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FIVE STAR FILMS #51: The Master (2012)

05/25/2013, Nick Brodie, No Comment

(Editorial note): Months ago Nick and I were in an email exchange about whether or not we wanted a FIVE STAR FILM entry for The Master. At the time I resisted, I thought that it need…

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FIVE STAR FILMS #50: The Insider (1999)

05/25/2013, Blake Howard, No Comment

Mann’s specific cultural and historic origins are illustrated in the formal qualities and thematic philosophy of the ‘70s and this is represented directly through his characters (Bergman particularly in this film). During the 1968-1980 period American films began to speak about different hallmarks of the deconstruction of the American image, and especially the crisis of masculinity.

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FIVE STAR FILMS #49: The Descendants (2011)

05/25/2013, Blake Howard, No Comment

It’s a rare bird of a film that can elevate itself so distinctly between a first and second viewing to make a reviewer back-flip on their original estimations. The Descendants is such a film.

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Alicia Malone’s Cannes Diary: Day 10

05/25/2013, Guest, No Comment

As my alarm jolted me awake this morning, five thoughts went through my head in quick succession. One: Have they done studies on how little sleep can a person survive on? Two: Am I the case study?? Three: When I get back to LA, I’m so doing a juice cleanse. Four: Oh god, that sounded really LA. Five: I wonder how early the crepe place opens?

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FIVE STAR FILMS #48: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

05/25/2013, Cameron Williams, No Comment

“one of the greatest sci-fi action films ever made: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan”

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POD SAVE OUR SCREEN #19: Geek Yoda – Garth @DarkHorizons Franklin

05/25/2013, Blake Howard, No Comment

In this episode of Pod Save Our Screen, Blake sits in the presence of Geek Yoda – Garth Franklin talking evolution of online writing, our worst films of all time and what we’re looking forward to for the rest of 2013.

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FIVE STAR FILMS #47: THE GODFATHER (1972) by Paul Anthony Nelson

05/24/2013, Guest, No Comment

There are great films, capital G-F Great Films, and then, there are those films admitted to the VIP table behind the velvet rope, those seriously discussed when the question of the Greatest Film of All Time is raised. KANE. CASABLANCA. VERTIGO. RULES OF THE GAME. 8 ½. Few films from the last four decades are invited to this gathering of cinematic high rollers, but the first admitted is, nigh-unanimously, Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 masterpiece, THE GODFATHER.

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FIVE STAR FILMS #46: Deep Red (1975)

05/24/2013, Andrew Buckle, No Comment

Italian horror maestro, Dario Argento, made a string of giallo and supernatural horror masterpieces in the 70’s and early 80’s. While Suspiria (1977) remains his most famous film, commonly touted as one of the scariest films ever made, it is of my opinion that Deep Red (1975), the focus of this Five Star Films feature, is his greatest work.

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REVIEW:The Hangover Part III (2013)

05/24/2013, Cameron Williams, 2 Comments

If Part 2 was a clone of its predecessor, Part 3 is the genetic trash left over from trying to replicate the success of 2009

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RANKED #2: Tom Hanks a.k.a “HANKS RANKED”

05/24/2013, Blake Howard, No Comment

In this long overdue second instalment of our ‘Ranked’ series, team Graffiti with Punctuation has selected their Top 10 Tom Hanks performances.

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GWP Roundtable: Which film deserves a sequel?

05/24/2013, Cameron Williams, No Comment

That’s the question for this week’s GWP Roundtable: Which film deserves a sequel?

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REVIEW:The Hangover Part III (2013) 2nd Opinion

05/24/2013, Blake Howard, No Comment

Co writer/director Todd Phillps’ finale changes the key ingredients of the Hangover recipe in a failed attempt to please punters and critics alike. After a death in the family that highlights that Alan (Zach Galifianakis)…

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REVIEW:The Hangover Part III (2013)

05/24/2013, Andrew Buckle, 1 Comment

In the latest, and hopefully last installment of Todd Phillips’ ludicrously successful Hangover Trilogy, the ‘Wolf Pack’ – Alan (Zach Galifianakas), Phil (Bradley Cooper) and Stu (Ed Helms) – find themselves at the mercy of…

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This is 40 DVD GIVEAWAY

05/24/2013, Number2, 109 Comments

Thanks to Universal Pictures International Entertainment and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment we have 10 copies of This is 40 to giveaway (10 DVDs). Official Synopsis: Five years after writer/director Judd Apatow introduced us to Pete and Debbie in…

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PETER PAN BLU-RAY GIVEAWAY

05/24/2013, Number2, 103 Comments

Thanks to Disney we have 5 copies of Peter Pan to giveaway (5 Blu-Rays). Official Synopsis: Think of the happiest things as Peter Pan soars to spectacular new heights for the first time on Blu-ray—now more sensational…

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Alicia Malone’s Cannes Diary: Day 9

05/24/2013, Guest, No Comment

Waking up from a nap I opened my eyes and discovered… I felt better. Hurrah! No more headache, or shakes, and I smiled as I thought Cannes, you haven’t beaten me yet!

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Alicia Malone’s Cannes Diary: Day 8

05/23/2013, Guest, No Comment

“Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats, the screening is about to begin. Please turn off your mobile telephones for the duration of the performance.” That recorded message plays first in French, then English, about…

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SAVE YOUR LEGS! BLU-RAY GIVEAWAY

05/22/2013, Number2, 89 Comments

Thanks to Madman Entertainment we have 5 copies of Save Your Legs! to giveaway (5 Blu-Rays).

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REVIEW: The Call (2013)

05/22/2013, Cameron Williams, No Comment

From a 911 emergency call centre in America, operator Jordan Turner (Halle Berry) fields the pleas for help with ease while the distressed callers hauntingly echo throughout the facility.  Stabbings, shootings, suicide attempts, drug overdoses,…

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REVIEW: The Call (2013)

05/22/2013, Blake Howard, No Comment

The Call is a thriller that works tremendously for the duration of the titular ‘call.’

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