So…uh…I kinda didn’t like Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. That’s probably the best place to start off this review, and also because I don’t really know a better way to get into it. After the wonder that was Rise of the Planet of the Apes, this movie is this new reboot feels akin to Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, a boring film with some good sequences that doesn’t quite capture the magic of its predecessor.
Hayley Foster (Animation – B.A. ’13) is off to a good start this summer. Her senior thesis film Yamashita earned several awards, including a bronze medal at the Student Academy Awards and will be airing on Fine Cut: KCET’s Annual Festival of Student Film on Monday, July 7, 2014. She also got promoted. Now a
Originally published at ScottFeinberg.com I don’t think I can recall having as transformative screening experience at a film festival as I did with Boyhood. This new film from Richard Linklater was a picture 12 years in the making and the finished product is a wonderfully epic sojourn into the life of a child as he grows
Things have changed in the Oscar race haven’t they? This is what tends to happen as contenders start announcing dates and movies get shuffled. Let’s take a gander at some new Oscar analysis shall we? –Selma has officially joined the Oscar race. I am surprised that this film, which is just finishing shooting this week
Well folks, we have finally reached the end of the first half of the year! How crazy is that? 2014 has been such an interesting year so far for movies. I was going through my Lettrboxd page where I keep a database of my reviews and I realize that I didn’t see a single movie
If you happen to listen to the Awards Circuit Power Hour or read that site, you know there’s been quite a discussion regarding determining what a musical is. I attempted to comment on the podcast and I just want to make sure that I could have my ideas somewhere they could be read in full