TV Recap: The Doctor Blake Mysteries, Episode 4
I made a very odd discovery in this week’s episode of The Doctor Blake Mysteries. Way back in 1959 the ABC news music is…
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2013 Oscar Prediction Reader/Critics Poll
Here are the results of the 2013 Oscar Predictions Poll. Below are results from the readers and Film Blerg critics. There is some alignment,…
Film Review: The Last Stand (2012)
Those who will be going to see The Last Stand know what they’re in for. Director Jee-woon Kim’s (The Good, the Bad, the Weird, A Tale of Two Sisters) first Western production is a success in this regard, entertaining from start to finish albeit very, very bloody.
Film Review: Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (3D)
If you want to enjoy Cirque Du Soleil fork out the cash for tickets to Ovo, they are amazing acrobats and masterful characters and performers, but don’t waste the movie ticket money going to see Cirque Du Soleil: World’s Away.
Film Review: Beautiful Creatures (2012)
If you’re a fan of teenage fiction, especially the supernatural kind, you’ll anticipate the plot as you go along. Intense adolescent love, implied sex scenes that are powerful enough to quite literally start fires, long gazes with no words spoken, not to mention a bottomless bag-full of tricks, spells and special effects, Richard La Gravenese’s adaptation has it all.
Film Review: Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (2011)
The film’s closed environment of two friends talking is candid and equally engaging, while the insights into some of Polanski’s more memorable films is engrossing for any fan of the filmmaker’s work.
Film Review: Amour (2012)
Amour begins with an audience awaiting a performance, mirroring its own audience staring back at its frames. Echoing moments of great auditorium scenes in…
Review: Oscar Nominated Animated and Live Action Shorts (2012)
This past weekend, Carlton’s beloved Cinema Nova held some special screenings of this year’s Academy Award nominated Animated and Live Action Shorts. Having been…
CLOSED: 2013 Alliance Francaise French Film Festival Giveaway
Courtesy of the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival, Film Blerg is giving away 10 double passes to use during the festival, running across 6 major…
TV Recap: The Doctor Blake Mysteries, Episode 3
Hurrah! The Power of Craig (TPOC) has finally come to pass! Last night’s episode titled ‘Death of a travelling salesman’ had all the action one could ask for.