Posts Tagged ‘movie’
New Trailer | Black Swan
The trailer for Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan has recently hit the net, and I must say this film looks insane. Black Swan is a film I had put in my top 10 for the fall, and this trailer seals the deal. The synopsis for the film is as follows:
Nina (Natalie Portman) is a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her obsessive former ballerina mother Erica (Hershey) who exerts a suffocating control over her. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (Cassel) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (Ryder) for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Mila Kunis), who impresses Leroy as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side – a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.
Check out the trailer below for a ballerina filled nightmare. Black Swan opens December 1, 2010.
Under the Radar | “Following”
This is a column that will focus on little known films, directors, writers, and actors. The column does not exist to tell you what to watch, but to simply help raise interest in the great art and talent that goes unseen year by year. So let’s begin. In honor of the opening of Inception (my personal most anticipated film of the summer), I will be spotlighting Christopher Nolan’s directorial debut Following. Read the rest of this entry »
The Stream | Neo-noir Edition
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.
This time around I will be reviewing three excellent modern noir films. All are available on Netflix watch instantly. First up the is the best of the bunch, John Dahl’s Red Rock West.
Red Rock West (1993)
Michael (Nicolas Cage) is a down and out drifter who arrives in Red Rock, Wyoming looking for work. What transpires is an amazingly (and at times hilarious) complicated turn of events, where everyone is playing each other and nothing is what it seems. This movie is fantastic. John Dahl uses his locations to absolute perfection, making the setting yet another great character. The scenery is amazing to look at, and the prefect place for Cage to get stranded. It is a treat to watch him struggle to leave Red Rock. I, on the other hand, didn’t want to leave. I could watch this film everyday.
Also, the late Dennis Hopper gives a crazy as hell performance like only he could. Read the rest of this entry »
Under the Radar | Dead Man
This is a column that will focus on little known films, directors, writers, and actors. The column does not exist to tell you what to watch, but to simply help raise interest in the great art and talent that goes unseen year by year. So let’s begin. The film I will be spotlighting is Jim Jarmusch’s unique western, Dead Man starring Johnny Depp. Read the rest of this entry »
Spike Lee to Direct “Nagasaki Deadline”
Spike Lee is a filmmaker I find to be both immensely talented and constantly fascinating. Every film he makes has something that grabs me on an emotional, visual, and psychological level. Even with a misfire like his last picture, Miracle At St. Anna, I was still able to marvel at certain aspects of craftsmanship presented on screen. Well, I am pleased to say that Spike Lee has found his next project entitled Nagasaki Deadline. Read the rest of this entry »
Double Feature | A.I. Artificial Intelligence and Minority Report
Steven Spielberg is and always will be one of my favorite filmmakers. As a child he guided me through the treacheries that is every day life with film such as: Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., Jurassic Park, and (dare I say) Hook. From 1997 to 2005, Spielberg hit a creative peak and began to dive into darker and more adult themed material starting with Amistad and ending beautifully with Munich. The double feature I will be recommending is two of his best works in his dark run, the extremely underrated sci fi duo, A.I. Artificial Intelligence and Minority Report. Read the rest of this entry »
Ghostbusters 3 and the GB Timeline
How fitting, my first article deals with one of my all time favorite movies, Ghostbusters.
Whether you call it fate, or obsession, it still doesn’t change the fact that they have announced Ghostbusters 3! Filming is to begin sometime in 2010, for the release in 2011. To top it all off, rumors are saying it will be in 3D! This is the biggest news since they announced Ghostbusters 3 the first time, back when it stared Chris Farley, Ben Stiller and Chris Rock as the trainees and David Spade as the voice of SLIMER!!! Read the rest of this entry »
