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Nearly three years ago, while on a trip to London, I saw one of composer Hans Zimmer’s first live shows. I’ve listened to thousands of hours (literally) of his film scores, mainly from Christopher Nolan films. To say that I’m a fan is a bit of an understatement. So when
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Although the film’s tagline claims that “you don’t know the real story,” in a way, anyone remotely familiar with the horror genre — or really any movie with biblical demons — probably does.
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It’s the height of summer, but theaters around the Bay Area are currently resplendent in a wide variety of amazing pictures right now, from tentpole superhero movies to quiet, meditative micro-budget films
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We learn hardly any names — no backstories, no motivations. But war leaves little time for dialogue, and the wordless understanding between the soldiers, while one we may not be privy to, establishes a new way of telling war stories — one that focuses not on an “us vs. them” but on survival by any means.
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Facebook recently started showing trailers that have been cropped to a square. This is awful, for both viewers and for the film industry.
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(“Photograph” by Arcade Fire is not available on Spotify) I’m not the biggest music person. I don’t really care for the most recent hot album. I have my set of indie rock songs from my early high school days and my momentary stages of EDM heavy listening, but the only
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Growing up is about falling deeply, passionately in love with a dream and then changing your mind about it a year later. You’re ever-evolving.
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The films released between May and August are some of the most exciting of the year as blockbusting CGI-fests and Oscar contenders alike convene at the multiplex.
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Gemma Arterton is vibrant and powerful. The script presents her with opportunities to combat the men she works with, and she capitalizes on those.
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As a diehard fan of Christopher Nolan and his now legendary trilogy, I do have to offer a rebuttal for my vision of the next Batman film.
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