WaterTower Music will release the “Cloud Atlas: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” at all digital retailers on Oct. 23, with a physical CD release to follow on Nov. 6. The original music was composed by Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, and Reinhold Heil. Tykwer also shares screenwriting and directing credits with filmmakers Lana Wachowski and Andy Wachowski, […][...]
Review: Words of Witness
— by BEV QUESTAD — Hot off the streets of turbulent Cairo, this work of cinema verité tells the current story of the hopeful Egyptian revolution through the concerned eyes of a 22-year-old, tightly-scarved journalist named Heba Afify. After Hosni Mubarak’s resignation on Feb. 11, 2011, the Egyptian people restlessly wait for the promised new […][...]
Review: Alex Cross
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — In “Alex Cross,” Tyler Perry attempts to prove he’s more than just a comedic actor and is somewhat successful. Opening tomorrow, the Rob Cohen film — based on James Patterson’s successful novels — follows detective Cross (Tyler Perry) on a manhunt for sadistic killer. Set in Detroit, Cross and partners […][...]
Sony Pictures Classics Adds Fill the Void
Sony Pictures Classics has announced that it has acquired all North American rights to Rama Burshtein’s directorial debut, “Fill the Void.” Written and directed by Burshtein, “Fill the Void” played in Venice and Toronto to enthusiastic audiences and will make its U.S. debut at the New York Film Festival. The winner of seven Ophir Awards, […][...]
Review: Argo
— by BEV QUESTAD — This is a riveting, masterfully directed important movie that celebrates the true American spirit. This is the story of Tony Mendez. He takes risks, sees what’s right and lets his guts and conscience lead the way. Ben Affleck, both director and lead, reflects the conflicts between nations, people and policies […][...]
Carrie: First Teaser Trailer
— by ADAM POYNTER — Few classic horror films have such iconic imagery as Sissy Spacek in a prom dress covered in blood in De Palma’s 1976’s “Carrie.” Well, the character of Carrie White is back in director Kimberly Peirce’s re-imagining of the infamous tale. Carrie (Chloë Grace Moretz) is a shy girl who is […][...]
Trailer: Blessid
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — Here is a trailer you will appreciate. It is for the upcoming independent film “Blessid.” It won’t flash dozens-of-scenes-per-second from the movie, and it won’t ruin any important plot points. Instead, it is a clip for a distinctive scene from the movie. “Blessid” is described as a psychological thriller that […][...]
Review: Yogawoman
— by BEV QUESTAD — Vegetarianism, Transcendental Meditation, the Dalai Lama, Mozart, Thrivent Mutual Accounts – there is always something out there that promises to bring harmony, happiness and love. In “Yogawoman,” there are all these promises and more. Annette Bening, a yoga practitioner with a lovely famous voice, narrates this cinematic tribute to women[...]
Trailer: Parker
— by ALEXA MILAN — There are certain movies in which you know what you’re in for based on one detail. If you see a movie based on a book by Nicolas Sparks, for example, you know you’re in for ample melodrama that will inevitably leave you in tears by the end. And if you […][...]
Trailer: The Girl
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Yesterday, I wrote about Fox Searchlight’s trailer for “Hitchcock,” starring Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren and Scarlett Johansson. Coincidentally, another production about the famous suspense director, titled “The Girl,” will premiere on HBO Oct. 20. In “The Girl,” Toby Jones portrays Alfred Hitchcock and Sienna Miller is Tippy Hedren, the lead […][...]