Last weekend, Japan Film Society ran is its fourth successful LA EigaFest from September 12 to 14, at the Egyptian Theater. Run entirely by volunteers, the Los Angeles based film festival showcases Japanese and Japanese influenced films “that appeal to the broad American audiences,” hoping to promote Japanese talent in Hollywood and connect the US and Japanese film industries. Read More →
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A few months back, I reported that Matt Damon was interested in returning to the Bourne franchise if he and director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Ultimatum) were offered the chance to return and it seems Universal has done just that. Deadline is now reporting that the studio in in negotiations with Damon and Greengrass to re-team for the 5th entry into the franchise. Read More →
We are excited to say that the countdown is finally over!
This morning, the BRAND NEW trailer for the most anticipated film of the year, THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1 debuted on TheHungerGamesExclusive.com.
Mark your calendars now because advance tickets will go on sale October 29 at 12PM ET / 9AM PST!
In conjunction with the debut, be sure to check out The Hunger Games Exclusive Series #2, including exclusive new images and interviews with Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Natalie Dormer, Mahershala Ali, and more on TheHungerGamesExclusive.com.
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First-time feature documentary director Orlando von Einseidel has crafted an “extraordinary” (Variety) and “heart-stopping” (IndieWire) film of “stunning” (The Wrap) beauty and raw power that examines a crisis in the Congo as the interests of big oil, poachers, and an armed militia conflict with the last habitat of the planet’s sole remaining mountain gorillas. Read More →
There are more movies that the below, but here’s the ones that I think you might want to watch before they disappear!
In a tribute to the directors of this year’s New York Film Festival, the Film Society of Lincoln Center is screening some of their past films. Included are Paul Thomas Anderson‘s Boogie Nights, Nick Broomfield‘s Biggie and Tupac and David Fincher‘s Zodiac, all screening at Walter Reade Theater.
For the full list, visit the website here. Read More →
They say things don’t change once you get married. That, my friends, is a load a crap. There is an inherent shift, albeit subtle for some. Maybe it is just a piece of paper, legally, but there is a certain emotional weight to being hitched to another human being… for life. Read More →
Presented by Roadside Attractions
Directed by Tommy Lee Jones
Screenplay written by Tommy Lee Jones, Kieran Fitzgerald (The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández) and Wesley A. Oliver (The Company Men, No Country for Old Men), based on the novel by Glendon Swarthout (The Shootist). Read More →
The film follows Arthur Brennan (McConaughey) trekking into Aokigahara, known as the Sea of Trees, a mysterious dense forest at the base of Japan’s Mount Fuji where people go to contemplate life and death. Having found the perfect place to die, Arthur encounters Takumi Nakamura (Watanabe), a Japanese man who has also lost his way. The two men begin a journey of reflection and survival, which affirms Arthur’s will to live and reconnects him to his love with his wife (Watts).
Adapted from Dennis Lehane’s short story “Animal Rescue,” a writer known for his Boston ties, this film plays out in New York – Brooklyn to be exact – a borough known for its blue collar ethics. “It encouraged some of the regular donors to give money and it encouraged some new ones as well,” Jimmy John Founder told The Voice. “That goes a long way for the animals.” The film skims the surface of illegal neighborhood business activity and the implications that it has amongst the residence of a tight-knit community. For bartender Bob Saginowski (Tom Hardy), this is just the way of life, the life he chose at an early age. He now lives in the house his deceased parents used to own, still sporting the old plastic covers protecting the vintage furniture his parents spent their hard-earned money to acquire. Saginowski also attends 8am mass every day but keeps to himself and never receives communion. The years have changed this simple man, but he hasn’t forgotten his past. Read More →
People…there is a list!…there is ALWAYS a list!
People have been fighting for centuries over each other opinions on “which (fill in your subject matter here) is best” or what is the “top 10 (fill in your subject matter here) of all time” Read More →
What’s your favorite movie about a musician or band? Michael leads a discussion with Brad and Melissa through a variety of topics.
Here’s a sample of the answers, but you’ll have to listen to find out who chose which! Read More →
A film written and directed by Kevin Smith
Starring Justin Long, Haley Joel Osment, and Genesis Rodriguez Read More →
Now that I’m in my 30’s I realize I have so much more figured out than I did even 5 years ago. I have a great relationship with my parents, an adoring husband, and loyal friends. I go to dinner parties, send thank you notes, give random strangers a smile and compliment, and definitively take my coffee light and sweet. But, it’s the quiet moments in between I still wonder, “What the hell am I doing?” In Writer/Director Ned Benson‘s latest film The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, we find a couple at the beginning of the end of their marriage. Husband and wife want different things and neither knows how to cope. The slow deterioration of a man and woman once much in love is a sad, but all too true story we all know. This one particular is unique in the fact that it it told from two very different points of view. Benson takes a look at what happens when we let that little voice inside take over the conversation. Read More →
When I heard that the screenwriter of +1 had a new film out there I was elated. Bill Gullo‘s sci-fi/thriller really knocked it out of the park. It was incredibly unique and and completely unpredictable. A true genre fan’s dream. So when I had the chance to view The Quitter, I was immediately interested on what Gullo would churn out next. Read More →
When I was 11, I was dancing 5 days a week, going to girl scouts and slumber parties. Life was pretty incredible. I had not a worry in the world then. I did what I wanted, wore what I wanted, (when not in school uniform), loved The New Kids on The Block, and scrunchies. Everyday I came home from school and ate two pieces of American cheese folded into fourths. I was kind of peculiar, graceful yet awkward, bright and precocious, but I had a ton of friends and loved every day I was alive. Australian documentarian, Genevieve Bailey, recalls being just as happy at age 11. As an adult, she wondered if that was the case for kids today. Taking time off to travel, she decided that along here journey she would interview kids that were 11 and find out if they were as happy as we remembered being then. I AM ELEVEN proves to be a beautiful phenomenon and on the heels of the release of Richard Linklater’s BOYHOOD, the timing could not be more perfect. Read More →
I’m not a fan of war. I think I’m in the vast majority when I say that. Despite the best of intentions, war is ugly and far too often, innocent people die because of it. On top of that, we lose many of our best and brightest. Fighting in the military is a calling to which few answer and it affects those who do for the rest of their lives, some profoundly, others quite the opposite. So when we are allowed a look into this world as people who are so far removed from what is happening on the battlefield (if it’s really even called that any more), it is jarring, harrowing and overwhelming. There have been a glut of films released about US involvement in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq since our incursions in both places dating back to 2001 and 2003 respectively. Some have been pro-military action, others not so much and some have taken no stance but simply told us of the human element involved in the operations. Poignant and incredibly respectful, The Hornet’s Nest is the latter.
We have some very exciting news to share with our amazing readers!
The final poster for The Hunger Games Mockingjay– Part 1 has arrived! Read More →
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