— by SEAN GERSKI — Every year, the European Film Academy presents the European Film Awards, which honor winners in a total of 17 categories, including European Film, European Director, European Actress and European Actor. The 24th European Film Awards took place in Berlin on Dec. 3 and the winner for the best European film […][...]
Under Review: ‘The Chef of South Polar’ (aka Nankyoku ryôrinin)
— by BEV QUESTAD — Eight Japanese men in the prime of their lives are sent to a desolate outpost deep in Antarctica for 414 days. Their job is to mine ice cores that document climate change through the last 300,000 years. But 414 days is a long time. Sometimes the sun never sets and […][...]
Under Review: ‘Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie’
— by BEV QUESTAD — “It kind of feels like kind of a rap of what I’ve been doing. It really is a nice completion. I can just go home and die now.” That’s what David Suzuki says about his 2009 lecture at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. However, at 73, Suzuki is […][...]
Under Review: ‘Ruhr’
— by BEV QUESTAD — From time to time, I see art and I am blown away — Louise Bourgeois, Frida Kahlo, Mindy Weisel, William Thompson — my mesmerized subconscious overflows. Other times I just don’t get it and I contact my artist friends and demand, “How does this constitute art? Why is this work […][...]
‘Mission: Impossible’ Movies Offered for Rental on Facebook
Paramount Pictures is offering the entire “Mission: Impossible” movie catalogue — including “Mission: Impossible,” “Mission: Impossible II” and “Mission: Impossible III” — for rent directly through the “Mission: Impossible” Facebook Page. Fans of the franchise can also play the new social spy game “Mission: Impossible the Game.” The first 200 players to locate a hidden […][...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’
— by ADAM POYNTER — When it was announced that there would be two Snow White films coming out next year, I was a bit skeptical to say the least. Having two live-action films relating to the same subject coming out months apart is a very risky bet for the studios making them. I was […][...]
Review: The Muppets
— by ADAM DALE — Jim Henson’s creation of the Muppets in the mid 1950s sparked an epidemic the world over of fans, young and old alike. Even though Jim has passed away and some of the original voice-actors retired, nothing could stop the return of “The Muppets” to a new generation. Co-written by and […][...]
Under Review: ‘Crazy Wisdom’
— by BEV QUESTAD — Forty-one years ago, a friend of mine said that a true IQ test would be on how well we can hide our insanity. For Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, whom this film is all about, the potential paradox of crazy wisdom and his embrace of it may cause the viewer[...]
DC Comics’ Booster Gold Gets Picked Up by Syfy
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — It looks like Warner Bros./DC Comics is bringing another comic book character to the small screen along with “The Spectre” and “Deadman” — and this is one I never expected: Booster Gold. Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Syfy has ordered a pilot script from Greg Berlanti’s Berlanti Productions and will […][...]
Under Review: ‘Superman Requiem’
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — The great thing about comic book fans is that they are so dedicated to what they love. Gene Fallaize is one of those fans. He is the writer, producer and director of the Superman fan film “Superman Requiem,” which pays tribute to the Richard Donner version of the hero.[...]