03.29.08
Posted in Film Previews, Upcoming Film tagged entertainment, Film, movies, page to screen, ster kinekor, the other boleyn girl at 9:58 am by Nick Plowman
We all know about the Nu Metro movie club with film previews presented by Barry Ronge that I still enjoy going to, and I always knew it was a matter of time before Ster Kinekor did something similar. Well now they have and it is called “Page to Screen,” a film club that focuses on the interaction of books and film. Okay, so who shall present this new club? Barry Ronge as well. It seems like he is South Africa’s only credible film critic and everyone wants a piece of him. I am okay with that because he is great at what he does.
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03.28.08
Posted in Film Reviews tagged don't kiss me goodbye, don't kiss me goodbye download, entertainement, Film, fim reviews, movies, the diving bell and the butterfly, ultra orange and emmanuelle, ultra orange and emmanuelle download at 6:47 pm by Nick Plowman
“Le Scaphandre et le Papillon”
From the very first frame, you know that you are not about to witness a conventional heroic tale nor shall you be embarking on a simple inspirational journey. You feel claustrophobic and unable to move. Slowly but surely everything comes into focus and you realise where you are. You are in a hospital room and hospital staff surround you. Then you realize that you are not even you, you are seeing through the eyes of Jean-Dominique Bauby (Mathieu Almaric), the controversial editor of the French Elle magazine. You are trapped in his body, just as he is. He has been in a stroke-induced coma for three weeks and finds himself completely paralyzed, with the exception of his left eyelid. A neurologist tells him that he has a rare condition called “locked-in syndrome.” His body holds him back physically but his imagination and mind are intact. His cognitive function is retained, and that is after all more important than ones body, it allows ones soul to speak volumes. With his functioning eyelid, he managed to dictate his life-affirming autobiography titled “Le Scaphandre et le Papillon” which translates to “The Diving Bell and The Butterfly” in English, on which this heroic film by artist-turned-director Julian Schnabel is based.
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03.27.08
Posted in Upcoming Film tagged Film, film attractions, movies, weekend attractions, weekend forecast at 4:21 pm by Nick Plowman
Grace is Gone is my pick for the best of the weekend….
This is a pretty lame weekend for movies if you ask me, but you can’t have it all every weekend, now can you? No, because we South Africans are not greedy little bitches…
Films opening in South Africa this weekend:
1. Grace is Gone:
There is simply no way I am missing this one. Remember when John Cusack was getting Oscar buzz for this film? Ah, the good old days…Anyway, the film is yet another American effort where the aftermath of Iraq war is explored, but is explored on a much smaller scale than most of the others, it focuses on a small little family. The film is about Stanley, played by John Cusack, who has to deal with the pain of loosing his wife, a soldier in the war, and he also has to tell his two daughters. There is not much more I can say, but I think the film will be different from the others because it seems to be delicate in expressing the grief of this ordinary family, instead of, I don’t know, hitting us over the head with all the messages and opinions possible, and the film could achieve great emotional power because of it.
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03.26.08
Posted in I Eat This Sh*t Up tagged entertainment, Film, imdb, movies at 7:10 am by Nick Plowman
It means I have a way to pass time this morning.
So I was inspired by J.D to get my hands on the IMDB Top 250 list, and mark off all the films I have seen. The list goes on forever, so you have been warned. How many have you seen, and which films do think do not deserve to be there, and which that are not on the list, should be there? The list is not that important, but it is fun. And at times frustrating. Give it a go.
There are some gapping holes in my viewings, I hope to change that soon 
Films I have seen are in bold - I have seen 146/250 ~ am I cool or what? {It could just be that I counted wrong…..}
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03.24.08
Posted in Film Previews, Upcoming Film tagged 2008 film, entertainment, Film, film forecast, movies, my blueberry nights at 8:15 pm by Nick Plowman
I was thinking of doing a “Top 20 films to see in 2008 list”, then I decided to rather dedicate a little write up to the films I am most interested in seeing saying why I want to see them {in other words babbling on forever}, in no order what so ever. I am hoping for another year like 2007 - what a year for cinema! I think it is possible to have two great years in a row, if anything, I have learnt not to expect much and take the good with the bad. It is a year filled with so many blockbusters, and those are usually disappointing. *Upside* There is a Coen brothers’ film I will be featuring, a {hopefully} great adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” by the genius that is David Fincher, there is that film that will see Leo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet pairing up again with Winslet’s husband, Sam Mendes, directing, called Revolutionary Road, their is another adaptation of a Cormac McCarthy novel, this time it is “The Road” and a whole lot of others that will get their own post soon enough.
To kick it off, I would like to express my intrigue about Kar Wai Wong’s/Wong Kar Wai’s first English feature film set in America:
~ My Blueberry Nights ~
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03.22.08
Posted in Film Festivals tagged entertainment, Film, film festival, japanese cinema, movies at 5:38 pm by Nick Plowman
The Japanese Film Festival in SA began at Cinema Nouveau in Rosebank last night, with two films being screened, Glass Rabbit and Hotel Hibiscus. I managed to catch Hotel Hibiscus, and I thought it was light and entertaining, but far from groundbreaking. But it didn’t try to be either, it was harmless. There are a total of 6 films that are to be screened, not much, but it is a very intimate setting after all. Entrance is free, but you must be there one hour before the screening to pick up your tickets. The festival is presented by the Japan Foundation, in participation with Ster Kinekor. The festival continues in Johannesburg until the 27th of March, next week Thursday, I urge you to go if you can.
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03.21.08
Posted in Film Reviews tagged Film, Film Reviews, movies, the spiderwick chronicles at 2:09 pm by Nick Plowman
The Grace children in “The Spiderwick Chronicles”
The biggest mistake a person of my age could make would be to dismiss fantasy-adventure films as a part of growing up. I almost did. I am not sure why, as they have done nothing but entertain me and captivate me for years. I am still in a certain type of awe when it comes to the ”Harry Potter” films, “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe” was exceptional, and now, The Spiderwick Chronicles is another perfect example of why I would rather not grow up anytime soon.
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03.19.08
Posted in Upcoming Film tagged Film, film attractions, movies, weekend attractions, weekend forecast at 10:23 am by Nick Plowman
The Diving Bell and The ButterflySeeing as though Friday 21st March is a public holiday in South Africa, tomorrow, Thursday, is considered the weekend. How cool is that? Thursday is also the day my school breaks up and I am on school holidays until April 14th. That is quite a bit of time that I plan to dedicated to film, mostly. This weekend sees the opening of a film that I loved, I saw it thanks to Ryan Adams. The Diving Bell and The Butterfly is sure to be the art-house hit of the next few weeks, and it is deserved. It is brilliant. Also opening are a few money makers and adventure filled films, so without further adieu…
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Posted in Film Reviews tagged entertainment, Film Reviews, michael moore, movies, sicko review at 7:31 am by Nick Plowman
Michael Moore gets on my nerves a little from time to time. He has smugness about him, almost as if he cannot contain his pleasure about the fact that he is very smart and has a unique way of capturing an audience and provoking controversy. I felt it in Bowling for Columbine and in Fahrenheit 9/11, but they were both impressive documentaries nonetheless. Sicko is no different. Sicko takes into account the information that actually matters, and this time, he is able to leave his ego outside the hospital doors, to certain extent anyway. This film completely smashes the arguments of those that support the American healthcare system, and provides a much-needed awareness about the fact that something needs to be done to change it. What is more, it is entertaining as well.
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