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Certified Fresh Top Movie Pick: 97% Animal Kingdom

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:39:43 -0400

With confident pacing, a smart script, and a top-notch cast, Animal Kingdom represents the best the Australian film industry has to offer.

The Film Talk: MOTHER’S RED DRESS – 3

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:36:30 -0400

Some more snaps from the set of MOTHER’S RED DRESS.

Certified Fresh Top Movie Pick: 82% Solitary Man

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:55:49 -0400

Built around a singularly unpleasant main character, Solitary Man needed a flawless central performance to succeed -- and Michael Douglas delivers.

The Film Talk: Coming soon to Blu-Ray: Ingmar Bergman’s The Magician

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:08:50 -0400

Ingmar Bergman’s 1958 film The Magician (Ansiktet) is one of the director’s lesser known works. Yet for me, it’s Bergman at his absolute best — an illusive, atmospheric, soulful shadow-show on skepticism and spirituality. On October 12th, the film will be released by Criterion on Blu-Ray and dvd for the first time on either format. I first fell in love with the film via an aging vhs copy and later purchased the Criterion edition on laserdisc.

The Film Talk: MOTHER’S RED DRESS – 2

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:07:10 -0400

Hey there Dear Listener – had a lovely time blogging/tweeting/facebooking (?) on the set of MOTHER’S RED DRESS today, (see the original post here) – had to travel all the way to a Donut Shop in Ontario but it was worth it. Luckily ‘Red Dynamite’ delivered me to the set without too much trouble, though there was a ‘sloshing’ sound continually emanating from behind the dashboard that was strangely unsettling in a HP Lovecraft kind of way.

Orlando Movie Examiner: Examiner Essentials: # 26 The Night of the Hunter

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:34:00 -0400

The Examiner Essentials are the movies everyone should watch, know and love. And if you watch and know but don't love, it's okay because you will still be an improved person for taking part in your own betterment. But the chances are, you'll love these movies. A list of all the Essentials can be found here. Title: The Night of the Hunter (1955) Director: Charles Laughton (co-director of The Man on the Eiffel Tower) Starring: Robert Mitchum (The Big Sleep), Shelly Winters (The Poseidon Adventure), Peter Graves (Airplane!) ex-Factor: The direction of Charles Laughton. Proof that 100 different...

Magic Lantern Film Blog: 31-Day Movie Meme: by Peter Eramo

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:46:45 -0400

I see that all of my fellow film bloggers have been participating in the 31-Day Movie Meme, and it looked too fun NOT to participate, so I came up with my own responses to the “lightning-round” type questions being posed. Readers of this site might see some repeat answers, but if it’s a film favorite, [...]

The Film Talk: MOTHER’S RED DRESS

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:02:14 -0400

Hey there folks – if you’ve listened to the latest show then you know I’ll be spending the next week doing on-set photography for the new film MOTHER’S RED DRESS featuring the beautiful and talented Illeana Douglas. I’ll try my best to post about the process – I imagine Twitter and Facebook will be a better place for instant updates from the set:

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The Film Talk: I’M NOT THERE: Song of Myselves

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:06:34 -0400

Todd Haynes’ I’m Not There. is the antibiopic. Who is Bob Dylan? We get six answers, one for each phase in the artist’s life, each “Dylan” played by a different person with a different name, all metaphysically connected. What is Dylan’s life story? It’s America, a freewheelin’ carnival loosely pasted together, impasto textures only roughly adhering to the papier-mâché component. So why is Dylan important? Who said he was? I’m Not There. isn’t about Bob Dylan.

Roger Ebert: I'm Still Here / *** (Unrated)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:51:00 -0400

"I'm Still There" (Unrated, 108 minutes). A sad and painful documentary that bears witness to the self-destruction of Joaquin Phoenix. His famous announcement that he would retire from acting and become a hip-hop artist was believed by some to be a hoax. Not on the basis of this film by his brother-in-law, Casey Affleck, who shows him spiraling out of control into cocaine, pot and unhinged narcissism. The film has extraordinary access to private and privileged moments. Three stars.