Derek Cianfrance’s The Place Beyond the Pines is a viscerally pensive film and an enthralling multi-generational drama. As equally well-crafted as his highly received Blue Valentine, Pines is a complex and engrossing film that takes a look at legacies and what we leave behind for our kids. Further it shows us that those legacies, whether we want them or not, can sometimes make life choices for us without our say in the matter. It’s an ever-escalating, multilayered, emotionally bold familial drama that has all the makings of an instant classic. Cianfrance’s sophomore effort tells a sobering story about love and family and further one that despite the best of intentions may all end in a dismal trail of…
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Sweet (Red Band) Trailer…'Only God Forgives'
Things have been really good for Ryan Gosling over the last decade. After a slew of hits including The Notebook, Drive, The Ides of March, the upcoming film The Place Beyond the Pines and even fluffier fares like Crazy Stupid Love, Gosling looks to continue his hit streak with Only God Forgives. Re-teaming with G-S-T favorite Nicolas Winding Refn this follow up to Drive looks like it’ll be another stunning film…and why wouldn’t it be? Regardless of an exceptionally talented filmmaker like Refn behind the camera, Gosling is that rare breed of actor who can take just about any role. Further, his career has continued to skyrocket because of the types of…
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Sweet Trailer…'The Purge'
Ethan Hawke has been stretching his acting muscles lately. Last year he was the unlikely star of the ultra scary horror film Sinister. Additionally in 2012 we saw him get back to his roots in the final leg of Richard Linklater’s Oscar-nominated trilogy Before Midnight. Well, following on the heels of Hawke’s against-type roles in films like Daybreakers and Sinister comes The Purge, an odd duck of a horror film that looks like a strange mix of The Hunger Games and the mounting tension of John Carpenter’s Assault on Precinct 13 (as well as the remake that starred Hawke). Anyway, have a look at the official Apple trailer and see if…
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ALL PASSES CLAIMED – FREE Advance Screening Passes To Joseph Kosinski's ‘OBLIVION’ in DALLAS, TX
SPECIAL ADVANCE SCREENING Passes to OBLIVION in DALLAS, TX CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED – All passes have been claimed. Thanks for your interest in Universal Pictures’ OBLIVION. ———————————————————————————————————————— Go,See,Talk is partnering with Universal Pictures to award 50 pairs of passes (admits 2) to a special advance screening of Joseph Kosinski’s OBLIVION. The screening will take place in DALLAS, TX on Tuesday, April 16 at 7:30 PM. Winners will be notified no later than Monday, April 15. For your chance to win, simply send an email to marc@goseetalk.com with OBLIVION as the subject. In the email, tell us your Top 3 Tom Cruise films as well as your Top 3 favorite sci-fil films of all time. Finally tell us why you are excited to see Oblivion. Give…
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Video Interview…’The Place Beyond the Pines’ Writer/Director Derek Cianfrance
Derek Cianfrance made quite a name for himself in 2010 with Blue Valentine along with helping make Gosling a household name. In his newest film The Place Beyond the Pines, he tells the story of Luke (Ryan Gosling), a motor cage rider in a travelling carnival, who is trying to provide for his family by any means necessary. Like Blue Valentine, Pines is extremely well-crafted and wins points for its realistic portrayal of damaged and flawed individuals as it tells a gripping multi-generational story across its uncommon triptych narrative structure. The Place Beyond the Pines has been acclaimed at nearly every festival including its amazing success last year at the Toronto International Film Festival. Go,See,Talk got to sit with Derek and…
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G-S-T Review…Drafthouse Films’ WRONG
It doesn’t matter what side of the bed you wake up on when the alarm clock gets you up at 7:60 every morning. In Quentin Dupieux’s Wrong, everything in the main character Dolph Springer’s world is just that, and further a bizzare journey into the absurd. At nearly every corner of this dreamlike film there is a story line and likable characters somewhat reminiscent of the very off-kilter nature of Wristcutters: A Love Story and Dog Tooth topped off with Terry Gilliam’s surreal shooting style and sense of humor. Wrong is more than a bit askew but also funny, easily more accessible than Dupieux’s Rubber and is best described as being an odd delight. There’s an aloofness and complacency to the absurdity that…
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G-S-T Review…G.I. JOE: Retaliation
We at GoSeeTalk are but some of the few out there who really enjoyed Stephen Sommers’ G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra (read our review from way back); even if it was a mess it was still a lot of fun. In this highly anticipated follow up Jon M. Chu, known for his strong visual style and over-the-top action, ups the ante and makes G.I. JOE: Retaliation bigger and a little more believable than its comic origins. The sequel (penned by Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick) embraces the JOE namesake yet only finds a few characters/plotlines returning from Sommers’ popcorn fueled romp. Retaliation embodies some of the more cartoon elements but goes about telling its story…
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G-S-T Review…The Host
Stephenie Meyer’s post-Twilight film The Host is a highly ambitious sci-fi yarn. It’s the tale of an alien invasion, a benign one at that, and as much as there is the potential to be a great story about rebellion and survival it’s really about life in the aftermath of said invasion. In short, they’ve won so what story is there to tell? It has a complex set-up/backstory, one with fantastically grand world-building yet we only see a very small portion of it. So how can that be engaging? Enter Andrew Niccol, director of equally simple sci-fi films like Gattaca and In Time. Here he lends his visually simple but elegant creative muscle to Meyer’s story and…
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Sweet Trailers…'The Wolverine' Gets A Domestic and An International Trailer
I’ll come right out and say it. The Wolverine is hands down the coolest X-Men of them all (we at GST don’t think it’s open to debate but you can certainly make your case in the comments below). But let’s face it, the last outing with Logan, make that the last two outings were awful movies and simply not what we as fans deserved. So with two strikes against the studio, James Mangold stepped to the plate and has been hard at work crafting the latest, hopefully redeeming adventure about our beloved adamantium enhanced amnesiac. So far everything we’ve seen from the Mangold camp looked good. Too good in fact and…
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Video Roundtable Discussion with ‘The Host’ Stars Max Irons, Jake Abel and Chandler Canterbury
Earlier this month Go,See,Talk attended a press conference in Dallas for Open Road’s upcoming young adult adaptation of Stephenie Meyers’ The Host. Three of the film’s stars Max Irons, Jake Abel and Chandler Canterbury talk about their roles in the film, their experience working with director Andrew Niccol and more. Check out the video of the press conference below… When an unseen enemy threatens mankind by taking over their bodies and erasing their memories, Melanie will risk everything to protect the people she cares most about, proving that love can conquer all in a dangerous new world. Open Road has slated Andrew Niccol’s adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s The Host for wide release on Friday March…
