Out to own today:
Much Ado About Nothing
“Thou wast ever an obstinate heretic in the despite of beauty,” Don Pedro
As a home movie, where that home movie is made up of accomplished television and movie thespians, we have a template for how to film Shakespeare in one locale, harnessing a brief schedule. So as an exercise in constraints, this adaptation of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING should be a benchmark. However, from the gifted mind that brought us THE AVENGERS, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, he should have taken his time, and acquired a sizable budget, and let his imagination run riot. [To read more, click here.]
As a home movie, where that home movie is made up of accomplished television and movie thespians, we have a template for how to film Shakespeare in one locale, harnessing a brief schedule. So as an exercise in constraints, this adaptation of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING should be a benchmark. However, from the gifted mind that brought us THE AVENGERS, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, he should have taken his time, and acquired a sizable budget, and let his imagination run riot. [To read more, click here.]
Epic
“What's going on, baby girl?” Mub
“Talking snails!” Mary Katherine
“Actually, I'm a slug. No shell over here, baby,” Mub
In the slew of sequels (a third SHREK, second CARS, fourth ICE AGE, third MADAGASCAR), an original animated feature should be welcomed with open arms. When WALL.E supposedly cost $180 million, I guess cartoons are just as risky as their live action blockbuster counterparts. And unfortunately, lately, they feel as staid and lacklustre as too many; see BRAVE and RISE OF THE GUARDIANS for instance. The smaller animations are the ones delivering – PIRATES! – FRANKENWEENIE – PARANORMAN.
[To read more, click here.]
“Talking snails!” Mary Katherine
“Actually, I'm a slug. No shell over here, baby,” Mub
In the slew of sequels (a third SHREK, second CARS, fourth ICE AGE, third MADAGASCAR), an original animated feature should be welcomed with open arms. When WALL.E supposedly cost $180 million, I guess cartoons are just as risky as their live action blockbuster counterparts. And unfortunately, lately, they feel as staid and lacklustre as too many; see BRAVE and RISE OF THE GUARDIANS for instance. The smaller animations are the ones delivering – PIRATES! – FRANKENWEENIE – PARANORMAN.
[To read more, click here.]
Breathe In
“The point is: Even the best of the best get nerves,” Sophie
Opening on a cheesy family photo shoot involving father, mother and teenage daughter, one hopes it is ironic, as BREATHE IN is the feature follow-up to excellent long-distance relationship drama LIKE CRAZY, from director Drake Doremus. Turns out, well… I won’t spoil the sequence’s significance.
[To read more, click here.]
Opening on a cheesy family photo shoot involving father, mother and teenage daughter, one hopes it is ironic, as BREATHE IN is the feature follow-up to excellent long-distance relationship drama LIKE CRAZY, from director Drake Doremus. Turns out, well… I won’t spoil the sequence’s significance.
[To read more, click here.]
We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks
“I’m a combative person; I like crushing bastards,” Julian Assange
Edward Snowden’s asylum dilemma is ever present in the press. What timing to release a documentary on Wikileaks, the organisation founded to whistle-blow on governmental and corporate wrongdoing. Our privacy has never been more discussed. Funny how Rob Lowe’s Sam Seaborn in THE WEST WING predicted that privacy would be one of the important issues of this century. [To read more, click here.]
Edward Snowden’s asylum dilemma is ever present in the press. What timing to release a documentary on Wikileaks, the organisation founded to whistle-blow on governmental and corporate wrongdoing. Our privacy has never been more discussed. Funny how Rob Lowe’s Sam Seaborn in THE WEST WING predicted that privacy would be one of the important issues of this century. [To read more, click here.]
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