Great title sequence introducing David Fincher’s successful remake of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”. For those who did not read the books, please do not watch the trailer and go straight to the movie theater, you will not regret it!
There’s a new kid in town.
Shot in only 20 days with a crew of 14 people, Tomboy is based on a simple synopsis yet succeeds to be much more than just a story about young teens and their existential concerns. Laure, a 10-year-old girl, has just moved in a new town, offering her an opportunity to become someone else - or actually a way to finally be herself. Step by step, she experiences being Mikaël, wearing boyish clothes, spitting out on the ground, getting into fights…but how long will her fake identity last?
Thanks to a beautiful photography and amazing acting performances (actress Zoé Héran who plays Laure/Mickaël was found on the first day of casting + incredibly cute Malonn Lévana recently seen in Polisse by Maïwenn as well), Tomboy belongs to those fresh indie films that will leave you enchanted and nostalgic of your own childhood memories.
Tomboy (2011) directed by Céline Sciamma. Trailer here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSn5QpDANT0
Still a long way to go before your next vacation time? The Scott’s brothers’ Life in a Day worldwide documentary will make you travel around 192 countries in no time.
Enjoy it for free on youtube now: http://www.youtube.com/movie?v=JaFVr_cJJIY&feature=mv_sr
Still not a lot revealed on the next Rodrigo Cortez’s movie Red Lights except this short first teaser. For his third feature film, the Spanish director gathered a brillant cast starring Robert De Niro, Sigourney Weaver, Cillian Murphy and Elisabeth Olsen (who’s performance was greatly acclaimed at Cannes in the soon to be released Martha Marcy May Marlene).
I personally found that Cortez’s Buried was a surprising and original concept. If this guy can entertain a whole audience during 95 minutes with only one guy stuck in a wooden box buried 6 feet underground, then I believe that Red Lights, a film related to paranormal activity, will also be a challenging and exciting experience.
Tribute to 9/11: a selection of Hollywood films which featured the Twin Towers from 1969 to 2001.
PRESS CONFERENCE “SHAME” - VENICE FILM FESTIVAL
At around 2:30min, you can watch what looks like a first footage from the film “Shame” by Steve McQueen, starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan.
“The Cove” : to know is a big first step.
Highly controversial, “The Cove” is a documentary exposing the slaughter of more than 20,000 dolphins off the coast of Japan every year and explaining how their meat, containing toxic levels of mercury, is sold as food in Japan and other parts of Asia, often labeled as whale meat.
Most of people are not aware of this issue as it receives little media attention in Japan because the subject is too sensitive to be covered. But since its release in 2009, the film has been making waves in spite of its major ban in Japanese cinemas.
There is a particular quote that grabbed my attention in the film: “A 2006 report in the journal Science predicts a total collapse of the world’s fish stocks within 40 years at the current rate of fishing”. Japan is already facing shortages of red tuna, over-fished and in danger of extinction. Some of the country’s sushi chefs are trying to find creative ways to replace it: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/25/business/worldbusiness/25sushi.html
On September 1, the 6-month dolphin hunting season opens again in Taiji.
I am highly recommending you guys to watch this film, just to find out about this and spread the word.
Official Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYKNCN1ESZM
About me
Golden Hour: the time at the end of the day when the sun is low on the horizon: the loveliest time of the day for filming. Also called "magic hour".And this is what my blog is about: writing on those moments of magic that filmmaking offers.
“Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered, for they are gone forever.” – Horace Mann 1796-1859
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