detective protagonists were normally fast-talking hardmen scanning the streets with gimlet eyes, their female leads weren’t just females-they were femme fatales.
But perhaps all you picture when you hear the term is that ungodly Mcvities creation lying alone in the biscuit tin-the dreaded Cafe Noir (they taste like a cake decoration you weren’t supposed to eat). If so then you are in the right place, »
- Katie McCabe
Humphrey Bogart The Essential Collection Review And Giveaway
23 November 2010 7:33 AM, PST | AreYouScreening.com | See recent AreYouScreening news »
There are many actors who might get a 24-film set released which would make for a collection of great and/or important films, but few would be so filled with legendary efforts. This is not only true today, as The Humphrey Bogart Essential Collection makes its way to stores, but it will probably always be true. The combination of talent, charisma, and timing is unlikely to come together in such a way again, and no matter what actors come along, none of them will exist in the right decade.
Certain films may leap to mind, of course, like – Casablanca, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Big Sleep, The Maltese Falcon, etc. – and these giants are wonderful to own, but the collection really gets its value from some of the films that aren’t on the short list of titles that everyone automatically thinks of when they hear his name. »
- Marc Eastman
Check Out Tma's 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time List
15 November 2010 10:56 AM, PST | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
The Moving Arts Film Journal has put together a list of the 100 Greatest Movies of All Time. Check it out below. Do you agree with this list of films? Every list is going to be spot on for some and piss others off. I personally am a fan of the list. Take a look and let us know your thoughts!
#1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, Kubrick)
#2. Citizen Kane (1941, Welles)
#3. The Godfather (1972, Coppola)
#4. Andrei Rublev (1966, Tarkovsky)
#5. The Rules of the Game (1939, Renoir)
#6. Casablanca (1942, Curtiz)
#7. Vertigo (1958, Hitchcock)
#8. La Dolce Vita (1960, Fellini)
#9. Seven Samurai (1954, Kurosawa)
#10. The Godfather Pt. II (1974, Coppola)
#11. The Third Man (1949, Reed)
#12. The Wizard of Oz (1939, Fleming)
#13. Dr. Strangelove (1964, Kubrick)
#14. Goodfellas (1990, Scorsese)
#15. Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972, Herzog)
#16. 8½ (1963, Fellini)
#17. Singin’ In The Rain (1952, Donen, Kelly)
#18. Raging Bull (1980, Scorsese)
#19. Lawrence of Arabia (1962, Lean)
#20. Solaris (1972, Tarkovsky)
#21. The Night of the Hunter (1955, Laughton)
#22. On the Waterfront (1954, Kazan)
#23. Intolerance (1916, Griffith)
#24. L’Atalante (1934, Vigo)
#25. Apocalypse Now (1979, Coppola »
- Tiberius
Tma’s 100 Greatest Movies of All Time
13 November 2010 10:27 AM, PST | The Moving Arts Journal | See recent The Moving Arts Journal news »
You will not like something about this list. In your mind, undeserving inclusions and unthinkable omissions probably abound. That is as it should be. Film, for all the scholarship, expertise and pretense that surrounds it, remains, like all art, firmly subjective. Feel free to tell us what we missed, what we misplaced, or congratulate us on a job well done, if you feel so inclined. Just remember to keep it clean, civil and respectful. With that said, these are The Moving Arts Film Journal’s 100 Greatest Movies of All Time:
#1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, Kubrick)
#2. Citizen Kane (1941, Welles)
#3. The Godfather (1972, Coppola)
#4. Andrei Rublev (1966, Tarkovsky)
#5. The Rules of the Game (1939, Renoir)
#6. Casablanca (1942, Curtiz)
#7. Vertigo (1958, Hitchcock)
#8. La Dolce Vita (1960, Fellini)
#9. Seven Samurai (1954, Kurosawa)
#10. The Godfather Pt. II (1974, Coppola)
#11. The Third Man (1949, Reed)
#12. The Wizard of Oz (1939, Fleming)
#13. Dr. Strangelove (1964, Kubrick)
#14. Goodfellas (1990, Scorsese)
#15. Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972, Herzog)
#16. 8½ (1963, Fellini)
#17. Singin’ In The Rain (1952, Donen, »
- Eric M. Armstrong
In My Opinion: The Five Greatest Boxing Films of All-Time
11 November 2010 10:01 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale in The Fighter
Photo: Paramoun Pictures
One of the top Oscar hopefuls this year is The Fighter starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale. It's the story of Micky Ward (played by Mark Wahlberg) and his stepbrother Dickie Eklund (played by Christian Bale) from Boston, Ma. For those of you who don't know, Irish Micky Ward was a light welterweight contender best known for his three exciting bouts with the late great Arturo Gatti. Eklund was a fighter as well and once sent Sugar Ray Leonard to the canvas before succumbing to a serious crack habit that derailed his career. The film is directed by one of my favorite directors David O. Russell (Three Kings, Flirting With Disaster) and along with Wahlberg and Bale, the film also features Amy Adams and the underrated Melissa Leo.
Boxing pics have historically been a tough sell, but I have high hopes for this one. »
- Bill Cody
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo director lashes out at Us remake
10 November 2010 8:04 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Neils Arden Oplev criticises casting of American actor in lead role of Lisbeth Salander in American version of Swedish film
The director of the original Swedish version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has questioned the need for the upcoming American remake, reigniting a long-running war of words over Hollywood raiding foreign language films to repackage them for a global audience.
With an English-language version in the works, to be directed by The Social Network's David Fincher, film-maker Niels Arden Oplev expressed anger at plans to cast an American actor in the lead role of Lisbeth Salander, drawing unflattering comparisons with the Hollywood adaptation of the French film La Femme Nikita, which was poorly received when remade as The Assassin, starring Bridget Fonda in the 1990s.
He told the Word & Film website: "Even in Hollywood there seems to be a kind of anger about the remake; like, 'Why »
- Andrew Pulver
Bogie on Blu-ray is Something to Treasure
6 November 2010 10:10 AM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Blu-ray is often sold as the ideal way to watch big-budget blockbusters on your home theater system. Yet, as Disney's home entertainment division has shown, the format can also be used to give classic films a new lease of life. In the last couple of months Warner Home Video (Whv) has re-issued several such movies on Blu-ray. Two of the most recent are The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and The Maltese Falcon, starring Humphrey Bogart. There is little point in reviewing the quality of these films because they are widely acknowledged as landmarks in cinema history. Instead, this review focuses on how they look in Hi-Def and the extra features provided on each release.
The good news is that Whv, like Disney, has done its past proud. As with many of its releases of modern blockbusters, the company knows how to deliver a quality product.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre »
[DVD Review] The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
24 October 2010 2:58 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
From 1941 to 1953, John Huston and Humphrey Bogart worked on six films together that made Huston a highly respected director and Bogart the leading man of his time (Casablanca notwithstanding). While my favorite remains The Maltese Falcon, the other one most often touted as their best is undoubtedly The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
Those two films actually make for a fine double feature, not only because they are the highlights of this collaboration, but also because it's fun to contrast one against the other. They're similar in design, yet operating on totally different constructs. Bogart hunts a legendary treasure in both and has to fight his way through hell to get to them, but while The Maltese Falcon is stalked by shadows, deep in the noir genre, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a high-riding adventure in sunkissed Mexico.
Somewhat stepping aside from the charismatic leading man role to »
- Arya Ponto
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