Posts Tagged ‘Matt Damon’
All is Fair in Love and Fate | Review of The Adjustment Bureau
The Adjustment Bureau has the capability to be a polarizing film. On one hand, it is hard sci fi based on one of the masters Philip K. Dick’s story “Adjustment Team”. On the other hand, it is a love story in the truest sense. Two people meet, fall in love, obstacles keep them from each other, but they fight to be together. So, your ability to be taken by this film really hinges on the melding of those two genres. If you are looking for a dark and gritty realistic film about the nature of predestination, this isn’t it. Instead it is a light (at times thought provoking) well made film taking the stance that love conquers all. Read the rest of this entry »
The Filmdogs Podcast: Episode 33 – Alice in Podcastland
The Filmdogs Podcast is back for the new year with a show discussing the worst films of the previous one… Upfront it’s the News with happenings related to folks such as Jodie Foster, Neill Blomkamp, and composer Ennio Morricone. Then in our In Defense Of segment we stand up for 2010′s unappreciated flick The Book of Eli. Next it’s the “worst of 2010″ Featured Topic, and to close it out we showcase a hilarious line from one of 2010′s funniest films, The Other Guys. A fun time is to be had by all, so listen in…
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Score Your Week | The Departed
When one thinks of the soundtrack to The Departed, I’m sure The Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter” or The Dropkick Murphys’ “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” are two songs that are instantly thought of. Both serve as great theme songs for the violence, corruption, swagger and attitude the film serves us. However, for me it is the great Howard Shore that truly shines with unique tracks that are not flashy , but command your attention. Read the rest of this entry »
Your Poster is Cool | The Adjustment Bureau, Rabbit Hole, and The Green Hornet
This week on Your Poster is Cool, I will be showcasing the posters for The Adjustment Bureau, Rabbit Hole, and The Green Hornet. Three very different films with very different posters. The one thing the have in common, however, is all the posters are cool. Continue on to check them out. Read the rest of this entry »
The Filmdogs Podcast: In the Lounge with W, J, and J
This week on The Filmdogs Podcast we decided to hang loose and take it easy discussing the films we’ve watched recently “In the Lounge with W, J, and J.” Some of the many films and TV shows brought up include Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter, Todd Phillips’ Due Date and the NBC comedy Community. So sit back and enjoy.
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Your Poster is Cool | I Love You Phillip Morris, Morning Glory, True Grit, Tron Legacy
On this edition of Your Poster is Cool I have round up four very different posters. All are equally fantastic and show that with artistic integrity and no giant floating heads, posters can actually help raise interest (mine at least) in a film. Continue on to see the posters for I Love You Phillip Morris, Morning Glory, True Grit, and Tron Legacy. Read the rest of this entry »
The Filmdogs Podcast: Episode 25 – Podcast ³
Episode 25 of the Filmdogs Podcast is up! This week we discuss the passing of Tarantino’s longtime editor Sally Menke, and the new True Grit trailer in the news. Then our focus turns to director of much hyped film The Social Network, Mr. David Fincher. We talk about his debut Alien 3 with In Defense of, and discuss the rest of his past and upcoming projects in our Featured Topic of the Week. We then end the show with some classic dialogue from his movie Fight Club in our One-Liner of the Week. So, listen in, you won’t regret it.
Email us with you podcast feedback or segment suggestions at filmdogspodcast@gmail.com. Subscribe to the podcast here, or listen in you browser. Also, you may download an enhanced AAC feed with chapter markers and artwork from iTunes on your computer or straight to your iPhone/iPod touches now! If you like what you hear be sure to write a quick review on iTunes as well. It helps us out. Thanks!
P.S. This Second Post is merely to rectify that the fact the this episode has yet to show up in iTunes. Thanks.
The Filmdogs Podcast: Episode 25 – Podcast ³
Episode 25 of the Filmdogs Podcast is up! This week we discuss the passing of Tarantino’s longtime editor Sally Menke, and the new True Grit trailer in the news. Then our focus turns to director of much hyped film The Social Network, Mr. David Fincher. We talk about his debut Alien 3 with In Defense of, and discuss the rest of his past and upcoming projects in our Featured Topic of the Week. We then end the show with some classic dialogue from his movie Fight Club in our One-Liner of the Week. So, listen in, you won’t regret it.
Email us with you podcast feedback or segment suggestions at filmdogspodcast@gmail.com. Subscribe to the podcast here, or listen in you browser. Also, you may download an enhanced AAC feed with chapter markers and artwork from iTunes on your computer or straight to your iPhone/iPod touches now! If you like what you hear be sure to write a quick review on iTunes as well. It helps us out. Thanks!
Trailer Exam | The Coen Brothers’ True Grit
Apple has released the trailer for Joel and Ethan Coen‘s upcoming adaptation/remake of True Grit, and it is a amazing spectacle. Running only a minute long, the trailer is the perfect taste of what is to come. It sets up the story with a sure hand and allows us to be thrust into the amazing images photographed by Coen regular Roger Deakins. The film stars Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Hailee Steinfeld, and opens on December 25, 2010. Check out the trailer below.
Scene Stealer | “Gone Baby Gone” Be Wise As Serpents, Yet Innocent As Doves
For me Gone Baby Gone was the arrival of a marvelous filmmaker. A true new voice who had a secret passage way to a world he knew like the back of his hand. The filmmaker is of course actor director Ben Affleck and his world is Boston. Affleck returns to Boston as a filmmaker yet again this Friday with The Town, and reviews are already stating it is one of the best films of the year. Affleck first showed us his love for the city in Good Will Hunting (for, along with Matt Damon, he won an oscar for writing), but it was with Gone Baby Gone that his muse (Boston) truly took hold. Read the rest of this entry »
