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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The Criterion Files: The Killing
The Killing Directed by: Stanley Kubrick Written by: Stanley Kubrick, Jim Thompson Starring: Sterling Hayden, Colleen Gray, Vince Edwards, Jay C. Flippen, Elisha Cook Jr., Marie Windsor Cinematography by: Lucien Ballard Music by: Gerard Fried Release: May 20, 1956 When you think of Stanley Kubrick, which of his many films come to mind? The Shining? 2001: A Space Odyssey? A Clockwork Orange? Perhaps Dr. Strangelove? If there’s a single common throughline linking each of these pictures together- though many might argue that there are many- it’s influence, as in the influence that his work has had on cinema as a medium from the 60’s going forward. Note, for example, how much impact The Shining had…
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“What’s New on Blu?” – Week of 04/01/13
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 Tuesday… ——————————————————————————————————————————— From Executive Producers Roma Downey (Touched by an Angel) and Mark Burnett (The Voice, Survivor) comes The Bible — an epic 10-part miniseries retelling stories from the Scriptures for a whole new generation. Breathtaking in scope and scale, The Bible showcases powerful performances and visual…
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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…
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New 'Pacific Rim' Posters Loom Large
One can never say too much about Guillermo Del Toro projects, especially when they’re well-cast love letters to the kaiju genre. Pacific Rim (one of Go, See, Talk!’s most anticipated releases of the year) has slowly but surely been building up hype since last year, before even a single promotional image or trailer was released. Since then, we’ve gotten the first official teaser and blueprint designs for the giant robots that comprise one of the film’s two colossal stars- the other, of course, being the aforementioned kaiju- and today the Internet has treated us to a pair of “character” posters for a pair of the monster-battling jaegers. First up, hailing from Russia, we’ve…
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Off the Shelf…’Lincoln’
Abraham Lincoln is considered by historians to be one of the best, if not the best, President of the United States of America. It is only fitting that one of the best directors of our time takes the helm on Lincoln. Most audience members that wander into Lincoln will already be aware of the events that transpire throughout the course of the film. We know what the outcome of the movie will be, because it is history. However, the joy is in the journey as you are thrust back into an explosive time rife with turmoil and change. Lincoln is ripped from the pages of history, meticulously reenacted and then hurled onto the big screen…
