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Category: film student for life
Film Review: In praise of Whiplash
DISCLAIMER: This is going to be a different kind of post – filled with links and videos that you may or may not want to view…but let’s try it, shall we? Whiplash was one of those movies that I was like, sure I’ll go see it, whatever. It’s an art film, so I know short-attention […]
The balcony is now closed.
I may or may not have met Roger Ebert exactly once in my life…I think I was in my tweens, when my Mom was working on Siskel & Ebert, and I may or may not have sat in one of his iconic theatre chairs. I may or may not have produced a promo for the […]
Film Review: Les Miserables – a theatre snob’s take.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhXsJjVdj1E A hilarious take at the “Confrontation” Song Disclaimer: I am a little bit of a musical theatre snob. Blessed(?) with a performing arts singer sister, I was spoiled with musical theatrics my entire childhood. So I apologize if I come off a bit snobbish… Disclaimer 2: Les Miserables was one of the first theatre […]
Film Review: The September Issue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp8iIyKDOtk What it’s like: Behind the scenes of The Devil Wears Prada Why you’d like it: You get to see how an issue of a fashion magazine (Vogue) gets from concept to pages. There’s bickering, lots of longing, pensive looks from Anna Wintour (the Editor-in-Chief of Vogue), just how icy she can be, a […]
Film Review: Bridesmaids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr0Mk3hjc20 What’s it’s like: The Sweetest Thing meets a milder The Hangover Why you’d like it: It starts off with a very awkward sex scene. It’s got crude jokes about bodily functions and sexual positions, but beneath all that, it actually has a storyline and heart. Why you won’t like it: It starts off […]
Film Review: Forks Over Knives
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=O7ijukNzlUgWhat it’s like: Food, Inc. meets scientific research/pretty graphs meets real life “before” and “afters” Why you’d like it: It gives an interesting perspective and scientific evidence to back up the theory that a plant-based diet (aka vegan-ism) can drastically reduce, if not eradicate, major heart diseases, osteoporosis, cancers and many other afflictions that affect […]
Film Review: In Time
(Watch this trailer–it’s basically the movie) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-63vHi7pEM It’s like: Gattaca meets The Island with a little bit of Bonnie and Clyde thrown in Stars You’d Know: Lots, actually: Justin Timberlake, Big Love’s Amanda Seyfried, White Collar’s Matt Bomer, House’s Olivia Wilde, Mad Men’s Pete Campbell (sorry, fella, you’ll always be know by that name and […]
Film Review: New Moon – Is it a music video?
It’s like: that other Twilight movie. Stars you’d know: None, really. The Good: Italian settings. Followed the book pretty closely. Performance by leads were better than the first. The Bad: Performances by leads still leave a lot to be desired. The plot seemed to drag on (but then again, so did the book). The Final […]
Film Review: Alice In Wonderland – Left me wondering.
It’s like: Alice in Wonderland 2.0 meets the mind of Tim Burton Stars you’d know: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway Their tagline: You’ve got a very important date. The Good: The visuals were interesting…it made me wonder, “how’d they do that”, which I guess you really don’t want to do while you’re watching […]