As the end of the year approaches (ever so slowly), cinema’s award season begins to awake. Naturally, it looks a little different this year, but like any year, prestige studios hold their best offerings back for a December release, and … Continue reading This week in Film — ANOTHER ROUND
“A film should be like a rock in the shoe.” –Lars Von Trier Continue reading Born On This Day – April 30, 1956
Afflicted – Derek Lee and Clif Prowse have a plan. They are going to take a year off, travel around the world and film every last second of it. What will they do with all that footage? Upload it to the Internet of course! They rig themselves with cameras and take off. Everything goes according to the plan for a day or two and then they meet a beautiful and tempting woman. Sounds a little Old Testament-y, but that woman does something to Derek and now he has powers well beyond his control. What happens to Derek and what will … Continue reading Movie Beat – 04.04.14
A Birder’s Guide to Everything – To be a birder, all you need is a good eye, an excited mind and a motley crew of companions to keep things interesting when the birds decided to stay on the mysterious side. Not the typical hobby of a fifteen-year-old, but David Portnoy (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is far from typical. That’s how he stumbled upon a very rare, thought to be extinct duck. He will need a clear photo, and that will require the help of his friends, a girl he just met and a mentor. This duck might just help David come-of-age. Co-starring … Continue reading Movie Beat – 03.21.14
“Basically, I’m afraid of everything in life, except filmmaking.” –Lars Von Trier Continue reading In Their Words – Tuesday, April 30, 2013
“My films are about ideals that clash with the world. Every time it’s a man in the lead, they have forgotten about the ideals. And every time it’s a woman in the lead, they take the ideals all the way.” – Lars Von Trier Continue reading In Their Words – Monday, December 24, 2012
