Avatar (2009)
So, I’ve sat on my thought on James Cameron’s self-professed “game changer” for a few days now. While pumping out an early review as soon as the screening had finished last Wednesday would certainly have given Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second a major boost in traffic (as per the usual course of action … Read more
Whatever happened to AVATAR week? Aliens.
So, what happened to AVATAR week I hear thee cry? Well, a chain of events climaxing with my realisation that James Cameron isn’t particularly great meant that I didn’t actually have the energy to complete my write up of Aliens. In fact I didn’t even finish the film. I last saw Aliens in 2004, during … Read more
AVATAR Week – Part 1; Titanic (1997)
Timed to coincide with the release of James Cameron’s latest film (a small flick by the name of Avatar), a timely screening of a few related features is in order. Part 2 (Aliens) will be up tomorrow, followed by a Third Part on Wednesday, prior to my screening of Avatar on Wednesday night. So yes, … Read more
Carriers (2009)
Carriers is very much the sort of film released off of the back of another’s success, say for example when one of your stars strikes it big and makes an impact in a mainstream blockbuster. Its difficult to see a film of this ilk (an 80 minute long, PG rated “Horror” flick) reaching much further … Read more
Where The Wild Things Are (2009)
A tale of childhood alienation, Spike Jonze’s third feature film packs an emotional punch that one wouldn’t usually expect from a mainstream piece of Hollywood (financed) cinema. As someone who can painfully relate to the “lonely child” aspect of Where The Wild Things Are, the plot of the film really hit a nerve. Visually, Where The … Read more
A Serious Man (2009)
After the misstep that was Burn After Reading, I anticipated A Serious Man rather greatly. Tonally its very much a step towards No Country For Old Men territory, but I have to admit I’m rather confused by the huge amount of unabashed praise that this film has garnered. Granted, its a solid little film, but … Read more
Me & Orson Welles (2008)
Richard Linklater is one of those filmmakers that often seems to “hide” away in projects that one wouldn’t normally associate with him, School of Rock being the most notable, but while his latest piece, a look at the early theatre career of Orson Welles may initially appear to be rather removed from Linklater’s more D.I.Y … Read more
Somewhat catching up.
So, here’s a rundown of a couple of films I haven’t written about before. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009/Wes Anderson) Wes Anderson transports his vision of family neurosis to the animated mainstream. I enjoyed Fantastic Mr. Fox so much so that I saw it twice. It’s been so long that I will write about it more … Read more
