Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling, the filmmaker duo behind Sound of My Voice, collaborated on their follow-up feature The East, which is a smart and edgy thriller, opening in theaters this summer. It played to an enthusiastic crowd as the closing night feature at the SXSW Film Festival … [Read More]
I recently had the chance to speak with Executive Producer Geoff Clark regarding his documentary Isolated. I have always been a fan of surfing documentaries and the amazing footage that is captured but after having the opportunity to see this film and speak with Geoff, I found this to … [Read More]
“There are only bad options…its about finding the best one.” -ARGO Well, this is what has become of the Oscar Best Picture race. After much speculation and ups/downs of who was ahead, we go back to where we pretty much started: ARGO winning Best Picture. What irks me about … [Read More]
**With 2012 behind us, Kenny Miles wanted to recap the year in film now in the past. Over the next few days, Kenny will write a series of opinion features focusing on the highlights and trends of 2012.** Just like most other industries in this 21st Century, the … [Read More]
Now playing in select theaters, “Chacing Ice” chronicles stark evidence for the case for climate change from a unique perspective; the photography of a global warming skeptic. Recently, ‘Ice’ made the coveted Oscar Documentary Shortlist along with 14 other feature length documentaries. I had an opportunity to speak with … [Read More]
Movie Award Season for 2012 can now officially begin! The New York Film Critics announced their picks for best in film for various categories today. It was a long drawn out process announced on Twitter. A list is below with analysis: Best First Film: David France (HOW … [Read More]
This fall, audiences have experienced movies that will have a passionate following among some. These movies have references which might dominate pop culture and movie midnights audiences for quite sometime. Both the violent and super cool “Looper” and the amusingly catty “Pitch Perfect” immediately come to mind, however, … [Read More]
Christopher Nolan is not making another Batman movie after the Dark Knight Rises. He doesn’t want to. Christian Bale won’t be making another Batman movie either, and with that being well known the fine folks at Warner Bros will undoubtedly want to maintain the momentum that Nolan has built … [Read More]
ASK Hi, Quick questions! What is the future of Cinema in relation to technology and other consumer trends? Why do you think it will go that route? I’m a film student and I’d really appreciate a detailed answer. –Yao __________________________________________________________________________________________ What is the future of Cinema in relation to … [Read More]
It was rumored that New Orleans could pass off as Gotham City for Christopher Nolan’s follow-up sequel to The Dark Knight. Apparently, it’s been confirmed. CinemaBlend reports: We reported back in August that Warner Bros. was considering shifting the majority of principal photograph on Batman 3 to New Orleans, abandoning … [Read More]
Two alien flicks are releasing in late 2010/early 2011, but Battle: Los Angeles is about to wage war on a similarly extraterrestrial indie flick. Battle: Los Angeles – Revolves around a Marine staff sergeant (Eckhart) and his new platoon’s battle against an alien invasion on the streets of Los Angeles. … [Read More]
Matthew Vaugh has never kept his opinions to himself and when he turned down directing X-Men 3, he was quoted criticizing his replacement saying “I could have made something a hundred times better than the film that was eventually made. It sounds arrogant, but I could have done something with … [Read More]