director: Samantha Aldano. With Kelly Murtagh, Erica Ashley, Grelen Bryant Banks, Bobby Gilchrist.
SUMMARY:
A blues singer from New Orleans struggles to hide a worsening eating disorder.
Ivy (Kelly Murtagh) is a beautiful woman living in New Orleans. He dreams of becoming a professional blues singer, plays regularly with his band and shares remarkable chemistry with bandmate Oscar (Bobby Gilchrist). Ivy works hard to look like she has it all figured out, but harbors a terrible secret shame. Ivy has an eating disorder and the wheels start to go off.
Samantha Aldana's directorial debut, Shapeless , is a bleak look at a person dealing with a serious problem. When she's not cleaning or making music, Ivy is mostly alone in her apartment trying not to drink, and when she can't, she's always kneeling in front of the toilet.
In her creative life with her band, Ivy seems to be about to break through, but in her personal life, the walls are closing in and there could be a chance for music, creativity and fulfillment of her dreams, her life. is increasingly characterized by deprivation, failure and shame.
If all of this is depressing enough, it is. Although the film is ostensibly a horror film, Shapeless works best as a dark depiction of life with bulimia. The film has scene after scene of Ivy trying (and failing) to deal with her eating disorder, and Ivy's bulimia seems to follow a pattern of addiction rather than trying to meet realistic beauty standards.
Living as an addict is real work, and Shapeless captures the callousness of Ivy's everyday life very well. Unfortunately, following these events to completion can be difficult.
Some of the problems with Shapeless are probably unrealistic expectations. Aldano tries to weave a body-horror motif into Ivy's cycle of madness and purification, but while the effects are very well done, they never seem particularly revealing, and I never understood what the extra appendages that Ivy attached to her body gifts are, must represent .
There's a scene in Shapeless where Ivy tries to hide the evidence of her cleaning by scooping up a handful of vomit from the toilet, and it's a more gruesome sight than the gruesome genre elements on display. Formless could have been a more effective horror film if it had focused more on the disturbing aspects of life with bulimia, but Aldana's camera often avoids the grim reality of the disease.
If Shapeless doesn't succeed as a horror film, it certainly makes for an impressive calling card for this first-time director. The setting of the New Orleans blues scene is a welcome addition, and Aldano does a good job of maintaining the film's unique (and dark) tone and atmosphere.
Kelly Murtagh also stars in almost every frame in this film, giving a masterful performance as a woman in crisis as Ivy's story takes an increasingly sinister path.
Shapeless is not an effective horror film, but it is an insightful story about a problem that is too easy to hide. A particularly sad blues song, Shapeless can break your heart.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The 2022 roller coaster year in theaters is coming to a close.
From highly anticipated sequels like Top Gun: Maverick and Avatar: The Way of Water to new superhero universes like The Batman, 2022 was a year full of anticipation of the known and excitement of the unknown.
As 2022 draws to a close, let's take a look at the latest box office reports.
According to IMDB, these are the highest-grossing films at the domestic box office:
Top scorer: Maverick ($718,732,821)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ($433,145,653)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ($411,331,607)
Jurassic World Dominion ($376,009,080)
Minions: Rise of Gru ($369,500,210)
Batman ($369,345,583)
Avatar: Waterway ($358,117,914)
Thor: Love and Thunder ($343,256,830)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 ($190,872,904)
Black Adam ($167,873,355)
Here are the highest-grossing films in the world:
Top shooter: Maverick ($1.4 billion)
Avatar: The Waterway ($1.1 billion)
Jurassic World Dominion ($1 billion)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ($955,775,804)
Minions: Rise of Gru ($939,433,210)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ($808,448,513)
Batman ($770,836,163)
Thor: Love and Thunder ($760,928,081)
Bridge Over Water ($626,571,697)
Moon Man ($460237662)
Characteristic observations
Top Gun: Maverick grossed the most both domestically and internationally, becoming not only the highest-grossing film of 2022, but also the highest-grossing film of Tom Cruise's career.
Credit also has to go to James Cameron's Avatar: The Last Airbender for making $1.1 billion worldwide after hitting theaters just two weeks after its mid-December release. Avatar: The Last Airbender was also the fourth film released after the COVID-19 pandemic to gross over $1 billion, the others being Spider-Man: No Way Home, Top Gun: Maverick and Jurassic World period.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) appears to be a very reliable source of revenue, with three films ranking in the top ten national and worldwide grosses. The MCU is currently expected to release three films in 2023: Ant-Man and Ace: Quantum of Solace, Guardians of the Galaxy 3 and The Incredibles.
All top 10 films, both domestic and global, are based on pre-existing intellectual property (IP). Additionally, eight of the top ten films at the box office in the country are direct sequels to previous films.
Black Adam managed to gross $1.67 million domestically despite negative reviews from critics. It's been a tumultuous year for the DC Universe, and no one knows what will happen. James Gunn and Peter Saffron have been appointed as directors of DC Studios following the merger from Warner Bros. and Discovery, and they seem to clean up the director's and creator's previous work; their most notable move so far was confirmation that Henry Cavill was exiting as Superman, as DC's new management hoped to take the character in a new direction.
It seems that the current trend for movies is to adapt a movie title by writing the title followed by a colon followed by a fancy sentence.
What will happen in 2023?
As mentioned above, the MCU is expected to release three films in 2023.
Horror film company Blumhouse Productions is making a film called M3GAN (pronounced "Megan"), in which Allison Williams plays a robotic expert who uses artificial intelligence to develop M3GAN (short for Model 3 Generative Android), a lifelike doll, to become the best child to be. . parents best friend and ally. However, things don't go as planned when Williams' character turns to M3GAN for help for his recently orphaned nephew, who lost his parents in a car accident. M3GAN will be released on January 6th.
John Wick: Chapter 4 was released on March 24. Starring Keanu Reeves, this film appears to continue the complex saga of its deadly namesake.
Super Mario Bros. Movies opens in theaters on April 7 with an ensemble cast that includes Chris Pratt as the voice of Mario. Of course, it would be hard to see Mario voiced by anyone other than Charles Martin, but this film is sure to delight Nintendo fans everywhere.
Indiana Jones and Dial of Fate hits theaters June 30. The fifth installment in the Indiana Jones franchise, Fate Dial will be the first Indiana Jones film not to be directed by Steven Spielberg. Instead, James Mangold, director of Logan and Ford. V. Gerary will take the director's chair. 15 years after the disappointing Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, it's hard to say whether this film will be as good as fans hope. However, the new Indiana Jones film with Harrison Ford is sure to keep moviegoers dreaming.
Director Christopher Nolan returns to the big screen with Oppenheimer. Not much is known about the film except that it involves a nuclear bomb and an ensemble cast. Catch it in theaters on July 21.
What did Oppenheimer put on screen on July 21? Of course none other than Barbie! Very little storyline has been released at this point regarding the Greta Gerwig film arc, but if you need more reasons to check out this film, Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling star as Barbie and Ken.
Clearly, 2023 seems to have a movie for everyone. See you at the cinema!
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In 2022, popcorn and soft drink consumption were plentiful as moviegoers once again flocked to cinemas.
"Top Gun: Maverick," "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," and "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" were all big hits at the box office over the past 12 months, but the film's year was more than several.
Locally owned and operated theaters and cinemas in the greater Columbus area have hosted many thought-provoking and entertaining new releases, including Downton Abbey: A New Era, Don't Worry Darling and The Fablemans.
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Several long-running local film events have since returned or been rediscovered, and several filmmakers with local connections have shone their names in the spotlight.
A round-up of notable film events in the greater Columbus area in 2022.
The Film/Video Theater at the Wexner Center for the Arts hosts numerous screenings and series throughout February, including the annual Cinema Revival Festival of Restored Films, featuring independent films by African American filmmakers from various eras. Visitors to the Ohio State University campus Center for the Arts include documentary filmmaker Sam Greene, who hosts a retrospective in September and October; and screen legend Coffee and Jackie Brown star Pam Greer in November.
The Drexel Theater in Bexley also rolled out the red carpet for Jesus Christ Superstar actor Ted Neely, who opened Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock musical in September.
After several years of truncated screenings, CAPA's Summer Film Series returns in full force to Ohio theaters, beginning in June with the Robin Williams-Nathan Lane comedy The Birdcage and ending in August with Frank Sinatra's musical High Society. . They range from John Ford's The Grapes of Wrath to the documentary What's Up? By Peter Bogdanovich. There was a screening of classic films. – plus a silent show with Buster Keaton with live organ accompaniment from Clark Wilson.
Raise your glasses: welcome 2023 this New Year's Eve
In 2021, the classic film conference Cinevent ended its decade-long run, but the event reinvented itself in May as the Columbus Film Show , held at the downtown Renaissance Columbus Hotel. Alongside 16mm screenings of rare films, vendors were on hand to sell classic film memorabilia, posters and books.
Released last May was the thriller Private Property , starring Ashley Benson and written and directed by Upper Arlington resident Chad Herbold. Herbold also produced the new film Linoleum , starring Jim Gaffigan, written and directed by fellow Upper Arlington resident Colin West and co-produced by a third Upper Arlington resident, Chad Simpson.
"Linoleum" premiered at Cinema Columbus , a new local film festival held in late April and early May at many of the area's cinemas, including Drexel, Gateway Film Center and Studio 35 Cinemas and Drafthouse.
The Netflix limited series The Devil in Ohio, starring Emily Deschanel as a psychiatrist who takes care of a woman on the run from a satanic cult, is set in Buckeye State but filmed in Canada. The show debuted in September.
Sandler Sings: Adam Sandler will be performing and singing in stadiums across the country in February
Another Central Ohioan, Columbus native Beverly D'Angelo stars in new vacation comedy A Violent Night, which premiered earlier this month. (Of course, D'Angelo is a regular on Christmas television thanks to National Lampoon's Christmas break reruns.
Julia Reichert , the director of the documentary Yellow Springs, who won an Oscar for the film American Factory, died of cancer on December 1 at the age of 76. Richert, a longtime associate of the Wexner Center, is remembered as a friend and mentor. -and filmmakers are coming to central Ohio.
In one of the most poignant scenes in 84-year-old Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski's "Eo," a donkey gets lost in the woods. Night fell, but the pools of the moon lit up this dark, silent world in all its brilliant splendor. A small frog quickly jumped to the surface of the stream. A pretty spider is weaving its web. An owl observes the donkey from its tree, as if registering the presence of the intruder. There are also a few howling wolves, a sentient red fox, and a few green lasers over time, which announce the presence of nearby hunters, whose shots disturb the tranquility of this forest.
The entire sequence tells much of the film's story in miniature. From time to time, this donkey called Eo (an approximation of the sound it makes) will experience a moment of freedom to approach certain people and put them in danger. Whether that's likely to make "EO" sound like a whole lot of brutality isn't certain, though Skolimowski can talk about his decades-old fondness for films like "The Departure" (1967) and "Essential Murder." (2010). . He knows that people can be nice, but they can also be abusive, often with no regard for the rights and welfare of other animals. The beauty that Kolimowski and cinematographer Michel Daem show us in "EO" – and it is perhaps the most beautifully photographed film of the year – is not a denial of this brutality, but rather a answer to this one.
The screen opens to flooded red lights and a resounding passage from Paul Mikitin's orchestral score. In this opening moment, EO is part of a circus performance with a young performer, Cassandra (Sandra Drozymalska), who hugs him, pats his coat, and feeds him carrot cake. Cassandra becomes the love of her life when the man of her dreams and desires breaks up and sends her to the next house. But in addition to the basic compulsions to eat, rest, and walk, Skolimowski attributes the drive, or desire, to it. As the director suggests with frequent close-ups of Eo's big eyes – in an unmistakable and emotional way – there's a limit to what we can get into the donkey's inner life, or even what that we can suggest.
Others, however, are more than happy to speak for him: “Can't you see the animal is in pain? A worker screams in protest that will shatter the circus and send Yu and his four performers running in all directions. The rest of this fast-paced, relentless 86-minute film (Skolimowski wrote it with his wife, Ewa Piaskowska) follows the donkey on its winding journey from Poland to Italy, across mountains and man-made bridges. . Past tunnels and wind turbines and into this haunted forest. At one point, in a brutal shot that seems almost supernatural, a troop of horses are shown galloping alongside Eo's car, their thrilling freedom making his imprisonment agonizingly easy.
Along the way, there are brief stops at a newly opened stable where Yo is gently (but terrified) enthralled by the majestic horses, and a grueling sporting event where he becomes the winning team's humbling mascot. From there, they are taken to a large facility where they are put to bed out of human pity rather than cared for. (Some of his neighbors aren't so lucky.) From there, he wanders off and finds himself in an Italian villa, where the Countess, played by Isabelle Huppert, breaks dishes and gazes seductively at a priest (Lorenzo Zurzolo) . Huppert, I think, has also become something of an icon of great European cinema, the central shadow of which lies in that great film and its preoccupations with the small and the animal (as opposed to the human and the superior).
That's not to say "EO," which won third place from the jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival, has gone unnoticed or unrecognized, though it could easily get lost in the few US theaters where it will screen. . It should be on the big screen. When I first saw "EO" in Cannes, it was somewhat dismissive of life, death and the extraordinary beauty of donkeys, like "Au Hasard Balthazar", the masterpiece by Robert Bresson from 1966. by man, and both are forced to become beasts of burden. , and both testify to all sorts of human horrors and absurdities.
Skolimowski, for his part, recognizes "O. Hussard Balthazar" as an inspiration and a starting point. While the two films share clear sympathies for their respective heroes, the visual and pacing differences are less obvious. Bresson's elegant black-and-white compositions and subtle crossfades are a far cry from Agnieszka Glinska's precise editing, exuberant Dymek photography and vibrant colors, especially the raging strokes of red. (The audacity of the image says a lot for Skolimowski as a painter.) And while Bresson bends complex human drama into the context of “Balthazar,” the people of “Eyo” are interesting characters, but somewhat moving. Their troubles and sufferings – one cries, the other dies – concern us only insofar as they affect EO.
Io plays six donkeys – Hola, Taco, Marita, Ittore, Rocco and Mela – who are brought together through filming and editing into a character we know and love. The intimacy with the camera – the loving attention given to Yeo with a sometimes sad, sometimes excited gaze, raised ears, his soft gray fur and neat roots adorning his neck at one point – feels like a statement. This Love Skolimowski doesn't really try to convey an EO perspective, except for a few shots that suggest a donkey's view, with low angles to the ground and blurry edges. He's more interested in explaining what it's like to be in the presence of an EO, to get close enough to feel you can talk to him, smell his scent, and run your fingers through his fur.
In "EO", the camera doesn't just follow the story or record the action. Its restless, exploratory movements represent a kind of shared awareness, a sense of community between different members of the animal kingdom, working together in the field or sharing the same closed enclosure. The blessing of this film is the expansion of this community to those who pass before the camera whose fates are intertwined with EOs, whether they realize it or not. Finally, this connection extends to the public, especially those of us who go to the movies to shake, move, rock or gently recreate the feel of the universe. The world we share with the OE is cold and cruel, and that doesn't mean we have to be.
Why do movie theaters love this wooden boy so eager to live on flesh and bones? Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio is the second adaptation of the fairy tale released this year, following Monster Dead and Alive, which premiered on Disney Plus three months ago. But for those looking for more than just nostalgia, this story is a hit in itself.
Carlo Collodi's 1883 novel is a moral warning to Italian peasants: if they don't work hard, they may end up like poor Pinocchio, who was turned into a donkey as punishment for his impulsive nature. But through its many iterations, the puppet boy becomes the exact opposite of Frankenstein's monster, proving that the human ability to create life from inanimate matter can be a source of joy rather than reckless vanity.
Del Toro, the man behind this year'sPan's Labyrinth , The Shape of Water , and Nightmare Alley, has a deep love for monsters of all races. With Mark Gustafson who plays Fantastic Mr.Fox Animation Supervisor Wes Anderson Del Toro takes poetry literally and creates some of the most beautiful stop-motion animation in years.
There's a beautiful artistic quality in the moonlight filtering through a skylight, or in the raging waves crashing against a lush mass of monstrous sea creatures. The figures here have the same rough, cropped appearance as Geppetto's cuckoo clock figures, although their clenched jaws and pursed lips give a real sense of the muscles under their skin.
Aside from Del Toro's fascination with Pinocchio's inherent evil and the intricate masterpieces he creates, there's little here to tie him to Collodi's original story. But the film is richer. The director, along with co-writer Patrick McHale, returns to one of his most prominent themes: deeply dehumanized fascism and rigid notions of conformity and masculinity. But this time it's a musical with an elegant mask from the Alexandre Desplat box.
Adapted as a story about Mussolini's Italy in the 1930s, Geppetto (David Bradley) drunkenly carves out Pinocchio (Gregory Mann) in a blind rage at his fate after losing his beloved son Carlo under the darkest of circumstances. Inspired by an illustration by Gris Grimley from Kollodis' 2002 novel, this Pinocchio is very wobbly, Del Toro is very untidy – all the joints are broken and the nails are exposed.
The Blue Fairy that gave him feelings now appears as a mountain spirit (voiced by Tilda Swinton). Her older sister (also Swinton), who rules the underworld, is a sphinx-like creature served by a small band of zombie rabbits. Even Pinocchio's leader and conscience, poor writer-turned-poor Sebastian J. Cricket (Ewan McGregor) (with hints of McGregor's Moulin Rouge ) cannot see his continued misery as a commentary on the intellectual flogging of an authoritarian regime.
That may seem like a lot for a film still (to some degree) aimed at children, but Del Toro and McHale's openness on the subject speaks directly to the power of childlike innocence. Pinocchio is only classified as a loner because he doesn't know the cruel stupidity of adult society. A fascist city official (Ron Perlman) doesn't turn the boys into donkeys, but sends them to a youth camp to play war. In unconscious rebellion, the recruits laugh at the futility of their game. It may not be Collodi's invention, but it is a sign that the enduring power of his stories stems directly from his versatility. The wooden boy belongs to whoever woke him up.
Directed by Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson. Cast: Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Ron Perlman, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton. PG, 117 min.
Pinocchio Guillermo del Toro is now streaming on Netflix
The National Board of Review named Top Gun the best film of 2022. Maverick
The sequel, starring Tom Cruise, also won the award for outstanding film.
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Inisheri's Banshee won three major awards, including Best Actor (Colin Farrell), Best Supporting Actor (Brendan Gleeson) and Best Original Screenplay for Martin McDonagh.
Steven Spielberg won Best Director for Fables , while Gabrielle Labelle won for Excellent Performance along with Tales star Daniel Deadwiller.
Michelle Yeoh was also named Best Actress for her performance in Everything and Everywhere , while Janelle Monáe was named Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Knife and the Glass Bow .
All Quiet on the Western Front by Edward Berger, Leslie Patterson and Jan Stokel won Best Adapted Screenplay.
Shell Marseille in Boots won Best Animated Film, Closeness won Best International Film; "Dad " about the father of Robert Downey Jr. – the best documentary; And the prize for the best ensemble went to Nari Katha Perera .
Top Gun! Maverick is an addictive game, masterfully crafted at every level,” said NBR President Annie Schulhoff. “Tom Cruise, Joseph Kaczynski and the entire team of cinematographers were able to create an incredibly popular film that brought audiences back to theaters. and was a complete cinematic achievement."
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NBR has a controversial reputation as an Oscar forecaster. His best film last year was Licorice Pizza , which earned him three Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. In 2020, his best film was The Five Bloods , which received only one Oscar nomination, and in 2019, NBR chose The Irishman , which received several Oscar nominations but did not win. Previous NBR Best Picture winners have included Green Book (2018), The Post (2017), Manchester by the Sea (2016) and Mad Max. Fury Road (2015).
This year's NBR winners will be honored at an awards ceremony hosted by NBC News' Willie Geist on Sunday, January 8 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.
Below is the full list of this year's winners.
Choice Movie: Top Gun. Maverick:
Best Director: Steven Spielberg (The Fabulous Man)
Best Actor: Colin Farrell, Flute Inisheri
Best Actress: Michelle Yeoh , "Everything, Everywhere, At Once"
Best Supporting Actor: Brendan Gleeson , Banshee Inisheri
Best Supporting Actress: Janelle Monáe , Glass Bow Mystery of the knife
Best Original Screenplay: Martin McDonagh, Banshee of Inishrain
Best Adapted Screenplay: Edward Berger, Leslie Patterson, Jan Stockel, First Silence on the Western Front
Incredible performance. Even Daniel Didwyler
Incredible performance. Gabriel Labelle, Fablemans
Best Directorial Debut: Charlotte Wells, Afterson
Best Animated Film: Marceline Kite in Boots
Best International Film: Off
Best Documentary: Fr.
Best Ensemble: Women Speak Out
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography. Claudio Miranda, Top Shooter. Maverick:
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The new Netflix movie Troll is a fantasy action movie based on Norwegian folklore. The action took place in a beautiful mountain area in Dover, Norway.
Nora Tiedeman and her father, Tobias Tiedeman, are climbing mountains when he says there are trolls who live in the mountains, but you can only see them if you believe. Many years later, something huge appeared from the mountain, leaving huge footprints and terrorizing the nearby towns.
The Norwegian government is trying to control the animal, but their tactics are making the situation worse. Nora and her father are the only people who understand the trolls, and she is forced to come up with a plan to help.
The film is directed by Ror Uthang. He was born in Norway in 1973. After studying at a film school, he started making his own films. In the year In 2018, he became famous for directing the movie "Grave Robber". "The idea of making a film about trolls came to me 20 years ago," Uthang said in an interview on WaterOnAir's YouTube channel. It was inspired by movies like Godzilla and King Kong. In that interview, the troll also stated that he thought he had won the battle with King Kong.
The film has done a good job of making the viewer identify with the characters within a short period of time. Within the first few minutes, you can already feel the connection between Nora, played by Wayne Mer Willman, and her father, Tobias, played by Gard B. Eidsvold. Their knowledge of Norwegian folklore. Although his story is told in one short scene, you can even feel a connection with the troll.
If you're a fan of King Kong, Godzilla, or any movie where a giant creature finds its way into the unknown, you'll be a fan of this one. The CGI was great. He believes that everything happens naturally.
I've always been a fan of Norway's Trollhunter since 2010 and it was pretty much the same. Will definitely see it again.
The Troll director revealed Hollywood doesn’t have a monopoly on creative details
Long before I was old enough to dive into JR. Tolkien, Lord Dunsany, Robert E. Howard and Fritz Lieber, I have experience writing fantasy.
Like most children, I was first introduced to literature that contained the supernatural and fantastic in the form of traditional fairy tales. Bedtime Stories grew primarily from Whitman Classics’ 1971 hardcover book Famous Tales, which as a modern advertisement was available free with the purchase of a Folgers coffee. This collection includes stories like Jack the Ripper, Elves and the Shoemaker, Tom Thumb, The Bearded King, Gretel the Wise, Bearskin, and Rumplestiltskin.
Another bedtime favorite was Whitman’s version of Billy the Raw’s Three Goats.
In Three Billy Goats’ Grove, three goats must escape a wild and angry ride, cross a bridge and reach a pasture where they graze. I doubt that the children’s version, which reaches modern readers through George Webb Dassant’s translation of Some Norske Folkeventir, published as a Norse folk tale in 1859, provides sufficient background information on this tale. Two collectors of fairy tales inspired by the Brothers Grimm. The Norwegian fairy tale “The Three Billy Goats” or “De tre bukkene Bruse” is part of legends, myths and legends that have been handed down over the centuries.
Trolls are an integral part of Scandinavian mythology. Said to live in remote mountains or caves, they are considered hostile, weak, and strong. Some northern rock formations are believed to be frozen trolls, as some legends have it that trolls turn to stone when exposed to sunlight.
The iconic features of this legendary race also resonate with modern audiences. In addition to Tolkien’s works, trolls can be found in Catherine Patterson’s 1977 novel Bridge to Terabithia and in films such as Boxtrolls, Frozen, Charmed and Trolls.
The Norwegian monster film Troll, directed and written by Roar Utag, takes a different approach to using these mythical creatures. Trolls launches on Netflix December 1st.
The film opens with a beautiful scene of a father and daughter on a mountaintop, proving that reality and fantasy can only be separated by our willingness to believe the unbelievable.
20 years after that short but thrilling flight, paleontologist Nora Tiedeman (Ine Marie Willman) is appointed by the Norwegian government to lead a research team in a fjord excavating a giant, real-life dinosaur skeleton. . Workers who suddenly released something while constructing a new railway tunnel deep in the Dover Mountains in south-central Norway. Prime Minister Berit Moberg (Anneke von der Lippe) goes to work to control the lime farming fiasco after hearing the opinions of various scholars. Despite the growing number of giant footprints like on land, no one can pronounce the word “troll” yet.
Luckily, Nora’s father, who viewers last saw in that exciting opening scene, is transformed into a “shy scientist with an incredible understanding of what’s going on.” We’ve seen this guy in genre films and once in a 9 year old original X-Files series.
When Nora confers with her father Tobias (Gard B. Eidsvold), he immediately recognizes the angry creature as Rad. The viewer is not surprised, as Tobias lives in a remote cabin filled with books, documents and sketches of trolls.
“Troll” Utaga mostly borrows from films of other genres. The monster is half King Kong, half Godzilla, half T-Rex. The creature’s appearance is somewhat reminiscent of the two dueling ogres from the 1966 kaiju cult classic Gargantua War, directed by Ishiro Honda.
Nora’s quest to find the creature involves Andreas Isakson (Kim Falk), the only person willing to believe the unbelievable, and Captain Kristoffer Holm (Mads Sjögaard Petersen), a member of the Norwegian Army willing to disobey orders. Nora hits him even though she only met him 10 minutes ago.
While the troll may not be smart enough to spot narrative inconsistencies, obvious clichés, and loopholes, it’s still a lot of fun. Understandably, Utag doesn’t expect his audience to take this film seriously. However, Hollywood wants to show audiences that it doesn’t have a monopoly on creature functions. Troll is every bit as fun as any of Legendary Pictures’ recent MonsterVerse films.
Trolls will likely appeal to anyone who appreciates a strong modern take on an ancient folk tale. Kaiju moviegoers; and those who appreciate new interpretations of genres that have been dominated by American filmmakers for decades. The graphics are superb, the acting is top-notch, and the story is driven by graphics, humor, and suspense. Be sure to check out the mid-credits scene that sets the stage for the next one.
And if you’re looking for another dual creature movie, check out 2010’s Norwegian dark fantasy Trollhunter. Written and directed by André Øvredal, this cartoon has become a cult classic.
Lee Clark Zump is editor of Tampa Bay Entertainment Journal and author of short stories that have appeared in select stories and magazines. Follow Lee at www.patreon.com/Haunter_of_the_Bijou.
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Based on the novel by best-selling author Richard Paul Evans, the master of Christmas carols known for The Christmas Box, The Noel Diaries is a romantic melodrama that stands out from other December 2017 movies with its depth of detail. Justin Hartley doesn’t just play a “writer.” He is Jake Turner, the best-selling spy author who is handsome, funny and stubborn. And Barrett Doss is not a simple positive shock sent to shake up the leading man. She is Rachel, a woman looking for her mother, Noelle, who was Jake’s nanny when he was young.
More complicated sacrifices emerge when Jack and Rachel take a Christmas road trip to settle an old deal while reading a journal Noel left at the Turner home decades before tragedy destroyed the family. Master director Charles Shearer (he also wrote the screenplay with Rebecca Connor and David Golden) allows this story and its people to unfold naturally without forcing their conflicts or overdoing their everyday tactics. For the most part, it’s a kind of holiday romance about good people who are a little broken inside.
Noel’s diary finally bends to convention when Jake belatedly meets his estranged father and Rachel learns how her awkward fiancé has complicated her love for Jake. But overall, this film is a refreshing alternative to the typical, synthetic Christmas movies this time of year. Take away the mistletoe and the tower and this is still a well-crafted and balanced character sketch that follows two lost souls as they discover what they’ve been missing.
“Noel’s Diary”. TV PG for light subjects. 1 hour 40 minutes. Available on Netflix
“Reading for Christmas”
There’s only one real reason to watch the Christmas rom-com Falling for Christmas, and it’s not an unimaginative rehash of the “selfish elite” premise that follows a vain influencer who develops dementia and returns to learn how to be. Like a real person while recovering his memories. Given that it’s set in the same winter, a ski town that’s the setting for most films in the genre, there’s no reason to ignore the holidays either.
No, it’s about the star of Falling for Christmas, Lindsay Lohan, who brings all her extraordinary charisma to her rare lead role. She plays Sierra, an heiress with a low-key boyfriend/manager Tad (George Young). When they both fall off a cliff during a cute engagement announcement for Instagram, Jake (Accord Overstreet), a widower who runs a quaint little farmhouse and fights in the shadows, finds her lost in the woods. Find out. From Sierra’s father’s nearby luxury hotel. Unable to remember who she is, she becomes Jake’s employee and mother to his young daughter.
The film is also predictable by Christmas movie formulaic standards, with characters racing along 34th Street with plot points borrowed liberally from It’s a Wonderful Life and Marvel. But the overall vibe is warm and upbeat, and Lohan brings spontaneous sincerity to even the funniest scenes. The foil case is shiny and plastic, but the star quality is real.
“Reading for Christmas.” TV PG is scary. 1 hour 35 minutes. Available on Netflix
‘Christmas with you’
Like most Christmas-themed TV movies, Christmas With You is carefully crafted with various plot twists that take the protagonist out of his everyday life and into a place where he can regain the Christmas spirit. But once the story gets real, it’s a simple charm, aided by Angelina’s performance as Miguel, the small-town music teacher who helps you channel your creativity, and Aimee Garcia as Freddie Prinze Jr., the mentally ill middle-aged pop star. Block and write a Christmas carol.
Angelina finds Miguel when her 15-year-old daughter, Cristina (Deja Monique Cruz), covers one of his songs on a fan site. In need of an ego boost, Angelina meets Christina, who has fled New York without telling her panicked record label or needy ex-boyfriend. He is ultimately spiritually refreshed by spending time with a happy family and reconnecting with his Latin roots.
Christmas with you works hard to create complex and intimidating one-dimensional villains that none of them can make sense of. From the moment Angelina meets Miguel and Cristina, it’s clear that all their problems (romantic, creative, professional, whatever) have just been solved. Still, Garcia and Prinze are so likable that it’s a joy to watch them spend an hour or so in front of the screen and learn what the audience already knows.
“Christmas With You”. TV-PG for pieces. 1 hour 30 minutes. Available on Netflix
“A Christmas Carol”
The 1983 Christmas classic “A Christmas Story” is a hearty but hard-to-repeat collection of warm nostalgia, restrained social satire and visionary farce drawn from the memories of radio humorist Gene Shepherd. The sequel, A Christmas Story Christmas, doesn’t quite reach the heights of the original, sometimes trying too hard to replicate what worked the first time, but it tries the unexpected by following Ralphie Parker more than 30 years later. A family man from the start. . Since the 1970s.
Peter Billingsley (who produced the film and wrote the story) returns as Ralphie, an unpublished, unpublished sci-fi writer living in Chicago, when he receives a phone call that his father has died and he must return to Hohman. . , Indiana, working to help his mother (Julie Haggerty) lack of money and a series of accidents lead Ralphie and his wife Sandy (Erin Hayes) to give their children the perfect Christmas as planned, but with the help of their old friend Hohman, who Played by the same actor who appeared in the film. Everywhere 1983 Movie: He manages to control his father’s emotions and takes advantage of what they have.
This sequel may be more rooted in 1973, as it draws heavily from 1940s pop culture, but like its predecessor, it’s episodic fun and jumps from one comedy sketch to another. Some of them fused, and others fell to the ground in the explosion. But it’s Christmas. Not all awards are won.
PG ‘A Christmas Story Christmas’ for language and some coarse material/behaviors. 1 hour, 41 minutes. Available on HBO Max
“Camp Santa Claus”
When it comes to ancient fantasy characters, especially those beloved by children, fans can stubbornly resist attempts to modernize, reinvent, or represent these icons to the general public. The documentary “Santa’s Camp” is about a dispute at a mall or social event when a Santa who does not have the “traditional” appearance: white, chubby, bearded, old and male is wanted. But director Nick Sweeney really covers little of the story, focusing more on Santa’s training agent’s efforts to diversify his senior year. Sometimes outrageous and often disturbing, the film explores the deeper reasons why Santa Claus has inspired people historically and today, reminding viewers that a tradition is only a tradition because someone else repeats it over and over again. We can always create new ones.
‘Santa’s Camp.’ TV-MA, for language. 1 hour 32 minutes. Available on HBO Max
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“One Delicious Christmas” is part of the Discovery+ series of Christmas movies featuring guest appearances by respected personalities from HGTV and the Food Network. In this film, the cable staple stars food critic Bobby Flay, whose strict opinions about Vermont tavern food cause trouble for its new owner, Abby (Vanessa Marano), who inherits the business and gets the old menu after the passing of her beloved father. and friends Available on Discovery+
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“Planes, Trains and Automobiles” is one of the funniest, sweetest films ever made about an oft-forgotten holiday in pop culture: Thanksgiving, a land trip of people across the United States (John Candy plays a shameless ad and Steve Martin plays a heist salesman) lives with nightmares. The new Blu-ray edition includes deleted scenes, a behind-the-scenes documentary and a tribute to the late writer-director John Hughes. most important
This story originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times.
Keith Whitley – Don’t Close Your Eyes (Official Video)
Bones and All is a strange, loud and bloody addition to the American road movie canon. Shot in Ohio, director Luca Guadagnino takes Call Me By Your Name star Timothée Chalamet on an adventure that takes his young and conflicted character across various Midwestern states. Along the way will be Taylor Russell, a rising young star who finally found her path to stardom in Bones and All , where she and Chalamet fight for a place in the human-inhabited world as a pair of cannibals. Nomads naturally have little appetite for food.
In many ways, Bones and Everything feels like an inevitable mishmash of Guadagnino past romance and horror genres. Its tormented romantic story is similar to the forbidden romance that the Italian director explored in Call Me By Your Name , and the scenes of bloody violence inevitably resemble the physical horror of Guadagnino 's 2018 remake of Suspiria . A surprisingly quiet film considering the subject matter of its story.
Based on the 2015 novel by Camilla De Angelis, Bones and All Maren follows Earlie (Russell), a young girl whose lust for cannibals leads her to start her own business at age 18. On her journey to find her missing mother, Maren meets Lee (Scallum), a cannibal who has taken to a nomadic lifestyle, albeit a more violent one, because of Maren. The two quickly become close, forming a romance based on Mar and Lee's understanding and shared hunger.
Despite Maren's desire to be reunited with her mother, Bones and Everything moves at a slow pace that shows its undeniable connection to and hatred of the great American road movies of the past. An unusually acoustic and poignant score by Atticus Ross and Trent Rezor further underscores Bones and All 's connection to films like Paris, Texas , as it creates the same warm, aching atmosphere as Robbie's film set to Rye Cooder's folk music. Muller's cinematography is generally excellent. To the film's credit, Bones and All is perhaps the most spectacular exploration of the American countryside since directors Müller and Wim Wenders took that ill-fated trip to the US in 1984.
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Guadagnino and cinematographer Arseny Khachaturan not only fill the bones and everything with beautiful sunny shots, they also showcase the mundanity of rural American architecture and life. Every house in the film seems to vibrate and shake under the weight of their faulty construction, and Guadagnino effectively contrasts the freedom of the American plains with the haunted atmosphere of Bones and All 's old houses, factories, and mental hospitals. Midwest
In a film often about the search for freedom and comfort, it shouldn't go unnoticed that Bones and All often returns to the image of the two characters sitting quietly in the vast and seemingly limitless fields of Ohio.
What Bones and All has in beautiful texture and composition, it ultimately lacks in intensity. The film's plot is haphazard and haphazard, which wouldn't be a problem if Bones and All didn't end up tragically violent. Tonally and texturally, Guadagnino tries to split the difference between the American road movie, YA romance, and horror film, but the film often presents itself and its story in such a stilted, bloated way that it feels emotionally flat. .
Part of this is because Chalamet feels terrific as Lee. The actor's previous collaborations with Guadagnino made him a performer capable of tenderly portraying loneliness and longing, but neither he nor his director could bring the same believable warmth and inner conflict to Lee. Indeed, combined with Chalamet's inability to sell his sometimes awkward dialogue in Bones and All , it makes for a surprisingly flat and monotonous performance.
Russell, for his part, is doing much better. As Maren, the actress brings a youthful curiosity and warmth that the film and its central love story desperately need.
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Guadagnino, intelligently or not, surrounds Russell and Chalamet with artists who have become far taller and scarier than them. The film's supporting cast is led by Mark Rylance, whose role as a socially awkward cannibal named Sally alternates between pathetic neediness and terrifying obsession. Meanwhile, Michael Stuhlbarg almost steals the entire film, in a scene that allows him to appear only in denim overalls and deliver a monologue about the joys of consuming another man, illuminated by the amber light of a nearby fire.
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In one scene, Stuhlbarg's Bones and All is at its most dangerous and twisted, which is why it lasts so much longer than the rest of the film, which lacks the real bite of a tense cannibal at every moment.
Bones and Everything is in theaters now.
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