Welcome to this edition of the Carnival of Cinema, a week;y collection of the web's best cinema-related posts. Each week we compile great film reviews, cinema commentary and industry advice.


This week, we have a load of posts about what's happening down at your local multiplex. To start, we're going to take a look at WALL-E, a film that has been getting raves across the board from critics.


Julie D. from HAPPY CATHOLIC starts this out with her look at the animated robot. She states that it is "a celebration of what makes life worth living"


Really? It celebrates German beer and American football?


Next on the WALL-E bandwagon is Newman. He considers it to be a masterpiece. A cartoon about a lonely robot a masterpiece? How does that happen? Head over to NEWMAN'S OWN MOVIE COVER to find out.




Another big movie currently lighting up screens is Wanted.


Sarah McClellan-Brandt of FORT WORTH FEMINISM has seen the film and says its an "OK movie, but a little sexist."

Apparently, Angelia Jolie character gets paid ten percent less for assassinating bad guys than James McAvoy's and Morgan Freeman keeps making jokes about how she can't drive.


For another look at Wanted, 7MILESDOWN's Trench takes a gander at the flick and decides that you don't need a story if you've got action.


Tell that to Steven Seagal.


Released last month, K.S. Ravikumar's Dasavatharam gets reviewed over at SIZZLING POPCORN by Jean Brunet.


For those of you Woody Allen fans out there, Liz McD reviews his film Casandra's Dream over on her site INDUSTRIAL LIGHT AND MORONS.


INDUSTRIAL LIGHT AND MORONS, I like that blog title.


Not everything is happiness and full of cheer at the box office.


Something stinky this way comes...


M. Night Shamalamadingdong's The Happening ain't what's happening according to Rickey Henderson. Rickey has sat through the ironically titled film so you don't have to. To read all about it, head over to RIDING WITH RICKEY.


The normally, very jovial MANNY THE MOVIE GUY has cited Hancock as being Will Smith's worst movie. Don't any of you tell Manny about Wild, Wild, West.


If you have a hankering for documentary about a gun-totting, drug using, loud mouthed anarchist who killed himself then Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson is your ticket. Agnes Varnum has a review of the film over at DOC IT OUT.


Let's take a look to the future.


The Dark Knight is set to hit theaters soon. TODAY'S SHENANIGANS' Alex Villalba says "it is time to take a look at some of the influences from Batman Begins and possible ones for The Dark Knight, from biblical literature, Greek myth and classic films."


It's not all just reviews here at the Carnival. There's more going on than just Hollywood squatting out another cinematic load into the multiplexes.


Conan Stevens and his partner Ray are working on a new action film. He explains how they're going about it and has great advice for those of you low-budget filmmakers out there trying to make a go of it. Head over to TALL BODYBUILDING ACTOR - CONAN STEVENS to read what he has to say.


And now for more independent filmmaking...

Next, Gautam Valluri has an interview with first time filmmaker Justin Calen Chiang. Justin shares the story behind the making of his first feature film The Way of Snow. Read the interview on THE BROKEN PROJECTOR.


Closing up the shop this week, Steve continues his look at the decline of the movie theater industry. This time out he writes about a a nebulous "cinema experience" that is being used to draw in viewers. He has this and more over at SOCIAL TRIVIA GAMES.





Thanks to everyone for their submissions.


Next week the Carnival of Cinema will go on the road. Joe Ngo of INTERMISSION AT WORK will host the Carnival on his site. Thanks to Joe for taking the wheel.




Other carnival editions:
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 78
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 79
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 80

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