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The Stream | Vol. 2
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.
Goodbye Solo
Two men form an unlikely friendship that will change both of their lives forever.
Sometimes a film is so much more than it’s synopsis, such is the case with the indie masterpiece Goodbye Solo. The story, which takes place in Winston-Salem NC is simple. An old and weathered man named William pays a cab driver from Senegal named Solo to pick him on up a certain date and take him to a mountain peak outside of town. Yet, he never mentions being driven on a trip home. This fact immediately bothers the curious and friendly Solo who begins to take an interest in William’s life. William warms to Solo and his family, and you can see he harbors some great pain, but can he be saved? Read the rest of this entry »
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”.
