In preparation for the next Smackdown Team Experience is traveling back to 2000.
by Cláudio Alves
The ingrained sexism within Hollywood, in general, and AMPAS, in particular, has many consequences. One of them is the disparity of ages when men and women are recognized for their talents. Male actors tend to be rewarded later in life, while the industry often ignores women after they hit a certain age. You can even see this dynamic at play with underage actors. Only six male children have been nominated in Oscar history in comparison with over a dozen actresses.
Over the past two decades, several boy wonders have been ignored by the Academy, despite buzz in their years. There's Alan S. Kim (Minari), Jacob Tremblay (Room), Tom Holland (The Impossible), Thomas Horn (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close), Freddie Highmore (Finding Neverland), and, of course, Jamie Bell. In 2000, the latter was definitely in the Best...
by Cláudio Alves
The ingrained sexism within Hollywood, in general, and AMPAS, in particular, has many consequences. One of them is the disparity of ages when men and women are recognized for their talents. Male actors tend to be rewarded later in life, while the industry often ignores women after they hit a certain age. You can even see this dynamic at play with underage actors. Only six male children have been nominated in Oscar history in comparison with over a dozen actresses.
Over the past two decades, several boy wonders have been ignored by the Academy, despite buzz in their years. There's Alan S. Kim (Minari), Jacob Tremblay (Room), Tom Holland (The Impossible), Thomas Horn (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close), Freddie Highmore (Finding Neverland), and, of course, Jamie Bell. In 2000, the latter was definitely in the Best...
- 5/11/2021
- by Cláudio Alves
- FilmExperience
With Oscar voting officially underway, members of the Academy are hunkering down and catching up on all the films from this year of extended eligibility. Inarguably the hardest awards season to read in modern history, there are dozens of interpretations of how the season will shake out and where AMPAS voters’ minds are within the race.
I believe there’s an “X” factor to this awards season that could potentially affect what pundits perceive the nominations could look like. In addition, there’s also a disagreement on what this “X” factor could be. Some argue: just look at the guilds, that’s the only Oscar voter overlap. Others say Academy voters are disconnected from the season, and anything is possible. The truth is, it’s somewhere in the middle — but my theory is that international voters can be the tilt for various films and performances.
There are no parties, screening...
I believe there’s an “X” factor to this awards season that could potentially affect what pundits perceive the nominations could look like. In addition, there’s also a disagreement on what this “X” factor could be. Some argue: just look at the guilds, that’s the only Oscar voter overlap. Others say Academy voters are disconnected from the season, and anything is possible. The truth is, it’s somewhere in the middle — but my theory is that international voters can be the tilt for various films and performances.
There are no parties, screening...
- 3/7/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Zoe Caldwell, a four-time Tony Award-winner, has passed away at the age of 86.
The actress died peacefully in her home in Pound Ridge, New York on Sunday from complications due to Parkinson’s disease, a spokesperson for her son, Charlie Whitehead, confirmed to People.
Born in Australia, Caldwell first started her professional career at 9 years old in a production of Peter Pan before going on to appear in productions at Melbourne’s Union Theatre Repertory Company and the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company.
She moved to London to join the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1959 and began her American acting career as...
The actress died peacefully in her home in Pound Ridge, New York on Sunday from complications due to Parkinson’s disease, a spokesperson for her son, Charlie Whitehead, confirmed to People.
Born in Australia, Caldwell first started her professional career at 9 years old in a production of Peter Pan before going on to appear in productions at Melbourne’s Union Theatre Repertory Company and the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company.
She moved to London to join the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1959 and began her American acting career as...
- 2/19/2020
- by Gabrielle Chung
- PEOPLE.com
Zoe Caldwell, a veteran stage, TV and film actress who won four Tony Awards and originated the Broadway roles of Maria Callas in Master Class and the title character in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, has died. She was 86.
Her son, Charlie Whitehead, said she died Sunday of Parkinson’s disease complications at her home in Pound Ridge, NY.
Caldwell won four lead actress Tony Awards spanning 30 years. Along with Master Class (1996) and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1968), she also scored trophies for Slapstick Tragedy (1966) and Madea (1982).
Along with her 45-year career on the Great White Way, the Australia native appeared in such films as Woody Allen’s The Purple Rose of Cairo and the 2002 Disney toon Lilo & Stitch. Among her many telefilm roles were adaptations of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Her most recent credit was as Oskar’s (Thomas Horn) grandmother...
Her son, Charlie Whitehead, said she died Sunday of Parkinson’s disease complications at her home in Pound Ridge, NY.
Caldwell won four lead actress Tony Awards spanning 30 years. Along with Master Class (1996) and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1968), she also scored trophies for Slapstick Tragedy (1966) and Madea (1982).
Along with her 45-year career on the Great White Way, the Australia native appeared in such films as Woody Allen’s The Purple Rose of Cairo and the 2002 Disney toon Lilo & Stitch. Among her many telefilm roles were adaptations of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Her most recent credit was as Oskar’s (Thomas Horn) grandmother...
- 2/19/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
What’s Coming July 1: “Back to the Future” trilogy Robert Zemeckis‘ iconic time-travel adventure trilogy, starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, comes to Netflix on July 1. What’s Coming July 1: “Big Trouble in Little China” John Carpenter‘s “Big Trouble in Little China” hits Netflix next month. Meanwhile, Dwayne Johnson is in development on his own remake of the 1986 cult classic. What’s Coming July 1: “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” Starring Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock and Thomas Horn, Stephen Daldry‘s film adaptation of “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” earned a Best Picture nomination in 2011. What...
- 6/22/2016
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
April 28 will herald the arrival of State of Decay‘s Year One Survival Edition on PC and Xbox One, and Microsoft has revealed that the remastered version will boast its own set of achievements not found in the original Xbox 360 release.
Running at native 1080p, the rerelease will also boast an handful of new features and fixes, including new monthly timed challenges that can be completed with friends or on your lonesome. Microsoft noted that completing these tests will unlock new content in the zombie title, which is likely to be cosmetic items such as outfits and character costumes.
Circling back to those aforementioned achievements though, and Year One Survival Edition will launch boasting no less than 1500 Gamerscore to get your eager hands on. These rewards encompass the main game itself, along with the two pieces of Dlc, State of Decay: Breakdown and State of Decay: Lifeline.
For a detailed...
Running at native 1080p, the rerelease will also boast an handful of new features and fixes, including new monthly timed challenges that can be completed with friends or on your lonesome. Microsoft noted that completing these tests will unlock new content in the zombie title, which is likely to be cosmetic items such as outfits and character costumes.
Circling back to those aforementioned achievements though, and Year One Survival Edition will launch boasting no less than 1500 Gamerscore to get your eager hands on. These rewards encompass the main game itself, along with the two pieces of Dlc, State of Decay: Breakdown and State of Decay: Lifeline.
For a detailed...
- 4/6/2015
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Updated to add voting options!
Yesterday out of nowhere I suddenly felt a shiver go down my spine. I realized that if I didn't pull some advocacy action, my fellow Broadcast Film Critics might just give Chloe Grace Moretz Two nominations for Best Young Actor/Actress for Kick-Ass 2 and Carrie and nobody needs that. Not even Chloe who doesn't strike us as the sort that needs the validation to go on. (Horror of horrors that's already occurred back in 2010 when she won a double nom) And then I pictured Quvenzhané Wallis getting nominated for her one line in 12 Years a Slave and remembered that frustrating nomination for Asa Butterfeld in Hugo (he could repeat this year for Ender's Game) and I knew I had to intervene with some advocacy or at least a helpful voting cheat sheet.
Thomas Horn & Quvenzhane Wallis, the last two winners of this category
See,...
Yesterday out of nowhere I suddenly felt a shiver go down my spine. I realized that if I didn't pull some advocacy action, my fellow Broadcast Film Critics might just give Chloe Grace Moretz Two nominations for Best Young Actor/Actress for Kick-Ass 2 and Carrie and nobody needs that. Not even Chloe who doesn't strike us as the sort that needs the validation to go on. (Horror of horrors that's already occurred back in 2010 when she won a double nom) And then I pictured Quvenzhané Wallis getting nominated for her one line in 12 Years a Slave and remembered that frustrating nomination for Asa Butterfeld in Hugo (he could repeat this year for Ender's Game) and I knew I had to intervene with some advocacy or at least a helpful voting cheat sheet.
Thomas Horn & Quvenzhane Wallis, the last two winners of this category
See,...
- 11/18/2013
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
There’s a great-looking family adventure headed your way on Hallmark Channel called Space Warriors, and apart from the fact that you can win a trip to Space Camp, I have a chance for you to take home the movie. No ordinary Hallmark film, this one stars Dermot Mulroney, Mira Sorvino, Josh Lucas, Thomas Horn, and Danny Glover, and in a somewhat similar vein to another film involving Space Camp, shows off the ability of kids (especially if they are geniuses, I suppose) to make a difference.
This one looks like a real treat for younger audiences, and I’ve got a BlogApp below to help you explore it, including checking out the trailer, and entering to win a trip to Space Camp. Check it out below, find out all you can about the film (which airs on Hallmark Channel May 31st), and then enter to win a copy of the Blu-Ray!
This one looks like a real treat for younger audiences, and I’ve got a BlogApp below to help you explore it, including checking out the trailer, and entering to win a trip to Space Camp. Check it out below, find out all you can about the film (which airs on Hallmark Channel May 31st), and then enter to win a copy of the Blu-Ray!
- 5/24/2013
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Cody Horn has signed on to star alongside Maria Bello and Frank Grillo in the Untitled James Wan Thriller for Dimension. The film is being directed by Will Cannon and produced by Wan and Lee Clay.
Wan wrote the story that revolves around a police officer (Grillo) and a psychologist (Bello) investigating the deaths of five people who were killed while trying to summon a ghost. Horn, who enjoyed a breakout year with star turns in Magic Mike and End of Watch, will play a ghost hunter.
The film starts shooting next week in Baton Rouge.
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Wan wrote the story that revolves around a police officer (Grillo) and a psychologist (Bello) investigating the deaths of five people who were killed while trying to summon a ghost. Horn, who enjoyed a breakout year with star turns in Magic Mike and End of Watch, will play a ghost hunter.
The film starts shooting next week in Baton Rouge.
Click to continue reading Untitled James Wan Thriller Enlists Cody Horn
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- 1/31/2013
- by Vesna Sunrider
- Filmofilia
Chicago – In the last days of August 2012, three generically titled ghost pictures had the misfortune of opening at more or less the exact same time. None of them were particularly memorable, yet only one managed to produce any semblance of genuine chills. There are enough eerie moments in “The Possession,” the demonic thriller from gifted Danish director Ole Bornedal, that one wishes that it pushed past the boundaries of its tame PG-13 rating.
The script by Juliet Snowden and Stiles White is a Judaic variation on “The Exorcist,” complete with a hasidic scholar barking out chants just like Max Von Sydow. The success of this formula succeeds or fails largely on the strength of its central performance from the possessed victim, which often takes the form of a young girl. “Exorcist” star Linda Blair set a spectacularly high bar that no imitator has been able to equal, and “The Possession”’s pint-sized leading lady,...
The script by Juliet Snowden and Stiles White is a Judaic variation on “The Exorcist,” complete with a hasidic scholar barking out chants just like Max Von Sydow. The success of this formula succeeds or fails largely on the strength of its central performance from the possessed victim, which often takes the form of a young girl. “Exorcist” star Linda Blair set a spectacularly high bar that no imitator has been able to equal, and “The Possession”’s pint-sized leading lady,...
- 1/30/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
A searing debut from youngster Thomas Horn as a small boy trying to make sense of the death of his father on 9/11 distinguishes this multi-layered drama from British director Stephen Daldry. Horn plays Oskar Schell, a youngster with just a hint of autism, who worships his indulgent father (Tom Hanks). When dad dies during the World Trader Center attack, Oskar sets off on a mission to discover what lock can be opened by a key he finds hidden in a vase in his father's closet.
- 1/11/2013
- Sky Movies
Chicago – “The Odd Life of Timothy Green” is the sort of extravagantly wrong-headed misfire that perhaps only could’ve been made by talented people. The director is Peter Hedges, an accomplished screenwriter best known for adapting his excellent book, “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” for the big screen. The ensemble cast reads like a roll call of America’s most reliable character actors.
What went wrong? Oh, where to begin? It appears as if Hedges had set out to construct a heartwarming family drama out of increasingly uncomfortable, squirm-inducing scenarios. Consider the multitude of moments in which goggle-eyed adults ask a child if they can touch him and he happily complies. Or the scene where that same creepy kid draws a startlingly sexy portrait of an old curmudgeon. Or how about all of those times when the saintly brat just stands there smiling for no apparent reason.
Blu-ray Rating: 1.5/5.0
Meet the extremely odd Timothy Green,...
What went wrong? Oh, where to begin? It appears as if Hedges had set out to construct a heartwarming family drama out of increasingly uncomfortable, squirm-inducing scenarios. Consider the multitude of moments in which goggle-eyed adults ask a child if they can touch him and he happily complies. Or the scene where that same creepy kid draws a startlingly sexy portrait of an old curmudgeon. Or how about all of those times when the saintly brat just stands there smiling for no apparent reason.
Blu-ray Rating: 1.5/5.0
Meet the extremely odd Timothy Green,...
- 12/18/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
A searing debut from youngster Thomas Horn as a small boy trying to make sense of the death of his father on 9/11 distinguishes this multi-layered drama from British director Stephen Daldry. Horn plays Oskar Schell, a youngster with just a hint of autism, who worships his indulgent father (Tom Hanks). When dad dies during the World Trader Center attack, Oskar sets off on a mission to discover what lock can be opened by a key he finds hidden in a vase in his father's closet.
- 12/12/2012
- Sky Movies
Another jam-packed edition of the Tuesday podcast here at RopeofSilicon where Laremy gets made fun of by the Broken Lizard boys, we discuss Warner Bros. moving The Great Gatsby, we saw the Man of Steel teaser trailer, we're answering your questions, over/unders, buy or sells and just generally talking about anything and everything movies. As always, I have broken down this episode on a minute-by-minute basis if you would like to skip ahead and below I have featured the information on how to download the podcast, find us on iTunes or merely just listen in your browser. 00:00-00:41 - Introduction 00:42-4:54 - Revisiting Elijah's 3-D comments briefly 4:55-7:30 - Summer Box-Office Challenge Update (chart below) 7:31-8:53 - Teasing Friday's podcast and what will happen with The Bourne Legacy review 8:54-14:33 - Security guard sighting 14:34-16:44 - Warner Bros.
- 8/7/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
With the recent 10th Anniversary of the tragic attack on the Twin Towers, delve into the emotional and highly absorbing tale of one boy’s efforts to cope with the loss of his father. Available now on Triple Play Blu-ray and DVD, our review of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close follows…
Adapted from the acclaimed bestseller by Johnathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close is a story that unfolds inside the mind of Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn), an inventive eleven-year-old New Yorker whose discovery of a key in the belongings of his father, who died in the World Trade Centre on 9/11, sets him off on an urgent search for the lock it opens. As Oskar’s quest takes him across the city, he encounters an eclectic assortment of people – survivors in their own way – who help uncover links to his father, preserving a connection to the man...
With the recent 10th Anniversary of the tragic attack on the Twin Towers, delve into the emotional and highly absorbing tale of one boy’s efforts to cope with the loss of his father. Available now on Triple Play Blu-ray and DVD, our review of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close follows…
Adapted from the acclaimed bestseller by Johnathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close is a story that unfolds inside the mind of Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn), an inventive eleven-year-old New Yorker whose discovery of a key in the belongings of his father, who died in the World Trade Centre on 9/11, sets him off on an urgent search for the lock it opens. As Oskar’s quest takes him across the city, he encounters an eclectic assortment of people – survivors in their own way – who help uncover links to his father, preserving a connection to the man...
- 6/17/2012
- by Stuart Cummins
- Obsessed with Film
Almost lost in the flurry of attention grabbed by The Artist at this year's Oscars, fellow nominee for Best Film Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close nevertheless boasted an adaptation of an almost impossible to film novel, a star cast in Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock and Max Von Sydow (also Oscar-nominated) and the emotional story of a child struggling to find peace after the calamitous events of 11th September 2001 in New York. Here's the blurb...
Eleven-year-old Oskar Schell is an exceptional child: amateur inventor, francophile and pacifist who sits somewhere on the autism scale. After the tragic and disturbing death of his father, who died in the attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11, Oskar finds a mysterious key that belonged to his father with a single cryptic name written on it. His inquisitive nature and inventive imagination sends him on an urgent, secret search for answers.
And that means... a child star,...
Eleven-year-old Oskar Schell is an exceptional child: amateur inventor, francophile and pacifist who sits somewhere on the autism scale. After the tragic and disturbing death of his father, who died in the attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11, Oskar finds a mysterious key that belonged to his father with a single cryptic name written on it. His inquisitive nature and inventive imagination sends him on an urgent, secret search for answers.
And that means... a child star,...
- 6/11/2012
- by The Huffington Post UK
- Huffington Post
Bye Bye Blondie
Written and directed by Virginie Despentes
France, 2011
Perhaps a paean to the 1960 stage musical and its 1963 film adaptation, Bye Bye Birdie, Virginie Despentes’ Bye Bye Blondie tries to be the social satire its American counterpart was. But with a protagonist suffused with libertine barbarism and a narrative of moral ambivalence, the film, quite ironically, presents the characters as malevolent, not society.
In the northeastern French city of Nancy, Gloria (Béatrice Dalle) lives a decidedly involuntary bohemian lifestyle, spending her time drifting from record shops and bars. Meanwhile, Frances (Emmanuelle Béart), her once childhood summer romance, is a successful television host in Paris.
Her life unfulfilled, Frances plays a beard in a lavender marriage to a writer, Claude (Pascal Greggory), and in order to regain passion in her life, she attempts to reconnect with Gloria. Drastically different from when they last met, the two women must try to...
Written and directed by Virginie Despentes
France, 2011
Perhaps a paean to the 1960 stage musical and its 1963 film adaptation, Bye Bye Birdie, Virginie Despentes’ Bye Bye Blondie tries to be the social satire its American counterpart was. But with a protagonist suffused with libertine barbarism and a narrative of moral ambivalence, the film, quite ironically, presents the characters as malevolent, not society.
In the northeastern French city of Nancy, Gloria (Béatrice Dalle) lives a decidedly involuntary bohemian lifestyle, spending her time drifting from record shops and bars. Meanwhile, Frances (Emmanuelle Béart), her once childhood summer romance, is a successful television host in Paris.
Her life unfulfilled, Frances plays a beard in a lavender marriage to a writer, Claude (Pascal Greggory), and in order to regain passion in her life, she attempts to reconnect with Gloria. Drastically different from when they last met, the two women must try to...
- 5/27/2012
- by Justin Li
- SoundOnSight
DVD Playhouse—April 2012
By Allen Gardner
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Warner Bros.) An eleven year-old boy (newcomer Thomas Horn, in an incredible debut) discovers a mysterious key amongst the possessions of his late father (Tom Hanks) who perished in 9/11. Determined to find the lock it matches, the boy embarks on a Picaresque odyssey across New York City. Director Stephen Daldry and screenwriter Eric Roth have fashioned a film both grand and intimate, beautifully-adapted from Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel, thought by most who read it to be unfilmable. Fine support from Jeffrey Wright, Sandra Bullock, John Goodman, Viola Davis and the great Max von Sydow. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Featurettes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 5.1 surround.
Battle Royale: The Complete Collection (Anchor Bay) Adapted from Koushun Takami’s polarizing novel (compared by champions and detractors alike as a 21st century version of A Clockwork Orange) and set in a futuristic Japan,...
By Allen Gardner
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Warner Bros.) An eleven year-old boy (newcomer Thomas Horn, in an incredible debut) discovers a mysterious key amongst the possessions of his late father (Tom Hanks) who perished in 9/11. Determined to find the lock it matches, the boy embarks on a Picaresque odyssey across New York City. Director Stephen Daldry and screenwriter Eric Roth have fashioned a film both grand and intimate, beautifully-adapted from Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel, thought by most who read it to be unfilmable. Fine support from Jeffrey Wright, Sandra Bullock, John Goodman, Viola Davis and the great Max von Sydow. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Featurettes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 5.1 surround.
Battle Royale: The Complete Collection (Anchor Bay) Adapted from Koushun Takami’s polarizing novel (compared by champions and detractors alike as a 21st century version of A Clockwork Orange) and set in a futuristic Japan,...
- 4/13/2012
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
The truth is, there are some movies that don’t translate honestly from their source novels, and I have a feeling that Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close is one of them. I may be giving the novel the benefit of the doubt there, but I’ve seen a lot of films, and it’s the impression that I get. There is a believability, and ultimately an honesty, that is traded in here in favor of the attempt toward crushing emotional blows, and untenable flights of fancy.
The story is that of Oskar Shell, a young boy who lost his father (Tom Hanks) in 9/11. The particular spin outside of that plot realm alone is that Oskar is not an absolutely average boy. He has some strange mannerisms, is prone to outbursts and withdrawal, and tells us that his parents had him tested for Asperger’s. He has a long list of fears and/or dislikes,...
The story is that of Oskar Shell, a young boy who lost his father (Tom Hanks) in 9/11. The particular spin outside of that plot realm alone is that Oskar is not an absolutely average boy. He has some strange mannerisms, is prone to outbursts and withdrawal, and tells us that his parents had him tested for Asperger’s. He has a long list of fears and/or dislikes,...
- 4/9/2012
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Chicago – So there I was at a packed awards consideration screening for Stephen Daldry’s latest prestige-filled tearjerker. Though a few of my fellow colleagues were grumbling about the grim task of sitting through more Daldry Oscar bait, my heart was filled with goodwill. I loved Daldry’s feature debut, “Billy Elliot,” and had plenty of favorable things to say about “The Hours” and “The Reader.”
Yet it was only 10 minutes into “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” that I began to wonder if the projectionist was playing a practical joke on us. Surely this picture couldn’t have been the work of a three-time Oscar nominee. On the occasions when it became too painful to keep my eyes focused on the screen, I glanced at the expressions of my peers, which looked like outtakes from the “Springtime for Hitler” sequence in “The Producers.” When the horrible reality sunk in that the...
Yet it was only 10 minutes into “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” that I began to wonder if the projectionist was playing a practical joke on us. Surely this picture couldn’t have been the work of a three-time Oscar nominee. On the occasions when it became too painful to keep my eyes focused on the screen, I glanced at the expressions of my peers, which looked like outtakes from the “Springtime for Hitler” sequence in “The Producers.” When the horrible reality sunk in that the...
- 4/9/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Warner Bros. gave us the chance to take a look at their latest blu-ray release of Extrememly Loud and Incredibly Close, based off of the novel of the same name, and we're here to help you decide whether or not this deserves to be added to your film collection.
The Basics
Here's the official synopsis:
Oskar (Thomas Horn) is convinced that his father (Tom Hanks), who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother (Sandra Bullock) and driven by a relentlessly active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his own loss to a greater understanding of the observable world around him.
The Basics
Here's the official synopsis:
Oskar (Thomas Horn) is convinced that his father (Tom Hanks), who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother (Sandra Bullock) and driven by a relentlessly active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his own loss to a greater understanding of the observable world around him.
- 4/3/2012
- by feeds@themoviepool.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
Join precocious nine-year-old Oskar Shell on a powerful emotional journey of discovery and grief when “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” arrives onto Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital Download on March 27 from Warner Home Entertainment Group. Nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Picture, “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” is not a story about September 11, 2001, but about every day after. The Film The events of September 11th left many Americans searching for answers as to why such a tragedy would ever occur. It’s difficult to accept that so many people lost their lives for no logical reason. In Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close, based off the acclaimed novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, that question drives the inquisitive, young Oskar (Thomas Horn) on an expedition to...
- 4/1/2012
- by Giovanni Colantonio
- The Daily BLAM!
A Dangerous Method This movie based on a book and play about the clash between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud seems like an odd choice for David Cronenberg (Dead Ringers, The Fly) to take on, and if Rotten Tomatoes is a good indication, it worked for critics but not so much for audiences. In it, Viggo Mortenson and Michael Fassbender play Freud and Jung respectively, who are on the cutting edge of modern psychoanalysis. Jung encounters a young woman out of her mind (Keira Knightley), he treats her using Freud's methods, they have a torrid affair, and later the two men eventually have a falling out. Extras: Director commentary, making-of feature, AFI seminar with Cronenberg (DVD/Bd) Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close A young boy (Thomas Horn) embarks on a quest to find out what a...
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- 3/28/2012
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
A tale of love and loss is played out against 9/11. That backdrop might not set well with some audiences of this fictional tale and others might not want to relive those horrible days. Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn) is the precocious child of Thomas (Tom Hanks) and Linda (Sandra Bullock). His father arranges elaborate scavenger hunts for Oskar and it only creates a stronger bond between them. All that changes on September 11th when Thomas attends a meeting in the Twin Towers. Oskar and Linda are devastated, but when Oskar finds a blue vase in the closet he thinks that his father is speaking to him beyond the grave. The vase contains a safety deposit key...
- 3/28/2012
- by Jeff Swindoll
- Monsters and Critics
Over a decade since tragedy hit New York City, filmmakers continue to make poignant films about the lives of those who were affected by the World Trade Center attack. Academy Award nominated nominee Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close tells the story of a young boy trying to make sense of a world without his father. Similar to Fox’s newest series Touch, starring Kiefer Sutherland, the lead character is smarter than your average boy. In this case, Oskar (Thomas Horn) may or may not have Asperger syndrome. He often confronts adults with a series of calculations worthy of someone more than twice his age. Yet, he’s prone to emotional outbursts when the slightest barrages of external sounds overload his senses.
The film introduces us to Oskar and his father Thomas Schell (Tom Hanks). The two share a special bond, they both have analytical minds and a thirst to problem solve.
The film introduces us to Oskar and his father Thomas Schell (Tom Hanks). The two share a special bond, they both have analytical minds and a thirst to problem solve.
- 3/27/2012
- by Bags Hooper
- BuzzFocus.com
Check out what's new to rent and own this week on the various streaming services such as cable On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Blockbuster and, of course, Netflix. Cable On Demand Cable offers VOD programming (same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pre-theatrical exclusives) for rent, usually for 24- or 48-hour periods at prices from about $2.99 for older titles to $9.99 for new or exclusive releases. Since cable offers a direct connection from your cable provider, its VOD offerings are usually less prone to outside interference and can be streamed with surround sound and 3D when available. After his father (Tom Hanks) dies in the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, a young boy (Thomas Horn) combs Manhattan to find the owner...
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- 3/27/2012
- by Robert B. DeSalvo
- Movies.com
This week: Thomas Horn plays a young boy searching for meaning and a final message from his father after his death on 9/11 in "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," the Stephen Daldry film nominated for Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor (for Max von Sydow).
Also new is Angelina Jolie's "In the Land of Blood and Honey," the psychoanalytic drama "A Dangerous Method," the family flick "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked" and a newly remastered "Casablanca" on Blu-ray.
'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close'
Box Office: $32 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 47% Rotten
Storyline: Young Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn), whose father (Tom Hanks) died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, is convinced that his father left him one final message after he finds a key hidden in his father's closet in an envelope labeled "Black." Disconnected from his grieving mother (Sandra Bullock), Oskar searches all over New York for someone...
Also new is Angelina Jolie's "In the Land of Blood and Honey," the psychoanalytic drama "A Dangerous Method," the family flick "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked" and a newly remastered "Casablanca" on Blu-ray.
'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close'
Box Office: $32 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 47% Rotten
Storyline: Young Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn), whose father (Tom Hanks) died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, is convinced that his father left him one final message after he finds a key hidden in his father's closet in an envelope labeled "Black." Disconnected from his grieving mother (Sandra Bullock), Oskar searches all over New York for someone...
- 3/26/2012
- by Robert DeSalvo
- NextMovie
Thomas Horn, in my humble opinion, gave one of the finest performances of 2011 in Stephen Daldry.s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. I understand I.m in the minority in appreciating Horn.s turn. But his performance as an emotionally-stunted, inquisitive New York adolescent really moved me. Prior to acting Horn was best known as a Jeopardy! champion, so I didn.t know if his Extremely Loud character was just his personality or an actual performance. I was anxious to see what he did next, and now we.ll all be able to find out. Deadline says Horn has signed on for two acting projects. First he'll will join the ensemble for Space Warriors, an adventure about teens who sign up for an exclusive Nasa space camp and must join forces when something goes wrong on the space station. We had a movie like that when I was young. It...
- 3/21/2012
- cinemablend.com
Uggie (front), Thomas Langmann, Jean Dujardin, Michel Hazanavicius, James Cromwell, Bérénice Bejo, Penelope Ann Miller, Missi Pyle Some of The Artist talent: Producer Thomas Langmann, son of Claude Berri; Jean Dujardin, Oscar winner for Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role; Michel Hazanavicius, Oscar winner for Achievement in Directing; James Cromwell, Oscar nominee for Babe (2005), and son of director John Cromwell and actress Kay Johnson; Best Supporting Actress nominee Bérénice Bejo; Penelope Ann Miller; Missi Pyle, and, once again stealing the show, Uggie the dog (also seen last year opposite Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon in Water for Elephants). The Artist crowd and canine posed for the media backstage following the 84th Academy Awards held at the Hollywood and Highland Center on February 26, 2012. (Photo: Richard Harbaugh / © A.M.P.A.S.) This year, there were nine Best Picture nominees. Besides The Artist, the contenders were: Alexander Payne's The Descendants,...
- 3/21/2012
- by D. Zhea
- Alt Film Guide
Now having reached a ripe old age of 14, "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" star Thomas Horn is extremely hot … in Hollywood, that is.
The brainy thesp who was discovered by Scott Rudin when he saw the then 12-year-old on "Jeopardy!" has just booked not one, but two new feature films.
According to Deadline, Horn will first star in "Space Warriors," a coming-of-age story (we assume) about five kids who win coveted spots at Nasa's space camp and spring into action when something goes wrong aboard a space station. Sean McNamara, who most recently brought us sugary sweet Carrie Underwood starrer "Soul Surfer," is directing.
Next, he'll play the lead role alongside Kris Kristofferson in the Chuck Rose-directed "Joe's Mountain," which follows a former ladies' man (Kristofferson) who's miraculously cured of cancer and then, in turn, tries to save a boy with bad lungs by taking him to a magic lake to heal him.
The brainy thesp who was discovered by Scott Rudin when he saw the then 12-year-old on "Jeopardy!" has just booked not one, but two new feature films.
According to Deadline, Horn will first star in "Space Warriors," a coming-of-age story (we assume) about five kids who win coveted spots at Nasa's space camp and spring into action when something goes wrong aboard a space station. Sean McNamara, who most recently brought us sugary sweet Carrie Underwood starrer "Soul Surfer," is directing.
Next, he'll play the lead role alongside Kris Kristofferson in the Chuck Rose-directed "Joe's Mountain," which follows a former ladies' man (Kristofferson) who's miraculously cured of cancer and then, in turn, tries to save a boy with bad lungs by taking him to a magic lake to heal him.
- 3/20/2012
- by Elizabeth Durand
- NextMovie
I never actually saw Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close — if only on the grounds of some kind of moral indignation — but this writer was, nevertheless, curious to see what happened with the film’s debut star, Thomas Horn. What’s more, a divergent reaction after the film’s release only further amplified said curiosity; although some have told me that he carried all that grief with a conviction and range impressive for any age, I’ve heard less-than-kind things from just about as many folks. But that’s only personal. No matter how people reacted, there is one question on everyone’s mind: What’s next for the former Jeopardy! champ?
Well, he won’t go the way of Danny Lloyd. Deadline reports that Horn has found himself a big role in two new films — one of which stars a living legend, no less. The first of these would be Space Warriors,...
Well, he won’t go the way of Danny Lloyd. Deadline reports that Horn has found himself a big role in two new films — one of which stars a living legend, no less. The first of these would be Space Warriors,...
- 3/20/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
• Seth Rogen and Kevin Hart are attached to star and produce a buddy cop comedy pitch Paramount picked up from Get Him to the Greek producer Rodney Rothman, who will also pen the screenplay. The script is reportedly about the first interracial police partners in the history of law enforcement, which sounds either like a compelling notion for a period film, or a significantly short-sighted notion of Hollywood history. Probably the former. [Variety]
• A week after backing out of talks to star in Motor City, Jake Gyllenhaal is currently negotiating to join An Enemy, an indie thriller from director Denis Villeneuve...
• A week after backing out of talks to star in Motor City, Jake Gyllenhaal is currently negotiating to join An Enemy, an indie thriller from director Denis Villeneuve...
- 3/20/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
Thomas Horn was plucked from near-obscurity to co-star alongside Sandra Bullock and Tom Hanks in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. He’s showing no signs of giving up the acting lark after that experience, and has just booked two very different movies: Space Warriors and Joe’s Mountain.While they both sound like they could be theme-park rides, only Space Warriors has the potential to become an attraction. Sean McNamara is directing the film, which appears to be an updated version of 1986’s Space Camp. The plot finds a group of kids who win places at Nasa’s training camp for wannabe astronauts, and who must rocket into action (literally) when something goes wrong on a space station. There’s no word on whether a cute/annoying robot will be involved at any point.Once he’s finished pretending to be weightless and bonding with his fellow astro-nuts, Horn will switch...
- 3/19/2012
- EmpireOnline
Exclusive: Thomas Horn, the youth Scott Rudin saw as a 12-year-old Jeopardy! winner and then cast him to make his acting debut in the Oscar-nominated Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, has been set for two more feature roles. Now 14, Horn will star in the Sean McNamara-directed Space Warriors, about five kids who win coveted spots at Nasa’s space camp and spring into action when something goes wrong aboard a space station. He’ll then star with Kris Kristofferson in the Chuck Rose-directed Joe’s Mountain. In the film, Kristofferson plays a former ladies man who’s miraculously cured of cancer and tries to save a boy with bad lungs by taking him to a magic lake to heal him. Horn plays the kid. He’s repped by ICM.
- 3/19/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Jean Dujardin Perhaps I'm the only person on the planet who thinks that the Academy Awards ceremony should once again be held in late March or early April. I believe that would have several advantages. (Photo: Richard D. Salyer / ©A.M.P.A.S.) For instance, the Oscars would no longer be just one more awards ceremony during the frenzied awards season; instead, it would have its own slot, far apart from the "lesser" ceremonies preceding it. Just as importantly, by having the Oscars stand apart from awards-season madness, favorites could lose their momentum weeks before Oscar ballots would be due (whether by mail or via online voting) — which theoretically might mean more frequent surprises. And finally, a later date would give Academy members more time to watch, consider, rewatch, reconsider the usual 35-45 nominated movies — or any of each year's 250+ eligible movies, as an Oscar ceremony in the spring...
- 3/14/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Thomas Langmann, Jean Dujardin, Michel Hazanavicius, James Cromwell, Bérénice Bejo, Uggie, Penelope Ann Miller, Missi Pyle The 2013 Academy Award nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 15, 2013. The Oscar ceremony will be held on Sunday, February 24, 2013. (Photo: Richard D. Salyer / ©A.M.P.A.S.) As in recent years, the ceremony will take place at the Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood. In the United States, the Oscarcast will be presented live by the ABC Television Network. Movie fans in more than 225 countries — did you know the world had that many nations? (the Un has 192 members) — will be able to watch the Oscars 2013 as well. This year, there were nine Best Picture nominees. The Oscar 2012 contenders were the following: Alexander Payne's The Descendants, with George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, and Judy Greer; Steven Spielberg's War Horse, with Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, and Tom Hiddleston; Martin Scorsese's Hugo, with Asa Butterfield,...
- 3/14/2012
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
The Artist: Jean Dujardin, Michel Hazanavicius, James Cromwell, Uggie, Bérénice Bejo, Thomas Langmann, Penelope Ann Miller, Missi Pyle In the picture above are several cast members of Best Picture winner The Artist (Uggie, Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, Penelope Ann Miller, James Cromwell, and Missi Pyle), in addition to director-writer Michel Hazanavicius and producer Thomas Langmann. The Artist made Oscar history by becoming the first Best Picture winner solely produced by a non-English-speaking country: France, with some financing from Belgium. The Artist was also the first silent — well, apart from one line — Best Picture Oscar winner since William A. Wellman's Wings won the Best Production Academy Award (not yet known as "the Oscar") and F.W. Murnau's Sunrise was voted the Best Unique and Artistic Production in early 1929 — at the Academy Awards' first ceremony. That year there were what amounted to two types of Best Picture categories: Best Commercial...
- 3/6/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Friday's episode of the RopeofSilicon podcast is here as Laremy and I offer up reviews of The Lorax and Project X, talk about seeing John Carter answer your questions and explore the space of over/under as well as get into a series of random life events in our introduction. Unfortunately timing constraints meant we didn't give away a prize this episode, so that will all carry over to next week where I have another copy of "The Art of John Carter a Visual Journey" to give away to the best listener question/topic/suggestions. So comment away and let us know what you would like to hear us talk about. As always, I have broken down this episode on a minute-by-minute basis if you would like to skip ahead and below I have featured the information on how to download the podcast, find us on iTunes or merely just listen in your browser.
- 3/2/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Kate Capshaw, Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw attend the Governors Ball following the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, CA February 26, 2012. Along with Kathleen Kennedy, Spielberg produced Best Picture nominee War Horse, which he also directed, and which features Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, and Tom Hiddleston. (Photo: Darren Decker / ©A.M.P.A.S.) This year, War Horse's Best Picture competitors were the following: Martin Scorsese's Hugo, with Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ben Kingsley, and Sacha Baron Cohen; Alexander Payne's The Descendants, with George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, and Judy Greer; Bennett Miller's Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, and Robin Wright; Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, with Pitt, Jessica Chastain, and Sean Penn; Stephen Daldry's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, with Thomas Horn, Sandra Bullock, Tom Hanks, and Max von Sydow; Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, with Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams,...
- 2/29/2012
- by D. Zhea
- Alt Film Guide
L to r: Meryl Streep, Billy Crystal, Jennifer Lopez and Cameron Diaz
The Oscars is probably my favorite award show that takes place next door to a Claire's. I'm serious. Have you been to the Kodak Theatre? It's basically a big recess in a Hollywood Boulevard mall, one with a Claire's and a Guess and an Express for Men. I remember watching Kate Winslet pick up her Oscar in 2009, the year I moved to L.A., and saying aloud, "So she basically walked past a Claire's to win that." It's tragic and telling. And kind of appropriate, because the Oscars -- much as I literally can't stop thinking about them -- are a mall-brand affair. The nominees are palatable, the format is bland, and the whole ceremony is devoted to mainstream flattery and appeal. But here's the other thing: I shop at the mall. It's at least clean.
And thankfully,...
The Oscars is probably my favorite award show that takes place next door to a Claire's. I'm serious. Have you been to the Kodak Theatre? It's basically a big recess in a Hollywood Boulevard mall, one with a Claire's and a Guess and an Express for Men. I remember watching Kate Winslet pick up her Oscar in 2009, the year I moved to L.A., and saying aloud, "So she basically walked past a Claire's to win that." It's tragic and telling. And kind of appropriate, because the Oscars -- much as I literally can't stop thinking about them -- are a mall-brand affair. The nominees are palatable, the format is bland, and the whole ceremony is devoted to mainstream flattery and appeal. But here's the other thing: I shop at the mall. It's at least clean.
And thankfully,...
- 2/27/2012
- by virtel
- The Backlot
The 2012 Academy Awards are almost here, and "Extra" takes a closer look at the nine Best Picture nominees, including "The Artist," "The Descendants," "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close," "The Help," "Hugo," "Midnight in Paris," "Moneyball," "The Tree of Life" and "War Horse."
2012 Best Picture Nominees: Refresher Course'The Artist'
The Skinny: George Valentin (Jean Dujardin), a charismatic silent film star, finds himself spiraling into depression when talkies take over - only to be saved by...
2012 Best Picture Nominees: Refresher Course'The Artist'
The Skinny: George Valentin (Jean Dujardin), a charismatic silent film star, finds himself spiraling into depression when talkies take over - only to be saved by...
- 2/24/2012
- Extra
I appreciate that many people have many problems with Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, but I confess that I don’t quite understand them. As a New Yorker who has lived her entire life (up until last year) in New York and was in New York on 9/11, I find nothing offensive here, nothing that descrecrates the memories of the dead, nothing that minimizes the events of that day, nothing that in any way is bizarre or inappropriate or distasteful. Maybe it all seems too “light,” too “quirky,” too “flippant” to the decriers. I don’t get that, either. New Yorkers are tough folks, and even though we all flipped out on that day, we didn’t lose our weird, dark sense of humor. Not that this is a particularly humorous movie... but it is New York-ishly idiosyncratic. We all coped with “the worst day,” as the kid here deems it,...
- 2/24/2012
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: March 27, 2012
Price: DVD $22.97, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $35.99
Studio: Warner Home Video
Exploring grief, the drama movie Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close was nominated for two Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
The film stars newcomer Thomas Horn as 11-year-old Oskar Schell, who’s mourning the death of his father (Tom Hanks, Larry Crowne) a year earlier in the World Trade Center. When he finds a key in his father’s belongings, Oskar goes on a quest across the five boroughs of New York to find the lock the key will open and meets various survivors along the way. During his journey, Oskar sees links between himself and his father, his mother (Sandra Bullock, Crash) who seems so far away and the discombobulating world around him.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, rated PG-13, also stars Viola Davis (The Help) and Max Von Sydow (Shutter Island), who was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
Price: DVD $22.97, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $35.99
Studio: Warner Home Video
Exploring grief, the drama movie Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close was nominated for two Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
The film stars newcomer Thomas Horn as 11-year-old Oskar Schell, who’s mourning the death of his father (Tom Hanks, Larry Crowne) a year earlier in the World Trade Center. When he finds a key in his father’s belongings, Oskar goes on a quest across the five boroughs of New York to find the lock the key will open and meets various survivors along the way. During his journey, Oskar sees links between himself and his father, his mother (Sandra Bullock, Crash) who seems so far away and the discombobulating world around him.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, rated PG-13, also stars Viola Davis (The Help) and Max Von Sydow (Shutter Island), who was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
- 2/24/2012
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Max Von Sydow) What's It About: Based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" follows Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn), a young boy who -- after losing his father (Tom Hanks) in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 -- finds a key in his dad's closet. With the help of a mysterious older man named "The Renter" (Von Sydow), Oskar travels around Manhattan looking for the lock that the key belong to, convinced it was left behind as a sign from his father. Why You Should See It: Despite having some of the worst reviews ever for a Best Picture nominee, "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" isn't all bad. Hanks, Von Sydow, Sandra Bullock and Jeffrey Wright all give wonderful performances, and while Horn's Schell is an irritating lead character, the film still hits the right emotional beats.
- 2/22/2012
- by Christopher Rosen
- Moviefone
When adapting a bestselling book to film directors and screenwriters always run the risk of disappointing the readership they hope to sell tickets to. However, an even greater pitfall, as Director Stephen Daldry should learn, is manipulating a tragic event or staging your adaptation as nothing more than an audiobook with moving pictures. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close could have been a powerful film, but so many things went wrong that it baffles the mind. Nevermind that the story pivots around September 11th and eventually throws it in the audience’s face with manipulative and cloying images of people falling from buildings, the fact that it’s barely a film at all but really just a voiceover by obnoxious child actor Thomas Horn makes having to watch him unnecessary. People would genuinely be better off buying the audiobook and hearing it that way. It’s about 90% the same experience as sitting through the film,...
- 2/21/2012
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
The adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer's 9/11 novel begins promisingly, but soon drowns in treacly sentimentality
In 2001, the twin towers of the World Trade Centre were an unloved New York landmark that became overnight a palpable absence on the skyline and a complex emblem for our tormented times. In his distinguished book Celluloid Skyline: New York and the Movies, published in December of that year, architect and film-maker James Sanders called them "that most overbearing symbol of the new city": he was discussing their unlovely role in Three Days of the Condor (the film's villain, the CIA, had its headquarters there), and in the 1976 version of King Kong.
The book was in proof the week of 9/11 and Sanders considered removing these opprobrious references, but wisely decided this would distort the way Manhattan was perceived by both himself and his readers. Others reacted more precipitately, and film-makers cut shots of...
In 2001, the twin towers of the World Trade Centre were an unloved New York landmark that became overnight a palpable absence on the skyline and a complex emblem for our tormented times. In his distinguished book Celluloid Skyline: New York and the Movies, published in December of that year, architect and film-maker James Sanders called them "that most overbearing symbol of the new city": he was discussing their unlovely role in Three Days of the Condor (the film's villain, the CIA, had its headquarters there), and in the 1976 version of King Kong.
The book was in proof the week of 9/11 and Sanders considered removing these opprobrious references, but wisely decided this would distort the way Manhattan was perceived by both himself and his readers. Others reacted more precipitately, and film-makers cut shots of...
- 2/19/2012
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
This is the Pure Movies review of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, directed by Stephen Daldry and starring Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, John Goodman and Max Von Sydow. Written by Garth Twa. On an inconceivable day in September, in 2001, two planes rent a hole in the New York skyline and the psyche of America. It sent the world into shock; we needed a whole new category of emotion, of comprehension, one that we're still trying to figure out a decade later. The irrational fears of a child suddenly were the only ones that make sense, in a world where irrationality has taken over. The personal tragedy of losing someone in the collapse was hard to process in the normal regimen of grief as the event took on international and historic proportions. The ability to mourn the loss of a father was stymied in the weight of mourning a country's—a world's—innocence.
- 2/18/2012
- by Dr. Garth Twa
- Pure Movies
The Woman In The Fifth (15)
(Pawel Pawlikowski, 2011, Fra/Pol/UK) Ethan Hawke, Kristin Scott Thomas, Joanna Kulig. 84 mins.
Mysteries abound in this sombre, 1970s-style drama, and so do women. Hawke's emotionally wracked American in Paris is plagued by them – not just the seductress of the title (Scott Thomas) but also his estranged wife and daughter, and the pretty Polish waitress. Plus some dodgy (male) gangster types. If it all seems too good to be true, it is, but this doesn't show its hand till very late on – maybe too late – and maybe too many cards, or too few.
Hadewijch (12A)
(Bruno Dumont, 2009, Fra) Julie Sokolowski, Yassine Salime, Karl Sarafidis. 105 mins.
Boldly drawing connections between (Christian) religious devotion and (Muslim) religious extremism, this radical but naturalistic drama follows a rejected nun whose search for spiritual solace takes her far out of her central Paris comfort zone, and deep into the paradoxes of faith.
(Pawel Pawlikowski, 2011, Fra/Pol/UK) Ethan Hawke, Kristin Scott Thomas, Joanna Kulig. 84 mins.
Mysteries abound in this sombre, 1970s-style drama, and so do women. Hawke's emotionally wracked American in Paris is plagued by them – not just the seductress of the title (Scott Thomas) but also his estranged wife and daughter, and the pretty Polish waitress. Plus some dodgy (male) gangster types. If it all seems too good to be true, it is, but this doesn't show its hand till very late on – maybe too late – and maybe too many cards, or too few.
Hadewijch (12A)
(Bruno Dumont, 2009, Fra) Julie Sokolowski, Yassine Salime, Karl Sarafidis. 105 mins.
Boldly drawing connections between (Christian) religious devotion and (Muslim) religious extremism, this radical but naturalistic drama follows a rejected nun whose search for spiritual solace takes her far out of her central Paris comfort zone, and deep into the paradoxes of faith.
- 2/18/2012
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Stephen Daldry's preposterous adaptation of the Jonathan Safran Foer novel belittles the impact of 9/11
A meaty whiff of phoney-baloney rises from this extremely contrived and incredibly preposterous movie, a mawkish, precious and bizarre fantasy of emotional pain. It is adapted by Eric Roth from the bestselling novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, about a hyper-intelligent, hyperactive 11-year-old boy who is on a mission to discover a secret about his beloved dad, killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Thomas Horn plays Oskar, who speaks throughout in the teeny-tiny quiet little voice pioneered by Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense. Tom Hanks is the bespectacled, saintly father who cheerfully encouraged his son's precocious interests in science, nature and exploring; his uncomplicated personality is witnessed in flashback. Sandra Bullock plays the quietly devastated mom, keeping it together.
Oskar is haunted by the desperate phone messages his father left on the answering machine in...
A meaty whiff of phoney-baloney rises from this extremely contrived and incredibly preposterous movie, a mawkish, precious and bizarre fantasy of emotional pain. It is adapted by Eric Roth from the bestselling novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, about a hyper-intelligent, hyperactive 11-year-old boy who is on a mission to discover a secret about his beloved dad, killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Thomas Horn plays Oskar, who speaks throughout in the teeny-tiny quiet little voice pioneered by Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense. Tom Hanks is the bespectacled, saintly father who cheerfully encouraged his son's precocious interests in science, nature and exploring; his uncomplicated personality is witnessed in flashback. Sandra Bullock plays the quietly devastated mom, keeping it together.
Oskar is haunted by the desperate phone messages his father left on the answering machine in...
- 2/17/2012
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Most critics have panned the Nicolas Cage flick, citing mediocrity as its biggest crime.
By Kevin P. Sullivan
Nicolas Cage in "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance"
Photo: Columbia Pictures
Nicolas Cage's Ghost Rider has received a makeover from "Crank" directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, but that's not enough to keep the critics happy. Most have panned "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance," citing mediocrity as its biggest crime.
We've rounded up a sample of the reviews of the film, so you can decide whether you'll be making the trip to hell this weekend.
The Story
"It's been five years since stunt rider Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) signed on the bloody line and became Beelzebub's flaming-biker bounty hunter. Sniffing out evil and sucking the souls out of bad guys whenever his head catches on fire, Blaze finally wants rid of his cursed vigilante alter ego." — Paul Bradshaw, TotalFilm.com
The...
By Kevin P. Sullivan
Nicolas Cage in "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance"
Photo: Columbia Pictures
Nicolas Cage's Ghost Rider has received a makeover from "Crank" directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, but that's not enough to keep the critics happy. Most have panned "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance," citing mediocrity as its biggest crime.
We've rounded up a sample of the reviews of the film, so you can decide whether you'll be making the trip to hell this weekend.
The Story
"It's been five years since stunt rider Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) signed on the bloody line and became Beelzebub's flaming-biker bounty hunter. Sniffing out evil and sucking the souls out of bad guys whenever his head catches on fire, Blaze finally wants rid of his cursed vigilante alter ego." — Paul Bradshaw, TotalFilm.com
The...
- 2/17/2012
- MTV Movie News
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