Film Gurl | July 30, 2010
(Note: This film is part of my “1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die” project of film reviews). “No one gets away clean.”- TrafficRecently, I had the chance to see this film again. This is definitely a powerful movie with an important message. The b…
1416 and Counting | July 27, 2010
My Russian film series is not getting off to a good start. Netflix sent me Happy Birthday, Lola! (S Dnem Rozhdeniya, Lola!). The disc allowed me to get a whopping 30 minutes into the movie before the DVD quit working. Now I cant even get the disc to play again. (My suspicion is it has [...]
Reel Artsy | July 26, 2010
One of the best parts of Inception was watching Joseph Gordon-Levitt kick butt. He looks good with a gun, suave in a James Bond way. With the right story he transforms into a man of action, a hero, totally opposite of that nerdy guy he once played in 10 Things I Hate About You. Let’s [...]
Reel Artsy | July 26, 2010
Living ’til the End has its cute scenes including a noteworthy soundtrack pick with “Headlong” by Glen Hansard (The Frames, The Swell Season). Sometimes the movie struggles with odd shots where you can tell the director was trying a little too hard to achieve a style, but other than those distractions Living ’til the End is [...]
Reel Artsy | July 26, 2010
WriteLikeCody.com has a nice interview with Lorene Scafaria the screenwriter of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist where she talks about a multitude of things including the genesis of her career, her music projects and a certain New York Times article about The Fempire (comprised of her, Diablo Cody, Dana Fox and Liz Meriwether). “It came [...]
Reel Artsy | July 26, 2010
In the recent retro-soul revolution a few standouts have emerged and German singer Oceana can be added to that list. Her debut album overflows with pop perfections, combining a mix of musical styles with brutally honest lyrics. Single “Cry Cry” uses a simple piano bounce and hand claps to tell a story of lost hope. [...]
Reel Artsy | July 26, 2010
In Miral Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) plays a teen girl caught in the crossfire of the Palentinian-Israeli conflict. Pinto plays the title character and from the trailer the cinematography and acting looks intensely good. Miral also stars Williem Dafoe and Hiam Abbass (The Visitor). A chronicle of Hind Husseini’s effort to establish an orphanage in [...]
Reel Artsy | July 26, 2010
The new show Rizzoli & Isles is based on the popular book series. It airs mondays at 10/9c on TNT. We will be giving away 1 copy of The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen To enter send an email with your full name, address, and the subject line ‘Rizzoli & Isles’ to josh@reelartsy.com by July 28th. [...]
Film Gurl | July 26, 2010
With summer in the air, there’s going to be a lot of action type films coming out. I’m really looking forward to seeing this film. According to Wikipedia: “Salt is an upcoming American action thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce, written by Kurt Wimmer and Brian Helgeland, and starring Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, and Chiwetel [...]
Film Gurl | July 26, 2010
Since it’s Indie Movie Monday (#IndieMM), I thought I’d post up this indie film trailer, “The Land of Milk and Honey.” Check it out! “A teaser for the documentary: The Land of Milk and Honey (currently in the making).” Note: For more info on the film, check out the website. Thanks for reading! (p.s. If [...]
Clarabela | July 26, 2010
In my quest for new and wonderful chick flickery, I have noticed several new shows on television this season. Even though I have focused mainly on movies, I want to include some TV series. True film aficionados will love the American Revolutionaries: The Directors, featuring great American film directors on Ovation TV during the month of July. [...]
Zenbitch | July 26, 2010
The second season premiere of the BBC’s Being Human is just days away. How would you like a sneak peek at first seven minutes of the premiere? As a special treat, we’ve also got an inside look at the filming of the second season for you, too! This next season will take our vampire, werewolf, [...]
Zenbitch | July 26, 2010
HBO has finally released the full cast and crew list for the highly anticipated upcoming television series based on George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series. One change to the cast to note is the replacement of Jamie Campbell-Bower with Rob Ostlere in the role of Waymar Royce. The series due [...]
Zenbitch | July 26, 2010
Our good friends at BBC America have provided me and my peeps at SciFiMafia with three (3) copies of Being Human: Season One on DVD to give away to our loyal readers in celebration of the second season premiere on BBC America this coming weekend. This DVD set (released on Blu-ray and DVD on July [...]