Toronto Korean Film Festival 2012 Invasion of Alien Bikini Starring Ha Eun-jung and Hong Young-geun. Directed by O Yeong-du TKFF’s Sci-fi night starts with the first true Korean Independent film of the festival, Invasion of Alien Bikini. Shot for only 15,000 dollars and using minimal locations, cast, and crew, Bikini is, at a brisk 75Continue reading “TKFF 2012 – Invasion of Alien Bikini Review (Kirk Haviland)”
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The Passing of a Chick Flick Auteur – Nora Ephron (Nadia Sandhu)
Nora Ephron hated the term “chick flick” per Pete Hammond at Deadline (click here for that great memorium) but I don’t think she would mind the way that the much maligned, and ultimately unfair label, has been reclaimed here at chickflicking. Ephron was a prolific writer but she will long be remembered for reviving andContinue reading “The Passing of a Chick Flick Auteur – Nora Ephron (Nadia Sandhu)”
ChickFlicking – Weekend Box Office: A Tale of Two Chick Flicks (Nadia Sandhu)
This was supposed to be a positive review of Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, but a funny thing happened on the way to posting. The first box office projections started coming in and I found myself enthralled by the widely diverging fates for Friend and Pixar’s Brave, the two big chickContinue reading “ChickFlicking – Weekend Box Office: A Tale of Two Chick Flicks (Nadia Sandhu)”
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Review (Kirk Haviland)
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) Starring Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Adam Brody, Connie Britton, Rob Corddry, Derek Luke and Martin Sheen Written and Directed by Lorene Scafaria For the second week in a row, this time coming from Entertainment One (eone), we get another piece of summer blockbuster counter programmingContinue reading “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Review (Kirk Haviland)”
NXNE 2012 – A Pair of Danko Jones Movie Reviews (Nadia Sandhu)
The Ballad of Danko Jones The Diamond Brothers directed the “Below the Belt” music video trilogy for Danko Jones, and then re-purposed that footage to create this short film. Ralph Macchio and Elijah Wood as the bad guys. Plus Selma Blair, Lemmy Kilmister, Mike Watt, Don Jamieson, Jena Malone, Frank Drank, Art Hsu and JasonContinue reading “NXNE 2012 – A Pair of Danko Jones Movie Reviews (Nadia Sandhu)”
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