Thursday, February 18, 2010

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Eastwood his "invictus"


By: Alfred

Eastwood's funny that just me, Alfred Eastwood, then a review of a film of his idol Clint Eastwood that is not full of flowers and gestures of admiration who has been the best film director in recent years. However, it is not surprising that a film like Invictus, which has had very good reviews, not surprisingly, a fan as I used to enjoy his works of art.



admiration for a filmmaker should not fall into the devotion or love sick the first few months of dating, you must have rest and quiet of affection admires, but acknowledges mistakes and failures. I do not want to say that Invictus is a mistake, or even be a clear mistake. I'm just saying that because we are accustomed to see great films, is possible that the requirement for this great director is unfairly high.
To log in, I must say that Invictus is a good movie, though not memorable. In that category could place among the last of the director, Conquest of honor and the substitute. It is good quality movies, great technical bill, a narrative that captures not move too much and a final message rewarding. By comparing these films masterpieces as El Gran Torino or Mystic River, as pale. These exceptions are what make a director's largest, showing that his genius has limits. Invictus
resembles many other films. In fact, to some point might fit into the recipe for sporting prowess "my friend Enrique Uribe and I just published in the book Film: recipes and symbols. It is the story of a hopeless team that obtained by the trust placed in them by the leader who was in turn driven by a top leader with more than enough moral authority. Without being brilliant, the script part of a real story is.
The film is certainly memorable moments as the scene of Matt Damon in the cell of Mandela, Mandela's speech to defend his rugby team and the discourse of Damon at the end of the last game his team lost, but the whole of the story is predictable and the pace certainly narrative is uneven, with moments of genuine tension followed by slow and boring sequences.
The performance of the players is good and the construction of the script may be also some nods to us, "Eastwoodlogos" in the characterization of the character without family, green nostalgic atmosphere and, of course, the ineffable presence of Morgan Freeman (this time without his partner Clint, that henceforth only be behind the camera). What I do mind a little touch is the nationalist pamphlet which, through its Hollywood, remains of the view that the heart can do everything and a group of people ever achieve their dreams just with will and determination. Despite being based on a true story, fiction has its own rules and can not base their arguments on the simple fact that "this happened that way."
Clint Eastwood is the last classic film, as I said in a recent article. We must seize the restless spirits in this frantic race to his eighties has been launched against time to enjoy quiet, like someone tasting a fine wine, each of their works. Not all be masterpieces, but each bears the stamp of a master.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

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Supporters Face


By Dr. Egon Deckard

aside reviewing movies that we would not have seen, I would like now to take them to contemplate a dream come true for fans of The Lord of the Rings. " No, not about a look at the production of "The Hobbit" that under the leadership of Guillermo del Toro is ready to be introduced in late 2012. I mean a work created by fans of JRR Tolkien that has attracted much attention in the world.

production is "Born of Hope" produced and directed by young filmmaker Kate Madison and a group of fans who, starting with just an idea for a short film, embarked on the task of making a short feature film about the history Aragorn's parents (the character played by Viggo Mortensen in Peter Jackson's trilogy.) The interesting thing is that the story works without the need to know the intricacies of the genealogical trees of Middle Earth, something that some fans can thank.



But more surprising is that this work, made with a budget that just came to 25,000 pounds (about 100 million pesos, very badly counted), not only shows an excellent quality and a good script built, but has received the approval of fans around the world and has become the new sensation the Internet. The production was developed in stages, constantly showing the progress through its web page ( www.bornofhope.com ) and thus achieving support and sponsorship by fans.

The final product clearly shows that a good idea, coupled with the dedication, you can take advantage of the options open communication on the Internet to gain support, spread, and found in cyberspace the opportunity to present a film project.



As Henry Jenkins had raised in his "Convergence Culture", the Supporters and fans set the standard in this new audiovisual creations that take advantage of the collective memory and identification with certain literary and audiovisual products, to develop stories within the worlds of fantasy become our modern Mount Olympus in our popular mythology. The characters in "The Lord of the Rings" and have become part of our visual culture and the number of films and related to it will be as present as Mickey Mouse and characters of "Star Wars." Film, and their descendants, the short Videocine and YouTube, has become an extension of our sensory space. The stories do not exclude audiences, but allow them to create new elements of mythology.

"Born of Hope" is an excellent example of the culture of convergence. Even the subtitle of the film - which you can see completely through YouTube on the homepage of the project - have been added voluntarily by their "prosumers" - consumers, producers which tells Octavio Islas. Thus, the collective product not only allows the audience to passively enjoy the video, but also allows everyone to feel part of the development and dissemination of the work.

In the specific case of Kate Madison, I wonder if This arduous work of 6 years will serve as a business card to enter the industrial bulldozer that we call Hollywood film, or whether the care provided will allow you to mount your own production company, working with popular support rather than under the scrutiny of studies . It is too early to know what the future holds for this young director, but judging from the response that has had its debut, I'm sure we'll see his name in film posters shortly.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

What Stds Does Pinky Have

become producers and label Holywood (Part 2)


By: Jairo Potter

Eight days ago we saw the most glamorous side of Hollywood to discuss the best films of the year next March that will be awarded by the Academy in a new edition of the Academy Awards. Today it's talking about the label, following the path marked by the post of Jerome, and talk about some of the worst movies made by human beings in the history of cinema in this genre of movies Blockbuster. For that we will leverage the work done by Empire magazine ( http://www.empireonline.com/ ) and its list of the 50 worst movies ever. Them up.

the start list Spider Man 3, directed by Sam Reimi, and easily the best reason to use those retractors sequels, prequels and so on. This was a movie 2,5 villanos, ninguno de los cuales fue creíble y con un héroe demasiado romántico para usar el disfraz negro, por cierto, lo único rescatable de las 2 horas de dura.



En el puesto 44 nos encontramos con Matrix Revolutions, una muy buena señal de lo que serían los futuros trabajos de los hermanos Wachowskis y un muy buen ejemplo de cómo no cerrar una historia, que en su primera película dejó huellas profundas en el cine. Siguieron muy al pie de la letra el ejemplo puesto por George Lucas en su segunda trilogía de Star Wars.

Steve Martin, que por estos días es noticia por ser el anfitrión Academy Awards and the film is complicated, directed by Nancy Meyers (Something's Gotta Give, the closing, but has well earned its place on our list with the disastrous The Pink Panther 2. A sequel that does not understand the reason what was done, because the first was even worse. In this we find great artists hows Jean Reno, John Cleese and Andy Garcia, but terribly misled by Harold Zwart and developing a poorly constructed script by the same Martin.

In the number 25 we find a blatant attempt to destroy the entire coast of the Transformers franchise, when in 2009 Michael Bay, guilty of such films as Pearl Harbor and The Island, brought his team of 'stars' for Revenge of the Fallen, although it reported $ 150 million to their bank accounts, we reported to us a headache for 3 hours. I had never seen so many stories and so little open closed. Obviously, not forgetting the 'wonderful' contribution of their very good actors. (Sarcasm)



deserve a separate chapter on the curses which have fallen humanity through the path opened by the Wayans brother very well deserved it have a place in this count with Scary Movie and White Chicks, two ridiculous attempts to make someone laugh, but I do not think they had achieved. To accompany these films such as Meet The Spartans and Epic Movie, all projects fully recyclable.

Also on the list we can find Showgirls, Spule Plane, Blade Trinity, Year One, Van Helsing, Superman 4, Max Payne, Norbit, Glitter, Catwoman and Eragon, each sufficient merit to be the worst movie of all time But that position can only be for one, and go if you have well earned.



One of our greatest contemporary references, Dr. Sheldon Cooper, opened our eyes to show that its mortal enemies list was Mr. Joel Schhumacher guilty of almost destroying the film of the Batman saga with the disastrous and remembered nightmares Batman and Robin. A full version of neon, bad papers, ridiculous villains and a Bat-suits taken from the discards of a seedy cabaret. The worst movie ever to be deserving of this honor for several decades.