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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Seven
14 hours ago | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Opens: 2010
Cast: Naomi Watts, Annette Bening, Samuel L. Jackson, Kerry Washington
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Summary: A tale of a mother and daughter, separated at birth, who struggle with the damage done by the most important person missing in their lives while a young African-Americn woman deals with an unwanted pregnancy and the adoption process.
Analysis: Scoring rave reviews in Toronto, the $7 million latest effort of Rodrigo Garcia ("Nine Lives," "Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her") once again shows off his skill at weaving multiple narratives together in clever and unexpected ways. At its heart it's an emotional family drama, but Garcia excels with his female characters which makes the involvement of Naomi Watts, Kerry Washington and especially Annette Benning thrilling.
The few criticisms levelled at the film were toward some pacing and credibility issues in the last act, but otherwise praised it for not »
- Garth Franklin
[TV] Ice Road Truckers: Season 3
28 December 2009 5:00 PM, PST | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
Let me say this right now: I grew up in New Jersey. This said, you should be aware that schools are closed for even a few inches of snow. People from New Jersey simply can’t drive in the snow. I don’t know if it’s just a mentality, or the fact that you are probably supposed to go below the speed limit or what, but we can’t do it, at least, not well. So I have a lot of respect for people who can, especially if they are driving on the most dangerous road in the United States.
The cast of Ice Road Truckers: Season Three are doing just that as they travel the Dalton Highway in Alaska for Carlile Transportation. Show veterans Hugh “The Polar Bear” Rowland and Alex Debogorski are joined by several newcomers, including the show’s first female driver, resident hottie and tomboy Lisa Kelly. »
- Jessica Guerrasio
All the film highlights this Christmas
23 December 2009 2:00 PM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Penguins, Nicole Kidman and Narnia – Paul Howlett picks his film highlights
Christmas Eve
(Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick, 2006) 4.25pm, BBC1
A DreamWorks animated adventure in which Rj, the cynical racoon (laconically voiced by Bruce Willis) teaches a burrowful of innocent woodland animals to forage off the waste of an encroaching housing estate rather than rely on boring old natural food, before inevitably seeing the error of his ways. Plenty of good slapstick fun for kids and cine-literate gags for adults, although it all seems a bit glib compared to Shrek and co.
(Tim Burton, Mike Johnson, 2005) 6pm, ITV1
Life, in Burton's typically weird and ghoulish fantasy, is a dull, grey affair: death is much more colourful and fun, as young Victor (voiced by Johnny Depp) discovers when he is whisked into the underworld by the maggoty Corpse Bride (Helena Bonham Carter). Trouble is, he's in love »
- Paul Howlett
All the film highlights this Christmas
23 December 2009 2:00 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Penguins, Nicole Kidman and Narnia – Paul Howlett picks his film highlights
Christmas Eve
(Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick, 2006) 4.25pm, BBC1
A DreamWorks animated adventure in which Rj, the cynical racoon (laconically voiced by Bruce Willis) teaches a burrowful of innocent woodland animals to forage off the waste of an encroaching housing estate rather than rely on boring old natural food, before inevitably seeing the error of his ways. Plenty of good slapstick fun for kids and cine-literate gags for adults, although it all seems a bit glib compared to Shrek and co.
(Tim Burton, Mike Johnson, 2005) 6pm, ITV1
Life, in Burton's typically weird and ghoulish fantasy, is a dull, grey affair: death is much more colourful and fun, as young Victor (voiced by Johnny Depp) discovers when he is whisked into the underworld by the maggoty Corpse Bride (Helena Bonham Carter). Trouble is, he's in love »
- Paul Howlett
Christmas and new year TV films
18 December 2009 5:30 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Not sure what to watch? We can help with our comprehensive guide to the best films on TV this Christmas and new year
Choose a date
Saturday 19 December | Sunday 20 December | Monday 21 December | Tuesday 22 December | Wednesday 23 December |Christmas Eve | Christmas Day | Boxing Day | Sunday 27 December | Monday 28 December | Tuesday 29 December | Wednesday 30 December | New Year's Eve | New Year's Day
Saturday 19 December
Yes Man (Peyton Reed, 2008)
10am, 8pm, Sky Movies Premiere
Remember Jim Carrey in Liar, Liar, where he forces himself to tell the truth for 24 hours? Well, here Jim Carrey forces himself to answer yes to any request, for a year. Which is upping the ante somewhat, but doesn't make it a better film. This is a return to the manic, gurning, not-very-funny Carrey, as if The Truman Show, Eternal Sunshine etc hadn't happened. Just say no.
The Golden Compass (Chris Weitz, 2007)
11.40am, 8pm, Sky Movies Family
What with Harry Potter, Narnia, Lemony Snicket and all, »
- Paul Howlett
Christmas and new year TV films
18 December 2009 5:30 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Not sure what to watch? We can help with our comprehensive guide to the best films on TV this Christmas and new year
Choose a date
Saturday 19 December | Sunday 20 December | Monday 21 December | Tuesday 22 December | Wednesday 23 December |Christmas Eve | Christmas Day | Boxing Day | Sunday 27 December | Monday 28 December | Tuesday 29 December | Wednesday 30 December | New Year's Eve | New Year's Day
Saturday 19 December
Yes Man (Peyton Reed, 2008)
10am, 8pm, Sky Movies Premiere
Remember Jim Carrey in Liar, Liar, where he forces himself to tell the truth for 24 hours? Well, here Jim Carrey forces himself to answer yes to any request, for a year. Which is upping the ante somewhat, but doesn't make it a better film. This is a return to the manic, gurning, not-very-funny Carrey, as if The Truman Show, Eternal Sunshine etc hadn't happened. Just say no.
The Golden Compass (Chris Weitz, 2007)
11.40am, 8pm, Sky Movies Family
What with Harry Potter, Narnia, Lemony Snicket and all, »
- Paul Howlett
The Best of the Decade: Documentaries
17 December 2009 9:30 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
The 2000s were a great decade for documentaries, both artistically and commercially. Four films (Fahrenheit 9/11, March of the Penguins and this year's Earth and This Is It) grossed more than $100 million worldwide, with two of them even topping the $200 million mark. Meanwhile, plenty of other films, whether due to their politics or their humorous entertainment value, broke through with mainstream audiences, primarily in the arthouse circuit but also on home video. And speaking of home viewing, thanks to Netflix and free online streaming sites like SnagFilms, more and more people have access to more and more non-fiction films than ever before.
So obviously it's a tough task to narrow down all these docs for a list of the best in the last ten years. In order to spotlight some particularly deserving films (25 of them), I've decided to follow the lead of William Goss' action flick list and break these up »
- Christopher Campbell
The Naughts: The Documentary of the '00s
7 December 2009 10:17 AM, PST | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
Sometimes superlatives need to be slung, such as when speaking of the richest, most ambitious and exciting decade yet for nonfiction film -- and, really, what other variety could back up that boast? To nail down a single doc as the preeminent work that typifies these years is no easy task, especially since the best of the bunch attacked specific subjects with laser-like precision and idiosyncratic techniques. (Sit tight, the lede is about to be buried.)
The '00s legitimized the allure of the "pop doc," a trend that shoehorns potentially lackluster material into glossy narratives. Spelling bees were transformed into suspense thrillers ("Spellbound"), quadriplegic rugby players did their own stunts ("Murderball"), tangoing kids got their dance-off ("Mad Hot Ballroom"), a reckless but beautiful feat of derring-do was reenacted like a heist procedural ("Man on Wire"), and a PBS-style nature film became a blockbuster saga of familial survival ("March of the Penguins"). Who'd have thought, »
- Aaron Hillis
This week's DVD and Blu-ray releases
4 December 2009 4:06 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Microcosmos DVD & Blu-ray, Second Sight
Life DVD & Blu-ray, BBC
It's a given that many of the strange and wonderful lifeforms we share this planet with are dying out, many species becoming extinct every year. There's some consolation to be had in that, thanks to the people behind these two nature titles, future generations will at least be able to see many of them, in glorious HD, doing something weird, funny or just plain icky in front of the cameras before they go the way of the dodo. 1996's Microcosmos has almost zero educational value, instead choosing to play up the drama in the insect world. There's a very sparse narration, but this is only there to remind you a) To relax, because you're not really learning anything, and b) That you're not watching outtakes from Starship Troopers. This is the real bug's life: fighting, eating and mating, all the time »
- Phelim O'Neill
'Babies' Trailer Will Make You Smile No Matter How Black Your Heart
2 December 2009 11:30 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Doesn't matter where you live, what you are, what you've done or how you view the world. If you're old enough to spawn, and you've done so, that little version of you is adorable. And that's what "Babies" is all about. A documentary looking at four infants in four different parts of the world. I think EW's PopWatch sums it up well: "If you got teary during March of the Penguins, this one looks even more awwww-inspiring."
Step out of your cynical, jaded worldview for a moment and enjoy this helping of adorable.
»
- Adam Rosenberg
'Babies' trailer: Who is ready to pinch some cheeks?
1 December 2009 9:44 AM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
I saw this Babies trailer at the movie theater a few weeks ago, and it certainly caught my eye. Based on the opening moments, I had no idea what kind of film it was advertising with two kids banging rocks together -- was Roland Emmerich about to destroy their hut with a tidal wave or something? But as I watched the whole trailer, I realized this is a total must-see for me (yes, even over the Internet you can hear the sound of my clock ticking). Babies chronicles the first year of newborns' lives in Namibia, Mongolia, Japan, and the United States. »
- Wendy Mitchell
Freeze: The Antarctic Treaty Turns 50
1 December 2009 4:30 AM, PST | Fast Company | See recent Fast Company news »
Map by Mike Reagan
On the first of December 1959, 12 nations signed a pact freezing territorial claims and banning military activity in Antarctica. It isn't human-free (29 nations have research stations there, and 11 people have been born on the continent), but it remains remarkably untouched. Here's a tour.
Infographic: The Antarctic Treaty Turns 50
1. The Weddell and Ross Seas continental shelves are believed to hold 50 billion barrels of oil. That's more than double the known reserves in the U.S.
2. The Transantarctic Mountains have deposits of coal, gold, silver, copper, zinc, lead, and tin, but a moratorium on commercial mining is in place in Antarctica through 2048.
3. Antarctica's biggest population center is the U.S.-operated McMurdo Station. In the summer, the community can swell to more than 1,000 people; this past winter, there were just 153.
4. Antarctica's two-letter Internet suffix is ".aq." Internet access is via satellite; a dish on Black Island provides 10-mb-per-second service to McMurdo. »
- Anne C. Lee
Documentaries of bliss
19 November 2009 3:00 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The re-released cinematic head-trip Forest of Bliss adheres firmly to the purer school of documentary-making
The lowest form of documentary involves a presenter setting off on a journey to discover why he or she didn't yet know something about which we, the audience, were already adequately informed. Near the opposite end of the documentary spectrum are those quiet, almost anonymous films such as Être et Avoir or Sleep Furiously, in which a community is observed and recorded with minimum fuss and no overt manipulation. Beyond those are films – so seldom seen that one could be forgiven for thinking them extinct – with no presenter, no commentary, no characters, no specific setting and no narrative or story. Godfrey Reggio's Koyaanisqatsi (a Hopi Indian word meaning "life out of balance"), made in 1982, is the classic of its kind: a compilation of ravishing footage of cities and natural wonders, seen at night and in the blaze of day, »
- Geoff Dyer
"March Of The Penguins" DVD Set Includes New Documentary
17 November 2009 10:09 PM, PST | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
The "March of the Penguins" Limited Edition gift set is currently available on DVD.
The 2005 documentary by French filmmaker Luc Jacquet comes in a specially contained package from Warner Home Video. Besides the Oscar-winning documentary, the set includes the new, accompanying feature "On the Wings of a Penguin," in addition to a plush penguin and collectible postcards featuring the flightless Antarctic birds.
The film captures the life cycle of a group of emperor penguins as they mate, give birth and start their lives together. With narration by renowned actor Morgan Freeman, "March of the Penguins" keeps audiences on their toes by showing both the light-hearted and dangerous moments in the lives of penguins, as they struggle to keep their eggs warm and brave the predatory waters in the search for food.
The response to the movie led to it grossing more than million in theaters, making it the second most financially successful documentary ever made, »
[DVD Review] March of the Penguins - Limited Edition Giftset
4 November 2009 12:00 PM, PST | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
March of the Penguins, Luc Jacquet's 2005 documentary about Antarctica's emperor penguins and their harrowing annual journey to complete the circle of life, will melt even the iciest of hearts. It showcases an odd dichotomy — unbearable cuteness and sniffle-inducing sadness — that will pull at your heartstrings no matter how many times you watch it. If you don't shed a tear or two, out of sorrow or otherwise, you're probably a sociopath.
Narrated by Morgan Freeman (before there was any question about whether or not it was okay to be Morgan Freeman), the story appeals to a number of emotional triggers; you'll laugh, you'll cry (hopefully), you'll worry. The movie's stance on its subject matter is for the most part objective, but the content is delivered in such a way that you can't help but feel for these penguins. As Freeman points out, “They're not that different from us, really.” They're mating rituals echo our own, »
- Jess Goodwin
[DVD Review] March of the Penguins - Limited Edition Giftset
4 November 2009 12:00 PM, PST | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
March of the Penguins, Luc Jacquet's 2005 documentary about Antarctica's emperor penguins and their harrowing annual journey to complete the circle of life, will melt even the iciest of hearts. It showcases an odd dichotomy — unbearable cuteness and sniffle-inducing sadness — that will pull at your heartstrings no matter how many times you watch it. If you don't shed a tear or two, out of sorrow or otherwise, you're probably a sociopath.
Narrated by Morgan Freeman (before there was any question about whether or not it was okay to be Morgan Freeman), the story appeals to a number of emotional triggers; you'll laugh, you'll cry (hopefully), you'll worry. The movie's stance on its subject matter is for the most part objective, but the content is delivered in such a way that you can't help but feel for these penguins. As Freeman points out, “They're not that different from us, really.” They're mating rituals echo our own, »
- Jess Goodwin
Trailer for Clint Eastwood's Invictus Now on the Web
29 October 2009 2:51 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Clint Eastwood is less than a year away from his 80th birthday, and he's still going strong. Oscar season is not far away, and Eastwood's next release, Invictus, is already gaining buzz as a potential contender.
The trailer below is now on the web, and it looks and sounds like the trailer for every other drama released by a major studio. That said, the story looks promising: How Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) used the 1995 Rugby World Cup as a platform to address a South Africa still divided after the recent end to apartheid. He enlists the aid of Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), the captain of the South African rugby team, in an effort to unite the country.
What's refreshing is that neither Freeman nor Damon feels familiar. Although Freeman's voice is easily recognizable, it's different enough from the omnipresent voice-over narration tone we've all heard non-stop since March of the Penguins. »
- Rich Z Zwelling
The Weather Channel To Show Movies
22 October 2009 10:52 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Probably the number one point of conversation in our daily lives is the weather. What’s next on the most discussed list? I’d make a strong case for TV/movies: They’re something we’re all fans of, some to far more of an extent than others (can’t you tell we here at Screen Rant are an example of that? ). But did you ever think that movies and the weather would collide (outside of a Roland Emmerich movie)? Well today, in a rather odd piece of news, that’s exactly what’s happened.
The guys over at /Film are reporting that The Weather Channel (yes, The Weather Channel) will start showing movies starting the day before Halloween, October 30th, and every Friday thereafter. So what sort of movies will the channel be showing? Well, weather-related movies, of course! What else? Starting off the series - which runs from »
- Ross Miller
Shark Tale Co-Director Finds A Monster in Paris
21 October 2009 4:46 PM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
For the record: Shark Tale is one of the worst animated films I’ve ever seen, only made more painful by the fact that it quickly followed on the heels of Finding Nemo the way that Surf’s Up followed Happy Feet and March of the Penguins.
It was laughless and devoid of fun, and now its co-director Bibo Bergeron is getting another chance to display his questionable directorial talent — his knack for animation isn’t a question, as he’s been involved with films since Asterix.
The $42 million movie in question is A Monster in Paris, which, according to Variety, “is set at the turn of the 20th century. It follows a monster who lives in a garden and falls in love with a beautiful, young singer.” At least that sounds a little more unique than the transparent Shark Tale, but I’ve yet to be swayed to Bibo’s side. »
- John Cooper
What's next? Will movie channels start telling us weather news?
21 October 2009 7:45 AM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »
Starting Friday, October 30, The Weather Channel begins airing movies as part of a new block of programming called The Weather Channel Presents. The first film is The Perfect Storm, Wolfgang Petersen's dramatization of the loss of the fishing vessel Andrea Gail during the infamous 1991 Atlantic storm season.
Network meteorologist Jen Carfagno will introduce each film and then add commentary about the factual elements of the storm or weather related event at the heart of each movie. "From the Nor’easter in The Perfect Storm to the tornado that takes Dorothy to Oz, weather has a long history as a film star," remarked Geoffrey Darby, the executive vice president of programming for The Weather Channel. "Adding films to our Friday night lineup is a great way for us to further demonstrate how weather is an all-encompassing part of our lives that entertains and inspires us."
The week after The Perfect Storm »
- Patrick Sauriol
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