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15 items from 2012
Beyond the Black Rainbow | Review
17 May 2012 10:10 AM, PDT | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
This is a story about control: Cosmatos’ Throwback a Challenging Piece of Psychedilia
Words cannot rightfully describe Beyond the Black Rainbow, the debut of filmmaker Panos Cosmatos (the son of George Cosmatos of Rambo: First Blood Part II and Tombstone fame), a film that’s obviously imbued and informed by several notable filmmakers yet never actually pays homage to any particular film. Rather, Cosmatos has created a nightmarish world that’s aggravating, hypnotic, and original. While he may not surpass David Lynch in the epitome of the art house mindfuck, he comes close with a film that’s more than a feeling—it’s a state of mind.
Crimson numerals inform us that it’s 1983 and infomercial footage of Mercurio Arboria (Scott Hylands) explains what his Arborian Institute has to offer, namely “a state of mind, a way of being,” with the methods he has developed to create a “happier you” with “serenity through technology. »
- Nicholas Bell
The top 50 robots and AI computers in the movies
12 April 2012 3:01 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
They can be clanking or lithe, as big as a planet or as small as a puppy. Here’s our list of cinema's 50 finest robots and AI computers…
Who doesn’t love robots? Our metal friends have long been a source of inspiration, wonder and fear for filmmakers and audiences. A way to examine our own humanity, and view emotions – or lack of them – from a new perspective, artificial intelligence has been in films for almost as long as we’ve been making them. We seem drawn to them, more often that not casting them as our creations gone rogue and seeking to rise up against us, but sometimes as tragic figures wanting to be more like us. Either way, they’re fascinating, and pretty damn cool.
50. Sonny – I, Robot
Brought to artificial life by the brilliant Alan Tudyk, Sonny is the robot at the heart of the Will Smith blockbuster, »
George Lucas Talks About Star Wars
7 March 2012 9:48 AM, PST | Hollywoodnews.com | See recent Hollywoodnews.com news »
HollywoodNews.com: Sirius Xm Radio today announced that it will broadcast an in-depth interview conducted by Senator Bill Bradley with award-winning filmmaker George Lucas—the legendary creator of the Star Wars Saga and Indiana Jones series and chairman of Lucasfilm, Ltd.—on a special edition of Senator Bradley’s SiriusXM show American Voices.
Lucas discusses a variety of topics throughout the interview, including: his evolution as a filmmaker and storyteller and the role technology played on this journey; his philosophy on education in America; what inspired him to make Red Tails and the importance of sharing the history of the heroic Tuskegee Airmen with the youngest generation of African-Americans in our country today; and the spiritual life lessons woven into the Star Wars Saga.
Senator Bradley’s interview with George Lucas will premiere Wednesday, March 7 at 11:00 am Et on SiriusXM Stars (channel 107). Encore presentations will air all week on SiriusXM Stars, »
- Josh Abraham
2012 Ann Arbor Film Festival: Official Lineup
7 March 2012 7:00 AM, PST | Bad Lit | See recent Bad Lit news »
It’s the 50th anniversary of the Ann Arbor Film Festival and they’re preparing an all-out blowout on March 27 to April 1 to celebrate! The fest is crammed to the gills with the latest and greatest in experimental and avant-garde film, in addition to a celebration of classic work from Ann Arbors past.
Filmmaker Bruce Baillie was there at the first Aaff — and numerous times since. He’s back this year with a major retrospective of his entire career that spans three separate programs. Baillie, who’ll be in attendance of course, will present a brand-new restored version of his epic pseudo-Western Quick Billy, plus screenings of his classic short movies such as Castro Street, Yellow Horse, Quixote, To Parsifal and more.
There’s also a program dedicated to the films of the late Robert Nelson, including Bleu Shut and Special Warning, as well as sprinklings of underground classics throughout »
- Mike Everleth
Beyond the Black Rainbow Trailer
14 February 2012 11:17 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Whoa... where the hell did this come from? Magnolia has released a trailer this week for a movie called Beyond the Black Rainbow, which I had not even heard of up until now, but let me tell you, it's bound to turn a few heads. Beyond the Black Rainbow is a Canadian science-fiction film that seems to have its feet planted firmly in David Cronenberg territory, although I am also reminded of the works of David Lynch and George Lucas' Thx 1138. Director Panos Cosmatos is the son of George P. Cosmatos (yes, the same guy who did such '80s classics as Rambo: First Blood Part II, Cobra, and Leviathan), but clearly seems to be doing his own thing here. The story, as far as I can tell, has something to do with a doctor who is experimenting with mind control technology, although the official synopsis simply describes »
- Sean
'Star Wars' George Lucas: 'I'm going back to avant-garde movies'
8 February 2012 2:11 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
George Lucas has said that he does not plan to retire from filmmaking completely. The Star Wars creator, who had previously suggested that he was going to stop making movies, revealed to Metro that he will instead focus on making films more akin to his earlier indie movies Thx 1138 and American Graffiti. "I keep telling everyone I'm sort of retiring," he said. "But I'm really going to go back to where I started, which is the more avant-garde filmmaking. "I've made enough money so that I can finance it all myself. I don't have to worry or answer to anybody (more) »
- By Simon Reynolds
Tumblr Round-up: More Super Bowl Ads By Filmmakers, ‘Fargo’ – ‘Kill List’ – ‘The Help’ and more
6 February 2012 4:39 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
The Tumblr round-up is a compilation of images, links, posters, stories, videos and so on, taken from the Sound On Sight Tumblr account. We simply do not have the man power nor time to write articles on every interesting movie related goody we find, so this is our way of still promoting some of the stuff we love.
If you have any interesting items that you think we should plug, please email us at admin@soundonsight.org
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Noam Murro directed quite a few Super Bowl ads including the Pepsi “King’s Court” spot which featured X Factor 2011 winner Melanie Amaro and Elton John, as well as the Chevy Sonic “Stunt Anthem” as and the Kia “A Dream Car. For Real Life” commercial.
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Finally, Murro also directed the Chevy Silverado “End of the World” spot.
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This is amazing – A London-based film PR company recently held a screening of Lady And The Tramp for dogs, »
- Ricky
George Lucas: One (mega) hit wonder?
25 January 2012 6:45 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
It’s a phrase out of the music industry: one-hit wonders. Those bands that come out of nowhere, hit the top of the charts with a catchy – maybe even impressive – single, or have one chart-topping album, and then never seem to be able to hit that sweet spot again. Anybody remember Boston’s second album? Another hit single after “96 Tears” from Jay and the Mysterians?
But they’re not alone. There’s not an area of entertainment where the phenomenon doesn’t exist. Rod Serling never topped The Twilight Zone, and Chris Carter never came up with another series as good as The X Files. Fitzgerald wrote a lot of impressive stuff, but never matched The Great Gatsby, and drank himself to death over it (well, Zelda being crazy didn’t help). Michael Cimino copped an Oscar for The Deer Hunter (1978), and then began a long, spectacular flameout.
It happens. »
- Bill Mesce
George Lucas is "retiring", would like you to stop picking on him
18 January 2012 10:39 AM, PST | Shadowlocked | See recent Shadowlocked news »
Director, writer, and apparent 2012 apocalypse adherent George Lucas has had enough of the Hollywood "where am I supposed to put all these tanker trucks full of money?" rat race, recently announcing in a New York Times interview that he's done with big budget movie making.
Both Lucas and his longtime legendary apologist and yes-man Rick McCallum were recently and separately interviewed in regards to George's decades-in-the-making Tuskegee airmen action Red Tails, which opens this Friday. What's making headlines of sorts, however, is not the pleasant conversation about Lucas' work as Executive Producer on the World War II film, but... well... that other thing he's known for. C'mon, it's George Lucas.
So what exactly has the internet mildly up in arms about these chats? We'll get there, but I don't want to spoil it by jumping in head first. Let's warm up with this brilliant near-slip-of-the-tongue from McCallum during a sitdown with Collider. »
George Lucas Retires From Blockbusters But Will Still Make Indiana Jones 5
18 January 2012 5:53 AM, PST | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
67 year-old Star Wars creator George Lucas claims he is retiring from big budget filmmaking and that Red Tails (which opens in the Us on Friday) will be his last big project at Lucasfilm.
This actually isn’t as big a story as you would think as Lucas has retired several times before only to find that itch to make $100 million blockbusters again. If you asked Lucas in the mid ’80s as to whether he would make another three more Star Wars films he would laugh in your face. Indeed he is still planning a fifth Indiana Jones movie with Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg sometime this decade, a live-action Star Wars TV show that he wants to go at least 100 episodes, 3D conversions of the rest of the Star Wars movies and most likely more of the Clone Wars cartoon. So what does his retirement actually mean?
“I’m retiring, »
- Matt Holmes
Star Wars director George Lucas to abandon blockbusters after Red Tails
18 January 2012 4:13 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The veteran film-maker blames negative fan reaction to his recent efforts for decision to return to small-scale film-making
The creator of Star Wars, George Lucas, has said he is to retire from commercial film-making in order to return to the experimental fare that marked the early years of his career.
In an extensive interview with the New York Times (paywall) to mark the arrival in Us cinemas of second world war drama Red Tails, his long-gestating passion project, Lucas promised to make no new Star Wars films, citing negative reaction from fans of the series to his recent efforts.
"I'm retiring," Lucas said. "I'm moving away from the business, from the company, from all this kind of stuff." However, he said he would not rule out making a fifth Indiana Jones film before bringing his commercial career to a close.
The film-maker's longtime producing partner at Lucasfilm, Rick McCallum, confirmed: »
- Ben Child
George Lucas to retire from big film making, rules out more Star Wars films
17 January 2012 11:21 PM, PST | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
George Lucas is bowing out of blockbuster film making, not making any more Star Wars films, and has been chatting about nuking the fridge, too...
If news filtered through of a movie director who made some astounding films in the 70s declaring that they were hanging up their megaphone, then you’d suspect they might get a sympathetic hearing, and a degree of appreciation for their work.
It'll be interesting to see what happens in the case of George Lucas,
In a new interview with the New York Times, ahead of the Us release of his next project, Red Tails, George Lucas has said “I’m retiring”. He added that “I’m moving away from the business, from the company, from all this kind of stuff”.
Appreciating that the Star Wars prequel trilogy has left a bit of a sour taste, as has the continual tinkering with the films themselves, »
George Lucas Wants to Retire From Making Blockbuster Movies
17 January 2012 8:55 PM, PST | FusedFilm | See recent FusedFilm news »
There is no denying that George Lucas’ Star Wars franchise has made a huge impact on cinema. Let’s not forget that he did contribute to the Indiana Jones movie franchise. Then there’s the fact that he has Industrial Light and Magic (Ilm). But it seems that the director will be taking one large step back from blockbusters and preparing for his retirement. While making the press rounds for the upcoming Red Tails, Lucas talked about the idea that he would be retiring from making blockbuster movies.
In an interview with the New York Times, Lucas gives details as to why he is retiring from movie making:
I’m retiring… I’m moving away from the business, from the company, from all this kind of stuff.
And longtime Lucas producer Rick McCallum says,
Once [Red Tails] is finished, he’s done everything he’s ever wanted to do… He will have »
- Mike Lee
Is George Lucas Really Retiring -- or Just Pulling a Soderbergh?
17 January 2012 8:26 PM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
“I’m retiring. I’m moving away from the business, from the company, from all this kind of stuff.” So said George Lucas to The New York Times in an interview published Tuesday. But should the director's supporters -- or detractors -- believe him? Also read: George Lucas’ ‘Red Tails’ Trailer Offers History Lessons, Cool Plane Fights (Video) According to the article, Lucas is still leaving room for a possible fifth installment in the Indiana Jones franchise. He also said he might go back to his "Thx 1138" roots and make experimental movies that would only »
- Kurt Orzeck
‘Red Tails’ Is George Lucas’ Last Blockbuster; Now Focusing on Personal Films
17 January 2012 10:09 AM, PST | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
A vast majority of the populace’s exposure to George Lucas only stems from a few places: Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and — the actual number on this last one is smaller than I’d like — American Graffiti. Which is to say, most people don’t know the weirder, experimental, Thx 1138 side of George Lucas. But, if it’s to be believed, a recent profile in The New York Times tells us that this other side is coming out within the next few years.
The piece (which is certainly worth reading on its own) contains a rather blunt quote from one of the most successful — and perhaps the most influential — all-around moguls in Hollywood history: “I’m retiring. I’m moving away from the business, from the company, from all this kind of stuff.” Excepting a fifth Indiana Jones movie — something I’m never expecting — this Friday’s Red Tails »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
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