Top 10 of Jan-June 2013
byFilm Blerg is very excited to present our inaugural Top 10 Films of Jan-June for 2013. In addition to this, we will run a…
CLOSED: Only God Forgives Giveaway
byCourtesy of Icon Films, Film Blerg is giving away 3 double passes to see Ryan Gosling in Nicholas Winding Refn’s ONLY GOD FORGIVES, in cinemas…
Russian Resurrection Film Festival: Love with an Accent (2012)
byLove With An Accent could be considered Russia’s answer to Love Actually, comprised of seven short stories, Georgian writer/director Rezo Gigineishvili provides an extremely positive, albeit at times a little implausible, perspective on love.
Russian Resurrection Film Festival: Soulless (2012)
byMax (Danila Kozlovskiy) is living the high life in Moscow. A senior bank manager, he is incredibly wealthy with all the material possessions anyone could ever want. He spends his days working in a building he calls ‘global corporate evil’ and his nights partying with countless women and drugs.
Film Review: The Lone Ranger (2013)
byFor a producer, Jerry Bruckheimer sure does leave his mark on pictures. The Lone Ranger is a classic wild west tale, much as the Pirates of the Caribbean series is a classic pirates-on-the-high-seas franchise, and it has all the action, and violence, you would expect from a wild west, with a little humour thrown in for good measure.
Film Review: Reality (2012)
byIt’s unclear whether Matteo Garrone’s latest work Reality can be best described as a drama or a black comedy. While the film’s premise is comical, what unfolds over the two-hour running time is often disturbing.
Film Review: To The Wonder (2012)
byThe highly anticipated new film from arguably the most artistically uncompromising, as well as celebrated, film maker currently working in North American cinema, To The Wonder continues Terrence Malick’s mediation on the very nature of love and life.
Russian Resurrection Film Festival: The Conductor (2012)
byOperatic in its entirety, at its core The Conductor has a heart, but it is surrounded by substantial implausibility that makes it hard to find. It might have grand theatrics, but ultimately falls flat.
Russian Resurrection Film Festival: The Snow Queen (2012)
byThe Snow Queen’s world is void of colour, juxtaposed against the colourful landscape of scenes reminiscent of life under the Tsar and the post-Cold War era. There are capitalist and Soviet themes throughout The Snow Queen, creating a journey through the history of an incredibly volatile country.
Film Review: We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks (2013)
byIn his new documentary We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks, director Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and Client 9:…