For more than a decade Steve Jablonsky has been composing riveting scores for some of Hollywood’s most bombastic blockbuster films. From the Japanese anime Steamboy (directed by legendary filmmaker Katsuhiro Otomo), to Michael Bay’s The Island and Transformers series to scoring no less than 4 feature films in 2013 alone, Jablonsky’s epic sounds have become a staple in the world of action films. Whether things are blowing up on the silver screen, the TV screen or in video games, Jablonsky is one of only a handful of go-to composers who consistently deliver diversity and complexity along with high energy themes. Originally focused on becoming a recording engineer, Jablonsky’s career as a film composer developed after assisting…
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“What’s New on Blu?” – Week of 11/04/13
Whether you rent or buy movies, Blu-ray offers the ultimate in sight and sound. Streaming is convenient, but if you plan on watching the movie more than once, you need Blu. So, What’s New On Blu? you ask. Well, good, bad or indifferent, Go,See,Talk offers up a trio of titles that are being released each week. Check out what’s hitting the shelves this week… ——————————————————————————————————————————— A curious Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, journeys to the Lonely Mountain with a vigorous group of Dwarves to reclaim a treasure stolen from them by the dragon Smaug. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was truly a groundbreaking film. That being said we had two of our writers review…
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G-S-T Review…Ender's Game
We’re living in a time when the phrase “unfilmable novel” can no longer serve as an excuse for poor page-to-screen adaptations of quintessential stories on the receiving end of the Hollywood treatment. Over a decade ago, Peter Jackson shouldered the burden of that challenge by taking J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings books and turning them into a trilogy of three hour and change films (or one ten hour film, depending on your perspective) whose joint success led to criminal cultural misuse of the word “epic”; nobody can so cavalierly write off their inept filmmaking based on a text’s inclination toward being transposed onto celluloid. It’s a blatant cop-out. Which…
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G-S-T Review…About Time
About Time‘s central romance doesn’t involve Rachel “Mean Girls” McAdams or Domhnall “Son of Brendan” Gleeson; the real lovers here are Richard Curtis and the tricky notion of time travel. How else to punch up a story that’s all about the rich existential rewards we reap from living a boring, ordinary life? Curtis employed the deceptive pleasures of coincidence to achieve the same effect in 2003’s Love Actually, though admittedly there’s nothing humdrum about the personal relationships of Prime Ministers and rock gods (or divine intervention, even if that never made the final cut). Here, he overturns a similar stone by using a far more incredible narrative tool for his…
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Exclusive: Interview…Nathan Johnson Talks Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rian Johnson and the Musical Mojo of ‘Don Jon’
A gifted musician in his own right, film composer Nathan Johnson creates such unique musical soundscapes for every movie, short film and project to which he’s attached. This year he composed the score to Don Jon, which is Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s modernized interpretation of the iconic thief of hearts. With a sound and style that’s so varied and diverse, Johnson’s scores have given such a unique atmosphere to films like Brick and Looper. We got to chat with Nathan about his work on Don Jon, his process working with different directors and so much more. Below are the highlights of our time with him. ——————————————————————————————————————————— – An interesting take on the fabled Don Juan DeMarco, Don Jon…
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CONTEST CLOSED – Win A Copy of DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Turbo’ Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack
Attention: CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. All winners have been notified. Thanks for your interest in DreamWorks Animation’s Turbo.—————————————————————————————————————————— Go,See,Talk and DreamWorks Animation are offering TWO lucky fans a copy of Turbo (Blu-ray/DVD Combo pack) which hits retail shelves Tuesday, November 12th. To enter, send an email to contest@goseetalk.com with “TURBO“ in the subject line and answer this question for us: What is your favorite racing movie? Remember to include your first and last name and mailing address. That’s it! Contest is open to US/Canadian residents only. One entry per household. Two (2) winners will be picked at random and notified by e-mail at noon on November 18th. Good luck to all!! From the makers of Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda, TURBO is a high-velocity 3D comedy…
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ALL PASSES CLAIMED – Advance Screening Passes to ‘THOR: THE DARK WORLD′ In FORT WORTH, TX
Attention: CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED – All winners have been notified. Thanks for your interest in Marvel Studios’ THOR: THE DARK WORLD. ———————————————————————————————————————————— Go,See,Talk invites you to enter for a chance to win a pass to a special advance screening of Marvel Studios’ THOR: THE DARK WORLD starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, and Tom Hiddleston. This screening will take place in FORT WORTH, TX on Wednesday, November 6th at 7:30 PM. Note: For this screening we are offering “RESERVED SEATS” For your chance to win, simply send an email to contest@goseetalk.com with “THOR2 FW” in the subject line. Winners will be selected at random and emailed a unique digital pass (admits 2) for the screening.…
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Sweet Trailer…'X-Men: Days of Future Past'
While some weren’t too fond of Matthew Vaughn’s entry to the X-Men franchise (don’t know how that’s possible, we happened to LOVE it) it seems Fox though they could do better. So how might that be achieved? Well one idea would be to bring in some big guns and so Fox was able to coax Bryan Singer back for another adventure with his X-babies. The trailer just dropped for the sequel to 2011’s X-Men: First Class and as our header states it is SWEET! If this isn’t a sure fire way to kick off the (early) Summer season next year then I don’t know what will. For now, enjoy!…then later mark your…
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Off the Shelf…’Monsters University’
In the prequel to Pete Docter’s monster hit (yes, pun very much intended) Monsters, Inc. this new story takes us back to the beginning, to a time before Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan were the very best of friends. It’s an interesting decision to take to expand on the mythology of this world but also one of the smartest moves the studio could have made. Going the prequel route (the first for Pixar) allows them to expand on and explore more of the film’s most lovable characters. Now for a studio devoted to and known for innovation and originality to take a step back might seem odd or like they’ve…
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CONTEST CLOSED – Win A Copy of ‘The Conjuring’ On Blu-Ray
Attention: CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. All winners have been notified. Thanks for your interest in The Conjuring.—————————————————————————————————————————— We may have missed talking about The Conjuring back when James Wan’s well-received horror gem enjoyed its theatrical run, but that’s not going to stop us from giving away a copy of the film on Blu-Ray following its release on home video last week. After all, it’s October! This is the perfect time of year to hunker down in front of your TV and willfully spook the daylights out of yourself (and your friends), so consider us your Halloween fright enablers with this contest. The Conjuring is based on the true exploits of Ed…
