Typically, a chorus of disapproval accompanies the arrival of celebrated foreign filmmakers in Hollywood. The studio system, so goes the familiar song and dance, will suck the life right out of their work and excise everything special about them in favor of formula and higher box office returns. There are, of course, exceptions. Alfred Hitchcock and Paul Verhoeven, for instance, produced some of their best films their respective Tinseltown tenures, but they could well be examples that prove the rule; far more often we see directors visiting from overseas, like Susanne Bier and Fernando Meirelles, get chewed up and spat out on the sidewalk, their style rendered unrecognizable courtesy of…
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CONTEST CLOSED – Win A Copy of Walt Disney’s ‘Brother Bear I & II’ Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack
CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED – Winner has been notified. Thanks for your interest in Disney’s BROTHER BEAR. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– Go,See,Talk and Walt Disney Home Entertainment are offering one lucky fan a copy of BROTHER BEAR I & II Blu-ray/DVD Combo pack which hits retail shelves next week on Tuesday, March 12th. To enter, send an email to contest@goseetalk.com with “BEAR” in the subject line. Remember to include your first and last name and mailing address in the email. Contest is open to US/Canadian residents only. One entry per household. One (1) winner will be picked at random and notified by e-mail at noon on March 14th. Good luck to all!! Disney proudly presents two heartwarming and hilarious movies in one incredible collection – Brother Bear, the…
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G-S-T Review…Greedy Lying Bastards
Get ready to get angry. Of course, if you pay attention to the social and political dialogue surrounding climate change, you probably already are, and that spells trouble for Craig Rosebraugh’s outrage-doc, Greedy Lying Bastards. Provocative and inciting, the film very much preaches to the choir; if you believe, as you should, that global warming is happening right now, then Greedy Lying Bastards won’t do much more than serve as an ideological affirmation. On the other hand, Rosebraugh probably won’t change the minds of anyone who falls on the same side of the fence as career climate change deniers, at least not while he’s so busy being sarcastic and self-righteous.…
