It's (almost) the most wonderful time of the year, when we gather in festive jubilation, celebrate special moments with family and no longer have to pay attention to the Jacksonville Jaguars. That's right, it's almost time for playoff football.
To paraphrase the O'Jays, I can hardly wait, so let's talk about what Football Santa might have in store for us: Can the Patriots and Seahawks run the table and give us the once-in-a-generation Super Bowl matchup we've long craved? Does Peyton Manning have one more playoff run in him, or...
To paraphrase the O'Jays, I can hardly wait, so let's talk about what Football Santa might have in store for us: Can the Patriots and Seahawks run the table and give us the once-in-a-generation Super Bowl matchup we've long craved? Does Peyton Manning have one more playoff run in him, or...
- 12/22/2014
- Rollingstone.com
Valentine Road
Directed by Marta Cunningham
2013, Usa
This gripping American documentary focus’ on a school shooting in 2008 where a student was shot for allegedly being an Lgbt person. The film is essentially split up into three phases: the retelling of the incident, character studies of the two boys and societal critiques of the legal and schools systems. A large majority of the film is made up of interviews with relevant individuals.
A good documentary has the director talking to the right people, asking the right questions and editing intelligently and ethically to keep the film cohesive. This film does all three and in fact does them all well. With a premise like this one might expect the film to be very one sided about the whole affair, but in fact its incredibly fair about showing both sides of the story in depth. It really isn’t as simple as ‘he...
Directed by Marta Cunningham
2013, Usa
This gripping American documentary focus’ on a school shooting in 2008 where a student was shot for allegedly being an Lgbt person. The film is essentially split up into three phases: the retelling of the incident, character studies of the two boys and societal critiques of the legal and schools systems. A large majority of the film is made up of interviews with relevant individuals.
A good documentary has the director talking to the right people, asking the right questions and editing intelligently and ethically to keep the film cohesive. This film does all three and in fact does them all well. With a premise like this one might expect the film to be very one sided about the whole affair, but in fact its incredibly fair about showing both sides of the story in depth. It really isn’t as simple as ‘he...
- 6/4/2013
- by Taegan J. Brown
- SoundOnSight
Route of Acceptance
Directed and Written by Heather Tobin
2012, Canada
Route of Acceptance follows Ryan Stark, (No relation to Tony) an opinionated, outspoken lesbian. When she is accepted to three different universities Ryan imagines three different corresponding futures. Fatalism takes center stage as the ends of all three stories prove tragic.
With the story out of the way lets jump right into it: this is an absolute mess of a film. The film performs poorly in every conceivable way and unfortunately ends up being a complete waste of time. First off, the dialogue that the actors have to deliver is terrible. Its all raunchy for raunchy’s sake, never really slowing down to even ever consider giving a well thought out, potentially poignant line especially in the more dramatic portions. Equally bad are the actors themselves who give D-list performances at best. Its actually an incredibly distracting factor as the...
Directed and Written by Heather Tobin
2012, Canada
Route of Acceptance follows Ryan Stark, (No relation to Tony) an opinionated, outspoken lesbian. When she is accepted to three different universities Ryan imagines three different corresponding futures. Fatalism takes center stage as the ends of all three stories prove tragic.
With the story out of the way lets jump right into it: this is an absolute mess of a film. The film performs poorly in every conceivable way and unfortunately ends up being a complete waste of time. First off, the dialogue that the actors have to deliver is terrible. Its all raunchy for raunchy’s sake, never really slowing down to even ever consider giving a well thought out, potentially poignant line especially in the more dramatic portions. Equally bad are the actors themselves who give D-list performances at best. Its actually an incredibly distracting factor as the...
- 6/3/2013
- by Taegan J. Brown
- SoundOnSight
Animals
Directed by Marcal Fores
Written by Enric Pardo and Marcal Fores
2012, Spain
Is that thing real, or is that kid just crazy? Thats what you’ll be asking yourself during the first half of this movie. We follow Pol, a handsome young high school student in Spain. Pol carries on a friendship in private with a small living (and apparently breathing) teddy bear named Deerhoof. The two play in a rock band together and discuss conflicts with each other. When Pol meets and falls for Ikari, the new mysterious boy in school, things start to take a dark turn as Pol has to either embrace or reject the influence of his new lover.
The scenes with Pol and Deerhoof are really quite effective and polarizing. On the one hand Deerhoof acts as a coping mechanism for Pol, keeping him company and showing him affection when he needs it. On...
Directed by Marcal Fores
Written by Enric Pardo and Marcal Fores
2012, Spain
Is that thing real, or is that kid just crazy? Thats what you’ll be asking yourself during the first half of this movie. We follow Pol, a handsome young high school student in Spain. Pol carries on a friendship in private with a small living (and apparently breathing) teddy bear named Deerhoof. The two play in a rock band together and discuss conflicts with each other. When Pol meets and falls for Ikari, the new mysterious boy in school, things start to take a dark turn as Pol has to either embrace or reject the influence of his new lover.
The scenes with Pol and Deerhoof are really quite effective and polarizing. On the one hand Deerhoof acts as a coping mechanism for Pol, keeping him company and showing him affection when he needs it. On...
- 6/1/2013
- by Taegan J. Brown
- SoundOnSight
Born this way
Directed by Shaun Kadlec & Deb Tullmann
2013, Cameroon
This documentary follows Gertrude and Cedric, two Lgbt people from Cameroon who share their experiences and opinions as they attempt to shed light on the extreme homophobia in their country. Also followed is Alice Knom, a human rights defense lawyer who’s often the only person is willing to defend Lgbt people in Cameroon. Her story revolves around defending two women being pursued by the state on the basis of their homosexuality. The films ability to inform and then reinforce is extremely effective and probably the most striking part. Early on its stated that homosexual acts are illegal in Cameroon and are punishable up to 5 years in prison. It is also stated that regardless of the actual outcome of the case people accused of being homosexuals face the wrath of their community. It’s one thing to be told but...
Directed by Shaun Kadlec & Deb Tullmann
2013, Cameroon
This documentary follows Gertrude and Cedric, two Lgbt people from Cameroon who share their experiences and opinions as they attempt to shed light on the extreme homophobia in their country. Also followed is Alice Knom, a human rights defense lawyer who’s often the only person is willing to defend Lgbt people in Cameroon. Her story revolves around defending two women being pursued by the state on the basis of their homosexuality. The films ability to inform and then reinforce is extremely effective and probably the most striking part. Early on its stated that homosexual acts are illegal in Cameroon and are punishable up to 5 years in prison. It is also stated that regardless of the actual outcome of the case people accused of being homosexuals face the wrath of their community. It’s one thing to be told but...
- 5/30/2013
- by Taegan J. Brown
- SoundOnSight
Submerge
Directed by Sophie O’Connor
Written by Sophie O’Connor and Kat Holmes
2012, Australia
Submerge follows a young Australian University student Jordan as she struggles to balance her studies with her competitive swimming and a newly burgeoning social life. When Jordan begins to neglect all of her responsibilities for an affair she is having with her professor’s wife she starts to travel down a path of short term pleasures and long term repercussions.
It’s not the most complicated plot, nor does it have to be, but rest assured that by the 30-minute mark you’ll have predicted each and every event that will take place. It’s also likely that by that 30 minute mark you’ll have lost all faith that the performances will be enough to get you through the film. The actors certainly aren’t terrible but they do seem very limited by what the script allows them to be.
Directed by Sophie O’Connor
Written by Sophie O’Connor and Kat Holmes
2012, Australia
Submerge follows a young Australian University student Jordan as she struggles to balance her studies with her competitive swimming and a newly burgeoning social life. When Jordan begins to neglect all of her responsibilities for an affair she is having with her professor’s wife she starts to travel down a path of short term pleasures and long term repercussions.
It’s not the most complicated plot, nor does it have to be, but rest assured that by the 30-minute mark you’ll have predicted each and every event that will take place. It’s also likely that by that 30 minute mark you’ll have lost all faith that the performances will be enough to get you through the film. The actors certainly aren’t terrible but they do seem very limited by what the script allows them to be.
- 5/27/2013
- by Taegan J. Brown
- SoundOnSight
In a pre Breaking-Bad summer where exceptional shows like Mad Men and Game of Thrones come but once a week, alot of viewers are left with fantastic amounts of time to invest in great programming. So for whoever’s got the time here are the 5 best experiences British television has to offer. Each entry has a distinctively British feel and excels to varying degrees in how well they capture the essence of the genre. In other words crime thrillers should be suspenseful, comedies should be funny etc, all while staying as British as possible.
5) Little Britain – 3 seasons – 27 episodes
If this list was based solely on British authenticity then Little Britain would be number 1. The shows comedic parodying of everything British is absolutely hysterical, highlighting some of British media’s best covered archetypes. From the Prime Minister, to sassy urban school girls, to pubs and bar maids, Little Britain’s got a take on them all.
5) Little Britain – 3 seasons – 27 episodes
If this list was based solely on British authenticity then Little Britain would be number 1. The shows comedic parodying of everything British is absolutely hysterical, highlighting some of British media’s best covered archetypes. From the Prime Minister, to sassy urban school girls, to pubs and bar maids, Little Britain’s got a take on them all.
- 5/11/2013
- by Taegan J. Brown
- SoundOnSight
Get this: Boy bands New Kids on the Block, 98 Degrees, and Boyz II Men are joining forces for a national tour called The Package Tour (mmm, Jonathan Knight, give it to us!), and I assume they're planning on calling their giant supegroup NKOTBIIM98DEGREEZ or something equally catchy. I picture mashup medleys called things like "Please Don't Go, Girl, While I'm on Bended Kneee (Una Noche)" and "I'll Make Love to You Step by Step, Which is the Hardest Thing." I'm already whooping and dropkicking several pairs of panties at the stage.
But I think this gives us an important chance to think about the boy bands who aren't a part of this magical reunion tour. Here are my five candidates for groups who should reunite and tag along with NKOTB2M98D. Some of these picks are disturbing, but that's the price I pay for reporting real journalism.
1. 'N...
But I think this gives us an important chance to think about the boy bands who aren't a part of this magical reunion tour. Here are my five candidates for groups who should reunite and tag along with NKOTB2M98D. Some of these picks are disturbing, but that's the price I pay for reporting real journalism.
1. 'N...
- 1/23/2013
- by virtel
- The Backlot
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #171
Written by Larry Hama
Art by S L Gallant
Inks by Gary Erskine
Colors by J. Brown
Letters by Neil UyeTake
Covers by Larry Hama, S L Gallant, Gary Erskine, Herb Trimpe
Idw Publishing
Release Date: October 19, 2011
Cover Price: $3.99
Rest easy, GI Joe fans, you Can go home again. At least, as far as the GI Joe comics are concerned. I really believe Idw should get some kind of special recognition for bringing Back 20-year-old continuity in a time in comics where continuity barely holds up from one issue to the next.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #171 might frustrate some newer or younger comics readers, simply for the fact that this Is a continuation of a 20-year-old series and it's written like it. Storytelling in comics is a lot different now than it was then. What I love about this comic...
Written by Larry Hama
Art by S L Gallant
Inks by Gary Erskine
Colors by J. Brown
Letters by Neil UyeTake
Covers by Larry Hama, S L Gallant, Gary Erskine, Herb Trimpe
Idw Publishing
Release Date: October 19, 2011
Cover Price: $3.99
Rest easy, GI Joe fans, you Can go home again. At least, as far as the GI Joe comics are concerned. I really believe Idw should get some kind of special recognition for bringing Back 20-year-old continuity in a time in comics where continuity barely holds up from one issue to the next.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #171 might frustrate some newer or younger comics readers, simply for the fact that this Is a continuation of a 20-year-old series and it's written like it. Storytelling in comics is a lot different now than it was then. What I love about this comic...
- 10/19/2011
- by PS Hayes
- Geeks of Doom
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