Watch Shane Koyczan’s Moving Short Film “To This Day”

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Thanks to Court's girlfriend Sarah for sharing this moving animated short film by Canadian Shane Koyczan, called To This Day. The film is based on Koyczan's spoken word piece on his experience of being bullied in school, but instead of keeping it strictly personal, he expands into a more general discussion of growing up feeling worthless and overcoming your low self-esteem to find what makes you beautiful. Last year we had Caine's Arcade to warm our hearts and this year it's To This Day. Some of … [Read more...]

Fincher’s Timberlake Music Video is a Cinematography Masterpiece

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This valentines day release of Justin Timberlake's Suit and Tie music video may have marked the end of a six-year hiatus from music, but really it's yet another cinematic treat from David Fincher. In recent years Fincher has become a well known champion of digital cinematography and helped pioneer the field with the likes of other directors such as Robert Rodriguez (Spy Kids, Sin City, Machete) and Stephen Soderbergh (Magic Mike, Side Effects). Here he uses the RED Epic-M Monochrome cameras with … [Read more...]

Sometimes the Best Performances by Actors Don’t Win the Awards

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Winning Oscars is one thing, but in most cases the academy doesn't actually award the best performance, but rather the popular one. Daniel Day-Lewis is great as Lincoln, and is probably one the greatest actors alive, but for my money the best performance of the year was from Joaquin Phoenix in The Master. That may sound controversial, but let me explain why. As I alluded to in the opening salvo, you have to bear in mind that the Oscar voting academy are just as susceptible to aggressive PR … [Read more...]

Top 10 Films of 2012

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So I decided to have a look back at all the films I saw in 2012; get them listed in a spreadsheet with corresponding cinema scores and determine what the top 10 would be. I'd never looked back at a year of cinema watching before and so I was quite shocked to find that I'd watched 44 of the films released in 2012. This top 10 list is a little premature as I've still not seen Spielberg's Lincoln, Kathryn Bigelow & Mark Boal's Zero Dark Thirty, Tarintino's Django Unchained, Les Misérables, … [Read more...]

Competition: Win the “Searching For Sugar Man” DVD here!

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Searching For Sugar Man, the most acclaimed music documentary of the year, comes to DVD and Blu-ray on 27 December 2012, and to mark the release we have 3 DVDs to give away! Malik Bendjelloul’s revelatory and compelling Searching for Sugar Man (USA/UK/Sweden) is a documentary about the Mexican-American singer-songwriter Rodriguez, who was momentarily hailed in 1970 as the finest recording artist of his generation, and then disappeared into oblivion – only to rise again from the ashes in a … [Read more...]

Bane Raps & Other Hilarious Audio Swaps

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Every now and again you stumble across a parody video that hasn't quite gone viral yet, and you feel like you've discovered a gem. The makers of this Dark Knight Rises video (Auralnauts), which features the vocal talents of a Bane impersonator, are pure genius. It's been edited and dubbed so well you'd almost mistake it for the real thing. There's no point in me rambling on any longer, so check out the video below....but if you want to see the real voice behind bane (a.k.a Tom Hardy) rap for … [Read more...]

The Master: A Look at Scientology in Film

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I’m a huge fan of the director Paul Thomas Anderson’s films. And just like the twihards of Twilight, my obsession for his films knows no bounds - We in the Cigarettes & Vines fan club refer to him, by his initials, PTA. He’s been considered the wunderkind of Hollywood, having made the masterpiece Boogie Nights at the ripe old age of twenty seven. He then went on to write and direct, two further award winning features, Magnolia and There Will Be Blood. PTA is a technically gifted … [Read more...]

Prometheus Bluray Easter Egg – Language of the Gods

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I received a hidden video clip from the Prometheus Blu-ray disc, an Easter egg of sorts, which shows a short five minute documentary on the linguistics used in Prometheus. - Apparently there are many more hidden clips on the disc. The video is called Language of the Gods Here is Dr. Anil Biltoo, the linguistics consultant who worked on using the synthetic language - known as Proto Indo-European (PIE), that both the Engineers and David speak throughout the film. You can read more about that on … [Read more...]

New Skyfall Bond Theme by Adele

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The Broccolis have released the official clip of Adele's Skyfall Bond theme tune, after thousands of bootleg copies made their way to Youtube and vanished, just as quickly. They've given us about a minute of the song with the trailer playing in the background, so nothing too special. The theme was recorded with Adele only last week, so the studio has had to move quickly to get it done in time for the premier on 26th October. After listening to it, I cant say I'm a huge fan. Out of all the … [Read more...]

Intel & Toshiba Present: ‘The Beauty Inside’ with Mary Elizabeth Winstead

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Normally I wouldn't be caught promoting product placements or commercials on this site. So for me to draw any attention to this joint venture between Intel and Toshiba, will of course warrant a cautious read. But don't worry readers, the offshoot from this particular venture has yielded a gem in the form of a 6-part short film, utilising social media to string the narrative together, quite beautifully I might add. This episodic love story follows Alex, who wakes up everyday looking like … [Read more...]

FINALLY! A teaser of the conversation between David and the Engineer in PROMETHEUS

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We finally got a small teaser clip, one of the deleted scene in Prometheus, of the conversation between David and the Engineer. In the clip we get the response half from the Engineer after David says.... /ida hmanəm aɪ kja namṛtuh zdɛ:taha/…/ghʷɪvah-pjorn-ɪttham sas da:tṛ kredah/ A serviceable translation into English is: ‘This man is here because he does not want to die. He believes you can give him more life’. Which is then confirmed when Peter Weyland asks David what … [Read more...]

Ninjas hired to shut up obnoxious movie-goers

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A London cinema, called The Prince Charles, has taken the unusual step of relying on a group of ninjas to keep any audience members from misbehaving. Whether that is using a mobile phone, talking too loudly or throwing popcorn – The ninjas will get ‘em. The ninjas are just volunteer movie buffs, wearing skin tight full body suits, like the kind you always see turning up at music festivals. So sounds pretty (mentally)healthy to me. A brave ‘victim’ of one of these ninja assaults, broke … [Read more...]

Ryan Gosling gets interviewed by his crazy ex-girlfriend

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Baby Goose has got himself into an awkward position this time, when ex-girlfriend Erin Foster runs into him again, while interviewing the star for the Fracture press junket. Obviously this is a parody, but just like the 'overly attached girlfriend' meme, Erin does a superb job of convincing us she's bat-shit crazy. To be honest, I'd be pretty happy having a chick like Erin Foster chasing after me, but then again I don't look like the Goose. http://youtu.be/enwhqzyrdTc [via HelloGiggles] … [Read more...]

Stanley Kubrick’s One-Point Perspective Shots

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A talented video editor, under the user name "kogonada" put together this clip of several shots, illustrating the one-point perspective used in many Kubrick films. You can see scenes from Full Metal Jacket, The Shining, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange and many more.  The music in the background is from Clint Mansell's score from Requiem Without a Dream. With the advent of YouTube and Vimeo it's now become possible for budding editors to compile some impressive supercuts and video … [Read more...]

BRADLEY COOPER GOES “FULL RETARD” FOR THE ELEPHANT MAN

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Bradley Cooper clearly didn't take on board Robert Downey Jr's advice to Ben Stiller, ala Tropic Thunder. He went "full retard" in a play, based on the life of Joseph Merrick, a.k.a The Elephant Man.  Luckily the play is only a short run for the Williamstown Theatre Festival, but Bradley Cooper wants to take it to Broadway. Brad seems to be going rogue here, by not wearing any prosthetics to convey the grotesqueness of the original protagonist and instead will use his superior powers of … [Read more...]

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