Alt-J is an indie synth pop band from Britain. They also mix in a little folk and blues creating a rather unique sound. Their first album, An Awesome Wave was released in 2012 and won the Mercury Prize in the UK. This album hints at a few different music genres, film and literary references as well as applies …
I’m loving all these great films that I saw at IFFBoston being available through Netflix! While we featured the closing night film of IFFBoston ’12 last time, this time its the opening night film, Sleepwalk with Me, directed by Ira Glass and starring Mike Birbiglia. Sleepwalk with Me is an awesome, relatable, and entertaining film …
The LonelyReviewer Show was last seen in 2008 as a Videocast via Youtube/Ustream, so it gives me great joy to say it has finally returned! Rather than going the video route, Justin and I have decided that for this outing, audio is the way to go – giving you all something to listen to during …
Arnold Schwarzenegger is back this January in “The Last Stand.” While having appeared in both “Expendables” films, he hasn’t been a lead character since 2003’s “Terminator 3.” Director Kim Ji-Woon’s film, “The Good, The Bad, The Weird,” had a decent run in the American Festival circuit, and “The Last Stand” marks the director’s jump to …
‘Broken City’ marks Allen Hughes first solo film – the Hughes Brothers last joint effort being ‘The Book of Eli.’ The film stars Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe, and was on the Hollywood black list since 2008. The script, written by Brian Tucker, found a home with Hughes.
It’s been a while since we’ve posted one of these! But this one is a “can’t miss.” The Queen of Versailles, IFFBoston 2012’s closing night film, is an excellent documentary from Lauren Greenfield. It follows David and Jackie Siegel as they are beginning to build what will eventually be the largest home in America. David Siegel, …
The 85th Annual Academy Award nominees have been announced this morning via Seth Macfarlane and Emma Stone – much of the nominations are obvious, and only a few surprises. I was sad to see Leonardo DiCaprio snubbed again, this time for his work in Django. Also, notably absent are Ben Affleck for Argo, PT Anderson for …
This great Science-Fiction Short film was made for $600 and features some great effects for a high concept low budget short. The film is written and directed by Jesse O’Brien, and tells the story of a mercenary stranded on a desert planet. Check out the film below! Arrowhead: Signal from Jesse O'Brien on Vimeo.
Django Unchained is Director Quentin Tarantino’s follow up to 2009’s Inglorious Basterds. What that film did for World War II films, this film does for Western’s. It takes the typical archetypes of the genre and somewhat historical scenarios, and twists them into excellent, dark, pulpy, violent entertainment.
I admire Max Fleischer, the 30s are one of my favorite periods in cinema, as well as animation. Fleischer’s contribution to the world of animation especially in the 30s and 40s with his Popeye and Superman cartoons are amazing. This short piece showcases two country folk coming in to the Worlds fair, and find themselves …