Sunday Reads: 28th October 2012

Posted by cskinner on October 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

3D FilmSchool 101: Just How And Why Fox Have Converted I, Robot From 2D To 3D Brendon Connelly reports on the conversion of I, Robot to 3D and goes into detail regarding the considerations made during any 2D to 3D conversion. The Frankenweenie Cell Phone War Another sad story about the inability of adults to act like … Read more

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The Paperboy Review

Posted by cskinner on July 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Charlotte (Nicole Kidman) is a lonely woman who writes to a larger number of prison inmates but finds love with one in particular, Hillary Van Wette,  played with sweaty intensity by John Cusack, a man who has been imprisoned for killing a police officer. Believing him to be innocent she teams up with writers Ward … Read more

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Short Takes: May 2012

Posted by cskinner on June 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

THE RAID: Well executed action & a nicely grounded filmmaking approach. Iko Uwais is the star though. A big step up from MERANTAU too. MOONRISE KINGDOM: Anderson seems to have hit a bit of wall with Moonrise Kingdom. Style continues to be almost opposed to function & there’s nowhere near as much charm as in his previous … Read more

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