New trailer out for Fox’s new film The Counselor, based on the book by Cormac McCarthy. While most are quick to tout the wonderful adaptation of Mr. McCarthy’s No Country For Old Men, I still have in recent memory […]
Julianna Margulies Lawsuit Proceeds
Oh, when the rich and newly famous go duke it out in our beloved court system. Apparently the dispute revolves around an oral contract that was entered into prior to Ms. Margulies’ star ascension, with a little […]
‘Short Term 12’ New Indie Film Gets Release Date
Looks like first time helmer Destin Cretton has made himself a doozy of a little film. The fine folk over at EW even going so far as to proclaim it a “sleeper hit”. Sounds […]
No Stunts For Channing Tatum In “White House Down” | TotalFilm.com
I for one will never understand the impetus of anyone wanting to do stunts. There’s a really good reason why they hire professional knuckleheads to do that work, because it’s dangerous. I do have to say however, that […]
Jim Carrey Rips ‘Kick-Ass 2’ – It’s Too Violent | TMZ.com
Jim Carrey RIPS His New Flick ‘Kick-Ass 2’ … It’s Too Violent | TMZ.com. I had originally expected some sort of A-list neurosis driving this article and nearly didn’t bother to read it. I’ve since […]
The Lone Ranger An “Old West Odd Couple”?
The Lone Ranger Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer Old West Odd Couple (Video) | The Guardian Express. There is actually a bet at work that this film won’t do better than $150 Million at the […]
James Gandolfini Funeral Services
Funeral services are set for the late actor James Gandolfini. The funeral is certain to be an enormous affair, as Mr. Gandolfini was widely respected and admired in the film and television industry. Our condolences […]
Monsters v. Zombies
This weekend’s box office numbers are showing Monster’s University to be outperforming Brad Pitt’s latest endeavor World War Z. It appears from the article at the LA Times that Mr. Pitt’s popularity with the ladies may […]
review – ‘man of steel’
The budget for this film was $225 million. I wonder if any of it was spent on the script? The trailers had convinced me it would be my favorite super-hero movie of the summer – […]
review – ‘this is the end’
I need to trust my intuition. I had seen the trailer for this movie several times and it always looked like a piece of mindless garbage, a bit of very low budget stream-of-consciousness acting by […]
Canon U.S.A. : Announces 35mm Cinema Prime Lens
Canon U.S.A. : 35 mm Cinema Prime Lens. Always exciting when Canon starts tinkering around with their gear. I for one own some of their stuff and, for the most part, it works. It’s great […]
review – ‘fast and furious 6’
If you’re not a ‘car guy’ – and I’m definitely not a ‘car guy’ – this is a really long and very repetitious movie. But it’s not a disappointing one because what you get is […]
‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Underperforms At B.O.?
Weekend Box Office: ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Slightly Underperforms, ‘Iron Man 3’ Continues To Earn Big. I’m almost certain that the powers that be at the snow capped logo that is Paramount are all lambasting […]
review – ‘francis ha’
The whole movie is one long conversation between, about, among and around two best friends, Frances (Gerwig) and Sophie (Sumner) who are, in the words of Frances herself, “…like an old married couple. We talk […]
review – ‘star trek: into darkness’
JJ Abrams has made a terrific movie. Despite the fact that I’ve seen all the ‘Star Trek’ movies, but seem unable to remember the plots of any of them…I loved this one. Maybe it’s because, […]
Alexa and ‘A Touch of Sin’
ALEXA anamorphic and A TOUCH OF SIN Writer and director Jia Zhangke, the leading figure of the “Six Generation” movement of Chinese cinema, has recently completed work on his latest film, A TOUCH OF SIN, […]
John Toll, ASC, Shoots ‘Iron Man 3’
John Toll, ASC, shoots IRON MAN 3 John Toll, ASC recently turned his considerable talents to the cinematography of IRON MAN 3, Marvel Entertainment’s latest installment of the odyssey of the brash, brilliant industrialist Tony […]
1080P Better Than 4K?
Pretty interesting opinions over at NoFilmSchool re: 1080p v. 4k. Definitely worth a read, especially if you’re in the market for a new cam. 1080P is Better Than 4K (Or Why I Chose the Canon […]
review – ‘pain and gain’
In the Movie Bible according to Michael Bay, this movie’s director, the first – maybe only – commandment is this: Thou shalt do everything to excess or thou shalt not bother doing it at all. […]
Sony To Release ‘affordable’ Digital Cinema Cam
Ah, the boys over at Sony have decided to jump into the $10k range camera system game. That perennial Japanese giant that just can’t seem to keep from completely screwing their own market share by […]
review – ‘mud’
“Mud” is a tale of elemental things — falling in love, and putting your faith in others, and spending summer days with your best friend when you’re fourteen years old. It moves slowly, carefully, laying […]
Blackmagic Design: Pocket Cinema
Blackmagic Design: Pocket Cinema Camera. We’re not usually ones to simply reproduce a companies press release. But, c’mon! This camera is just too sweet not to appreciate. We’re not affiliated, we get nothing for the […]
Alexa and ‘The Host’
ALEXA and THE HOST THE HOST is the latest film from the visually inventive mind of New Zealand-born director Andrew Niccol, whose credits include GATTACA and LORD OF WAR. His previous feature, IN TIME, was […]
ARRI Adds to ‘L’ Series Lights
Additions to the ARRI L-Series Following the rapid industry adoption of the color-controllable L7-C and single color L7-T fixtures, ARRI has released two new additions to the popular L-Series range of LED Fresnels: a tuneable […]
Blackmagic Drops 4k Production Cam For Less Than 4k!
“NAB 2013, Las Vegas, USA – April 8, 2013 – Blackmagic Design today announced Blackmagic Production Camera 4K, a new high resolution 4K digital film camera with an innovative large Super 35 size sensor with professional […]
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