Monochrome chaos [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00M482XVU][/pullquote] Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is the long-awaited sequel to the adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel series. It's been 9 years since the original was released, and the film has suffered something of a rocky road to … [Read more...]
Review: Third Contact (2012)
When encountering low budget films from unknown film-makers certain allowances have to be made. Without the expensive post-production process these often young newcomers to film have to find ways to become creative in the way in which they construct their films. Those now considered ˜great' in the lexicon of directors all started with small, personally-charged pieces of work … [Read more...]
Review: Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009)
Adaptations of popular television shows into films are a reasonably rare occurrence these days, but even rarer are television films that later get a theatrical release. This was however the case for the Red Riding trilogy produced by Channel 4 that was so acclaimed that all three films were released in theatres in the US in 2010. Based on the four novels by David Peace, the Red … [Read more...]
Review: Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009)
Adaptations of popular television shows into films are a reasonably rare occurrence these days, but even rarer are television films that later get a theatrical release. This was however the case for the Red Riding trilogy produced by Channel 4 that was so acclaimed that all three films were released in theatres in the US in 2010. Based on the four novels by David Peace, the Red … [Read more...]