This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam discuss the death of a cinema icon, the amount of dancing present in Black Swan, and the dangerous intersections of art and commerce. Special guest Stephen Tobolowsky joins us. Check out Stephen’s new short story in ebook form!
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Posted on Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 by David Chen
This week, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley discuss whether or not Blu-Ray is an inferior format to DVD, and try to get excited about a Tron: Legacy sequel. Special guest Katey Rich joins us from CinemaBlend. Also, a big thanks to Colin for the awesome spoiler sound effect!
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FX is quickly developing a shining reputation for their original programming. With shows like The Shield, It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Louie, Rescue Me, Justified, Sons of Anarchy and more (including the canceled Terriers) they’ve almost reached a status where if a new show ends up on their network, it’s a must watch.
On January 11, the next series on their every expanding roster premieres and it’s called Lights Out. Executive produced by Warren Leight (Law and Order: Criminal Intent) and starring Holt McCallany (Fight Club), Lights Out centers on an aging, struggling, former heavyweight boxing champion who must decide between returning to the ring or turning to a life of crime. Watch five clips from the show and more after the jump. Read More »
What many critics suspected has turned out to be true: this year’s line-up at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival has been disappointing. Many have complained that the films as a whole have been overlong, dark, depressing, and lacking hope. I would tend to agree with most of these criticisms. After a week of searching, I was finally able to find a film that is much more “my speed” than the rest of the selections.
Fabrice Gobert‘s Lights Out is a film set in a suburban French high school during the early 1990′s where a student named Simon Werner has disappeared. Did he run away? Was he abducted? Murdered? The movie begins at a drunken house party, where two teenagers go for a walk and discover a dead body in the woods. Is it Simon’s body?
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