It is difficult to
think about the cinema of Ingmar Bergman without thinking about the way he explored his own dreams and nightmares on - screen.
If awards are a snapshot, preserving the consensus
thoughts about cinema at a given time for the sake of posterity, a report from a group of passionate lovers of film about what they believe is great in the present moment, then why should they define that snapshot by the parameters of an industry that views their efforts only in the crudest terms?
In recent years, the CFCA has expanded its presence on the Chicago arts scene, promoting critical
thinking about cinema to a wider base through several initiatives, including the re-launch of a late - winter film awards ceremony; CFCA - hosted film screenings throughout Chicagoland; and a Young People's Film Criticism Workshop at Facets Multimedia.
Not exact matches
You know, I went to the
cinema, back in the»70s, and saw this film
about military surgeons wearing Hawaiian clothes, saving lives in a war, and I
thought, «This is the neatest thing there is.
Annabelle: Creation is a movie that pushed me to
think long and hard
about the role of demonic activity and the occult in modern - day America, and was an excellent piece of
cinema.
Eating granola straight out the box whilst chatting to my flatmate; consuming an extra large sweet popcorn at the
cinema before the adverts were even done with; eating muesli bars whilst rushing to my next meeting
thinking about the agenda.
Have a
think about what might be interesting for your date and try to ensure that the venue allows you ample opportunity to test your connection and chemistry; a night at the
cinema might appeal to you as a cosy option, but would mean less time to talk and get to know one another.
It's really good, deserves respect for its treatment of the subject matter, and is a great example of what I love
about 70s
cinema, but I just didn't get blown away by it, Maybe I just wasn't quite in the right frame of mind, or maybe I've just seen too many films like this already, but I don't
think it's quite as good as everyone else does.
I
think that it is essential that there is a sense of energy around the festival, and creating spaces for people to talk
about cinema — whether that's the Hub, which has such a broad range of activities that allow people to express their passion for
cinema outside the
cinema.
And while it would be nice to
think that
cinema is a broad enough medium to allow two movies
about the same thing to co-exist, unfortunately there is always one clear winner.
If we'd known
about its existence six months earlier, do you
think anyone would have cared as much by the time it arrived in
cinemas?
FRUITVALE STATION (2013)-- I'm not hating on the world guys... RIDDICK (2013)-- I'm not hating on the world that allows this movie to keep going... THE EAST (2013)-- I'm hating on the world, and
cinema for this movie... MUSEUM HOURS (2013)-- Let me
think about art some more... FROZEN (2013)-- Let me wish for more great musical songs per film... THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (2013)-- Let me wish for shorter films... CALL ME KUCHU (2013)-- Let me wish for equality... THE TWELVE CHAIRS (1970)-- Young Frank Langela makes me feel weird... TOUCH OF EVIL (1958)-- Charlton Heston is badass guys...
If I say that I left the
cinema thinking I'd seen a film
about modern Britain, you may dismiss me as a driveller, and it wasn't a view I was
about to state out loud.
In my 20 + years as a film critic I
think Roger's approach to his work is probably the closest to what I was aiming at in my fumbling attempts to write
about cinema.
Jessica Chastain is opening up
about doing nudity on screen and her
thoughts on the differences between American
cinema and European
cinema.
So we can
think of no better opportunity to find out more
about this amazing director who has redefined
cinema for the past sixty years.
I don't
think he's wrong generally speaking
about cinema, but I feel like the briefness of it in this film isn't so much
about playing coy as it is keeping the thematics of desire and sensuality tangible throughout.
He seemed to be moving towards a more personal
cinema (there were autobiographical elements in The Hairdress's Husband), but now with Tango (15) he has done something of a U-turn, with a selfconsciously outrageous black comedy
about what used to be called «the sex war», before anybody had given the subject much
thought.
(Note: one can't review Skyline without commenting on the film's ending which is, when one
thinks about it, one of the biggest bullshit moments in
cinema history on oh so many levels.)
It's not often that one
thinks about old - fashioned values when viewing independent
cinema, but Theresa Connelly has adeptly combined classic Hollywood romanticism with a fresh and vital look at love and blood ties that manages to spark such a response.
To top off the mistakes a recurring news flash pops on TV every five minutes or so
about a murder case involving one twin killing another in an attempt to set up what director and star Stiller (Flirting with Disaster, Reality Bites) must have
thought would be just the most hilarious moment in
cinema.
To
think about Italian
cinema in the immediate postwar era is almost inevitably to conjure up heartrending images from the classic neo-realist films...
The master of thrillers is back» ¦ For those who are
thinking of Michael Jackson, I understand, but for those who are
cinema aficionados, you know I'm talking
about David Fincher.
He is descended from from a long line of dirtbag boyfriends in teen and coming - of - age
cinema:
Think Heath Ledger's chain - smoking hottie in 10 Things I Hate
About You, so mysterious that he's the subject of school rumours that he once ate a live duck.
«When you
think about it, he's the only director in American
cinema on a big mainstream scale, large production Hollywood entertaining movies, who is willing to outright criticise the government.
For his directorial debut, Hurt Locker actor Christian Camargo has
thought about what the kids today really want to see in the
cinema and decided that it's a modern telling of a Chekov story.
It pains me to
think that a number of viewers unfamiliar with but curious
about Bollywood
cinema will check this out and then be turned off to give the far more vibrant and exuberant real deal a chance.
There is some conceptual weight to drive the film along: an homage to silent
cinema, an index of Todd Hayne's filmography, a flight of fancy along the road of childlike wonder and a favourable gesture of the impossible... but none of this adds up to a feature film, and instead Wonderstruck comes off
about as insightfully as a cluttered brainstorm session from a writer's blocked first grader who can't quite figure out what his
thoughts are all
about.
Forget what you
think you know
about Asian
cinema just because you saw a dubbed version of «Crouching Tiger» and experienced the bloody kung fu - homage of «Kill Bill.»
I don't go to the
cinema very often so when my friend suggested seeing this film I was reluctant as I
thought it would be particularly gloomy and drawn out being 2 hours long, but then when it won the Best Picture Oscar I decided to read up
about it - not that an Oscar winner necessarily means I will like it.
To
think about Italian
cinema in the immediate postwar era is almost inevitably to conjure up heartrending images from the classic neo-realist films like Roberto Rossellini's Roma città aperta (1945) and...
MOVIE: REVENGE STARRING: MATILDA LUTZ; KEVIN JANSSENS; VINCENT COLOMBE; GUILLLAUME BOUCHEDE DIRECTED BY: CORALIE FARGEAT AMovieGuy.com's RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The entire time watching the French, blood soaked film Revenge, I couldn't stop
thinking about Thelma & Louise and how the 1991 Ridley Scott film was still an accomplishment that
cinema had yet to top.
Nuri Bilge Ceylan weaves a tale that speaks to human morality and mortality in a way that American
cinema, mainstream or independent, doesn't like to
think about anymore.
This is a
thought - provoking documentary
about Yeşilçam, Turkey's trashy
cinema from the 70s and 80s, which reveals a panorama of the inventiveness, the humour, and the creative resilience that mark this wonderfully weird strand of popular culture.
And I
think people who sort of care
about film and care
about cinema need to really pay attention to that.
In Una, the powerful screen adaptation of David Harrower's play «Blackbird»
about the sexual abuse of a thirteen - year - old girl, Australian director Benedict Andrews does what has become increasingly uncommon in modern
cinema — he makes us
think.
That's what I
think cinema is
about, when it's not boring.
An ex-actor
thinking about writing a book project on Turkish
cinema, he lives in the shadow of his previous accomplishments, alienated from the community that resents his his privilege.
I don't know what to
think about Albert Nobbs... Maybe it should release on TV or next year in
cinemas.
Or maybe Shakespeare should have
thought about how many children might watch the possibly PG 13
cinema adaptations of his films and refrained from having Gloucester's eyes plucked out in King Lear.
Think about the themes in your book and where else it might sell; in local cafes, gift shops, farmers markets, local B&B's... Since
Cinema Lumière is set partly in a one - seated
cinema, I blagged wall space in three of the (vaguely local) picturehouses to put up posters.
Don't get me wrong, Mr.K can deliver some excellent over the top
cinema style cut scenes, the MGS story as a whole is simple to grasp, but if you start
thinking about character motives, and scene setups... the story falls apart.
Everyone opened the letters and they are
thinking about Kirby Anime back on the air with a ReBoot and a theatrical film by Toho Co. Ltd, Paper Mario, Mario Party 10 and Kirby game like Kirby's Return to Dreamland on Wii U, an R rated traditional film by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Tom & Jerry, 3 shows by Klasky Csupo Rugrats, Wild Thornberrys and All Grown Up being moved to Disneytoon Studios with a Reboot while Tom & Jerry has a reboot for Cartoon Network in 2013, Rareware joining forces with Retro Studios, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Halloween Bash 2 in Finals Wars in
cinemas, Mewtwo, Solid Snake, Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, Metal Sonic, Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, Rayman, Banjo and Kazooie, Conker, The Powerpuff Girls Blossom, Bubbles & Buttercup for Super Smash Bros. 4 for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.
Other titles aspire to be cinematic and
think it means epic set - pieces and orchestral music; Naughty Dog knows that
cinema is as much
about relationships.
SC: The models of
cinema, theater, and time have really influenced the way I
think about art and exhibitions.
Whatever you
think about the issue, I hope you will consider coming to see Pandora's Promise for yourself in
cinemas around the country and participating in this debate.
The film opens on World Oceans Day, June 8, so find a
cinema nearby and learn
about something that will change the way you
think and eat.
In Corvallis I would
think about giving a gift certificate from Darkside
cinema or Burst's Chocolates - something local they might appreciate but maybe haven't tried?