Posted on June 17, 2014 at 5:33 pm
OK Go consistently produces the most creative music videos around — and some great songs as well. Here’s their latest, fun with all kinds of optical illusions, and shot in one take. And, for a refresher, two of my other favorites. Here’s a behind the scenes video showing how “The Writing’s on the Wall” was …
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Posted on June 17, 2014 at 3:59 pm
A lot of people complained about the ending of “Edge of Tomorrow,” but I liked it. And I really liked this explanation of what it all meant from my friend Hamilton Whitney at FilmHamster. Here’s the highlight, but you should read the whole thing: In the process of destroying the Omega, Cage was exposed …
Posted on June 17, 2014 at 11:05 am
Thanks, as always, to my pal Nick Digilio, who had me on his WGN radio show last weekend to talk about what’s going on in movie theaters.
Posted on June 17, 2014 at 8:00 am
Great news about three upcoming projects! * Pixar has announced that its summer 2015 release will be “Inside Out,” which takes place inside the mind of an 11 year old girl. Her emotions will be the characters: Anger (Lewis Black), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), and Disgust (Mindy Kaling). It sounds a …
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Posted on June 16, 2014 at 3:59 pm
Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman starred in two films directed by Douglas Sirk in the 1950’s, All That Heaven Allows and Magnificent Obsession. When they were released, they were considered glossy, if soapy, romantic dramas without much insight or artistic aspiration. But now both are highly respected, with Criterion editions and scholarly appreciations as thoughtful …
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