There was a time a few years ago when it wouldn’t be Christmas without a Peter Jackson trip to Middle Earth. His legendary Lord of the Rings trilogy was an amazing showcase for new technologies, little known actors, New Zealand landscapes and special effects along with brilliant creative solutions to the problem of how to bring Tolkien’s fantastical land to life. Continue reading
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Silver Linings Playbook OST
With an original score by Danny Elfman this film is being tipped for all sorts of gongs. Elfman’s contribution on this album is worthy and fitting for a film with a theme of romance and mental health issues – or as the yanks like to call it “kookiness”. Continue reading
Smiley
“After discovering an urban legend of a demented serial killer, who has nothing but a carved ‘smiley’ on his face, a mentally fragile teen must decide whether she is going insane – or will be the next victim.” Continue reading
Smashed OST
The story of Smashed is of a young married couple who are bonded together over their excessive drinking; after a dramatic and embarrassing incident at work the wife decides to get sober and their relationship is put to the test. Continue reading
Ruby Sparks OST
The story of Ruby Sparks (written by Zoe Kazan who plays the eponymous heroine) is about a novelist struggling with writer’s block who finds romance in a most unusual way: by creating a female character he thinks will love him, then willing her into existence.
With an original score by Nick Urata, a composer making a name for himself in Hollywood, this soundtrack is mostly an orchestral affair. Continue reading
Little Birds OST
Little Birds was Elgin James’ first screenplay and it was accepted into both the Sundance Screenwriters Lab and the Sundance Directors Lab. In 2009, James was awarded a Time Warner Fellowship Grant as well as an Annenberg Feature Film Fellow Grant. He was recently named as one of Ioncinema.com’s “American New Wave 25”, in addition to being selected as one of Variety’s 2011 “Directors to Watch.” Continue reading
For A Good Time Call OST
Directed by Jamie Travis and penned by Katie Anne Naylon and one of the co-stars Lauren Miller this film apparently went down a storm at Sundance this year. The film is about 2 hip young women who in need of funds share a flat and a sex phone line business with no doubt hilarious and moving consequences. Continue reading
Dark Mirror
Dark Mirror has some good original ideas. It supposedly has all its horror in the daylight but this is not strictly true. What would a horror film be without a bit of hiding in the dark during a storm under your bed? Continue reading
Monster Brawl
Set in an unnamed graveyard this is allegedly the ultimate monster smackdown. Mythical monsters and creatures are supposed to fight to the death for our entertainment but it is hard to see the point of this film. Continue reading
Short film focus: Hand Krafted film night
On the 3rd Tuesday of every month Hand Krafted films shows a collection of shorts at 93 Feet East on Brick Lane. Here filmmakers can see each other’s work on the big screen, meet each other, and make plans to collaborate on future projects. Continue reading
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