Very clever, very simple concept really well executed teaser for a new season and new cast of Skins (UK Version)
Ahem... and as a little joke, Nick McD from the Hungry Beast team put this together..
(This is totally not an official promo)
new skins trailer
Ahem... and as a little joke, Nick McD from the Hungry Beast team put this together..
(This is totally not an official promo)
digital product placement
Channel Seven recently signed an exclusive deal with UK digital product placement specialist MirriAd. The idea is very simple: they digitally insert product placement into tv series and movies after the fact. At least on a YouTube grade - its quite convincing.
I know there's a natural impulse to be against product placement for a lot of people, but the reality is that this is a way that tv gets funded, so why fight it. But there's all kinds of advantages here for productions to be able tailor brands to, say, each individual country or market where the show airs? (particularly handy for Home & Away in the UK, I guess) I dunno... what do you think?
(thanks to TV Tonight for this one)
I know there's a natural impulse to be against product placement for a lot of people, but the reality is that this is a way that tv gets funded, so why fight it. But there's all kinds of advantages here for productions to be able tailor brands to, say, each individual country or market where the show airs? (particularly handy for Home & Away in the UK, I guess) I dunno... what do you think?
(thanks to TV Tonight for this one)
review: the kings speech
Of all of the flicks out in the cinema this week, The King's Speech is my winner. Why? find out down below in the triple j review
If the above player isn't showing up you can right-click & download the MP3 of the review here.
Have you seen it yet? What do you reckon? Do you have another pick for this year's Holiday flicks?
Dont forget you can also get the latest reviews in the triple j movies podcast. (No iTunes? head here) and the Facebook Feed
trailer: hanna
Blanchett, Bana, Chemical Brothers, Joe Wright (Atonement) and Saoirse Ronan. Awesome.
review: tron legacy
Strap on your skin-tight neon glowing spandex and straddle your lightcycle it's time to venture back to The Grid and all of it's unintentional sexual subtext. Below is my triple j review of the 28-year late sequel to Disney's groundbreaking Tron
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Also, if you've had a chance to see the flick, please gimme your thoughts down below.
Dont forget you can also get the latest reviews in the triple j movies podcast. (No iTunes? head here) and my new Facebook Feed
Correction - 1982's Tron was ONE of the earliest Hollywood films to use CGI. As one keen (but anonymous commenter quite rightly pointed out, 1976's Futureworld (sequel to Westworld) is generally accepted to be the first film to use such imagery.
the best & worst of 2010
best...
Toy Story 3
Funny, inventive, touching... flawless. This movie made my entire row of twenty-something guys weep for our passing childhood. Which is a pretty amazing acheivement at the best of times. But then consider this: THEY START WITH NOTHING. At least with a live action film you can point a camera at an actor and the audience recognise that there's a human soul on display. With an animated film, they literally start with a blank page. To go from empty pixels to characters capable of making me weep like the blubbering girly mess that I am... that's freakin impessive. (See original review)
The Social Network
Who would've thought the birth of Facebook could be so dramatic? Sure, it may be historically inaccurate but this movie had a super-quotable script, sharp editing, eerily perfect soundtrack (baroque chip music??) and nuanced performances. More than that though, The Social Network was one of the first films to clearly articulate the psychological power and draw of the internet: What it feeds us and why we feed on it. (See original review)
Inception
What if Leonardo DiCaprio could steal your ideas from your dreams? Brain, meet spasm. Sure, some of the characters are a bit underdeveloped and if you think about it long enough you can unravel the plot but Inception is still the cleverest, most original use of a blockbuster budget we've seen in years. (See original review)
Fantastic Mr Fox
Ahhh Mr Fox, you really are quote-unquote fantastic. Wes Anderson took a kids classic and made an existential movie about what you want to be - versus - what you should be - versus - what you really are. Also Wes Anderson's directorial style is perfect for animation. (See original review)
In The Loop
When British and American public servants attempt to start a war, it takes a Scottish arsehole to take over. The plot isn't the most important part of this flick. It's about the characters and watching them screw up in the most stunning ways... It's the comedy of failure. (See original review)
Up In The Air
Much like George Clooney's hair 'Up In The Air' is at its best when it is neither black nor white. Up In The Air finds its greatest moment of humour and sadness in the moral grey areas of a man who is paid to fire people. (See original review)
Kick Ass
Walked into this tongue-in-cheek Superhero flick without knowing anything about it and was duely blown away. It's epic. Intimate. Genuine and genuinely messed-up. (Marc's original review
The Kings Speech
The story of Queen Lizzie's dad and his unconventional speech therapist is classy, beautifully shot, wonderfully acted, witty and and absolute charmer.
Animal Kingdom
Easily the Aussie film of the year. This tale of a dysfunctional family of gangsters is intense, tragic, blackly funny, atmospheric and freaking awesome. (See original review)
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Sure, Micheal Cera is incapable of playing more than one character. Yet somehow this hyperactive tale of a loser fighting off his girlfriend's 7 evil ex's had me in awe. It perfectly interprets the world of a slacker through the language of all the pop-culture slackers' consume (games, comics, music) Also, it's an epic nerd-splosion of pure molten awesome. FTW. (Marc's original review)
and now.... the...
worst...
Nine
Virtually atonal whinging mess of a musical about a charmless arsehole who feeds on the adoration of women who should know better.
Wolf Man
You could've recast the whole film with a row of totem poles and I'm not 100% sure anyone would've noticed the difference.
Cop Out
Not a film, Cop Out is actually a cosmic experiment to see how many naturally funny people you can make unfunny at the same time.
The Last Airbender
Unspeakably bad dialogue delivered by excruciatingly bad actors in a plot so illogical and stupid it kills unicorns.
South Solitary
A woman, a sheep and and a mute are stuck on an island.... my god, it's like the beginning of a terrible joke. South Solitary was so painfully sullen it had me nearly gnawing my arm off.
Alright... lemme know what ya think. Lets argue this bitch out...
A woman, a sheep and and a mute are stuck on an island.... my god, it's like the beginning of a terrible joke. South Solitary was so painfully sullen it had me nearly gnawing my arm off.
Alright... lemme know what ya think. Lets argue this bitch out...
what we searched in 2010
What did you google in 2010?
Anything you reckon they should've added into the list? What were your most Googled, interesting events?
Anything you reckon they should've added into the list? What were your most Googled, interesting events?
wikirebels
Reporters Jesper Huor and Bosse Lindquist have traveled the globe to countries where WikiLeaks operates to interview its top members. WikiRebels is one of the first in-depth documentaries on WikiLeaks and the people behind it.
via Devour
the perverts guide to cinema
The conventional psychological reading of cinema is this: flicks become popular because some element within each movie appeals to us and our inner desires (be they superficial, social or trauma-induced... yes, lovers of The Room, I'm looking at you).
This absolutely bizzare, but wonderfully-produced doco The Perverts Guide To Cinema argues the opposite: film is teaching us what we should be desiring.
You can find more info here: thepervertsguide.com
wikileaks wecapped
For those that want to hear international politics narrated by the guy who does the recap for every episode of Glee.... Boing Boing have gone through Wikileaks' 250,000 leaked embassy cables reduced it down to 3 1/2 gloriously petty minutes...
review: megamind
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Also, if you've had a chance to see the flick, please gimme your thoughts down below.
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the circle: megamind
Will Ferrell. Tina Fey. Brad Pitt. Jonah Hill and David Cross....
I'm in.
And I wasn't disappointed.
review: devil
How do you feel about being locked in an elevator with the prince of darkness? This week I delve into the latest thriller from the mind of M Night Shymalan
If the above player isn't showing up you can right-click & download the MP3 of the review here.
Also, if you've had a chance to see the flick, please gimme your thoughts down below.
Dont forget you can also get the latest reviews in the triple j movies podcast. (No iTunes? head here) and my new Facebook Feed
the circle: devil + rare exports
The epic (and somewhat dyslexic) battle to see who is more evil: Satan or Santa. Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale is a truly bizzarre Finnish tale about santa-gone-rogue. Devil is potentially M Night Shymalan's rehabilitation film... except he only produced it... not directed it... go figure.
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