Apple recently debuted the trailer for Daniel Nettheim’s The Hunter, which netted a pretty well-received Toronto debut last fall. The film actually looks like it could be quite good fun, if only for Willem Dafoe and the exotic wilderness locations. … Continue reading
TOP 20 FILMS OF 2012
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- 1. Oslo, August 31st [Review]
- 2. The Grey [Review]
- 3. The Master [Review]
- 4. Lincoln [Review]
- 5. Amour [Review]
- 6. The Turin Horse [Review]
- 7. Elena [Review]
- 8. Zero Dark Thirty [Review]
- 9. Tabu [Review]
- 10. Beasts of the Southern Wild [Review]
[#11-20]
- 11. The Snowtown Murders
- 12. Flight [Review]
- 13. Magic Mike [Review]
- 14. Holy Motors
- 15. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia [Review]
- 16. Rust and Bone [Review]
- 17. The Color Wheel
- 18. Looper [Review]
- 19. On the Road [Review]
- 20. The Loneliest Planet [Review]
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Archive for January 2012
Trailer for Daniel Nettheim’s ‘The Hunter’
Posted on Monday, January 30, 2012 at 4:36 pm by Danny King in the Videos categoryHazanavicius Wins DGA, ‘The Help’ Dominates SAG Awards
Posted on Monday, January 30, 2012 at 4:19 pm by Danny King in the Awards categoryOver the past few days, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) have both voiced their opinion on the year in film, yet each organization has added so little to the conversation that they hardly … Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘The Grey’
Posted on Friday, January 27, 2012 at 3:48 am by Danny King in the Reviews categoryDirector: Joe Carnahan | Writers: Joe Carnahan, Ian Mackenzie Jeffers (screenplay and short story) | Cast: James Badge Dale, Frank Grillo, Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Anne Openshaw, Dallas Roberts | Rating: R | Runtime: 117 minutes | Year (U.S. release): … Continue reading
Oscar Nominations Announced: ‘Hugo’ Tops the Field with 11 Nods, ‘The Artist’ Places Second with 10
Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 9:47 am by Danny King in the Awards categoryThe complete list of nominees for the 84th Academy Awards, which were announced via the Oscar site’s live stream about an hour ago, can be found after the jump. I’ll update this post later today — probably sometime in the … Continue reading
Oscar Predictions: One Last Refinement Before Tuesday’s Announcement
Posted on Monday, January 23, 2012 at 3:32 pm by Danny King in the Awards categoryHeading into tomorrow’s unveiling of this year’s Oscar nominations, the question remains, as it has all season, as to how the Academy’s freshly revised Best Picture regulations will affect the number of nominees in the category. It’s a fitting place … Continue reading
PGA Awards ‘Artist,’ ‘Beats,’ ‘Tintin’
Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 1:45 am by Danny King in the Awards categoryThe Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced their three winners today and, in the biggest category of them all, The Artist banked another key victory en route to its all-but-sealed Best Picture Oscar. I still think there’s the slimmest chance … Continue reading
Mick LaSalle Talks ‘Haywire’
Posted on Friday, January 20, 2012 at 8:31 pm by Danny King in the Uncategorized category“There are people who love movies, and then there are people who love certain movies. And to sort one type of person from the other, you might show them ‘Haywire,’ the latest from Steven Soderbergh. Put simply, the people who … Continue reading
Trailer for the Duplass Brothers’ ‘Jeff, Who Lives at Home’
Posted on Friday, January 20, 2012 at 6:25 pm by Danny King in the Videos categoryApple has dropped the trailer for the Duplass brothers’ Jeff, Who Lives at Home, which has been greeted nicely since debuting at the Toronto Film Festival. The writer-director duo last helmed Cyrus, an enjoyable, if familiar, showcase for a delightful … Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Haywire’
Posted on Friday, January 20, 2012 at 5:07 am by Danny King in the Reviews categoryDirector: Steven Soderbergh | Writer: Lem Dobbs | Cast: Antonio Banderas, Gina Carano, Michael Douglas, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Bill Paxton, Channing Tatum | Rating: R | Runtime: 93 minutes | Year (U.S. release): 2012 | With Haywire, director Steven … Continue reading
Costume Designers Guild Nominates ‘The Artist,’ ‘Jane Eyre,’ ‘Melacholia’
Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 6:59 pm by Danny King in the Awards categoryThe Costume Designers Guild has also announced their 2011 nominees today, and this is another example of a guild that divides their recognition into three clusters: Contemporary, Period, and Fantasy. Considering the craft field in question, the reasons behind those … Continue reading