Posted by Jared Mobarak on July 23, 2015 · Leave a Comment
“A mother doesn’t wake up one morning not loving her son” If I can be justified in agreeing with all the praise after seeing just one of his films—his latest, Cannes Jury Prize-winning Mommy—twenty-five year old writer/director Xavier Dolan is every bit the wunderkind label that has been thrust upon him. Five films in six […]
Category drama, film reviews, foreign, z.slideshow · Tags Anne Dorval, Antoine-Olivier Pilon, Counting Crows, French, Ludovico Einaudi, Mommy, Oasis, Patrick Huard, Suzanne Clément, Xavier Dolan
Posted by Jared Mobarak on July 16, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano‘s (shown above at middle and right with Omar Sy) Intouchables was France’s Oscar hopeful in 2012 and did make the January shortlist. An infectious crowd-pleaser based on a true story, it vaulted Sy into stardom with a César win over The Artist‘s Jean Dujardin and ultimately co-staring roles in Hollywood […]
Category film features, interviews, z.slideshow · Tags 17 Girls, A Prophet, Andy Murray, Ces jours heureux, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Delphine Coulin, Eric Toledano, Fred et Omar: Le Visiophon, Intouchables, Jean Dujardin, Jurassic World, Let's Be Friends, Ludovico Einaudi, Michael Nyman, Muriel Coulin, Novak Djokovic, Olivier Nakache, Omar Sy, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Samba, Saturday Night Live, Stanislas Wawrinka, Tahar Rahim, Tellement proches, The Artist, The Past, Thomas Newman, Those Happy Days, X-Men: Days of Future Past
Posted by Jared Mobarak on March 8, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Honorable Mention: #100: Insides by Fort Romeau #99: Mont Royal by The Lighthouseand the Whaler #98: What Happens Next by Gang of Four #97: The Helio Sequence by The Helio Sequence #96: Abyss by Chelsea Wolfe #95: Lucid Dreaming by Say Lou Lou #94: Sing It Away by Walk Off the Earth #93: MCIII by […]
Category top 10 albums by year, top 10 lists · Tags A Silent Film, Adele, Adna, Alabama Shakes, Albert Hammond Jr., Alberta Cross, Amason, Andra Day, Astro, B.o.B, Beach House, Beirut, Belle & Sebastian, Best Coast, Big Data, Björk, Blitzen Trapper, Bob Moses, Braids, Brandon Flowers, BØRNS, Ceremony, Chelsea Wolfe, CHVRCHES, City and Colour, Coheed and Cambria, COIN, Coldplay, Dave Gahan & Soulsavers, Dead Sara, Death Cab for Cutie, Delta Rae, Django Django, Editors, EL VY, Elle King, Ellie Goulding, Emile Haynie, Etiquette, Father John Misty, Florence + the Machine, Foals, Fort Romeau, Gang of Four, Gang of Youths, GEMS, Geographer, Giorgio Moroder, Givers, Great Northern, Guster, HoneyHoney, James Bay, José González, Joy Williams, Joywave, Kaskade, Kat Dahlia, Kate Boy, Kendrick Lamar, Kid Ink, Kopecky, Laura Welsh, Lianne La Havas, Local H, Logic, Lord Huron, Ludovico Einaudi, Lupe Fiasco, Madeon, Marilyn Manson, Marina and the Diamonds, Matt and Kim, Matt Pond PA, Metric, Mew, Mikal Cronin, Mikky Ekko, Milo Greene, MisterWives, MS MR, Mumford & Sons, MuteMath, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Of Monsters and Men, Other Lives, Passion Pit, Patrick Watson, PHASES, Purity Ring, Raekwon, Ratatat, Reptar, RHODES, Robin Schulz, San Fermin, Say Lou Lou, Silversun Pickups, Squarepusher, Superhumanoids, Swiss Lips, Tame Impala, Tanlines, The Arcs, The Bird and the Bee, The Charlatans, The Decemberists, The Helio Sequence, The Internet, The Lighthouse and the Whaler, The Maccabees, The Mynabirds, The Tallest Man on Earth, The Vaccines, The Weeknd, The Wombats, Troye Sivan, Twin Shadow, Valise, Walk Off the Earth, Years & Years, Yelawolf, Yukon Blonde, Zedd, Zella Day
Posted by Jared Mobarak on September 5, 2014 · Leave a Comment
“Red paper. Then … no more.” Every movie should have a score by Ludovico Einaudi and it’s comforting to see Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano agree. After using his haunting music on the brilliant Intouchables, the duo take a few tracks from his album In a Time Lapse to enhance their latest work Samba. Another […]
Category comedy, drama, film features, film festival, film reviews, foreign, toronto international film festival, z.slideshow · Tags Charlotte Gainsbourg, Eric Toledano, French, In a Time Lapse, Intouchables, Izïa Higelin, Ludovico Einaudi, Olivier Nakache, Omar Sy, Samba, Tahar Rahim, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival
Posted by Jared Mobarak on January 10, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Honorable Mention: #100: The Silver Gymnasium by Okkervil River. #99: Monkey Mindsin the Devil’s Time by Steve Mason #98: Weekend by The Sounds. #97: Reflektor by Arcade Fire #96: Beyond Wilderness by Gold & Youth #95: Amok by Atoms for Peace #94: Edward Sharpe& The Magnetic Zeros by Edward Sharpe& The Magnetic Zeros #93: Trouble […]
Category top 10 albums by year, top 10 lists, z.slideshow · Tags Aloe Blacc, Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Armin Van Buuren, Atlas Genius, Atoms for Peace, Barbarossa, Bastille, Beady Eye, Biffy Clyro, Birds of Tokyo, Black Blinds, Black Joe Lewis, Black Rebel Motorcyle Club, Blue October, Booker T., Born Ruffians, Brendan Benson, BT, Camera Obscura, Cansei de Ser Sexy, Chapel Club, Charles Bradley, Chelsea Wolfe, CHVRCHES, City and Colour, Coheed & Cambria, Cold War Kids, Cults, Cut Copy, Daft Punk, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Deer Tick, Editors, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, eels, Empire of the Sun, Fitz and the Tantrums, Foals, Frank Turner, Frightened Rabbit, Gin Wigmore, Gold & Youth, GRMLN, guards, Har Mar Superstar, Hockey, Holy Ghost!, How to Destroy Angels, Indians, Iron & Wine, Ivan & Alyosha, Jake Bugg, Janelle Monáe, Jim James, John Legend, Junip, Juveniles, KiD CuDi, Kings of Leon, Kodaline, KT Tunstall, Lissie, Local Natives, London Grammar, Lorde, Ludovico Einaudi, Matt Pond, Midlake, Miles Kane, Neko Case, Neon Neon, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Okkervil River, OneRepublic, Ours, Pearl Jam, Pendentif, Phoenix, Placebo, Portugal. The Man, Post War Years, Queens Of The Stone Age, Ra Ra Riot, Shearwater, Shout Out Louds, Sigur Rós, Sky Ferreira, Sleigh Bells, Smith Westerns, Snakadaktal, Stereophonics, Steve Mason, Surfer Blood, The Airborne Toxic Event, The Black Angels, The Boxer Rebellion, The Civil Wars, The Courteeners, The Dear Hunter, The Features, The Head and the Heart, The Joy Formidable, The Jungle Giants, The Love Language, The Naked and Famous, The National, The Neighbourhood, The Sounds, The Strokes, The Veils, The Virgins, The Weeknd, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Tom Odell, Ty Segall, Volcano Choir, Washed Out, White Lies, Wildlife, Young Galaxy, Youngblood Hawke, Yuna
Posted by Jared Mobarak on December 20, 2013 · Leave a Comment
#100: Let Us Move On by Dido #99: City of Angels by Thirty Seconds to Mars #98: Exit Wounds by Placebo #97: Flashbacks, Memories, And Dreams by The Virgins #96: Ready to Go by Guards #95: If I Could Change Your Mind by HAIM #94: After the Fire by Andrew McMahon #93: Close Enough by […]
Category top 10 lists, top 10 songs by year, z.slideshow · Tags Aloe Blacc, Andrew McMahon, Arctic Monkeys, Armin Van Buuren, Avicii, Barbarossa, Bastille, Beady Eye, Birds of Tokyo, Black Joe Lewis, Blue October, Booker T., Born Ruffians, Cage the Elephant, Capital Cities, Caveman, CHVRCHES, City and Colour, Cold War Kids, Coldplay, Cut Copy, Daft Punk, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Dido, Editors, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Empire of the Sun, Fitz and the Tantrums, Gin Wigmore, guards, HAIM, Har Mar Superstar, How to Destroy Angels, I Can Make a Mess, Iron & Wine, Jake Bugg, James Blake, Janelle Monáe, Jay-Z, Jessie Ware, Jim James, John Legend, Joseph Trapanese, Junip, Justin Timberlake, Juveniles, Katy Perry, KiD CuDi, KT Tunstall, Lady Gaga, Lana Del Rey, Local Natives, London Grammar, Lorde, Ludovico Einaudi, M.I.A, M83, Miles Kane, Miley Cyrus, My Chemical Romance, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, OneRepublic, Owl Eyes, Pearl Jam, Placebo, Ra Ra Riot, Rhye, Robin Thicke, Sigur Rós, Sky Ferreira, Sleigh Bells, Steve Mason, Talib Kweli, Tegan & Sara, The 1975, The Airborne Toxic Event, The Boxer Rebellion, The Civil Wars, The Courteeners, The Naked and Famous, The Neighbourhood, The Ruby Suns, The Virgins, The Weeknd, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Vampire Weekend, White Lies, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Youngblood Hawke, Yuna
Posted by Jared Mobarak on July 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment
“We’ll escort you. It’s safer.” Leave it to my Americanized way of looking at things to go into the César Award-nominated French film Intouchables [The Intouchables] by thinking it would be yet another run-of-the-mill rich white guy helping poor black guy tale. With a Hollywood remake already in the works, I see our adaptation falling […]
Category comedy, drama, film reviews, foreign · Tags Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot, Cyril Mendy, Dorothée Brière, Earth Wind & Fire, Eric Toledano, François Cluzet, French, George Benson, Intouchables, Ludovico Einaudi, Nina Simone, Olivier Nakache, Omar Sy, The Intouchables
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