Darren Aronofsky is a fascinating filmmaker. His films tend to be strong character pieces, and stories told with strong, sometimes disturbing, imagery. I remember being blown away the first time I saw his first feature, “Pi,” and have been fascinated by the choices he’s made since. When news broke about his new film “Noah,” some …
The list of films for the Independent Film Festival of Boston 2014 is out! The opening night film is BENEATH THE HARVEST SKY directed by Gita Pullapilly and Aron Gaudet, and the closing night film is from Michel Gondry, MOOD INDIGO.
After a winter hiatus, the LonelyReviewer Show returns! We play catch up with awards season, what we’ve watched and what we thought! Enjoy the episode below, download directly here, subscribe in iTunes, and for you non-iTunes people, you can find the feed here! [ca_audio url=”http://www.lonelyreviewer.com/podcast/episode11catchingup.mp3″ width=”600″ height=”27″ css_class=”codeart-google-mp3-player” autoplay=”false”] The LonelyReviewer Show is produced in …
I haven’t hid my love of Wolf of Wall Street at all, so it brought me great joy to see these two awesome candid videos appear on JoBlo’s Youtube page. About 12 minutes of seemingly random b-roll from the Wolf of Wall Street set. So often these types of things are tightly produced promotional tools …
The 86th Annual Academy Awards are this weekend, and it looks to be another interesting race for the nominees. It was a hard one to finalize my predictions on, but I feel like I’m putting forward a decent list. Back a few years ago, “Hugo” picked up most of the technical achievements, and “The Artist,” …
Reports are emerging that Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead Sunday afternoon in his New York City apartment. The NYPD is investigating the cause of death. The veteran actor was 46 years old, and the police official said that he was found dead at his apartment at 35 Bethune St. in the West Village …
The first quarter of the year tends to be dumping ground for Hollywood films that don’t otherwise fit into a studio’s release schedule (see our review for “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit“). They are movies that they either don’t have faith in, or, don’t believe they’ll bring in the summer tentpole dollars, or, any sort of …
It’s fascinating to me the amount of visual effects that are prevalent these days in most films, even in films where you’d expect very little. This reel from Brainstorm Digital showcases some of the bigger effects that studio created for Scorsese’s latest. Check it out, let us know what you think in the comments. Read …
Martin Scorsese has made some of the most iconic films of our time: classics inspired by the history of cinema and including superior performances, cinematography, and editing that have in turn inspired countless other filmmakers. “Wolf of Wall Street,” the director’s latest collaboration with regular lead Leonardo DiCaprio, is a stunning combination of all the …
Definitely one of my favorite films of the year, Gravity had some of the most amazing effects I’ve ever seen in a movie. This featurette sheds more light on just how much of the film was created digitally, and how complicated Cuaron’s techniques were. Happy Friday!