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Archive for December, 2009
Director Dave Boyle’s Favorite Films of the Decade (2000-2009)
Dec 25th
Director Dave Boyle (Big Dreams, Little Tokyo, 2006) made a recent post on his Facebook page announcing his 16 favorite films of the past ten years. Ironically, none of Boyle’s picks have been reviewed on CriticNic.com to date, and many are still on the “to watch” list. At any rate, the broad range of choices are as follows, with number one being has favorite and the rest in alphabetical order:
1. ZODIAC (David Fincher)
And in alphabetical order:
2. 25TH HOUR (Spike Lee) 3. AUDITION (Takashi Miike) 4. THE AVIATOR (Martin Scorsese) 5. BAD EDUCATION (Pedro Almodovar) 6. THE BEAT THAT MY HEART SKIPPED More >
Paris, je t’aime (2006)
Dec 24th
aka Paris, I love you
Similar to Jim Jarmusch’s Coffee and Cigarettes (2003), Paris, je t’aime is a series of vignettes that meshes several situations and a variety of cameo appearances. Paris, je t’aime is centered on several Parisian neighborhoods and, as the title implies, the romance discovered and created within them. Unlike Jarmusch’s film, however, this film was a collaborative effort from multiple directors including Gus Van Sant, Joel and Ethan Cohen, Wes Craven, and Alfonso Cuarón. Each director (who also wrote their respective segments) brought their own unique vision to the City of Light and their equally unique tales of love. More >
Twilight Saga: New Moon, The (2009)
Dec 24th
Rated: PG-13 | Review date: 13-Dec-2009
For the second film installment of the phenomenally popular book series by Stephanie Meyer, Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke is replaced by Chris Weitz (The Golden Compass). Weitz was a fine choice for New Moon, and quite possibly saved the film from becoming disastrous. What appealed to me personally so much about the first film was the cinematography and its ability to capture the mood and sometimes dark atmosphere. Weitz’s ability to convey these attributes and his handling of the action sequences helped prevent the film from turning into a long and drawn out mess.
New Moon More >
Iron Man 2 Trailer Released! Plus sneak peek
Dec 16th
Well the poster of Mickey Rourke got me all excited and now we have the trailer (in HD) http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/ironman/. It looks insane to say the least! Just check out this snapshot:
Official Iron Man 2 movie site: http://ironmanmovie.marvel.com/
Iron Man 2 Whiplash Poster Released!
Dec 10th
The new poster promoting Iron Man 2 has been released featuring Mickey Rourke as Whiplash. It looks awesome, what do you think? Iron Man 2 is coming out to theaters on May 7, 2010.
Official movie site: http://ironmanmovie.com
