Trailer Time: Shame

Shame from UK director Steve McQueen is about to be released through FoxSearchLight in a few months, and I can't be more excited. Particularly after the release of the second trailer, and it is tasty.

It isn't that much different from the first trailer which contains much of the same images and clips (considering all the talk about the amount of daring frontal nudity and sexuality, I'm surprised they've gathered THAT much preview-friendly material). But the second trailer features less dialogue, and is instead played to Carey Mulligan's character singing a rendition of "New York, New York." And it's pretty heart-breaking.

Everything Is A Remix: Kill Bill and the Mini-Doc Series

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I love remixes, in just about all shapes and forms. In movies, videos, music, art and so on. There's a little documentary series online from Kirby Ferguson called Everything is a Remix, and according to him we all love remixes to the extent that it just about consumes our modern culture, particularly in films. The best part, is that most of us don't even know we're watching a remix.

Jane Eyre and the 3 People that Indeed "Tranfix" You

*At the premiere: Michael Fassbender, Mia Wasikowska, Cary Joji Fukunaga

The new Jane Eyre movie is one of many adaptions of a beloved book written in the 1800s. But the movie also beholds the talents of 3 up-and-coming stars - here's some background and what else to look forward to from each of these Hollywood newcomers that I'm really rooting for - hard.

RIP Cinematical.com - The Untimely, and Mishandled, Death of a Film Blog

 As of April 6, 2011, the 5 year old film blog known as cinematical.com has died.

100 Things I Love....

 As my first real post, I thought it be fitting to include this little article from a not-so-little movie blog called The Droid You're Looking For. For anyone who's watched the first Star Wars movie (the first REAL Star Wars film that counted), you can tell from the title that this blog is a bit of the silly, fanboy variety. Various film blogs run the gamut from DIY film commentary and entertainment to paid/published serious criticism. But I'd like to argue (or at least hope) that they all stem from a similar, personal, deeply-rooted passion and love for the cinematic medium. Here's where this blog's refreshing post on the "100 Things I Love About The Movies" comes in.