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This is a great PSA from our friend Rob Kutner about what you can to do help restore representation to the people, not the corporations. The video basically shows a bunch of testimonials of “regular people” incorporating themselves in order to get the same rights as some of the corporations in the United States. So …
The results are in! And The Social Network walks home with Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Soundtrack. Honestly, I’m not surprised, it certainly what I expected, though, not my own favorite of the year. (Still working on seeing everything so I can do my own top 10). Golden Globe Winners: Best Motion …
This morning the Independent Spirit Awards announced their nominees for the 2011 awards. Definitely a sign of what is to come this awards season! I’m glad to see Winter’s Bone picked up plenty of nods, and honestly, I’d love to see John Hawkes take home best supporting for it. What do you guys think of …
In an interview with Total Film, Christian Bale apparently has said that ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ will be the last time he dons the batsuit. “I believe, unless Chris [Nolan] says different, this will be the last time I’m playing Batman.” He also tells the site that he knows as little as possible about his …
It’s amazing how much the style of trailers have changed since the early days of motion pictures. Even looking at trailers from the 80s, things have a completely different look and feel. So these clever fellows have cut together a fan trailer of Inception, using sound clips from Rear Window, Vertigo, and Spellbound, the result, …
Check out my quick video review of the new iFlux App for your iPhone and iPad. Things I left out, the app has ALL the sound effects from the film. I’m actually quite impressed with the polish. The built in speedometer can actually recognize your speed, though, I don’t recommend speeding to 88 just to …
Just saw this over at Gizmodo, Chat Roulette, the infamous video chat website has been used for an enormous amount of pranks. The latest is extremely clever. To promote the upcoming film The Last Exorcism, unsuspecting video chatters start by the possibility of a strip tease by a cute girl (on a site that apparently is …
Check out this cool NES artwork made by artist Jeff Bartell, if only it were a real game! Have a great weekend!
So, of course, besides running Lonely Reviewer.com, I’m also a filmmaker in my own right. And I recently participated in an fake trailer contest here in Boston, at the Brattle Theatre. The subject was “Labor Day,” and I created this fake trailer with a vague story and a lot of visual effects. Our video won …
For the next few weeks, every Monday I’m going to be posting a Blu-ray pick of the week! This weeks pick is a favorite from 2009, ‘The Brothers Bloom’ from director Rian Johnson. The film is currently on sale at Best Buy for only 6.99! So it is a total MUST have. Read the full …