As many of you already know I am a HUGE fan of the works and films of Studio Ghibli. That said, I wanted to let all you Dallas area film fans with a fondness for the works of Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and the gifted story tellers from Studio Ghibli know about a 2 day event sponsored by the USA Film Festival. This weekend on January 21st and 22nd, The Angelika Film Center will be hosting 11 of the studio’s most famous and popular films in all new 35MM prints. (FYI, all films will be show in English except for Castle in the Sky) The Angelika will be showing: My Neighbor Totoro,…
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Full List of Nominations for The 65th Annual BAFTA Awards
The Golden Globes are behind us, the Academy Awards just a few weeks a head of us but the one awards event filling the gap between self-congratulatory (Globes) and career defining (Oscars) are the Orange BAFTAs. The British organization just released their official list of nominations this morning and lots of this year’s great/favorite films are rightfully being recognized. There are always going to be a number of films that lead the pack in every awards ceremony but The Artist is most definitely the one to beat this year as it has 12 nominations. Right on the heel’s of Hazanavicius’ silent crowd pleaser is the slow-burn spy film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy with 11 nominations…
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Ohhh, Look…Amazing Promo Art for Super-Hero Found Film 'Chronicle'
It seems that found-footage films have certainly found their audience and established a niche market. Whether the end product is good or bad they allow a filmmaker to get their story (also either good or bad) out to the public on a relatively small budget. For me it can be rather hit and miss but one genre not yet explored by this style of filmmaking is that of comic books/superheroes…until now. Chronicle is a film about three high school kids coming to terms with their superpowers and developing them to their almost endless possibilities. Pretty interesting concept if you ask me. To go along with such an intriguing premise is 20th Century…
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Universal Pictures Celebrates 100 Years of Movie Memories
Universal will mark its 100th anniversary in 2012, and will commemorate its centennial with a yearlong celebration honoring the studio’s rich film history and cultural legacy. The campaign draws its inspiration from Universal’s extraordinary and diverse library of films, many of which will be highlighted throughout the year, and is designed to engage fans of all ages in the art of moviemaking. The following is the official press release from the studio. In it Universal lays out their plans for their centennial celebration, plans for their theme parks as well as a new logo and more. Read on!
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Dallas Symphony Hosts “Masters of Film Music” with James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard’s diverse and expansive musical resume has taken audiences from the stone age to outer space and from the depths of the earth to the top of the Empire State Building. This week, Oscar-nominated composer James Newton Howard will be coming to Dallas to play a very limited engagement with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. This special 2 night event will feature Howard playing a number of his most famous themes at the Meyerson Symphony Center from January 13th -14th. In celebration of his upcoming performance, we at G-S-T want to take a brief look back at the amazing career of one of the finest working composers in the film world.
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G-S-T Review….Pariah
Pariah is the feature length adaptation of Dee Rees’ semi-autobiographical short of the same name. A bold and honest film that wears its heart on its sleeve, Pariah makes no pretense and only asks the viewer to accept it as openly as the story is being told. The first time writer/director shares some of her own experiences with a fair amount of fiction and the result proves to be one of the most genuine and inspiring films of 2011.
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Sweet Trailer…'ATM'
From IFC Midnight comes a psychological thriller about three co-workers who get trapped in an ATM booth. Not that they’re locked in (not at first), they just can’t leave because there’s a menacing man outside. Dun, dun, dun. No, really, it does look better than you’d expect. Name any film based primarily in one location (Frozen, Wrecked, P2, Phone booth, even Castaway) and they work because they all play on that fear of isolation and, among other things, impending death. ATM takes that formula and adds in a dash of silent stalker just for fun. Hey, he does a good job of channeling Michael Meyers. Have a look… Not bad right?…
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Thomas Newman Steps In To Score Sam Mendes' Bond Film 'Skyfall'
After composer David Arnold’s five film run scoring Bond films, Oscar-nominee Thomas Newman will now be stepping in to lend his musical genius to the newest Bond adventure Skyfall. That sounds like great news to me, but he might not ring a bell with you at home so here’s a few titles you might recall. Those of you Pixar fans will recognize his work from Finding Nemo and Wall-E. He’s also had his share of weighty and dramatic period pieces with Revolutionary Road, Cinderella Man and The Help. His scores are always highly emotional and pensive but how will that translate to the high octane world of MI 6’s most famous 00 agent? Guess we’ll find out…
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Martin Scorsese To Be Honored with BAFTA Fellowship
We are very close to award season and this year all the ceremonies will be celebrating the best of what 2011 had to offer. As is always the case, certain award shows will honor something not just from the past year but call attention to a significant body of work. The artist/filmmaker that will be honored at this year’s Orange BAFTA awards is legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese. With this Academy Fellowship honor, he will join the join a select number of outstanding film personalities and can be rightfully recognized as one of the most elite in the business. Nothing less than the best for one of film’s pioneering visionaries right?
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Ohhh, Look…The Time Machine From Rian Johnson's 'Looper'
Happy Belated New Year to you all!! After the whirlwind of 2011 we are confidently moving into the 2012 line up. FYI, for a good batch of what to look forward to this year, have a gander at our own Andrew Crump’s well crafted 15 films he’s excited to see in 2012. One of the more high profile items on that list and the G-S-T “Must See” list is Rian Johnson’s mysterious and enigmatic time-travel romp Looper. Until now very little has been released, or should I say aside from his Tumbler blog, very little that give us any idea what it will be about has been released. Now we…
