Matt Asleton’s Gigantic is a gigantic failure. Okay, it’s not that bad, but it was too easy to use that line. What Gigantic does suffer from, is this odd trend in the past 10 years that favors indie-films that are about as quirky as can be (see: Juno, Little Miss Sunshine, and a load of [...]
Entries from April 30th, 2009
Gigantic
April 30th, 2009 1 Comment
Tags: Adam Nagata · Gigantic · John Goodman · Kim Basinger · Matt Asleton · Paul Dano · Zooey Deschanel
Stanley Kubrick and The Limits of Control
April 29th, 2009 5 Comments
It’s time for a little reader participation. Last night while I was at work, I managed to watch three, count them, three Stanley Kubrick films. Before last night, I had only seen two. It was a good night. The first was the unedited version of Eyes Wide Shut (believe it or not, I prefer the [...]
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Hunger
April 28th, 2009 4 Comments
Steve McQueen’s (this guy, not this guy) Hunger is nearly perfect. Yes, that’s a mighty big statement, but it’s true. This is cinema at it’s finest: engaging, brutally honest, devastatingly elegant. It’s not an easy film to watch. Ergo, those that don’t like challenging subject matter might not share this opinion, but it doesn’t really [...]
Tags: Enda Walsh · Hunger · Liam Cunningham · Steve McQueen
Shameless plug.
April 26th, 2009 3 Comments
It’s time for the 2009 Lammys, sponsered by the LAMB (www.largeassmovieblogs.blogspot.com). I joined the LAMB just under a year ago, so I missed the ceremony in 2008. I assume most of those who read my blog frequently are already LAMB members, but if you’re not, and you have a blog dedicated to film, join, it’s [...]
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Earth
April 25th, 2009 No Comments
Walt Disney’s newest branch, DisneyNature, has appointed itself the ambassador, to children, from the planet. It’s first film, Earth, was released on Earth Day, and a trailer is already available for the film to be released on the same day next year. Despite seeming to have somewhat altruistic intentions, Earth is mostly a let down. [...]
Tags: Alastair Fothergill · Disneynature · Earth · James Earl Jones · Mark Linfield
David Lynch!
April 17th, 2009 2 Comments
I try very hard to rarely stray from the topic of film here at Bitchin’ Film Reviews. But sometimes I can’t help myself, like now. Have you seen the music video David Lynch made for Moby? It’s bitchin’. Now if only he’d just stop producing stuff and do another feature length film… Shot In [...]
Tags: David Lynch
I will not lose faith.
April 17th, 2009 2 Comments
The new footage of Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming Inglorious Basterds has done absolutely nothing to pike my interest in the film. Yes, I’ll be lined up on opening day to see it, but I’m going to be really pissed off if Mike Meyers is actually in it feigning his Austin Power’s accent. Why Quentin? Why would you [...]
Tags: Inglorious Basterds
Gomorrah
April 8th, 2009 3 Comments
American film likes to make things glossy. It’s understandable. When the majority of American cinema goers are seeking escapism, big budget blockbusters featuring extraordinary things happening to exceptionally beautiful people makes sense. When it comes to other countries, the attempt to ‘glossify’ these foreign locales often gives a false impression of a country, and Italy [...]
Tags: Gomorrah · Matteo Garrone · Maurizio Braucci · Roberto Saviano
Tokyo!
April 7th, 2009 3 Comments
I dragged myself to the local arthouse theater today to catch the Italian mafioso flick Gomorrah. And it was totally worth it–review to follow (it may receive four bitchin’ stars, I haven’t decided yet). But before the film started, I saw the most amazing trailer, for a film called Tokyo! Again, I’m bummed I hadn’t [...]
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Sunshine Cleaning
April 4th, 2009 2 Comments
Amy Adams and Emily Blunt paired together in a film brought to you by the producers of Little Miss Sunshine? Yes, please. As an added bonus, Alan Arkin shows up, as does Steve Zahn and 24‘s Mary Lynn Rajskub. Sunshine Cleaning was penned by first time writer Megan Holley, and directed by Christine Jeffs (who [...]
Tags: Alan Arkin · Amy Adams · Christine Jeffs · Emily Blunt · Mary Lynn Rajskub · Megan Holley · Steve Zahn · Sunshine Cleaning
