tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:17:24 +0000The 40-Year-Old VirginThe Golden CompassI'm Not There4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 DaysGolden GlobesThings We Lost in the FireKevin SmithJudd Apatow)Before the Devil Knows You're DeadPeter JacksonWalk HardWriters StrikeTransformersSweeney ToddRedactedSawMarion CotillardMargot at the WeddingThere Will Be BloodTyler Perry's Why Did I Get MarriedLions for LambsPeter BergLars Von TrierThe Bucket Listfilm scoresM. Night ShyamalanCloverfieldLa Vie En RoseAmerican GangsterKnocked UpCharlie Wilson's WarDavid LynchLust CautionPersepolisIndependent Spirit AwardsPrivate Fears in Public PlacesMichael ClaytoncontestCraig ZobelJamia Simone Nashhorror filmsBeowulfBenicio Del ToroLars and the Real GirlRyan GoslingGone Baby GoneGreat World of SoundIndiana Jones IVAtonementThe Kite RunnerOscarsNo Country for Old MenAugust RushMark WahlbergInto the WildCate BlanchettThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordSECCARatatouilleThe KingdomJunoGotham AwardsEnchantedANNIE AwardsThe Lovely BonesZodiacJulie ChristieSpider-Man 430 Days of NightCasey AffleckRidley ScottThe HappeningBen Affleckbox officeNational Board of ReviewLynch: The DocumentaryLove in the Time of CholeraThe Other Boleyn GirlIn the Valley of Elahoscar predictions300Halle BerryThe Dark KnightThe Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianThe Diving Bell and the ButterflySteve JablonskiMovie News, Reviews, and Commentary by Matthew Lucashttp://www.fromthefrontrow.net/noreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)Blogger2192125FromTheFrontRowhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with FeedLoungeSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with FlurryAdd to Any Feed ReaderSubscribe with fwickitag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-4829171367948176125Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:09:00 +00002012-02-12T23:34:53.877-05:00 "In Turin on 3rd January, 1889, Friedrich Nietzsche steps out of the doorway of number six, Via Carlo Albert. Not far from him, the driver of a hansom cab is having trouble with a stubborn horse. Despite all his urging, the horse refuses to move, whereupon the driver loses his patience and takes his whip to it. Nietzsche comes up to the throng and puts an end to the brutal scene, throwing his http://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/02/review-turin-horse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=vNbne1kdVTc:L51FvI1phFM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=vNbne1kdVTc:L51FvI1phFM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=vNbne1kdVTc:L51FvI1phFM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?i=vNbne1kdVTc:L51FvI1phFM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=vNbne1kdVTc:L51FvI1phFM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=vNbne1kdVTc:L51FvI1phFM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=vNbne1kdVTc:L51FvI1phFM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-8338469044571758502Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:00:00 +00002012-02-10T22:04:56.116-05:00 Every year, millions of people watch the Academy Awards, but when the short categories are announced many head to the kitchen to get a snack, because few if any of the viewers at home have even heard of, let alone actually seen, any of the nominees. Magnolia Pictures and Shorts International are hoping to change that, and have been releasing the short film nominees theatrically for the past http://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/02/review-2012-best-documentary-short.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=Bg64hGMRPVg:gouWbUa5ImU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=Bg64hGMRPVg:gouWbUa5ImU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=Bg64hGMRPVg:gouWbUa5ImU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?i=Bg64hGMRPVg:gouWbUa5ImU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=Bg64hGMRPVg:gouWbUa5ImU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=Bg64hGMRPVg:gouWbUa5ImU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=Bg64hGMRPVg:gouWbUa5ImU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-4857929075939740427Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:26:00 +00002012-02-10T09:35:59.602-05:00BY JESSE TAYLOR DIMANCHE / SUNDAY  (Canada, Dir. Patrick Doyon)  One of two nominees this year from Canada, Dimanche / Sunday is Patrick Doyon’s nine-minute debut short about a young boy’s usual Sunday routine. He suffers through church and relatives, but it’s his wild imagination that provides the fun. Between watching his grandfather’s mounted bear head plaque come to life and flattening http://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/02/by-jesse-taylor-dimanche-sunday-canada.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=c5NkKfBxX5w:cqAq0PguVMM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=c5NkKfBxX5w:cqAq0PguVMM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-5087043417388750258Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:59:00 +00002012-02-09T23:06:11.078-05:00 Everyone wants to be remembered. Whether it is through enduring fame, important works, or through friends and family, there is something innately human and the desire the continue on after we're gone. To have mattered. To have made a difference. "Found footage" is a term that has come to define a subgenre of film where "home video" footage is used to tell a story as if it was captured by the http://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/02/review-miners-hymns.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=FDGqm9GFdpc:WgPrRR2z9I4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=FDGqm9GFdpc:WgPrRR2z9I4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=FDGqm9GFdpc:WgPrRR2z9I4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?i=FDGqm9GFdpc:WgPrRR2z9I4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=FDGqm9GFdpc:WgPrRR2z9I4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=FDGqm9GFdpc:WgPrRR2z9I4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=FDGqm9GFdpc:WgPrRR2z9I4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-4119843809046277448Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:18:00 +00002012-02-09T15:18:17.121-05:00I know I've been hard on The Artist, but I really do like it. I'm glad that America is finally discovering Jean Dujardin, who was so wonderful in the OSS 117 films. I hope it inspires people to check them out (especially the first one, OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies). This Funny or Die sketch featuring Dujardin auditioning for the role of the villain in such films as James Bond: Skyfall, Mission:http://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/02/jean-dujardin-auditions-for-villain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=AnS-fOnZNIE:tzOqAZP_g-k:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=AnS-fOnZNIE:tzOqAZP_g-k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=AnS-fOnZNIE:tzOqAZP_g-k:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?i=AnS-fOnZNIE:tzOqAZP_g-k:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=AnS-fOnZNIE:tzOqAZP_g-k:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=AnS-fOnZNIE:tzOqAZP_g-k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=AnS-fOnZNIE:tzOqAZP_g-k:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-3795568954435893369Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:14:00 +00002012-02-09T00:27:14.016-05:00 From The Dispatch: Making this a "normal" movie rather than a "found footage" movie might have alleviated some of the character problems. And while the characters' superpowers free it somewhat from the genre's typical camera limitations (allowing the camera to float and move around), the format seems like more of a hindrance, a pointless gimmick that ultimately leads nowhere.  Click here to http://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/02/on-chronicle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=C13nVnZdxxY:v9pCjd6kavc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=C13nVnZdxxY:v9pCjd6kavc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=C13nVnZdxxY:v9pCjd6kavc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?i=C13nVnZdxxY:v9pCjd6kavc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=C13nVnZdxxY:v9pCjd6kavc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=C13nVnZdxxY:v9pCjd6kavc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=C13nVnZdxxY:v9pCjd6kavc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-7362600117716860844Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:42:00 +00002012-02-08T02:45:43.758-05:00 At this point, Hollywood has remade A Star is Born so many times that its plot may seem a bit trite and overly familiar. Even Michel Hazavicius' much balleyhooed (and current Oscar) The Artist borrows heavily from its classic rags to riches story. Remade by George Cukor in 1954 with Judy Garland and James Mason, and again in 1976 by Frank Pierson with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, http://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/02/blu-ray-review-star-is-born.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=RCDy8Ae2Sts:RSD0nGEBFW8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=RCDy8Ae2Sts:RSD0nGEBFW8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=RCDy8Ae2Sts:RSD0nGEBFW8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?i=RCDy8Ae2Sts:RSD0nGEBFW8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=RCDy8Ae2Sts:RSD0nGEBFW8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=RCDy8Ae2Sts:RSD0nGEBFW8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=RCDy8Ae2Sts:RSD0nGEBFW8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-728519710872351756Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:20:00 +00002012-02-08T02:30:23.677-05:00 There are few achievements more unique in the history of cinema than the works of French director Chris Marker. While his name may be unfamiliar to most (even among cinephiles), the influence of his work is undeniable. The Criterion Collection released his two most famous works, La Jetée (1963) and Sans Soleil (1983) on DVD in 2007, and have followed up with an excellent blu-ray edition. Whilehttp://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/02/blu-ray-review-la-jeteesans-soleil.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=IizqJM3LT8s:DqUMU2P6njk:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=IizqJM3LT8s:DqUMU2P6njk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=IizqJM3LT8s:DqUMU2P6njk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?i=IizqJM3LT8s:DqUMU2P6njk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=IizqJM3LT8s:DqUMU2P6njk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=IizqJM3LT8s:DqUMU2P6njk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=IizqJM3LT8s:DqUMU2P6njk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-5980463839456593284Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:55:00 +00002012-02-04T19:55:34.729-05:00 If the movies (and street preachers) are to be believed, the end is clearly nigh. It may be the one thing Hollywood and the religious right have in common. But religious conviction has little to do with filmmakers' fascination with the end times - disasters sell tickets. On a more personal level, however, they're a perfect vessel for exploring the deepest recesses of human emotions. Recent http://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/02/review-perfect-sense.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=V2WpI0YDPAo:H7BfqMdq2t8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=V2WpI0YDPAo:H7BfqMdq2t8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=V2WpI0YDPAo:H7BfqMdq2t8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?i=V2WpI0YDPAo:H7BfqMdq2t8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=V2WpI0YDPAo:H7BfqMdq2t8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=V2WpI0YDPAo:H7BfqMdq2t8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=V2WpI0YDPAo:H7BfqMdq2t8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-1663649540457773010Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:51:00 +00002012-02-04T00:53:15.792-05:00 Good horror films are hard to find. It is perhaps the most critically unappreciated genre while simultaneously being one of the most widely popular. The problem for critics is tha horror films are so rarely great art anymore, and often rely on cheap jump scares and gore. But the bottom line is that while critics may not care for them, audiences love a good scare. Ben Wheatley's Kill List http://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/02/review-kill-list.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=n9gn3Ld_Tq4:GjyQ0TM7HRs:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=n9gn3Ld_Tq4:GjyQ0TM7HRs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=n9gn3Ld_Tq4:GjyQ0TM7HRs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?i=n9gn3Ld_Tq4:GjyQ0TM7HRs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=n9gn3Ld_Tq4:GjyQ0TM7HRs:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=n9gn3Ld_Tq4:GjyQ0TM7HRs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=n9gn3Ld_Tq4:GjyQ0TM7HRs:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-6010417776058712499Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:47:00 +00002012-02-02T22:08:26.518-05:00 There are few figures in the world of film, television, or theatre more inherently likable than Carol Channing. Perhaps best known for originating the role of the plucky Dolly Levi from Hello, Dolly!, Channing, now nearly 90, still commands the screen with the same effortless charm as she did when she first took Broadway by storm decades ago. Dori Berinstein's new documentary, Carol Channing:http://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/02/review-carol-channing-larger-than-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=U3eyuSBsAqY:4ksasvhgwmU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=U3eyuSBsAqY:4ksasvhgwmU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=U3eyuSBsAqY:4ksasvhgwmU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?i=U3eyuSBsAqY:4ksasvhgwmU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=U3eyuSBsAqY:4ksasvhgwmU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=U3eyuSBsAqY:4ksasvhgwmU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=U3eyuSBsAqY:4ksasvhgwmU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-2848519234968992511Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:17:00 +00002012-02-01T15:17:52.140-05:00 From The Dispatch: There's something intensely primal about this conflict between man and animal, and director Carnahan ("Narc," "The A-Team") maximizes the sense of isolation to great effect. It's a surprisingly character driven piece, relying more on atmosphere and character drama rather than cheap thrills, although it has thrills a plenty. Part horror, part drama, part thriller, "The Grey"http://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/02/on-grey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=YMBKdb4LVjk:1B4yXnj36CU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=YMBKdb4LVjk:1B4yXnj36CU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=YMBKdb4LVjk:1B4yXnj36CU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?i=YMBKdb4LVjk:1B4yXnj36CU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=YMBKdb4LVjk:1B4yXnj36CU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=YMBKdb4LVjk:1B4yXnj36CU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=YMBKdb4LVjk:1B4yXnj36CU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-5568506067961010682Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:28:00 +00002012-02-01T01:36:48.351-05:00 It may come as a shock to people of my generation and younger who grew up in a time where Woody Allen has released a string of substandard product, from Melinda & Melinda to Scoop to The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, to encounter the greatness of his early work for the first time. His most recent film, Midnight in Paris may have brought back a glimmer of his former glory, but nothing really comeshttp://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/02/blu-ray-review-annie-hallmanhattan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=74rd8Wxar1U:qnuLHNNKAfg:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=74rd8Wxar1U:qnuLHNNKAfg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=74rd8Wxar1U:qnuLHNNKAfg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?i=74rd8Wxar1U:qnuLHNNKAfg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=74rd8Wxar1U:qnuLHNNKAfg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=74rd8Wxar1U:qnuLHNNKAfg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=74rd8Wxar1U:qnuLHNNKAfg:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-683894280678209553Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:46:00 +00002012-01-31T21:53:02.617-05:00 1 W.E.(Abel Korzeniowski) The man behind the best score of 2009, A Single Man, returns with another lushly melodic work that simultaneously recalls Yann Tierson's Amelie, Philip Glass' Mishima, and Korzeniowski's own work from A Single Man. At once mesmerizing and thrilling, W.E. stands strong as the year's most accomplished piece of film music. 2 EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE(http://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/01/top-ten-scores-of-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=GuOdNLsLC4E:k1ms50QTXL8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=GuOdNLsLC4E:k1ms50QTXL8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=GuOdNLsLC4E:k1ms50QTXL8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?i=GuOdNLsLC4E:k1ms50QTXL8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=GuOdNLsLC4E:k1ms50QTXL8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=GuOdNLsLC4E:k1ms50QTXL8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=GuOdNLsLC4E:k1ms50QTXL8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-3905161418051384795Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:55:00 +00002012-01-30T00:25:14.401-05:00The Help had a big night at the Screen Actors Guild awards tonight, taking home awards for Best Cast, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress. While Plummer and Spencer remain sure bets for Oscar wins, their choices for Actor and Actress have made races out of both categories, with Dujardin now George Clooney's chief competition and Davis giving Streep a run for her money. Here are the http://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/01/sag-award-winners.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=unWHZ2CoicI:3j3U1qLpa7c:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=unWHZ2CoicI:3j3U1qLpa7c:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=unWHZ2CoicI:3j3U1qLpa7c:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?i=unWHZ2CoicI:3j3U1qLpa7c:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=unWHZ2CoicI:3j3U1qLpa7c:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=unWHZ2CoicI:3j3U1qLpa7c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=unWHZ2CoicI:3j3U1qLpa7c:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-4615807222225889629Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:52:00 +00002012-01-29T14:52:10.238-05:00http://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/01/watch-your-words-for-they-become.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=9-cs9XoK_EQ:fSo8pts5zU8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=9-cs9XoK_EQ:fSo8pts5zU8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=9-cs9XoK_EQ:fSo8pts5zU8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?i=9-cs9XoK_EQ:fSo8pts5zU8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=9-cs9XoK_EQ:fSo8pts5zU8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=9-cs9XoK_EQ:fSo8pts5zU8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=9-cs9XoK_EQ:fSo8pts5zU8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-34835212886440596Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:24:00 +00002012-01-29T15:34:17.823-05:00History repeats itself in an interesting bit of irony as Tom Hooper (The King's Speech), last year's DGA winner, presented Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist) the Directors Guild of America award for director of the year. This is the second year in a row that a solid but unremarkable film has beat out a crop of much stronger directorial voices on an unstoppable march to the Oscars. I honestly http://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/01/michel-hazanavicius-wins-dga.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=Ax7fZ_Csd28:UjbOwRyC_wo:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=Ax7fZ_Csd28:UjbOwRyC_wo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=Ax7fZ_Csd28:UjbOwRyC_wo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?i=Ax7fZ_Csd28:UjbOwRyC_wo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=Ax7fZ_Csd28:UjbOwRyC_wo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=Ax7fZ_Csd28:UjbOwRyC_wo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=Ax7fZ_Csd28:UjbOwRyC_wo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-8008055908108665873Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:01:00 +00002012-01-25T19:12:21.808-05:00Jean Rollin is not exactly a household name, even among cinephiles. His unique brand of vampire erotica has long been unavailable in the United States outside of VHS bootlegs, which garnered Rollin the cult following he enjoys today. In fact, Rollin himself encouraged the bootlegs, contributing short introductions to each film that are included in Kino Lorber's new blu-ray releases of five of hishttp://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/01/blu-ray-review-cinema-of-jean-rollin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=e5i6IwI-evU:sAla0Pb3Mio:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=e5i6IwI-evU:sAla0Pb3Mio:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=e5i6IwI-evU:sAla0Pb3Mio:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?i=e5i6IwI-evU:sAla0Pb3Mio:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=e5i6IwI-evU:sAla0Pb3Mio:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=e5i6IwI-evU:sAla0Pb3Mio:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=e5i6IwI-evU:sAla0Pb3Mio:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-4340076132613924715Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:38:00 +00002012-01-25T15:40:39.664-05:00Out of all the Oscar categories, the short films are usually the most obscure, with very few critics, let alone audience members ever getting to lay eyes on them. This year, the National Film Board of Canada is making two of the nominated animated shorts, Sunday and Wild Life available for a limited time. It's completely free and legal, and you can check them out below. http://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/01/oscar-nominated-shorts-available-online.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=e3CA84lvjRA:mZdfOgXxX84:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=e3CA84lvjRA:mZdfOgXxX84:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=e3CA84lvjRA:mZdfOgXxX84:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?i=e3CA84lvjRA:mZdfOgXxX84:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=e3CA84lvjRA:mZdfOgXxX84:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=e3CA84lvjRA:mZdfOgXxX84:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=e3CA84lvjRA:mZdfOgXxX84:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-7329585964339324957Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:04:00 +00002012-01-25T14:05:24.680-05:00 From The Dispatch: Ultimately, it's a loving mishmash of styles and eras, and while it never quite fully adheres to its own conceit, it's still a lot of fun. Best picture of the year? Hardly. But few other films of this past year were so effervescent or so joyously entertaining. It's a refreshing step back in time that I wish were not such a rarity.  Click here to read my full review.http://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/01/on-artist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=6R_-q1OOb10:5b8qUjUMmSA:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=6R_-q1OOb10:5b8qUjUMmSA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=6R_-q1OOb10:5b8qUjUMmSA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?i=6R_-q1OOb10:5b8qUjUMmSA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=6R_-q1OOb10:5b8qUjUMmSA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=6R_-q1OOb10:5b8qUjUMmSA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=6R_-q1OOb10:5b8qUjUMmSA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-3895072075556552312Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:17:00 +00002012-01-25T18:59:56.545-05:00 When the average moviegoer thinks about Shakespeare, they probably imagine dry, overly dramatic line readings accompanied by silly costumes and men in tights. The vitality and the urgency of Shakespeare's words have long been buried beneath stodgy interpretations and a fundamental misunderstanding of their bawdy, often violent roots. Ralph Fiennes' Coriolanus is at once a thrilling repudiationhttp://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/01/review-coriolanus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=LSsQUTRoutE:3sXoKLydKsk:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=LSsQUTRoutE:3sXoKLydKsk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=LSsQUTRoutE:3sXoKLydKsk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?i=LSsQUTRoutE:3sXoKLydKsk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=LSsQUTRoutE:3sXoKLydKsk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=LSsQUTRoutE:3sXoKLydKsk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=LSsQUTRoutE:3sXoKLydKsk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-1510438579470838578Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:39:00 +00002012-01-24T11:43:45.961-05:00 BY JESSE TAYLOR The 84th Annual Academy Award nominations were announced this morning by Tom Sherak, president of the Academy, and one of last year’s nominees for Best Actress, Jennifer Lawrence. We all were expecting a boring, predictable slate this year, but luckily there were some surprises to wake us up. Oscar®-nominated actress Jennifer Lawrence (left) and Academy President Tom Sherakhttp://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/01/oscar-nominations-commentary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=g8_QrOeBIZY:lbwb4Es6CDs:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=g8_QrOeBIZY:lbwb4Es6CDs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=g8_QrOeBIZY:lbwb4Es6CDs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?i=g8_QrOeBIZY:lbwb4Es6CDs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=g8_QrOeBIZY:lbwb4Es6CDs:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=g8_QrOeBIZY:lbwb4Es6CDs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=g8_QrOeBIZY:lbwb4Es6CDs:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-1605459181128793976Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:15:00 +00002012-01-24T09:27:35.070-05:00There were quite a few surprises when Oscar nominations were announced this morning. Martin Scorsese's Hugo led with 11 nominations, followed by The Artist with 10. Nominations I'm most delighted about - The Tree of Life for Best Picture, Demian Bichir for A Better Life, Rooney Mara for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, A Separation for Best Original http://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/01/84-annual-oscar-nominations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=lklo5HY8KI4:GRg9Pz4zQ6I:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=lklo5HY8KI4:GRg9Pz4zQ6I:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=lklo5HY8KI4:GRg9Pz4zQ6I:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?i=lklo5HY8KI4:GRg9Pz4zQ6I:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=lklo5HY8KI4:GRg9Pz4zQ6I:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=lklo5HY8KI4:GRg9Pz4zQ6I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=lklo5HY8KI4:GRg9Pz4zQ6I:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-1073700054976906403Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:07:00 +00002012-01-22T17:50:56.758-05:00 "Please always remember that I existed." Those words, whispered by a teenage girl in Tran Anh Hung's Norwegian Wood, seem to perfectly sum up its wistful, melancholy heart. Tran, the Vietnamese filmmaker behind 1993's Oscar nominated The Scent of Green Papaya (which received an excellent blu-ray release from Kino just this past year), has a naturally intoxicating style that seems perfectly http://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/01/review-norwegian-wood.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=rWe2KVdUwvc:mtnA46Bw2s8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=rWe2KVdUwvc:mtnA46Bw2s8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=rWe2KVdUwvc:mtnA46Bw2s8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?i=rWe2KVdUwvc:mtnA46Bw2s8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=rWe2KVdUwvc:mtnA46Bw2s8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=rWe2KVdUwvc:mtnA46Bw2s8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=rWe2KVdUwvc:mtnA46Bw2s8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-4290943197566498184Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:51:00 +00002012-01-22T01:51:33.709-05:00Can anyone beat The Artist at this point? It's looking less and less likely. Here are this year's PGA winners: Theatrical Feature: The Artist  Animated Feature: The Adventures of Tintin  Documentary Feature: Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest Click here to see the full list, including TV awards.http://www.fromthefrontrow.net/2012/01/artist-tops-producers-guild.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matthew Lucas)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=QDhWAkbAzgM:A_vlvRdKIOY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=QDhWAkbAzgM:A_vlvRdKIOY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=QDhWAkbAzgM:A_vlvRdKIOY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?i=QDhWAkbAzgM:A_vlvRdKIOY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=QDhWAkbAzgM:A_vlvRdKIOY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=QDhWAkbAzgM:A_vlvRdKIOY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?a=QDhWAkbAzgM:A_vlvRdKIOY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/FromTheFrontRow?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div>