Archive for December, 2010

Fighting Family

Dec 21, 2010 No Comments by

One of the reasons that this is the most wonderful time of the year is that studios are finally releasing some of their finest films for Oscar consideration. It’s not that great films haven’t already released earlier this year (think Social Network or Winter’s Bone, for example), it’s just that a rush of them tend [...]

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Plug In and Tune Out

Dec 20, 2010 No Comments by

Richard Lindsay reviews the latest sci-fi theatrical release, TRON: Legacy, after the jump.

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In a Class by Itself

Dec 14, 2010 1 Comment by

Kino Video has just released The Complete Metropolis, what will likely be the most complete edition of one of the greatest films ever made that suffered some of the worst editorial treatment in film history. The Fritz Lang silent sci-fi masterpiece has gone through a remarkable history of reincarnations after its initial release in 1927. [...]

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An Ecological Social Network

Dec 01, 2010 No Comments

I have never been compelled to use the word triumphant when writing about a film until now. It was the first word that came to mind at the conclusion of Danny Boyle‘s latest film, 127 Hours. Based on the story of Aron Ralston, the trapped hiker who cut off his own arm to save himself, [...]

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