Posts Tagged ‘Munich’
In the Spotlight/Under the Radar – Eric Bana
Bana and Saoirse Ronan in "Hanna"
Joe Wright’s Hanna seems to be the movie to see this weekend for several reasons, one of which is the criminally under-cast Australian actor Eric Bana. The chance to see him in what people are calling the best action sequence of 2011 has got my blood up, especially given the fact that Wright filmed it all in one long take. (His idea of rebelling against the Bourne shakycam syndrome) Having seen Bana in several action oriented roles in his decade long film career I’m sure he can handle anything that’s thrown at him. Yet, what makes him truly fascinating to watch as an actor is the way he balances this with a quiet sensitivity that sucks you into his character’s world. I’m primarily thinking of Steven Spielberg’s Munich (in which he was robbed of an Oscar nomination) but that’s ok because it led to his being the catalyst for the hit Judd Apatow movie Knocked Up…
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The Filmdogs Podcast: Episode 41 – 2001: A Space Podcast
The 41st Episode of The Filmdogs Podcast is here! This week Mr. Will starts things off by recounting how he got Sucker Punched by Zach Synder‘s latest film, and in the News we discuss The Bourne Legacy casting, and a Justice League film in 2013. For our Featured Topic of the Week it’s Ambitious Films from Ambitious Directors, and to close it out we have a One-Liner of the Week from Christoper Walken in Batman Returns.
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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 »
My top 50 films of the past decade
I’ll always look back on this past decade in film as the one in which I as a film junkie plunged head first into the world of cinema. In 2000 “Gladiator” became the blueprint to which all other films in the following decade would have to live up too. Granted I was 16 at the time and could only hope to live a life interesting as Maximus. Read the rest of this entry »
