tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222937972011-07-08T05:27:40.558+03:00Random Thoughts from a Confessed Film SnobTi Alan Chasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11825898676373682607noreply@blogger.comBlogger621100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22293797.post-67878806603799855032009-12-23T21:13:00.003+02:002009-12-24T08:19:38.070+02:00

More than just your typical, pissy rant, this is a funny, well made, well edited, slightly offensive explanation of what went wrong with the execution of The Phantom Menace.Not only does it vivisect the prequel(s), but it also does a great job of reminding us of just how great the original Star Wars movies were and why they worked so well. A great example is in part 6 or 7 of the review, where

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I thought it would never happen, but I am very glad that Roman Polanski has finally been re-arrested.I have no patience for anyone who tries to rationalize letting Polanski off the hook for rape (statutory or otherwise), no matter how long ago it happened.

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I know nothing about this film except that it is written/directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, which is enough to convince me that it will be brilliant.

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This year, for the first time since I can remember, I will not be watching the Academy Award Ceremony.The reason this is a big deal is that watching the Oscars was always a very big deal for me. I used to host Oscar parties to which I would invite 10-20 people (and then I would get very annoyed that they all insisted on talking while I was trying to listen to acceptance speeches from people they

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This films looks thoroughly entertaining. No matter what your feeling may be about George Lucas (and almost anyone who cares about film has an opinion about Darth Flannel), this looks like an interesting deconstruction of the cultural phenomenon that is Lucas. Not only is the subject interesting, but the method in which the film is being crafted is intriguing. As can be seen from the trailer,

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Thirteen Oscar Nominations not withstanding, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a mess.But before I dive into serious criticism, I want to share two snide thoughts which came to me while watching the film.1) Was Benjamin uncircumcised eight days before he died?2) If Benjamin aged backward and Daisy aged forward, shouldn't their daughter have aged sideways?And - before we get serious - Jon

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Sure, the costumes may look terrible and the CGI effects may look ridiculous and it may be directed by Stephen Sommers (who creates such trash as "The Mummy" and "Van Helsing"), but the main reason why I will be avoiding G.I. Joe: The Movie!! is because of this:That is what the movie version of the Baroness looks like. Yes, Sienna Miller is beautiful, but what's that on her face!? Goggles? They

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I recently moved back to Romania with my family and since then, I have had a lot more time to work through my (seemingly endless) list of "Movies to Watch". Ironically, now that I have the time, I no longer have access to the films on the list (no Netflix here, nor any public libraries with comprehensive catalogues of classic films). So I have been scouring the internet for films and I

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"I am not a number! I am a free man"Patrick McGoohan, 1928-2009Edit: Clicking on the above quote will now take you to the AMC TV site, which is currently streaming every episode of "The Prisoner" for free.

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It's not often that you come across a time travel movie which adheres to Novikov's self-consistency principle of time travel. (Novikov's principle states that if you could travel back in time, the probability that you could change the past or create a paradox would always be zero.) Indeed, most movies of this genre thrive on ignoring Novikov, creating "drama" by allowing characters to meddle

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This is a few weeks old, but still worth noting:ALL of MONTY PYTHON'S LIBRARY is now for sale on iTunes!Yes, no longer do you need to illegally download Monty Python's sketches and films. Now you can help the poor, struggling British artists by legally purchasing high resolution files of all their works.Here's an advert for the program:

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Pixar, which is now consistently releasing a new film every year, is following up the brilliant "Wall-E" with "Up.""Up" - directed by "Monster's Inc.'s" Pete Docter - is the story of a elderly balloon salesman who decides to get away from society and travel the word by house - using thousands of his balloons to carry him through the air.This will be Pixar's tenth feature film in 15 years, and

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Yesterday morning the Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella died at the age of 54.He was not an overly prolific director, having helmed only six features and his work ranged from brilliant ("The English Patient") to better-than-average ("Truly, Madly, Deeply", "The Talented Mr. Ripley") down to embarrassing ("Mr. Wonderful", "Breaking and Entering").He was not one of my absolute favorite

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"NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN" V. "THERE WILL BE BLOOD"I'm not going to lie to you; I was rooting for "There will be Blood" to win the major awards, but if it was going to lose to anything I'm glad that it was to the Coen's incredible film. Both films were important works of art made by master filmmakers each taking their craft to a whole new level. Also, I couldn't be more pleased with the awards

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I can't really say why, but I find myself very affected by the death of Heath Ledger.I don't really care much about celebrities in general. And I was never really a fan of Ledger's, mostly because the movies which he acted in rarely held any interest for me. But I had begun to appreciate his talent and I was looking forward to seeing what he would produce in the future. I had been

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Did you watch the Golden Globes "Ceremony" the other night?I didn't think so.That's because NO ONE did.Alright, 5.8 million people did, but that's peanuts compared with last year's 20 million viewers.In fact, that's less viewers than the People's Choice Awards! No one wanted to watch without the stars being there and the stars all boycotted the event in support of the WGA and their ongoing strike

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George Romero is hard at work making a brand new zombie picture, "Diary of the Dead," which is a complete re-imagining of his now classic mythology of the dead.Romero has stated that this is the first movie since "Night of the Living Dead" over which he has had complete creative control.From the trailer, it seems as if Romera is using the same storytelling device as that used in the upcoming "

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Want to know what movie I am most looking forward to next year?You can watch the trailer here.(And, yes I am very serious about this. Why? Because the first film captured the main character perfectly. Because the director is one of the best auteurs working today. And because Heath Ledger owns the role that Nicholson couldn't handle.)

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The Portsmouth Herald printed a really nice article about me in today's paper.You can read it here.(By the way, this awesome shot of Catherine Betton and me was taken by Kris Specht on the set of Stricken up in Jackson, NH.)

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I am very pleased to announce that last night "Sharp Dressed Men" was awarded the prize for Best Feature Film at the S.N.O.B. Film Festival in Concord, NH.The entire weekend was a very rewarding experience.It was wonderful to have "Sharp Dressed Men" premiere in a facility as beautiful as the brand new Red River Theatres. I would encourage anyone interested in independent film to patronize the

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The Wire, which is a local, weekly newspaper, ran an article in today's issue about "Sharp Dressed Men" premiering at S.N.O.B. You can read the article here.It is a very nice piece, which plugs both the S.N.O.B. premiere this Friday and the Inn on the Blues showing next Thursday. However, the article did contain a few inaccuracies which I want to correct. So in no particular order, here is the

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I've been waiting a long time for this film.This one is going to be great.The limited release date is 26 December.Click on the image to watch the trailer.

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In lieu of a trailer, I have uploaded a 5 minute clip from my film "Sharp Dressed Men," which is premiering on 9 November 2007 at the SNOB Film Festival in Concord, NH.Following its premiere at SNOB, there will be a showing of "Sharp Dressed Men" on 15 November 2007 at the Inn on the Blues in York Beach, ME as part of their Independent Film Series."Sharp Dressed Men"Cast & Crew:Directed by: Ti

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My film Sharp Dressed Men will be premiering at the SNOB Film Festival in Concord, NH next month.The SNOB (Somewhat North Of Boston) Film Festival was created in 2001 to be an outlet for showcasing independent, foreign and local films.Sharp Dressed Men will screen on the opening night of the Festival (9 November 2007) at 9:30 pm, in the brand new Red River Theatre.I'll be posting any additional

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These stills are all from footage we shot at the "Midhaven" location last weekend.You can see larger versions of the shots by clicking on the images.

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Here are some screenshots from the first week of shooting Stricken, my third feature.This relationship might not end well:And this is one of my favorite production shots ever (thanks, Kris):

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The reviews are in!Sharp Dressed Men (the play) is getting raves.The NH Seacoast Sunday gushes that:[Sharp Dressed Men] is a smart, warm, delightful play. The laughs are almost immediate, and keep on rolling. . . .Its dialogue is true, not to mention funny, clean, and quick. Each scene is engaging, and the story keeps you guessing about where things might go, without false hype. It's simply a

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The trailer for Brad Bird's new Pixar film, "Ratatouille" is playing in theatres this weekend ahead of "Cars," but you can also see it by clicking on the image below.This trailer does not reveal much about what the story will be, it just sets up the main character and what his dilemma is. In lesser hands this is an idea that could go horribly wrong, but I have complete faith that Bird and the

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There are two really good article about John Lasseter which have appeared online in the last week or so, both of which are worth a read.The first is an article in EW.com aptly entitled "The Man Who Could Save Animation".The second is an interview which Lassseter did with Dark Horizons in which he discusses his inspiration for "Cars" and what sets Pixar apart from all other studios. It can be

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The Fountain now has an offical release date.It will open on October 13th, 2006.I've already marked my calendar.

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I wrote an article a few months ago about the recent shakeup at the Mouse House. The main point of the article was just what a good thing it is for the future of animation that John Lasseter and Steve Jobs have gained so much creative control at Disney. So I was excited and encouraged to see Premiere Magazine's annual Power List in which they rank the most powerful individuals in Hollywood.

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My second film was a comedy titled "Sharp Dressed Men," written by G. Matthew Gaskell. I am currently in the process of submitting it to film festivals, so it may be a while before you have a chance to see it on the big screen, but in the meantime you will have the chance to see it live on stage! Gaskell has adapted his screenplay for the stage and it is being produced this fall at the Players'

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I just found out about this film and I'm really excited about it.Directed by Lian Lunson, it centers around the January 2005 "Come So Far For Beauty" Leonard Cohen tribute concert. Featuring interviews with Cohen and other artists, it gives an intimate view into the life of one of our greatest songwriters.It features performances by Nick Cave, Rufus Wainwright, U2 (with Cohen) and many

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Studio Ghibli has a Flash version of the "Gedo Senki" trailer up at their website.It is the same Japanesse trailer which I posted a link to here, but without all of the extra weather-related information playing across the top.No news yet on an English language version of the trailer."Gedo Senki" (which will most likely be titled "Tales of Earthsea" in English) is based on Ursula K. LeGuin's

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I've taken a few weeks off from posting as I've been transitioning from Romania back to America. There also has not been a whole lot of film news recently that I have gotten all that excited about over the last few weeks.Starting tomorrow I'll be posting again on a regular basis.If there are any recent (or not so recent) films which you want to see reviewed here, feel free to make a request in

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I was not expecting to be posting another Film Worth Waiting For immediately after the last, but I just learned this piece of news this evening and it is too good to not include.It was announced last Friday to Disney's shareholders that Brad Bird will be directing "Ratatouille," the next film from Pixar Animation Studios.Bird wrote and directed Pixar's "The Incredibles," which is arguably the

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Our next Film Worth Waiting For is, "The Fountain," written and directed by Darren Aronofsky.This is Aronofsky's third film. His first film - "π" - was a psychological thriller which he shot in 1996 for only $60,000. It very rightly earned great critical acclaim.His second film was 2000's devastating look at addiction, "Requiem for a Dream.""The Fountain" was supposed to go into production in

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In case you haven't picked up from my previous posts, I'm very excited about this movie.This is John Lasseter's first film since "Toy Story 2" and I'm excited to see what he has come up with this time.I wouldn't call myself a fan of animation per se, but I am a huge fan of Pixar, Studio Ghibli and Aardman, since those three studios consistently put out high quality films which put most live

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When I first heard last month that The Walt Disney Company was acquiring Pixar Animation Studios for $7.4 billion my initial reaction was disgust.After all, over the last ten years Pixar has consistently put out the best animated films in the world (second only to Studio Ghibli) while Disney has put out films like "The Emperor's New Groove," "Atlantis," "Treasure Planet" and "Home on the Range."

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Film Independent (formerly a part of IFP) holds the Independent Spirit Awards the day before the Oscars each year.Although this year's ISA nominees were almost indistinguishable for the Academy Award nominees, I want to give my impressions of a few of the winners."Brokeback Mountain" won for best picture as well as for Best Director. Since I have not been able to see the film yet, I can't comment

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I was fairly pleased with the overall results of this year's Academy Awards up until the last ten minutes of the program.And then Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco won the Best Original Screenplay Award for "Crash." As a writer, that made me very unhappy. Haggis mentioned in his acceptance speech that art is not a mirror but a hammer which shapes the world and that mindset shows in his writing.

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Goro Miyazaki, the director of "Gedo Senki" ("Tales of Earthsea") is keeping an online journal of the production process. Anyone following this film (and you really should be) ought to be interested in taking a look, if only to find out why Goro's father Hayao didn't want him to direct the film.The original journal can be found at the Studio Ghibli website here.For those of you don't read

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Too many coincidences; too much racism.Now I understand that this is a movie about coincidences and racism, but writer/director Paul Haggis went overboard in trying to hammer home his message. (Considering that he was the creator of "Walker, Texas Ranger," it should come as no surprise that subtlety is not Haggis's strong suit.)I was constantly reminded of "Magnolia" (P.T. Anderson's film about

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Update: Links to trailers have been added to each films's name so you can see for yourselves just what has gotten me so depressed.Over the last five years, most major animation studios have abandoned traditional ink-and-paint animation to produce films which are digitally animated. The reasoning behind this is the belief that audiences don't want to watch hand drawn animation anymore, but prefer

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In case you haven't noticed the pattern, I intend for my first five reviews to be of the five films nominated for Best Picture by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this year. I had hoped to have the reviews done before the awards ceremony on Sunday night, but I don't think I'm going to succeed. I should have a review of "Crash" up later this week, but I haven't figured out how to

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Update: the server that hosts the trailers is back online, so you should not have any more trouble viewing them.I'm very proud to present here the teaser trailer for my first feature film, Golyadkin.Golyadkin was produced last year and we are now in the process of securing distribution, but in the meantime here is a sneak peek of what is to come.Click on the image to play the large version, or

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This film is, in a word, incredible. It is well written, subtlety directed and beautifully acted.  The entire cast of “Capote” is top notch, but there are two supporting actors who stand out: Catherine Keener and Clifton Collins, Jr.  Keener is always fabulous and here she really shines in her portrayal of Harper Lee, who is the moral center of the picture.  Collins plays Perry Smith, the doomed

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If you are familiar at all with Studio Ghibli, then you know that thier name is synonymous with quality.Their star player is Hayao Miyazaki, who has produced the greatest ink-and-paint animation of the last twenty years. All of his films deserve to be seen but if you have not seen any of the following you need to do so:Nausicaa of the Valley of the WindMy Neighbor TotoroPrincess Mononoke Sprited

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The online community Arts & Faith (which focuses on Christianity in art) has put together a list of what they consider to be the 100 most Spiritually Significant Films of all time. The list is not definitive as they update it each year, but it is a great resource for those seeking out films which have spiritual meaning. The list does includes "Christian" Films, such as "The Passion of the

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On Sunday night the British Academy of Film and Television Arts gave our their film awards and the Alexander Korda Award for Outstanding British Film went to none other than the fabulous "Wallace and Gromit: the Curse of the Wererabbit," beating out such films as "Pride and Prejudice" and "The Constant Gardener."Other awards given out that night included:Best Picture - Brokeback MountainBest

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The trailer for Tom Tykwer's new film "Das Parfum" has been posted online and can be found here.The English title for the film is "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer."Tykwer is probably best known for his 1999 film, "Run. Lola, Run." He also directed "The Princess and the Warrior" and "Heaven." "Heaven" in particular is a beautiful film written by the late, great Krzysztof Kieslowski and staring

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This post is the first in what will be an ongoing series of "Films Worth Waiting For."Films which earn the distinction of being FWWF are those films which (ironically) I can not wait to see. These are the films that I believe will be brilliant just because of the sheer talent behind them.I will be adding a sidebar soon which will list all of the current FWWF as well as their release dates. Once

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I have really high hopes for this movie.I think the style fits very well with Philip K. Dick's subject matter.I am not at all a fan of Keanu Reeves, but I believe that Linklater can make this work and Robert Downey, Jr. is one of the best actors working in film. If you don't have Quicktime you can download it here.(If the trailer is not displaying properly in your browser try

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As I mentioned in my previous post, usually when I decide to see a movie it is with the hope of experiencing something great.That was not the case with “Munich.”I was not expecting anything close to greatness from this movie. The reason being that I do not like Steven Spielberg. Back when “Schindler’s List” came out I was very moved by it (and of course as a high school kid I loved the Indiana

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I’ll be posting my first film review within the next few hours, but before I do so, I wanted to write a little bit about what you should expect from my reviews.For the most part, my reviews will not be breaking-news, “I’ve seen it first” reviews. Most of the movies which I will be reviewing will probably have been in wide release for a while before I get around to reviewing them. The main

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This blog is intended as a companion blog to Telperion's Light.That blog was created as a portal for my family to maintain contact with friends and relations who live far away from us.This blog is intended for anyone and everyone who is intersted in the random thoughts of an independent filmmaker about what is going on in the world of film.I intend to use this space to post reviews, to comment on

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