Posted by Jared Mobarak on April 1, 2013 · Leave a Comment
“Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover” is a proverb whose simple existence proves the fact impressionable souls will do so without fail. This monthly column focuses on the film industry’s willingness to capitalize on this truth, releasing one-sheets to serve as not representations of what audiences are to expect, but as propaganda to fill […]
Category film features, posterized propaganda · Tags 42, Bad Boys II, Bemis Balkind, Ben Affleck, BLT Communications LLC, Brian Helgeland, Chadwick Boseman, Charlie Sheen, Compliance, Concept Arts, Crew Creative Advertising, Danny Boyle, Disconnect, Dwayne Johnson, Evil Dead, Gravillis Inc., I Am Legend, Ignition Print, James McAvoy, Jason Bateman, Karina Longworth, Katrina Bowden, Mark W. Carroll, Mark Wahlberg, Matthew McConaughey, Michael Bay, Mud, No Place on Earth, Oblivion, Olga Kurylenko, Pain & Gain, Primer, REV CREATIVE, Scary Movie V, Shane Carruth, Simon Killer, Snoop Lion, Terrence Malick, The Bank Job, The Prestige, The Refinery, The Tree of Life, To the Wonder, Trance, Upstream Color, Vincent Cassel, Will Smith
Posted by Jared Mobarak on March 12, 2013 · Leave a Comment
“Pretend I’m still here and tell me all about it” I’m a big magic fan—always have been. Armed with a set of tricks needing extensive instructions before allowing my parents to feign astonishment at my implementation, I watched every David Copperfield special and even went to a weekly magic class one summer as a kid. […]
Category comedy, film reviews · Tags Alan Arkin, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Criss Angel, David Blaine, David Copperfield, Don Scardino, Harry Houdini, Harry Potter, Horrible Bosses, James Gandolfini, Jay Mohr, Jim Carrey, John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein, Luke Vanek, Mason Cook, Olivia Wilde, Steve Buscemi, Steve Carell, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, The Office, The Prestige
Posted by Jared Mobarak on January 25, 2007 · Leave a Comment
(short and sweet and to the point; culled from watching 88 releases. constantly updated as i catch up to those i missed. click poster for review if applicable) #25: Déjà Vu directed by Tony Scott. #24: Lady in the Water directed byM. Night Shyamalan #23: Casino Royale directed by Martin Campbell. #22: Stranger Than Fiction […]
Category top 10 films by year, top 10 lists · Tags A Scanner Darkly, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Alfonso Cuarón, Babel, Bobby, Brick, Casino Royale, Children of Men, Christopher Nolan, Clerks II, Darren Aronofsky, David Lynch, Déjà Vu, El laberinto del fauno, Emilio Estevez, Guillermo del Toro, Half Nelson, Inland Empire, Joachim Trier, John Cameron Mitchell, John Hillcoat, Jonathan Dayton, Ken Loach, Kevin Macdonald, Kevin Smith, Lady in the Water, Little Children, Little Miss Sunshine, M. Night Shyamalan, Marc Forster, Martin Campbell, Michel Gondry, Pan's Labyrinth, Paul Greengrass, Reprise, Rian Johnson, Richard Linklater, Robert De Niro, Ryan Fleck, Shortbus, Stranger Than Fiction, The Fountain, The Good Shepherd, The Last King of Scotland, The Prestige, The Proposition, The Science of Sleep, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Todd Field, Tony Scott, United 93, Valerie Faris
Posted by Jared Mobarak on January 11, 2007 · Leave a Comment
The day has come where all that movie watching during the year, all that money given to Hollywood players who need none of it, and all those buttered popcorn induced coronaries boil down to one person’s ego-trip of compiling a list of the best of the best. I now join the list of film-snobs everywhere […]
Category essays, top 10 films · Tags 300, A Scanner Darkly, Angel-A, Apocalypto, Babel, Black Snake Moan, Bobby, Borat, Brick, Children of Men, Clerks II, Crash, Flags of Our Fathers, Grindhouse, Half Nelson, Happy Feet, Inland Empire, Letters From Iwo Jima, Little Children, Little Miss Sunshine, Notes on a Scandal, Pan’s Labyrinth, Shortbus, Smokin’ Aces, Sorry Haters, Southland Tales, The Fountain, The Good Shepherd, The Illusionist, The Last King of Scotland, The Painted Veil, The Prestige, The Proposition, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Tideland, United 93, Volver, Zodiac
Posted by Jared Mobarak on October 21, 2006 · 1 Comment
“Are you watching closely?” Well it appears Oscar season is upon us. The release of all the films studios have been hiding from projectors until they can be freshly ingrained in voters’ minds has commenced. We had the obligatory Scorsese film a couple weeks ago and now we have the return of one of Hollywood’s […]
Category film reviews, science fiction, suspense/thriller · Tags Andy Serkis, Batman Begins, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, David Bowie, Following, Hugh Jackman, Insomnia, Martin Scorsese, Memento, Peter Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, The Illusionist, The Prestige
Posted by Jared Mobarak on September 1, 2006 · Leave a Comment
“Where the dark arts still hold sway” There is a lot of buzz going around movie circles about this being the year of magic. With Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige garnering much anticipation, the lesser-known The Illusionist, by director Neil Burger, hits screens first. Trailers show that while it appears to be the more accurate movie […]
Category drama, film reviews · Tags Christopher Nolan, Dark City, David Mamet, Deadwood, Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Neil Burger, Paul Giamatti, Ricky Jay, Rufus Sewell, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Illusionist, The Prestige
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