This is beautiful. The Little Ballerina, starring Tomomi Sato, was filmed by photographer David Eustace. It is very fluid and simple. Just lovely isn't it?!
Image via David Eustace's website
Short Film via The Anthropologist
Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
Dress The Part
Moxy Creative House has a fantastic new poster series entitled Dress The Part. The series includes 10 movie posters that are "inspired by men's style." Very cool. I really love that each design reflects the mood of the film but also that it depicts different aspects of men's fashion. The Shining is the only poster that doesn't really say "men's style" but honestly I think it's a perfect illustration of the film. Totally creepy, right?! What are your favorites?
Images via Moxy Creative House
Red
Retired, Extremely Dangerous.
This weekend I saw the film Red. Let's just say I loved this fun, popcorn movie. It has a fantastic cast, great laughs, and some crazy explosions. Bruce Willis is a retired black-ops agent who has a hit man after him. He has to recruit some old friends to help save the day. There begins the story. I'm not a believer in spoilers so I'll stop there. The performances by Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, and Helen Mirren really made this film so enjoyable. I loved every time they were onscreen. I also really liked the fact that even though they're older, they've "still got it." If you see Red, I'd love to hear your thoughts!
Here's a still from the film. I think it's pretty awesome.
Images via Apple
Babies
This weekend, I finally got around to seeing the film Babies. I absolutely loved it. It was a beautiful, humorous, and heartfelt film. I loved how it showed that despite cultural differences, we are all essentially the same. My only critique with it is I wish they would have had a baby from each continent. Other than that, it was lovely.
Here's the trailer for it.
Image via the film's website.
Turner Classic Movies Project
Found via Design Crush
Images via Michael Schwab Studio
Inception
Image via the film's website
The River
The River by Derek Henderson
This video was released from The Anthropologist. I think it's quite lovely. It's filmed along the river banks of the Waikato River in New Zealand and was directed by photographer Derek Henderson.
Video via The Anthropologist
Alice in Wonderland
"Have I gone mad?"
"I'm afraid so. You're entirely bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are."
On Friday, I went to see Alice in Wonderland. It was a visually stunning feast. The story is loosely based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, written by Lewis Carroll. The story didn't have a lot of twists and turns and there wasn't a surprise ending, but I was o.k. with that. It was an enjoyable ride. Most children stories are predictable. It's a basic story of good vs. evil. Our heroine rises up amidst self doubt to become the person everyone hopes her to be. At the same time, Alice stays true to herself. The film is also in 3D which wasn't really necessary but did give the film more depth. There were only a few scenes that were definitely meant for the technology. The Art Direction was incredible. Tim Burton, who directed the film, always has a very stylized look to his films. It was beautiful. I loved all the details and the color treatment was fantastic.
Alice in Wonderland stars Mia Wasikowska as Alice. She was the perfect Alice. The ingenue who transforms into our "champion." Johnny Depp plays the Mad Hatter, who was more charming than crazy, but I loved every scene he was in. Anne Hathaway stars as the White Queen. Helena Bonham Carter is the Red Queen, which was an especially great character to watch. As usual, her delivery is splendid. I adore Helena Bonham Carter. In her variety of roles, she is never afraid to look bizarre or unglamorous, which is often, and I love it. Also starring as Wonderland characters: Crispin Glover, Matt Lucas, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, Alan Rickman, Barbara Windsor, Paul Whitehouse, Timothy Spall, Frances de la Tour, and Imelda Staunton.
Go see the film! Even if it's just for the visuals, it will be worth it.
(Some stills from the film.)
Where the Wild Things Are
The DVD Where the Wild Things Are is released today! I absolutely loved this film. It's based on the book Where the Wild Things Are, written by Maurice Sendak. Did you know that the monsters are actually based on Sendak's relatives that would come over for weekly dinners? I didn't!
Max Records stars as the main character, Max. He seemed very natural in the part. He showed such a variety of emotions like boredom, fear, anger, sadness, love, joy, disappointment, etc. He really carried the film. Catherine Keener played his mother. She successfully portrays a single mother who is trying to maintain her family along with her work, home, boyfriend, etc. James Gandolfini, Catherine O'Hara, Forest Whitaker, Lauren Ambrose, Chris Cooper, Paul Dano, and Michael Berry Jr. star as the fascinating Wild Things. Spike Jonze directed the film. I loved the set design, cinematography, costumes, soundtrack. Everything! The quality of light was so beautiful throughout the film. It was a great story about the wonders of childhood combined with the sometimes confusing, scary, wonderful, emotions that are "inside all of us." I truly enjoyed Where the Wild Things Are. I can't wait to add it to my DVD collection!
(I thought this set photo was pretty cool.)
Images via the film's website
The Young Victoria
The Young Victoria is a beautiful film. I saw it quite awhile ago, in England, but it is only just recently been released in theaters in the U.S. The story is about Victoria, who in the course of the film, becomes the Queen of England. It is also the love story of the Queen and Prince Albert. Young Victoria is a great role model for young girls. She shows determination, courage, and a great sense of self.
Victoria and Albert are played by Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend. They both did a great job, but I especially loved Emily Blunt in this role. The film has received three Oscar Nominations including: Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, and Best Makeup. I highly recommend seeing it.
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
So this weekend I went and saw The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. It's directed by Terry Gilliam. It is also the last film of the late Heath Ledger. He died during the making of this film. The silver lining in this tragedy is Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell stepped in to film the leftover scenes and then donated their acting fees to Ledger's daughter. The film actually works very well with the additions as it has some alternate dimension situations. Ledger's performance was really incredible. Yes, it would have been great to have him finish the film. Under the circumstances, Depp, Law, and Farrell did an amazing job filling his role. In some scenes in particular, it seemed like Depp was Ledger. The performances by the other members of the cast were great too.
I thoroughly enjoyed this film. The visuals are very surreal. They reminded me of a Salvador Dali painting. The set design and costumes were very cool too. IMDB describes the film as a "fantastical morality tale" about a traveling show where participants get an "irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom." There are bets with the Devil, temptations, and the fight for souls. I don't want to give anything away so....GO SEE IT!
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