Marc Forster is the New Richard Fleischer
OK – so Richard Fleischer was this great director of actors, particularly in the 1950s – 1970s; he made films like ’20 000 Leagues Under the Sea’, Kirk Douglas & Tony Curtis in ‘The Vikings’, the crazy kitsch precursor to ‘Innerspace’ ‘Fantastic Voyage’, one of the most compelling dueling performance films of all time – [...]
Films You're Ashamed to Admit that You haven't Seen Yet But Finally Got Around to and Decided that they're Pretty Good After All #1: '12 Angry Men'
I’ve been thinking this past week about the process of dealing with the past – northern Ireland has seen the publication of a major report which proposes ways of addressing trauma and violence, including some very radical recommendations, and some very controversial ones. Some people have responded with predictable speed to denounce everything in the [...]
Benjamin Button Special Effects – The Uncanny Valley was Crossed – Shame The Film was Rubbish
As we mentioned on the show: The Film Talk – Part 46 – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and the Best Films of 2008 there’s no question that The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a digital effects triumph, (at least when it comes to Brad Pitt’s CGI head; we don’t believe in that [...]
Nixon Resigns – Or, Is this One Clip Better than Frost/Nixon?
Gareth and I will be reviewing Frost/Nixon on Part 47 of the Show. I won’t give away any spoilers re: our thoughts about the pic, (it’s directed by Ron Howard – so not a surprise to know that you’re gonna get middlebrow, well produced entertainment); but I will submit for your approval the astonishing clip [...]
Kubrick's Aryan Papers to be Explored in Jane and Louise Wilson Installation
Oh Kubrick. Why didn’t you make Aryan Papers? Was the production process so long, (including the time needed to find the project in the first place), that you were beaten to the punch by Schindler’s List, (shades of Napoleon / Waterloo)? Or was it something else? We never got a chance to see the film, [...]
