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This is a list of our favourite soundtracks of 2011. We are currently working on a list of the best original scores, which should be posted sometime before the end of the year. It hasn’t been the greatest year for movie soundtracks, but I can say that the top five have been spinning in my I-Phone for months. Let us know if you think we left out any soundtracks you would recommend. It is worthy mentioning that there stands a good chance the soundtrack to The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo would make the list, but it sadly won’t be out soon enough, so perhaps we will include it on next year’s list instead. Enjoy!This is a list of our favourite soundtracks of 2011. We are currently working on a... more
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This is a list of our favourite soundtracks of 2011. We are currently working on a list of the best original scores, which should be posted sometime before the end of the year. It hasn’t been the greatest year for movie soundtracks, but I can say that the top five have been spinning in my I-Phone for months. Let us know if you think we left out any soundtracks you would recommend. It is worthy mentioning that there stands a good chance the soundtrack to The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo would make the list, but it sadly won’t be out soon enough, so perhaps we will include it on next year’s list instead. Enjoy!
http://www.soundonsight.org/best-soundtracks-of-2011-2/This is a list of our favourite soundtracks of 2011. We are currently working on a... more
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We're a few days from Sundance and two days after the Golden Globes. Let's check out the news this morning.
-The Paranormal Activity sequel will be directed by the guy who made Saw VI. Irony, thy name is Hollywood. [Heat Vision Blog]
-Shocking news: Superman won't be in the Green Lantern film. Refund your tickets now. [Splash Page]
- Jason Reitman and his Golden Globe winning Up in the Air has a script riddled with ghosts. [The Playlist]
-For some reason, Bruce vs. Frankenstein featuring Bruce Campbell sounds like a great idea. [AICN]
-So there's a trailer for Piranha 3D.But more importantly, Asylum's knock-off? It's called MEGAPIRANHA. [Twitch]
-Paul Dano joins So Yong Kim's For Ellen. We're mildly interested. [Variety]
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Eric Kohn, my dear friend/colleague/Guy-I-steal-Bison-Grass-Vodka-from, made a sly reference that Jason Reitman's slide show set to The Clash from the Up in the Air press tour was equal to Jamie Stuart's own in-depth meta coverage of the New York Film Festival and Sundance, which was in conjunction with Filmmaker Magazine.
Reitman, of course, is beloved by the press for his ability to be charming and--I'm not sure. Because he made Juno? Either way, Roger Ebert found his pie chart and admitted prior knowledge of it may have made him freeze up during their interview. For other press stops, Reitman would tout the pie chart around like a sandwich board in what can only be some sense of fucking with the press.
I am fine with this treatment. Reitman's right: a majority of people thrown into a junket or interview with a director will inevitably ask the same questions, especially for someone relatively new to the scene who is best known for two "mini-major" films that were responsible for huge buzz. After all, all types of press are animals at press junkets. You'll find the same at any press opportunity from politics to sports, but the film junkets have a more blood-thirsty mentality that's evolved over the years.
It even insires the occasional "I Went to Junket X and lived" piece, which every writer is allowed to engage in at least once but not more than five times per career. For two of the best, I point you to Andrew O'Hehir at the first Lord of the Rings event and The Onion A.V. Club at the Idle Hands junket. Boy, that felt like Déjà vu!
Back to the point at hand: in the olden days, a junket would be in midtown Manhattan, fly outlets in, put them up at a hotel for two nights, feed them in the morning and then parade the talent out to sit at a table to take the most inane questions you could ever imagine. A personal favorite of mine is, while in college, I attended a junket for The Wind That Shakes The Barley and a fellow attendeee remarked Cillian Murphy hated being asked about Batman and Red Eye. The moment he entered, a Russian reporter asked, "Tell me, is your role in new Batman the same as you being Irish serial killer in this film?"
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="426" caption="Jamie Stuart's NYFF 41 (2003)"][/caption]
So, you know, I get it. Junkets are boring affairs that lead us to exclaim "EXCLUSIVE" in headlines. It's the nature of our unfortunate beast. But there are shining examples of creativity when it comes to the art and presentation of the interview. That's where Jamie Stuart comes in.
On a point of disclosure, I am friendly with him and he has incriminating video of me outside of a Brooklyn bar. Stuart's video series are more in line with how a filmmaker would cover and explore an event like the New York Film Festival. In his series, which covers the festival from 2003 to 2008, the city is immersed in this uptown spectacle that covers Lincoln Center.
The difference in intent is clear: Reitman is our hip and satirical eye to the press that is so desperate for content, the second it's online it'll become retweeted, embedded and linked to like the second coming of screaming Twilight fangirls.
But he point remains, if a journalist was invited to a junket and did something akin to Reitman, he'd be blacklisted by the publicist, studio and would be a speck of dust in the eye of the machine.
Hence why Jamie Stuart's pieces overcome the simpleness of sticking your thumb into someone's eye. NYFF45 starts with Wes Anderson and delves into what makes these filmmakers react and how they handle the situations of a festival. Reitman made a tongue-in-cheek response to doing press, something which he will continue to be forced to do as he takes on a larger profile. He's also the clear result of a media environment that is hyper aware. But in no way is this comparable to narrative journalism or would it ever fly if a journalist was to send the video slide show to a publicist.
It's inappropriate to compare these two as directors and editors when it comes to the coverage of press and the film industry.
Poor Jason never had a chance.
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Jason Reitman's third film takes the adaptation of Walter Kirn's Up In The Air to new heights. Ok, so puns are pretty bad, but the film is appealing to those that project themselves to the screen during this wonderful recession and whatever else have you. Still, it snagged a nod for picture, actor, actress(es), director and screenplay.
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Maybe you're a bit against traveling this holiday season for fear of being let go. If you're anything like the latest from Jason Reitman, we can understand your ennui.
But join Brett and Ellen along with our webcam companions as we dissect why Air works so well for what it is. A cautionary tale that explains distancing yourself never works. Embrace your fellow traveler. Now watch and learn.
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Up in the Air Teaser Trailer from JoBlo.
Can this truly be humpday if it is a 4-day week? Oh, the questions we pose to our intern while she's ripping videos. But there is a bit of news, a teaser trailer and even TWO POSTERS--one of which is lame, the other a gigantic hilarious spoiler. Let's go!
-Nicholas Cage leaves The Green Hornet because clearly he's a serious actor. And his soul is still dancing. [Heat Vision]
-The teaser for Up in the Air is perfectly fine and the best thing you'll watch today. So, there. [/film]
-At The Movies is a good show and you should watch it, even if you don't think it is ADORBS or if you're THE YOUNG. [Indie Eye]
-Hey, there's a poster for a documentary about Michael Jackson we've never seen before! [Collider]
-Huh. John Hillcoat may be adapting The Death of Bunny Munro. Huh. [Cinematical]
-SPEAKING OF ANTICHRIST POSTERS. [The Playlist]
-Kennedy Center Honors will include Robert De Niro and Mel Brooks this year. [NYT]
-John Lichman
Up in the Air Teaser Trailer from JoBlo.
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The Rotten Tomatoes Show sets our sights on the Best Director category with this 90 Second Oscar Pick. The nominees include:
- "Avatar" James Cameron
- "The Hurt Locker" Kathryn Bigelow
- "Inglourious Basterds" Quentin Tarantino
- "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" Lee Daniels
- "Up in the Air" Jason Reitman
The Rotten Tomatoes Show is a movie review show that airs on Thursday nights at 10:30 e/p on Current TV. From reviews of the newest releases to commentary on cult favorites and movie trends, each episode of The Rotten Tomatoes Show is a fast-paced, comedic journey through the week in cinema.
For more from the Rotten Tomatoes Show: http://rottentomatoesshow.com
For more about movies from Current: http://current.com/moviesThe Rotten Tomatoes Show sets our sights on the Best Director category with this 90... more
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The Rotten Tomatoes Show shares our own 90 Second Oscar Picks for this year's Best Picture nominees, which include:
-"Avatar" James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
- "The Blind Side" Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Producers
- "District 9" Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
- "An Education" Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
- "The Hurt Locker" Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers
- "Inglourious Basterds" Lawrence Bender, Producer
- "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
- "A Serious Man" Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
- "Up" Jonas Rivera, Producer
- "Up in the Air" Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers
The Rotten Tomatoes Show is a movie review show that airs on Thursday nights at 10:30 e/p on Current TV. From reviews of the newest releases to commentary on cult favorites and movie trends, each episode of The Rotten Tomatoes Show is a fast-paced, comedic journey through the week in cinema.
For more from the Rotten Tomatoes Show: http://rottentomatoesshow.com
For more about movies from Current: http://current.com/moviesThe Rotten Tomatoes Show shares our own 90 Second Oscar Picks for this year's... more
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The Rotten Tomatoes Show takes a 90 Second Oscar Peek at the noms for Best Adapted Screenplay:
-"District 9" Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
- "An Education" Screenplay by Nick Hornby
- "In the Loop" Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
- "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
- "Up in the Air" Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
The Rotten Tomatoes Show is a movie review show that airs on Thursday nights at 10:30 e/p on Current TV. From reviews of the newest releases to commentary on cult favorites and movie trends, each episode of The Rotten Tomatoes Show is a fast-paced, comedic journey through the week in cinema.
For more from the Rotten Tomatoes Show: http://rottentomatoesshow.com
For more about movies from Current: http://current.com/moviesThe Rotten Tomatoes Show takes a 90 Second Oscar Peek at the noms for Best Adapted... more
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The Rotten Tomatoes Show's bring you their 90 Second Oscar Picks for the Best Supporting Actress nominees:
* Penélope Cruz in "Nine"
* Vera Farmiga in "Up in the Air"
* Maggie Gyllenhaal in "Crazy Heart"
* Anna Kendrick in "Up in the Air"
* Mo'Nique in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
The Rotten Tomatoes Show is a movie review show that airs on Thursday nights at 10:30 e/p on Current TV. From reviews of the newest releases to commentary on cult favorites and movie trends, each episode of The Rotten Tomatoes Show is a fast-paced, comedic journey through the week in cinema.
For more from the Rotten Tomatoes Show: http://rottentomatoesshow.com
For more about movies from Current: http://current.com/moviesThe Rotten Tomatoes Show's bring you their 90 Second Oscar Picks for the Best... more
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Tonight saw the 2010 awards of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts take place at London’s Royal Opera House. The BBC have broadcast the ceremony since, both in the UK and on their BBC America channel though - rather appallingly - this broadcast was purposefully scheduled to not take place live but after a two hour delay. Imagine if the Oscars were broadcast in this way…!?
After the break, the full list of winners and a few tidbits about the ceremony as broadcast.
Here are the main awards as listed on the BAFTA official winner’s list - so not in show order at all.
http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/02/21/the-2010-bafta-film-awards/Tonight saw the 2010 awards of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts take... more
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Jeffrey Wells points out that Matthew Morettini brings up an interesting point: namely, why did Jason Reitman leave out a rather important part of Walter Kirn's book?
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As a reader of Walter Kirn's "Up In The Air", Matthew Morettini suspects that Jason Reitman shot Up In the Air with an undercurrent of fatality in mind -- i.e., George Clooney's Ryan Bingham suspecting his days may be numbered.
http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/2010/01/bingham_vs_canc.phpJeffrey Wells points out that Matthew Morettini brings up an interesting point:... more
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