I will be the first to admit that I’m not a fan of horrors. Gothic horrors maybe, but general horrors just don’t do it for me – sorry. However I also know that I’m in a minority (or at least it feels that way!) Judging by what I’ve been able to read about it Quarantine […]
Academy Announces Film Festival Funding of 450k
According to a press release from the Academy, $450000 is to be awarded to 24 US film festivals during 2009. The 2009 film festival program allocations are as follows: $50,000 San Francisco International Film Festival $30,000 Chicago International Film Festival Heartland Film Festival (Indianapolis, IN) Mill Valley Film Festival (San Rafael, CA) Sarasota Film Festival […]
Le Grand Bleu on BluRay
Luc Besson’s chef d’oeuvre, Le Grand Bleu (The Big Blue), is finally being released on Blu Ray by Gaumont next month. Hopefully they have taken the time to enhance and restore both the print and the accompanying soundtrack. Both Le Grand Bleu and Atlantis are films that should really “sing” on the high definition format, […]
What Happens In Vegas
Image via Wikipedia Overhyped films often disappoint, but the opposite can be said for films like What Happens In Vegas. I picked up What Happens In Vegas purely by chance (it was part of a special offer!) When I sat down to watch it I wasn’t expecting much from it. Ashton Kutcher can be amusing, […]