Posted by Jared Mobarak on October 13, 2015 · 1 Comment
“Beautiful things are fragile” If you truly want to know what to expect from Crimson Peak you should ignore the trailers—save their ability to highlight the gorgeous aesthetic—and instead read director Guillermo del Toro‘s mission statement. In it you’ll discover that this isn’t your usual horror story. Yes it has some jarringly gruesome visuals and […]
Category fantasy, film reviews, horror, romance · Tags Burn Gorman, Charlie Hunnam, Crimson Peak, Doug Jones, Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro, Jane Eyre, Jessica Chastain, Jim Beaver, Mary Shelley, Matthew Robbins, Mia Wasikowska, Rebecca, Tom Hiddleston
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment
@jaredmobarak • Shut up Ryan Seacrest … Like the studio isn’t going to reimburse you. Cry about it #Oscars12 And with a little Bisquick, the 84th Annual Academy Awards show began before the camera even entered the Kodak “Chapter 11” Theatre. The is he or isn’t he banned from the show star of The Dictator, […]
Category essays, oscars · Tags 50/50, A Separation, A Single Man, Academy Awards, Albert Nobbs, Alec Guinness, Alexander Payne, Angelina Jolie, Angus Wall, Anne Hathaway, Beerfest, Beginners, Ben Stiller, Bérénice Bejo, Billy Crystal, Billy Wilder, Brad Pitt, Bret McKenzie, Brett Ratner, Bridesmaids, Bullhead, Cars 2, Chris Rock, Christopher Guest, Christopher Plummer, Cirque Du Soleil, Colin Firth, Dante Ferretti, Dick Smith, Eddie Murphy, Emma Stone, Emmanuel Lubezki, Eugene Gearty, Eugene Levy, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Fisher Stevens, Flight of the Conchords, Francesca Lo Schiavo, Fred Willard, Friday Night Lights, George Lucas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Hugo, J. Roy Helland, James Earl Jones, James Franco, Jane Eyre, Jason Segel, Jean Dujardin, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Chastain, Jim Rash, John Goodman, John Midgley, Kim Novak, Kirk Baxter, La Luna, Lawrence of Arabia, Ludovic Bource, Lynn Johnston, Madonna, Mark Bridges, Mark Coulier, Mark O'Connor, Martial Corneville, Martin Scorsese, Matthew W. Mungle, Melancholia, Melissa McCarthy, Meryl Streep, Michaël R. Roskam, Michel Hazanavicius, Midnight in Paris, Milla Jovovich, Nat Faxon, Nick Nolte, Octavia Spencer, Oprah Winfrey, Oscars, Penélope Cruz, Peter Lorre, Pharrell, Philip Stockton, Rango, Ricky Gervais, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Richardson, Rose Byrne, Ryan Seacrest, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sammy Davis Jr., Saving Face, Shame, Sheila E., Short Circuit 2, Showgirls, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Steve Pond, Terrence Malick, The Adventures of Tintin, The Artist, The Cove, The Descendants, The Dictator, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Help, The Iron Lady, The Muppets, The Shore, The Tree of Life, The Wrap, Thelma Schoonmaker, Thomas Langmann, Tom Fleischman, Tom Hanks, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Undefeated, Viola Davis, Volver, Woody Allen, Zach Galifianakis
Posted by Jared Mobarak on June 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment
“We shall root out the wickedness from this small, ungrateful plant” No, the words from friends and family about the dry, dull, laborious task it is to read the Brontë sisters didn’t sway my desire to see Cary Fukunaga’s adaptation of Charlotte’s Jane Eyre. Between my adoration of the director’s previous effort, Sin Nombre; the […]
Category drama, film reviews, romance · Tags Adriano Goldman, Cary Fukunaga, Charlotte Brontë, Dario Marianelli, Imogen Poots, Jamie Bell, Jane Eyre, Joe Wright, Judi Dench, Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Romy Settbon Moore, Sally Hawkins, Sin Nombre
Posted by Jared Mobarak on November 22, 2010 · 1 Comment
While Jon Favreau may say that 2011 looks to have a bloodbath summer on its hands with blockbusters galore taking 3D screens from each other, I’ll say right now that those aren’t the movies most intriguing me. Next year sees a return for Jack Sparrow, Lightning McQueen, Holmes and Watson, the Witwickys, Ethan Hunt, and, […]
Category essays, top 10 films, top 10 lists · Tags 300, A Dangerous Method, Adam Sandler, Alexander Skarsgård, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Atlas Shrugged, Atlas Shrugged: Part I, Atonement, Ayn Rand, Biutiful, Born to be a Star, Brad Pitt, Captain America: The First Avenger, Cars 2, Cary Fukunaga, Cate Blanchett, Charlotte Brontë, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Chris Hemsworth, Cloverfield, Contagion, Cop Out, Cowboys & Aliens, Damon Lindelof, Daniel Craig, Dark City, David Cronenberg, David Yates, Dennis Hopper, Dogma, Duncan Jones, Edgar Wright, Emily Blunt, Eric Bana, Farrelly Brothers, Flight of the Conchords, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Freida Pinto, George Nolfi, Gus Van Sant, Hall Pass, Hanna, Harrison Ford, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Henry Cavill, Henry Hopper, Immortals, Imogen Poots, Iron Man, J.J. Abrams, James Bobin, Jamie Bell, Jane Eyre, Jason Lew, Jason Segel, Joe Wright, John Hurt, Jon Favreau, Just Go With It, Keira Knightley, Kellan Lutz, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Smith, Kiefer Sutherland, Kirsten Dunst, Lars von Trier, Lost, Martin Scorsese, Matt Damon, Melancholia, Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Michael Rooker, Mickey Rourke, Milk, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Moon, Natalie Portman, Nick Frost, One Tree Hill, Paul, Paul Johansson, Paul Thomas Anderson, Philip K. Dick, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Red State, Restless, Saoirse Ronan, Scott Z. Burns, Scream 4, Sean Penn, Seth Rogen, Sherlock Holmes 2, Simon Pegg, Sin Nombre, Source Code, Stellan Skarsgård, Stephen Dorff, Stephen McHattie, Steven Soderbergh, Steven Spielberg, Sucker Punch, Super 8, Superman: Man of Steel, Tarsem Singh, Terrence Malick, Terry Gilliam, The Adjustment Bureau, The Green Hornet, The Informant!, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, The Master, The Muppets, The Soloist, The Tree of Life, Thor, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Udo Kier, Viggo Mortensen, Watchmen, Wuthering Heights, X-Men: First Class, Zack Snyder, “The Strike” Productions
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