January 25, 2008
The Carnival of Cinema: Episode 59 - Bloggerfield
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Carnival of Cinema, a weekly display of the web’s best film related posts.
This week is stuffed full of cinematic goodness so let’s jump right in.
A big dumb monster is taking Manhattan.
After months and months of Internet marketing Cloverfield has finally hit theaters. This week, it hits the Carnival.
MCF kicks off the monster fest with his look at the movie. Click over to MCF'S NEXUS OF IMPROBABILITY to find out if this beast is best. Be warned, MCF does have some minor spoilers.
Ah, I love the smell of spoilers in the morning.
Next up is Andy Gates. Guest blogging on a site called THE CONSUMER’S CORNER, Gates, offers a barebones review of JJ Abrams latest.
Wanna go see Cloverfield? Don’t forget to bring a barf bag.
JD does things so you don’t have to. How do I know? Because JD has a site named I DO THINGS SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO. This time JD has sat through Cloverfield without puking. Hey, not everyone puked during the recent smash hit monster movie Cloverfield. JD made it through, and so can you, if you read this post. Contains a few spoilers, but it won't ruin the movie for anyone out there who hasn't seen it.
You sat through Cloverfield and want to know where those monsters came from? Sure you do! Head over to ANONYMOUS_X and read what the not-so-anonymous Thomas has written about the origin of the monster(s).
Not everyone is cheery about the Godzilla redeux kicking the crap out of the Statue of Liberty. Phil for Humanity of PHIL FOR HUMANITY has written a post titled “5 Reasons Why Hype Sucks” in reaction to the monster movie.
Summing up most reviews, our final Cloverfield reviewer Darrell says “the darn thing was actually pretty good.” That’s the polite way of saying “Hey, I thought it would suck but it kinda didn’t!” Click over to THE SOUTHERN CONSERVATIVE to see read his opinion.
While you’re there, you can also check out Darrell brutally beating up Rob Zombie’s stupid remake of a film that just didn’t need to be redone, Halloween.
Cloverfield isn’t the biggest thing in film right now, Sundance is. It’s time for media folks and movie makers to head to the snowy streets of Park City, Utah to see the latest of independent film.
ZOOM IN ONLINE has boots on the ground. Todd Howard had the honor to attend the premiere screening of Towelhead at Sundance with the author of the novel, Alicia Erian. He then interviewed Alan Ball, Summer Bashil and Peter Macdissi this morning for ZOOM IN ONLINE’S On The Circuit podcast series.
Need more Sundance, get more ZOOM IN ONLINE. They have this thing covered. They have a 360 degree approach with filmmaker interviews, audience reactions, “Background Buzz” and their usual professional critiques. Here’s a list of the movie reviews they have waiting for you:
U2 3D
The Merry Gentleman
Trouble The Water
Choke
Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?
Diary of the Dead
Otto; or Up With Dead People
Funny Games (talk about a movie that didn’t need to get remade!)
I.O.U.S.A.
Transsiberian
Secrecy
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Need more reviews? Don’t worry, we got plenty of reviews.
Sing a-long throat cutting has hit the UK! Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street gets the business over at DARKMATTERS – THE MIND OF MATT. Matt Adcock can always be counted on to provide interesting reviews of the latest releases.
Keeping with the fresh releases, General Disdain takes a crack at First Sunday. He gives this dismal cinematic slop its due. Rush over to THE CRITICAL CRITICS to read more and to find a plethora of to-the-point reviews.
Loved the film Atonement? MANNY THE MOVIE GUY has what you need. Head over for an unedited interview with Keira Knightley, as well as, James McAvoy, and Vanessa Redgrave. The stars talked about the film. Manny also reviews the film.
Looking for the guy who saw Dan In Real Life?...Y’know, Dan In Real Life? The movie with Steve Carell - he’s Dan…you don’t remember? No really, Carell released this thing and it was in theaters and everything. Doug Boude of DOUG BOUDE (RHYMES WITH 'LOUD') is the guy who’s seen the movie and he’s also the guy who’s reviewed it.
More reviews coming your way.
ERIC FREY DOT COM’S Eric Frey has his own collection of spoilers. Go read his review of Will Smith’s zombie flick I am Legend but watch out for the plot points.
From horror movie to horrible movie.
Flyboy, the war movie about boys who fly, is the focus of Mike Blitz’s post over at the great KABOOM REVIEW.
“After his last two rather mainstream films, Nagesh Kukunoor gets back to his indie roots and sticks to his good old strategy of subverting the formula from within. Bombay to Bangkok is a hilarious film that could alternatively be gruesomely persecuting if you fail to get into its grooves in the first ten minutes.” For more on Bombay to Bangkok click over to Moveye’s site DEARCINEMA: MOVIEBUFF'S PARADISE.
Man, the reviews just don’t let up. We’ve got plenty more where these came from.
And on the topic of plenty of reviews, CELLULOID HEROES’ Paul McElligott is the king of reviews. He is a font of opinion. This week he drops in with his views on the latest Robert De Niro embarrassment Stardust and his eighth podcast entitled “Harrison Ford’s Chin”. With a name like that it has to be good.
With a director like Michael Bay, it’s gotta stink.
Find out if Lindsey agrees, she has a review of Bay’s The Island over at her site ZEE SAYS=FILM ADDICT + TEEN LIBRARIAN.
Things are a little different this week at the carnival. Sure, we have a massive amount of reviews this week – but it is what’s being reviewed that’s changed. Carnival regular Grachii always comes up with intelligent reviews of classic and artsy flicks like his post about the classic film Gaslight. This week however, he joins the rest of us in this century and actually talks about a recent film. You heard me right, head over to WESTMINSTER WISDOM and see what he’s saying about No Country for Old Men.
Thinking we’ve hit all of the reviews we can possible hit? WRONG
Rickey of RIDING WITH RICKEY finishes this review revue with a collection of his reviews of movies you may have missed from 2007.
Alright, Rickey you got a problem – in your post you talk about the New York/New England Superbowl and say about the Green Bay Packer fans “Rickey doesn’t really care what fat cheese munching f%&@s from the Midwest landlocked red state residents think about an all-northeast Superbowl — it’s a welcome reminder of precisely where the corridors of power reside in this great country of ours.”
Coming from someone who was raised in Wisconsin, there are no hard feelings, man. I love people from the outskirts of the country (meaning the East Coast.) You guys work yourselves to death so those in the Midwest can sit back on our porches and enjoy our quiet, clean, crime-free towns. Thanks for the effort, enjoy the ballgame.
Moving on, there’s an interesting interview with Judyth Piazza over at MARKETSAW - 3D MOVIES AND TECHNOLOGY. Piazza talks to Jim Dorey about all things 3D and what the future might hold for the technology and 3D movie goers.
Ending this week’s edition we have Raptor’s List of 25 quotes from The Shawshank Redemption over at LISTOSAURUS REX’S.
Thanks to everyone for their submissions! The Carnival of Cinema is ongoing with submissions being taken through each Wednesday and posting every Friday.
Have an opinion or article about the film industry? Have you reviewed a film or DVD? Have any tips on breaking into the biz? Send submissions HERE!
Other carnival editions:
The Carnival of Cinema: Episode V
The Carnival of Cinema: Episode VII
This week is stuffed full of cinematic goodness so let’s jump right in.
A big dumb monster is taking Manhattan.
After months and months of Internet marketing Cloverfield has finally hit theaters. This week, it hits the Carnival.
MCF kicks off the monster fest with his look at the movie. Click over to MCF'S NEXUS OF IMPROBABILITY to find out if this beast is best. Be warned, MCF does have some minor spoilers.
Ah, I love the smell of spoilers in the morning.
Next up is Andy Gates. Guest blogging on a site called THE CONSUMER’S CORNER, Gates, offers a barebones review of JJ Abrams latest.
Wanna go see Cloverfield? Don’t forget to bring a barf bag.
JD does things so you don’t have to. How do I know? Because JD has a site named I DO THINGS SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO. This time JD has sat through Cloverfield without puking. Hey, not everyone puked during the recent smash hit monster movie Cloverfield. JD made it through, and so can you, if you read this post. Contains a few spoilers, but it won't ruin the movie for anyone out there who hasn't seen it.
You sat through Cloverfield and want to know where those monsters came from? Sure you do! Head over to ANONYMOUS_X and read what the not-so-anonymous Thomas has written about the origin of the monster(s).
Not everyone is cheery about the Godzilla redeux kicking the crap out of the Statue of Liberty. Phil for Humanity of PHIL FOR HUMANITY has written a post titled “5 Reasons Why Hype Sucks” in reaction to the monster movie.
Summing up most reviews, our final Cloverfield reviewer Darrell says “the darn thing was actually pretty good.” That’s the polite way of saying “Hey, I thought it would suck but it kinda didn’t!” Click over to THE SOUTHERN CONSERVATIVE to see read his opinion.
While you’re there, you can also check out Darrell brutally beating up Rob Zombie’s stupid remake of a film that just didn’t need to be redone, Halloween.
Cloverfield isn’t the biggest thing in film right now, Sundance is. It’s time for media folks and movie makers to head to the snowy streets of Park City, Utah to see the latest of independent film.
ZOOM IN ONLINE has boots on the ground. Todd Howard had the honor to attend the premiere screening of Towelhead at Sundance with the author of the novel, Alicia Erian. He then interviewed Alan Ball, Summer Bashil and Peter Macdissi this morning for ZOOM IN ONLINE’S On The Circuit podcast series.
Need more Sundance, get more ZOOM IN ONLINE. They have this thing covered. They have a 360 degree approach with filmmaker interviews, audience reactions, “Background Buzz” and their usual professional critiques. Here’s a list of the movie reviews they have waiting for you:
U2 3D
The Merry Gentleman
Trouble The Water
Choke
Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?
Diary of the Dead
Otto; or Up With Dead People
Funny Games (talk about a movie that didn’t need to get remade!)
I.O.U.S.A.
Transsiberian
Secrecy
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Need more reviews? Don’t worry, we got plenty of reviews.
Sing a-long throat cutting has hit the UK! Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street gets the business over at DARKMATTERS – THE MIND OF MATT. Matt Adcock can always be counted on to provide interesting reviews of the latest releases.
Keeping with the fresh releases, General Disdain takes a crack at First Sunday. He gives this dismal cinematic slop its due. Rush over to THE CRITICAL CRITICS to read more and to find a plethora of to-the-point reviews.
Loved the film Atonement? MANNY THE MOVIE GUY has what you need. Head over for an unedited interview with Keira Knightley, as well as, James McAvoy, and Vanessa Redgrave. The stars talked about the film. Manny also reviews the film.
Looking for the guy who saw Dan In Real Life?...Y’know, Dan In Real Life? The movie with Steve Carell - he’s Dan…you don’t remember? No really, Carell released this thing and it was in theaters and everything. Doug Boude of DOUG BOUDE (RHYMES WITH 'LOUD') is the guy who’s seen the movie and he’s also the guy who’s reviewed it.
More reviews coming your way.
ERIC FREY DOT COM’S Eric Frey has his own collection of spoilers. Go read his review of Will Smith’s zombie flick I am Legend but watch out for the plot points.
From horror movie to horrible movie.
Flyboy, the war movie about boys who fly, is the focus of Mike Blitz’s post over at the great KABOOM REVIEW.
“After his last two rather mainstream films, Nagesh Kukunoor gets back to his indie roots and sticks to his good old strategy of subverting the formula from within. Bombay to Bangkok is a hilarious film that could alternatively be gruesomely persecuting if you fail to get into its grooves in the first ten minutes.” For more on Bombay to Bangkok click over to Moveye’s site DEARCINEMA: MOVIEBUFF'S PARADISE.
Man, the reviews just don’t let up. We’ve got plenty more where these came from.
And on the topic of plenty of reviews, CELLULOID HEROES’ Paul McElligott is the king of reviews. He is a font of opinion. This week he drops in with his views on the latest Robert De Niro embarrassment Stardust and his eighth podcast entitled “Harrison Ford’s Chin”. With a name like that it has to be good.
With a director like Michael Bay, it’s gotta stink.
Find out if Lindsey agrees, she has a review of Bay’s The Island over at her site ZEE SAYS=FILM ADDICT + TEEN LIBRARIAN.
Things are a little different this week at the carnival. Sure, we have a massive amount of reviews this week – but it is what’s being reviewed that’s changed. Carnival regular Grachii always comes up with intelligent reviews of classic and artsy flicks like his post about the classic film Gaslight. This week however, he joins the rest of us in this century and actually talks about a recent film. You heard me right, head over to WESTMINSTER WISDOM and see what he’s saying about No Country for Old Men.
Thinking we’ve hit all of the reviews we can possible hit? WRONG
Rickey of RIDING WITH RICKEY finishes this review revue with a collection of his reviews of movies you may have missed from 2007.
Alright, Rickey you got a problem – in your post you talk about the New York/New England Superbowl and say about the Green Bay Packer fans “Rickey doesn’t really care what fat cheese munching f%&@s from the Midwest landlocked red state residents think about an all-northeast Superbowl — it’s a welcome reminder of precisely where the corridors of power reside in this great country of ours.”
Coming from someone who was raised in Wisconsin, there are no hard feelings, man. I love people from the outskirts of the country (meaning the East Coast.) You guys work yourselves to death so those in the Midwest can sit back on our porches and enjoy our quiet, clean, crime-free towns. Thanks for the effort, enjoy the ballgame.
Moving on, there’s an interesting interview with Judyth Piazza over at MARKETSAW - 3D MOVIES AND TECHNOLOGY. Piazza talks to Jim Dorey about all things 3D and what the future might hold for the technology and 3D movie goers.
Ending this week’s edition we have Raptor’s List of 25 quotes from The Shawshank Redemption over at LISTOSAURUS REX’S.
…and CUT!…and PRINT!
Thanks to everyone for their submissions! The Carnival of Cinema is ongoing with submissions being taken through each Wednesday and posting every Friday.
Have an opinion or article about the film industry? Have you reviewed a film or DVD? Have any tips on breaking into the biz? Send submissions HERE!
Other carnival editions:
The Carnival of Cinema: Episode V
The Carnival of Cinema: Episode VII
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3 Comments:
Thanks for including my post! You have the best collection of movie stuff ever!
JD at I Do Things So You Don't Have To
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Man, this is as ecletic as it gets. Good set of reviews. "No country for old men" gets my vote for best movie.
Great job as always, Scott!
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