The day just got a whole lot better because Darren Arnonofsky’s Noah has its first trailer. Everyone knows the story, obviously, but in Aronofsky’s hands this is not going to be the old testament’s Noah, oh no. Watch the trailer now, and prepare for the flood March 28, 2014. The day just got a whole […]
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The Last Exorcism
Synopsis: A Reverend visits a Louisiana farm to investigate a possible exorcism. Release Date: August 27, 2010 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Horror, Mystery Film Review Production Oh no, another horror movie with the word “exorcism” in the title. Sounds like a great time for a nap. Think again horror film fans. This movie is actually […]
LAFF Film Review: ‘The Two Escobars’ Will Hook You Immediately
The Two Escobars is not your average deal-with-the-devil narrative and it will get its hooks in you and not let you escape.
LA Film Festival: ‘Jimi: All Is By My Side’ (d. John Ridley)
Jimi: All Is By My Side is a film with multiple problems serious enough that the couple of very good things it has going for it stand little chance of compensating. As written and directed by 12 Years A Slave scribe John Ridley, the narrative sets off down familiar musical biopic lane: musician discovered; gains […]
‘Gamer’ Should Be Avoided
As I walked out of Gamer, I immediately knew what I should write for the production portion of the review: avoid, avoid at all costs, save yourself.
AFI FEST 2011 Film Review: Carré Blanc (Dir. Jean-Baptiste Léonetti 2011 France, Luxembourg, Russia, Belgium, Switzerland)
As a feature film directing debut, Jean-Baptiste Léonetti’s Carré Blanc is sure to make a strong impression on the filmmaking community, and the impressionable audience member who wanders into this dystopian view of the world’s future. Shown as part of the World Cinema section at the 2011 AFI FEST, Carré Blanc is a relatively short […]
TCM Classic Film Festival: The Devil Is A Woman (Josef von Sternberg 1935)
Marlene Dietrich, a siren of the screen in early Hollywood. Dietrich was originally from Germany where she performed on the stage and in silent films in the 1920s. She was “discovered” by Josef Von Sternberg and cast in his film The Blue Angel (1930). The success of the film led to her contract with Paramount […]
LAFF Film Review: The Guard
Sgt. Gerry Boyle is an Irish Guard, aka policeman, in a small town in the West of Ireland. As the man in charge he takes little, if anything, seriously. When his newest recruit and he discover a dead body of a man they do not recognize it is with dark humor, and a general sense […]
‘Cradle Of Champions’ Offers A Decent, Yet Formulaic, Look At Amateur Boxing
Cradle of Champions, an amateur boxing documentary, follows James Wilkins, Nisa Rodriguez & Titus Williams through the coveted, legacy-making, New York Golden Gloves.
Inside The Hollywood Screening Room: Waterworld, Titanic, and No Country For Old Men
In a new exclusive series, FilmFracture will take you behind the scenes of Hollywood’s inner sanctum. Like a fly on the wall, we will hear the actual conversations between directors and the movie producers after first screening a film. Ever wonder what the studio thought after seeing Casablanca? Star Wars? or Ishtar? Me too! And […]