Out to own today:
Frozen
“You kind of set off an eternal winter,” Anna to Elsa
It says it all that a character can survive a brain freeze, but not one of the heart. FROZEN is narratively inept, but intricately animated. Kicking off in the kingdom of Arendelle, in a time that could be Renaissance era Scandinavia. There are galleons in a fjord surrounding the town, with a comedy Swedish accent thrown into the mix of North American lead vocals. We get an intro to the lead characters as youngsters. Kristoff is trying his hand at ice harvesting, assisted by best pal reindeer Sven. The adults sing while they work. (The sequence made me think of THE GRAND HEIST, a Korean historical caper where ice is a valuable commodity.) The musical numbers are lyrically perfunctory but toe-tappingly energetic. [To read more, click here.]
It says it all that a character can survive a brain freeze, but not one of the heart. FROZEN is narratively inept, but intricately animated. Kicking off in the kingdom of Arendelle, in a time that could be Renaissance era Scandinavia. There are galleons in a fjord surrounding the town, with a comedy Swedish accent thrown into the mix of North American lead vocals. We get an intro to the lead characters as youngsters. Kristoff is trying his hand at ice harvesting, assisted by best pal reindeer Sven. The adults sing while they work. (The sequence made me think of THE GRAND HEIST, a Korean historical caper where ice is a valuable commodity.) The musical numbers are lyrically perfunctory but toe-tappingly energetic. [To read more, click here.]
Homefront
“What ever you’re thinking, re-think it,” Phil Broker (Jason Statham)
HOMEFRONT is so random. It’s as if cast and crew were pulled out of a hat, and those elements told to come up with a movie. Firstly, we have Sylvester Stallone writing the screenplay adaptation of a novel, then Gary Fleder director of THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU’RE DEAD behind the megaphone, and then the actors: Statham, James Franco, Winona Ryder and Kate Bosworth. [To read more, click here.]
HOMEFRONT is so random. It’s as if cast and crew were pulled out of a hat, and those elements told to come up with a movie. Firstly, we have Sylvester Stallone writing the screenplay adaptation of a novel, then Gary Fleder director of THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU’RE DEAD behind the megaphone, and then the actors: Statham, James Franco, Winona Ryder and Kate Bosworth. [To read more, click here.]
Powder Room
“It all went a bit Adele, I don’t think it’s going to work out,” Chanel (Jaime Winstone)
Based on the play ‘When Women Wee’, and begins on such a scene. Chanel caught short outside a club. Even in the heyday of so-called Brit ladette culture in the 1990s, cinema never was so forthright. The tasteless (but seriously well edited) PROJECT X showed such a scene last year. Don’t let this put you off POWDER ROOM. We are not in exploitation territory. This is a film written, directed and starring women about the quarter life crisis of Sam (Sheridan Smith), coming to a head on a night out. One doesn’t envy the marketeers on promotion duties. The scenes and dialogue in the trailer are necessary to showcase the energy, while counter-intuitively the most effective moments are the unshowy conversational ones. [To read more, click here.]
Based on the play ‘When Women Wee’, and begins on such a scene. Chanel caught short outside a club. Even in the heyday of so-called Brit ladette culture in the 1990s, cinema never was so forthright. The tasteless (but seriously well edited) PROJECT X showed such a scene last year. Don’t let this put you off POWDER ROOM. We are not in exploitation territory. This is a film written, directed and starring women about the quarter life crisis of Sam (Sheridan Smith), coming to a head on a night out. One doesn’t envy the marketeers on promotion duties. The scenes and dialogue in the trailer are necessary to showcase the energy, while counter-intuitively the most effective moments are the unshowy conversational ones. [To read more, click here.]
Klown
“Unless the boy has the time of his life Frank, you’re f*cked,” Casper
Rumours suggest that actor Danny McBride and director Todd Phillips have purchased the English-language remake rights to KLOWN. Understandable, as this Danish comedy is hilarious. And weirdly heartening for the prospects of THE HANGOVER PART III, as the antics we witness on this douche-bags-take-a-trip story makes THE HANGOVER PART II appear tame in comparison. Lets hope future comic pieces rise to the challenge of besting the outrage-benchmark now set. [To read more, click here.]
Rumours suggest that actor Danny McBride and director Todd Phillips have purchased the English-language remake rights to KLOWN. Understandable, as this Danish comedy is hilarious. And weirdly heartening for the prospects of THE HANGOVER PART III, as the antics we witness on this douche-bags-take-a-trip story makes THE HANGOVER PART II appear tame in comparison. Lets hope future comic pieces rise to the challenge of besting the outrage-benchmark now set. [To read more, click here.]
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