Trailer Talk – The Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
As a gamer myself, I have always dreamt of seeing big budget adaptations of my favourite video games. Unfortunately, The Legend of Zelda, Fallout or Shadow of the Colossus haven't made it to the silver screen. Some fans, however, would dread the production of these titles – for good reason too. The general consensus is that film adaptations of video games are poor and unsatisfactory viewing experiences.
Edge Of Darkness (Review)
Thomas Craven is a man of impulse and no consequence. Your daughter being shot to death would do that to you. Especially if she was standing beside you on the front porch. So begins Mel Gibson’s first acting appearance since 2002, as a father seeking revenge (or answers) for his daughter’s death. As the second adaptation of a BBC series this summer (following January’s In The Loop), Edge Of Darkness holds a mix of British and American filmmaking, [...]
Portable Film Festival 2010: Call for Entries!
Have you made a short film only to have it lost in the abyss of Youtube and Vimeo? Perhaps you’ve made a rockin’ music video for your garage band ? Or maybe you’ve made a feature film, and are looking to get some real festival exposure?
If that sounds like you, then the Portable Film Festival 2010 is the place to get recognised! You don’t have to be a professional filmmaker, nor do you have to [...]
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘PUSH’ by Sapphire (Review)
“The other day I cried”, mumbles Claireece “Precious” Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) to the audience.
Fair enough, too. Precious is a morbidly obese, illiterate and pregnant African-American teen living in 1987 Harlem, surviving off the welfare collected by her disgustingly abusive mother. On occasion, her drug-addicted father drops in to rape her. He is also the father of both her children, the first of whom has Down Syndrome. If there were a checklist of all the issues [...]
Nine (Review)
Whoever made the Nine trailer deserves an award, what an amazing teaser! Unfortunately most of the film doesn’t live up to any expectations of Rob Marshall or the plethora of high calibre actors within the film. Adapted from the stage musical of the same name which was based on Fellini’s 8 ½.
Some might argue that Rob Marshall in his previous musical Chicago, actually took something big and made it better. However second time around it [...]
The Princess and the Frog (Review)
It’s easy to get caught up praising The Princess and the Frog for what it does differently in the biz of children’s animation. First off, it’s the spirited revival — or attempted revival, depending on how well it does at the box office — of the classic hand-drawn 2D animation style that has gone the way of the VCR in the age of Pixar. More importantly, it’s the first Disney animation ever to feature an African-American princess, even [...]
Daybreakers (Review)
Now how ‘bout that: An Australian made film that mainstream audiences might actually go and see! Or at least gore hungry teenagers with litres of Red Bull infused blood pumping around their hormonal bodies. But given the recent vampiric trend amongst teens, it’s the perfect market for the Australian film industry to suck the life out of. Lord knows they’re looking a little parched.
Yes, Daybreakers is another vampire film, but don’t hold it against it. [...]
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