D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… The Hurt Locker, 2009. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Christian Camargo, Evangeline Lilly, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse and Guy Pearce. The Hurt Locker is the gritty tale of a three-man bomb disposal team […]
Second Opinion – Carnage (2011)
Carnage, 2011. Directed by Roman Polanski. Starring Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly. SYNOPSIS: Two sets of parents meet to discuss the matter of one child assaulting another. Things steadily go from bad to worse. Everything about Carnage is quite simple, both the plusses and minuses. I know it’s early in […]
The Crow remake prepares to take flight
Earlier this week Relativity Media and The Weinstein Company issued a press release to announce that they’d reached an out-of-court settlement over the legal dispute concerning the rights to The Crow and now comes word that the two studios are pushing on with their plans to reboot the series. According to Deadline, scriptwriter Jesse Wigutow […]
Image Conscious: A conversation with visual effects supervisor Bruce Woloshyn
Trevor Hogg chats with visual effects supervisor Bruce Woloshyn… “I originally was a broadcast technical director doing NHL hockey and CFL football,” recalls Method Studios Visual Effects Supervisor Bruce Woloshyn who decided to make a career change. “I was at NAB [National Association of Broadcasters] in Las Vegas one year when Discreet Logic first came […]
Films To Watch Before You Die #53 – The Matrix (1999)
D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… The Matrix, 1999. Directed by Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski. Starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving and Joe Pantoliano. The Matrix is one of the most iconic films in the modern era and itself draws on […]
Thoughts on… Warrior (2011)
Warrior, 2011. Directed by Gavin O’Connor. Starring Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Morrison and Nick Nolte. SYNOPSIS: Two brothers find themselves on a collision course in the biggest ‘winner takes all’ Mixed Martial Arts event in history. It would seem that about every year or so we get an inspirational sports movie. Some usually do […]
Movie Review – Goon (2011)
Goon, 2011. Directed by Michael Dowse. Starring Sean William Scott, Jay Baruchel, Alison Pill, Liev Schreiber, Kim Coates and Eugene Levy. SYNOPSIS: A bouncer undergoes a change of career to become the star enforcer of an underachieving ice hockey team. Let’s get the Rocky reference out of the way to begin with. It’s a sports […]
Movie Review – The Descendants (2011)
The Descendants, 2011. Directed by Alexander Payne. Starring George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Judy Greer, Beau Bridges, Matthew Lillard and Robert Forster. SYNOPSIS: Matt King is a Hawaiian property lawyer who just so happens to be a descendent of the original native royalty of Hawaii. His family has inherited some of the most valuable […]
Films To Watch Before You Die #52 – Philadelphia (1993)
D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Philadelphia, 1993. Directed by Jonathan Demme. Starring Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen and Antonio Banderas. Philadelphia is one of the first Hollywood films to deal with the sensitive subject of homosexuality, homophobia and the gay community’s […]
Second Opinion – War Horse (2011)
War Horse, 2011. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Peter Mullan, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston and Toby Kebbell. SYNOPSIS: A horse is sold to the calvary and sent to the front during World War I. The poster for War Horse tells us that horse and boy are ‘Separated by war. […]
