Spring Breakers (2012) Starring Vanessa Hudgens, Rachel Korine, Ashley Benson, Selena Gomez, Heather Morris, James Franco and Gucci Mane Directed by Harmony Korine Spring Breakers is a Riefenstahl-esque, Malickian, Skrillex-soundtracked re-imagining of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. But instead of ‘uncivilized’ Africa, we have St. Petersburg, Florida, a top destination for our continent’s debt-ridden youthContinue reading “Spring Breakers Review (Paolo Kagaoan)”
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Oz the Great and Powerful Review (Kirk Haviland)
Oz the Great and Powerful 3D (2013) Starring: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz, Zack Braff, Bill Cobbs, Joey King and Tony Cox Written by Mitchell Kapner and David Lindsay-Abaire based on the works of L. Frank Baum Directed by Sam Raimi New in theaters this week from Disney Studios comes the prequelContinue reading “Oz the Great and Powerful Review (Kirk Haviland)”
TIFF 2012 – The Iceman Review (Dustin SanVido)
The Iceman (2012) Starring Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Ray Liotta, Chris Evans, David Schwimmer, and James Franco Written by Morgan Land and Ariel Vromen Directed by Ariel Vromen MINOR SPOILERS Boy, did I have high expectations for this film. I’m a big fan of true crime stories and I had The Iceman in my festivalContinue reading “TIFF 2012 – The Iceman Review (Dustin SanVido)”
HOT DOCS 2012 (Toronto) – ChickFlicking – Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby is) Review (Nadia Sandhu)
HOT DOCS 2012 (Toronto) Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby is) Directed by James Franco and Ian Olds James Franco. General Hospital. James Franco. Three reasons that experimental doc Francophrenia (Or Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) requires closer examination on ChickFlicking (Full disclosure – I have inContinue reading “HOT DOCS 2012 (Toronto) – ChickFlicking – Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby is) Review (Nadia Sandhu)”
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