Blog Profile / Film School Rejects
| URL : | http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/ | |
|---|---|---|
| Filed Under: | Entertainment / Film | |
| Posts on Regator: | 19289 | |
| Posts / Week: | 72.4 | |
| Archived Since: | April 13, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Cannes 2013 Review: ‘Only God Forgives’ is a Crushing Disappointment
Arguably the most anticipated film of this year’s Cannes Film Festival is one that on the face of it, though In Competition, has little chance of scooping the Palme D’Or by virtue of subject matter alone. Only God Forgives, the latest...Show More Summary
Francis Ford Coppola Returns to Italian-American Family Dramas With New Film
Hey, it certainly sounds better than Twixt. THR reports that Francis Ford Coppola is readying a new feature that should appeal to more of his traditional fanbase. The film is currently untitled, but the outlet reports that it “will chronicle...Show More Summary
‘Don Jon’ Trailer: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Enumerates His Interests (Yes, Including Porn)
If someone was to possibly say that they expected Joseph Gordon-Levitt‘s directorial debut, a film about porn addiction that debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, to be a serious affair and that they maybe they laughed for five...Show More Summary
Cannes 2013 Review: ‘Wakolda’ Sees Its Sinister Premise Give Way To Uneven Drama
Argentinian filmmaker Lucia Puenzo shot onto the scene in 2007 with her startling directorial debut XXY, which conveyed the quest for an intersex individual to discover their definitive gender identity. Regrettably, however, though eying...Show More Summary
Short Film: “Küzd?k” Is a Witty Animated Twist on a Classical Idea
Why Watch? This quite short but still entirely provocative short won the Short Film Palme d’Or at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. It’s the work of animator Marcell Jankovics, whose prior short Sisyphus was nominated for an Oscar in 1974 (and later used in a Super Bowl commercial for GMC). Show More Summary
Cannes 2013 Review: ‘Sarah Prefers to Run’
French-Canadian director Chloe Robichaud makes her feature film debut in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard branch with a highly unique tale that has echoes of downtrodden sports films like The Wrestler, though wraps itself in a vivid, swooning tale of nascent romance. Show More Summary
Trailer Recut: Steve McQueen in the ‘Fast and Furious’ Version of ‘Bullitt’
In 1968, Steve McQueen starred in Bullitt as a San Francisco cop whose primary job description was driving a Ford Mustang GT fastback recklessly and seeking revenge on behalf of a witness he was trying to protect. The impressive Peter...Show More Summary
Cannes 2013 Review: ‘Bastards’ Is a Massively Underwhelming Erotic Thriller That Fails To Engage
Revered director Claire Denis brings to the Croisette easily one of her least-accessible jaunts yet with the impenetrable Bastards, an ill-organized revenge tale that unfolds in needlessly incoherent fashion, and despite a rather salacious, sexy premise, fails to get the pulse racing in all other departments. Show More Summary
‘Arrested Development’ is a Sitcom Version of ‘The Godfather’
In the fourth episode of Arrested Development‘s third (and what initially seemed to be its final) season, Michael Bluth wakes up to find the handlebars of his bike in his bed, placed there by GOB, his sheets stained with bike grease....Show More Summary
‘The World’s End’ Trailer Has Robot Blood On Its Hands
In other words, it’s got red on it. Except it’s blue this time. But it’s still blood, so it totally counts. Plus, that’s exactly the kind of subtle, layered joke that fans should expect from Edgar Wright (along with several failed attempts at climbing fences), and The World’s End appears to deliver. Show More Summary
An Open Letter About High School Bullies and Self-Medicating With Movies
Last weekend I was up late and noticed a 16-year-old follower of my Facebook page (and aspiring filmmaker) had a shitty night. He lived a nightmare we all had inside of us during high school. He was a sacrificial lamb in a demented prank from kids who he never threatened and never wanted to see get hurt the way he was. Show More Summary
Cannes 2013 Review: ‘The Great Beauty’ is a Sight For Sore Eyes
Paolo Sorrentino‘s latest film, The Great Beauty (La Grande Bellezza), opens with a sizeable quote lengthy enough that the English subtitles at this evening’s Cannes Film Festival screening had to zoom through it at lightning speed, giving non-natives a chance only to speed-read the mounting context of the piece. Show More Summary
Latest ‘Man of Steel’ Trailer: Zod Uses The Mandarin’s Playbook
It’s official. Supervillains breaking into our TV feeds to deliver sloppily edited messages to the masses is something we have to deal with in our summer comic book blockbusters now. We saw The Mandarin do it continually in Iron ManShow More Summary
‘Byzantium’ Trailer Introduces the Idea of Vampires With Coke Nails
If you’re anywhere near being a vampire fanatic, then chances are pretty good you know who Neil Jordan is, because he’s the guy who directed Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt in the adaptation of Anne Rice’s famous vampire story Interview with the Vampire. Show More Summary
Cannes 2013 Review: James Franco’s Feature Directorial Debut, ‘As I Lay Dying,’ Is A Total Bust
James Franco has proven himself an ambitious sort in recent years, branching off from merely working as an actor to studying for a master’s degree part-time, and now turning his talents towards directing. Franco certainly set the bar...Show More Summary
Casting Couch: Diane Keaton and Morgan Freeman to Finally Eliminate Their One Degree of Separation, Anthony Hopkins Joins ‘Gotti,’ and More
What is Casting Couch? It’s a rundown of recent news about actors getting new jobs. Today it’s mostly focused on handsome young fellows like Gael Garcia Bernal, Hayden Christensen, and Dylan O’Brien. Due to the fact that they’ve both...Show More Summary
Cannes 2013 Review: ‘Behind the Candelabra’ Sees Soderbergh Bow Out With A Highly Entertaining Biopic
Steven Soderbergh has for years been a director who continues to work entirely in spite of himself; he presses on, releasing a film a year (if not more) while constantly expressing frustration with the industry and claiming that his next will be his last. Show More Summary
‘The Wolverine’ Trailer: A Suitable Reminder That This Film Is Coming Out Soon
If nothing else, a new trailer for James Mangold‘s The Wolverine serves one purpose – to remind us that the Hugh Jackman-starring film is coming out during the already-crammed summer blockbuster season. No knocks on the clawed one here,...Show More Summary
Interview: James Badge Dale Doesn’t Need to See Himself on Camera
There were a surprising amount of baddies in Iron Man 3. Director Shane Black‘s Tony Stark adventure put the idea of multiple villains being a bad idea to rest. One of those villains — or henchman, if you want to get technical — was played by a familiar face, James Badge Dale. Show More Summary
Alex Kurtzman and Bob Orci: ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Is Not a Remake
Alex Kurtzman and Bob Orci are probably two of the busiest screenwriters working today. It seems like every month we hear of a new project they’re scripting, developing, or what have you (a look at their current IMDb pages includes listings for upcoming projects, from The Amazing Spider-Man 2 to that Van Helsing reboot). Show More Summary