As hard as it may be to believe Pixar Animation turns 25 this year. The brilliant minds, who have made animated films accessible to both adults and children, show no sign of slowing their total domination of the animated film market, much to the joy of many filmgoers. It may not seem like a big […]
Frame of Mind
If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them…The Movie Theatre and Video-On-Demand
-An Alternative Method for Theatre Chains to Keep Films Their Own, and Cater to the At-Home Audience.- There has been lots of talking, scoffing, and downright outrage as of late about the recent news that certain film studios will begin distributing their movies via at home service providers (DirecTV launches a VOD service this week) […]
Film Rave: ‘Certified Copy’
Certified Copy is a movie about its ideas more than about its plot or even its characters.
Film Rave: I’m Still Here
On October 27, 2008, Joaquin Phoenix, an award winning and Oscar-nominated actor, announced his retirement. He did not call a press conference, or announce his decision through his publicist. Joaquin simply told a reporter from the television show Extra, on a red carpet for a charity event he was involved in, that his as yet […]
Color as Language In Broken Embraces
I walked out of the theater after Pedro Almodovar’s Broken Embraces and my eyes refused to adjust back from the brilliant and colorful world of the film; the real world paled in comparison. Even as I shut them now, the vibrant reds, moody blues, and roaring yellows still swim against my eyelids. Almodovar does not […]
