Since I started writing for Sound on Sight during Fantasia 2011, 2012 was my first full year of writing for the site. I started the year by joining Josh on the Mousterpiece Cinema Podcast. During the year I attended Fantasia for the 15th time in 16 festivals and I attended Ridm (Québec’s only Documentary Film Festival) for the first time.
The following is an expanded version of my Sound on Sight ballot for the best feature films of 2012. I should probably explain that I see fewer feature films every year than say Ricky or Josh. On the other side of that, as the Festival Director of the YoungCuts Film Festival, I watch more short films than most (over 1,000 short films per year). It is entirely possible that I didn’t see your favourite feature film this year. On the other hand, I also probably watch some feature films that you never saw.
The following is an expanded version of my Sound on Sight ballot for the best feature films of 2012. I should probably explain that I see fewer feature films every year than say Ricky or Josh. On the other side of that, as the Festival Director of the YoungCuts Film Festival, I watch more short films than most (over 1,000 short films per year). It is entirely possible that I didn’t see your favourite feature film this year. On the other hand, I also probably watch some feature films that you never saw.
- 1/7/2013
- by Michael Ryan
- SoundOnSight
0:00-2:10 – Introduction; our other podcast that we used to do
2:10-19:00 – “Resident Evil: Retribution” review, with tangents about trailers
19:00-24:45 – “Arbitrage” review
24:45-29:10 – “Finding Nemo” is in 3D now; “Raiders of the Lost Ark” is still out there; “The Phantom” is also mentioned
29:10-36:30 – Qotw (your favorite action scenes)
36:30-38:00 – We’re both going to Fantastic Fest; some other conversation that might be irrelevant
38:00-46:30 – A chat with Chris: Kickstarter supporter, mailman, and Philadelphia resident
46:30-58:25 – Pitch Me (Hugh Grant, Emma Watson), with mention of next week’s Mike Birbiglia interview and praise for our colleague Mike Ryan’s interviewing skills
58:25-1:02:25 – Where to find us online; wrap-up and goodbyes
Mike Ryan’s interview with Chris Evans, mentioned on the show.
Email – moviebspdx@gmail.com
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2:10-19:00 – “Resident Evil: Retribution” review, with tangents about trailers
19:00-24:45 – “Arbitrage” review
24:45-29:10 – “Finding Nemo” is in 3D now; “Raiders of the Lost Ark” is still out there; “The Phantom” is also mentioned
29:10-36:30 – Qotw (your favorite action scenes)
36:30-38:00 – We’re both going to Fantastic Fest; some other conversation that might be irrelevant
38:00-46:30 – A chat with Chris: Kickstarter supporter, mailman, and Philadelphia resident
46:30-58:25 – Pitch Me (Hugh Grant, Emma Watson), with mention of next week’s Mike Birbiglia interview and praise for our colleague Mike Ryan’s interviewing skills
58:25-1:02:25 – Where to find us online; wrap-up and goodbyes
Mike Ryan’s interview with Chris Evans, mentioned on the show.
Email – moviebspdx@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/MovieBSpdx
Twitter...
- 10/7/2012
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
Brick
Written and directed by Rian Johnson.
imdb USA 2005 Edgar Chaput’s Review
The Brothers Bloom
Written and directed by Rian Johnson.
imdb USA 2008
Looper
Written and directed by Rian Johnson.
imdb USA 2012 Sound on Sight podcast about Looper. Simon Howell’s review. Josh Spiegel’s review. Edgar Chaput’s review. Josh Slater-William’s review.
Modern Times
Written and directed by Charlie Chaplin.
imdb USA 1936 Sound on Sight podcast about Modern Times
*****
Rian Johnson has written and directed three films, each a carefully a constructed cinematic puzzle and each an exploration of a specific and completely different film genre: Brick (film noir), The Brothers Bloom (grifters), and Looper (time travel/science fiction). What is startling about Rian Johnson’s films – other than their impressive overall quality – is how similar the films are to one another despite coming from completely different genres, and, even more striking, how similar the protagonists are to each other.
Written and directed by Rian Johnson.
imdb USA 2005 Edgar Chaput’s Review
The Brothers Bloom
Written and directed by Rian Johnson.
imdb USA 2008
Looper
Written and directed by Rian Johnson.
imdb USA 2012 Sound on Sight podcast about Looper. Simon Howell’s review. Josh Spiegel’s review. Edgar Chaput’s review. Josh Slater-William’s review.
Modern Times
Written and directed by Charlie Chaplin.
imdb USA 1936 Sound on Sight podcast about Modern Times
*****
Rian Johnson has written and directed three films, each a carefully a constructed cinematic puzzle and each an exploration of a specific and completely different film genre: Brick (film noir), The Brothers Bloom (grifters), and Looper (time travel/science fiction). What is startling about Rian Johnson’s films – other than their impressive overall quality – is how similar the films are to one another despite coming from completely different genres, and, even more striking, how similar the protagonists are to each other.
- 10/7/2012
- by Michael Ryan
- SoundOnSight
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