Cowboys & Aliens boldly goes where no cowpoke has gone before. Is it a new spin on the Western film genre, or a new spin on Sci-Fi?
Speaking of a spin… wouldn’t you have just LOVED to see this pitch meeting, if only to watch the skill it must have taken to spin this gold out of a tumbleweed? Imagine the talent of the marketer, so captivating with their presentation, as to attract high-priced talent like Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde and Sam Rockwell, along with the direction and production chops of Favreau, Spielberg and the Ron Howard/Brian Grazer Power Duo.
With many shark species on the brink of extinction, a new community of conservation-minded divers and videographers are working to change our perceptions of an animal long demonized in popular culture. Like many of my generation, I was scared shitless at an early age by the movie Jaws. I remain to this day inherently fearful of deep, open water. I can, at anytime, cause myself anxiety with a simple thought…
This past weekend’s “The Simpsons” took their regular opening credits “couch gag” somewhere they haven’t been before. Dark… actually, very dark and unexpectedly thought pervoking (unexpectedly until you realize who storyboarded it, that is). Riffing on slave labor-like conditions in Asian factories, that happen to be making “Simpsons” animation slides and dvds, the opening sequence was created by none other than our favorite guerilla street artist Banksy. (video after the jump)
Dedicated to youth-led multimedia production, YAK Films started as a mixed team of young photographers and filmmakers looking to offer an alternative to what they consider “played-out mainstream media”. And here at Watch.Read. Repeat., we’re all for supporting that mission.
Per YAK’s website, their work with urban dance began with the TURF FEINZ crew from Oakland, CA, innovators of the TUF dancing style. Appraise for yourself the modestly magnificent camera work (and superhuman foot work) in the video below.
In 1969 John Wayne was chosen to play the drunken, irascible U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn in the big screen adaptation of Charles Portis’ True Grit. The role won Wayne the Academy Award (his one and only) and Golden Globe for Best Actor. Over the years though, many film critics have dismissed Wayne’s performance as over-the-top and hammy, suggesting that these accolades were more an overdue recognition of his forty year career.
Regardless of The Duke’s performance, the reality is that the whole movie was fairly schmaltzy, like so many movies from that time are when compared to the original author’s manuscript or to today’s explicit, often graphic, cinematic style. Come this December, True Grit fans (hell, movie fans all) will be reintroduced to what is sure to be a more “authentic” rendition of the Portis classic. And, nobody does authentic and graphic quite like the Joel and Ethan Coen.
Sometimes we find beauty in unexpected places. Set to Brendel’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, this video reveals to us the surprisingly elegant process of creating printing ink, from start to finish. Like a master vintner, the professional inkmaker hand mixes various components and colors to achieve the desired result.
The problem with writing about “Catfish” is that you have to write about “Catfish” — and potentially divulge the many twists the documentary has in store.
Still, you’ve got to say something. So this is probably going to be a short review.
In 1969 John Wayne was chosen to play the drunken, irascible U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn in the big screen adaptation of Charles Portis’ True Grit. The role won Wayne the Academy Award (his one and only) and Golden Globe for Best Actor. Over the years though, many film critics have dismissed Wayne’s performance as over-the-top and hammy, suggesting that these accolades were more an overdue recognition of his forty year career. 
Matt Forcey
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