Posts Tagged ‘Carey Mulligan’
Across the Pond Double Feature | Denmark’s “Valhalla Rising” and the UK’s “Centurion”
The following two bloody historical epics were both filmed on location in the UK and Scotland, and feature some very violent and rousing action sequences. They also each share the odd similarity of having a lead mute character. Yet, that’s just about all they have in common, which somehow makes them the perfect double feature. Read on to hear more about Nicolas Winding Refn’s Valhalla Rising and Neil Marshall’s Centurion…
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Oliver Stone’s Public Service Annoucement | Review: “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”
As a fan of Oliver Stone’s “America” I was excited when I heard that his sequel to his 1987 original, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps was a return to form. I had missed the man who brought us such films as Platoon and JFK. He’s a director who always tries to push the envelope stylistically, and while he may he may often go overboard (Alexander, which I kinda like…) I still tend to enjoy his work. The sad fact is though that Money Never Sleeps comes off as a preachy and heavy handed effort, filled with meandering storylines.
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Your Poster Is Cool | Never Let Me Go
Mark Romanek’s adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s acclaimed novel Never Let Me Go opens in limited release on September 15th, and judging from the film’s trailer Romanek seems to have crafted a very unique dramatic film. Fox Searchlight has recently released three character posters for the film, and although they are merely the actors faces there is something very haunting and poetic about them. Never Let Me Go stars Carey Mulligan (An Education, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps), Andrew Garfield (The Social Network, Spider-Man Reboot), Keira Knightley (Pride and Prejudice, The Duchess), and is directed by Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo). Continue on to check out the posters for the film, as well as the trailers for Never Let Me Go and Romanek’s underrated directorial debut One Hour Photo.
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The Stream | Vol. 3
The Stream is a new column that acts a venue for Filmdogs writers to post shorter reviews of movies they have watched on streaming video services such as Netflix, Hulu, or even YouTube. Let’s get started.
Black Dynamite
Where do I begin with Black Dynamite? It’s a modern update of a classic Blaxploitation film, except it’s still set in the 70s. It’s also really funny, but it’s not a spoof. The movie stars martial artist Michael Jai White (Spawn, The Dark Knight) as the title character, Black Dynamite, a guy who makes Shaft look like Urkle. The Plot? Well, it’s weird. However, it starts simply enough with Black Dynamite bustin heads in search of his brotha’s killer. He kills tons of thugs and sleeps with all the women. Plus, there is some great Kung Fu on display. What more could you want?
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Trailer Exam | Mark Romanek’s “Never Let Me Go”
Never Let Me Go
In the wake of a lousy summer at the movies, there has been quite a few excellent trailers pop up on the internet. I recently posted the trailer for Sofia Coppola’s new film Somewhere, and today I present to you the trailer for Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go. For those unfamiliar with Romanek’s work, he is the director of the intensely creepy One Hour Photo and some very successful music videos such as: Michael and Janet Jackson’s “Scream”, Fiona Apple’s “Criminal”, and my personal favorite Johnny Cash’s “Hurt”. Based on the trailer, Never Let Me Go seems as it will once again showcase Romanek’s fantastic visual style while also providing source material that will allow him to branch out. The film is based on a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro and stars Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan. Check out the haunting trailer below and continue on to see Mark Romanek’s music video for Johnny Cash’s “Hurt”.
The Filmdogs Podcast: Episode 6 – Podcast Balboa
The sixth episode of The Filmdogs Podcast is here and it’s our zaniest yet. We give our final thoughts on this years slightly underwhelming Oscars, and talk about the possibility of Bill and Ted 3 in the news. It’s a Grindhouse double feature in Vs. as we pit Planet Terror and Death Proof against one another. Our featured topic of the week…A@%hole directors and actors. Then we have an absolute classic one liner of the week from an old Bogart film. No animals were harmed in the making of this podcast, however we did tend to swear a little more than usual. It’s Michael Bay and Brett Ratner’s fault.
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Oscar Winners
Overall, this years awards went down as expected and were kind of bland. I kept hoping for an upset, but the biggest one I got was Geoffrey Fletcher winning Best Adapated Screeplay for Precious over Jason Reitman’s script for Up in the Air. It was cool seeing Kathryn Bigelow become the first woman to win in the directing category. Dito, as for seeing “The Dude” himself, Jeff Bridges, win for Crazy Heart. The Hurt Locker had a big night sweeping all the major awards including Best Picture. For me though the best part of the entire show was the cutting of the Best Original Song performances from the telecast. Here’s hoping that change is here to stay. See all the winners below in bold.
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The Pack’s Oscar Picks
Here are some of the Pack’s Oscar picks. Each individual writer’s choices for who they think will win are indicated by their name in Bold to the right of a nominee. See how our staff’s picks stand up against our own and leave your thoughts below in the comments. Also follow the sites official twitter for live updates during the show. Read the rest of this entry »
School of Hard Knocks: Oscar Review “An Education”
There are only 19 days left until 82nd Annual Academy Awards, so to pass the time until the red carpet Filmdogs will be bringing you a review of every one of the ten best picture nominees. So without further adieu here’s our review of “An Education.” Read the rest of this entry »
