I'm definitely late on this review but like I say, better late than never! Kim Jee-woon, the South Korean filmmaker behind A Tale of Two Sisters, The Good, The Bad, The Weird, and I Saw the Devil has made his first U.S. debut film, The Last Stand. When the trailer first came out, it seems apparent that this was THE genre Kim Jee-woon should do considering he is a firecracker when it comes to...
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Hitchcock (2012, Sacha Gervasi)
Alfred Hitchcock: I will never find a Hitchcock blonde as beautiful as you.
Alma Reville: Oh, Hitch. I've waited thirty years to hear you say that.
Alfred Hitchcock: That, my dear, is why they call me the Master of Suspens...
Year: 2012
Director: Malik Bendjelloul
Cast: Rodriguez, Steve Segerman,
Country of Origin: Swedish/British
Rating: PG-13
Time: 86 mins
Searching for Sugar Man is a mesmerizing portrait and hunt for the mysterious American musician named, Rodriguez. Two Cape Town fans try to uncover if Rodriguez in fact did commit the most horrific public suicide on stage by pulling the trigger or setting...
She Done Him Wrong (1933, Lowell Sherman)
Serge Stanieff: I swear I shall make you happy. I shall die to make you happy.
Lady Lou: Mmm, but you wouldn't be much use to me dea...
This has got to be the longest vlog I've done for far, but it's worth it! I compiled 10 films that are coming out in 2013 that are on my MUST WATCH LIST! Please take some time out of your busy schedule to watch the whole thing as I am the scatterbrain mess that I am when it comes to these most anticipated films.&nbs...
Gangster Squad was pushed back several months which meant extra time for tons of promotions. Maybe because of the theatre shooting, the studios felt the need to put an annoying amount of trailers and posters up all around town. Whatever the case, these beautiful black and white stills from the set are the best thing to come out of their promotional campaign.
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I used to be all for award season with its blitzy glamour but after The King's Speech won at the 2011 Academy Awards, I was obviously not happy. Cinema is about taking risks, showing the true essence of the human condition, no matter how frightening that image might be. But the Academy are a conglomerate of old white people that don't want to take that leap of faith anymore. Naturally, this year Steven Spielberg's oscar...
The Enigma of Kasper Hauser (1974, Werner Herzog)
Opening Caption: Do you not then hear this horrible scream all around you that people usually call silence.&nbs...
I've decided to start another segment to So's Reel Thoughts, the youtube channel. Instead of trying to hash out lengthy film reviews for particular films that already have their designated audience, I'm going to do a first reaction video to the films. Hopefully this will be one of many to come.&nbs...
Here's my review of Zero Dark Thirty. I was hoping that when I went to this screening at the DGA that Kathryn Bigelow and Jessica Chastain would be there but sadly, they weren't. But I'm hoping I can catch another Q&A with them this month! *fingers crossed. Zero Dark Thirty was incredibly powerful and probably my second favorite film of 2012 below Amour. It opens everywhere January 11th...
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012, Alison Klayman)
Ai Weiwei: "The world is not changing if you don't shoulder the burden of responsibility...
