“There’s no such thing as nothing.” Paranoid. Obsessive.
As a child, I loved the old Westerns. In fact, I was named after a particular cowboy played by the great Alan Ladd. There was a lovely romance that existed between those with honor and those without in the Wild West.
The ‘Suspension Of Disbelief’ is an important factor in the consumption of art, any sort of art. Whenever we are presented with a vision of the fictional world our enjoyment of it rests on us deciding for one moment to accept it as realistic fact. For example, we all know a time-travelling DeLorean is frankly impossible, but if we were to spend the entire of Back To The Future considering how highly unlikely Marty’s adventure was, well, then we would not get swept into the story, and would certainly not enjoy ourselves as much.
On November 15th, 2013, a little boy, Miles Scott, received the opportunity to be his favorite hero, Batman. The Make-a-wish foundation helped turned San Francisco into Gotham City to make this wish come true. They staged a rescue, he took on the Riddler, and even received a greeting by President Barack Obama.
The Voices, the English language debut of French-Iranian director Marjane Satrapi, unarguably gives Ryan Reynolds the best acting role of his career. Sadly, his gleefully maniacal performance is the sole positive – and that is most likely due to the lack of interesting roles he’s been given throughout his career that make this performance stand out in comparison. The character he’s playing is badly devised and written, yet Reynolds somehow manages to make the character compelling.
Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: Inside Out, Dope, Infinitely Polar Bear, Manglehorn, Eden, Gabriel and The Overnight.
Firstly, this movie is French. Second, it’s kind of a romance except a guy keeps on getting beat up by a girl. Fetishes aside, this film is the winner of four Cannes prizes.
There are so many treasures you will never find in a city as packed New York. I’m not talking about the things you see on TV, they’re always crowded with tourists. Oh, while we’re on the the subject of tourists, have some manners.
Ever had that fantasy where you move into a new town and find out your neighbors are sex fiends? No? You might change your mind after seeing this film.
In the fast-paced world of show business, projects are announced before swiftly being cancelled every day. Yet there are some film projects that obsess their creators for years, always on the verge of getting made, before the cinematic powers that be decide otherwise. This article is a celebration of the best movies never made – films that would have been surefire masterpieces, that generations of film fans have had to resort to merely imagining existing.
I had great hopes for Man Up from the minute I saw the trailer. I love romantic comedies, and if they’re set in London then more the better. I also absolutely adore Simon Pegg and find Lake Bell to be pretty brilliant too.
Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: Jurassic World, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, The Wolfpack, Set Fire to the Stars, Soaked in Bleach and The 11th Hour.
Chicagoland Shorts is a new series of films curated by Eugene Sun Park and Kayla Ginsburg (with the aid of Beckie Stocchetti). The series pulls together an eclectic mix of shorts all made by Chicago-based filmmakers. The films range from original narratives to real stories, from animations to found footage pieces (those made using pre-existing film or photographs).
There is but a rare collection of stunt actors that have the same charm as Jackie Chan. He was one of the few to work with the great Bruce Lee. His prowess as a creative force behind fight choreography is legendary to this day.
Hereafter is a short supernatural film written and directed by Johnny Kenton. The product of a Kickstarter campaign, the film is about a young woman named Katcher (Lydia Wilson), who is called up to try out for a group called ‘The Guardians’. Who are they guarding?