THE DARK KNIGHT Radio Talk and More

I spent early Monday morning on 92.9 Dave FM in Atlanta, talking lots of Dark Knight with Zakk Tyler and his cool sidekick Jane. It was a great time, and a good opportunity to pay homage to Heath Ledger’s career, not just his standout role in The Dark Knight.
And some more (unavoidable) Dark Knight stuff […]

Movie Poster Monday: FLASH OF GENIUS

Everybody loves the little guy. Especially when the little guy is brilliant, fair, honest and up against heartless corporate fat cat bastards with lots of cash. With our economic woes, can you think of a better time for a movie like this to hit America? It’s Flash of Genius, it stars Greg Kinnear, and here’s the […]

Movie Poster Monday: THE ORDER OF MYTHS

In addition to the one-sheets and movie posters we receive from PR and studios, we troll our favorite sites for others to share. And I was thrilled to see this one right at the top of the IMP Awards. (click on the poster for a large version)

We first reported on The Order of Myths last November, as […]

Movie Poster Monday: Fernando Meirelles’ BLINDNESS

The movie poster campaign for Blindness has really caught our eye, no joke intended. The stark whiteness that blankets all the artwork for this Cannes opener is both arresting and plot appropriate. (click the poster for the large version)

The plot is simple: An epidemic of white blindness has rendered the population visionless. Except for one woman…
Our […]

Movie Poster Monday: YEAR OF THE FISH

While WALL-E continues being hailed the new standard for animation excellence, today’s movie poster is for an alternative animated style: rotoscoping, in which live action footage is “traced” over. The film is Year of the Fish, a Sundance 2007 selection and festival favorite from Boston to Dallas to San Francisco.

Rotoscoping results in a type of “animated […]

SIXTY SIX Preview, Trailer, Movie Poster

UPDATE (07.31.08): Read my review of Sixty Six on filmcritic.com. 
ORIGINAL POST
What’s more uncomfortable than being a 12-year-old? How about being a 12-year-old preparing for a Bar Mitzvah? Wait, it gets worse. Your Bar Mitzvah is the same day as a major event that has the country in its grip. This is Sixty Six, a 2006 production finally getting […]