Anyone who has been reading this blog for any amount of time knows that I’m a big Pixar fan. Their latest film, Wall-E, has been in production for quite a while now and is due out on the 18th July. The latest featurette, embedded above, has Andrew Stanton explaining some of the storyline. Standout scenes shown were the “tada” moment and him tapping the seat for Eve to sit beside him. I’ve yet to see Pixar hit a mis-step and they look solidly on course with this one. Roll on July.
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Johnny 5 is alive….again
Empire reports today that a new Short Circuit film is in the works. This both excites and scares me at the same time. I saw this film when I was 7 and while robots like Johnny 5 fascinated and intrigued me, they also convinced me the end of humanity was imminent (in a “they’ve got lasers and we don’t” kind of way). Steve Guttenburg went a long way to allaying those fears though so, if there’s any justice in the world, he’ll be back as the ‘cool scientist guy who scores the chick whose life is disrupted by this crazy robot’. Apparently the film will also “factor in advances in technology”. Does that mean he’ll have a Facebook profile, updating his mates through Twitter and storing circuit related photos on Flickr?
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DIFF: The Escapist
With the lights dimming in the Savoy Screen 1 this afternoon a packed auditorium awaited the surprise film at the DIFF. I had no idea what it would be, nor was I particularly pushed in guessing. The production titles revealed the title: ‘The Escapist’. Disappointment at it not being Indiana Jones faded and the film proper began. Frank Perry (played by Brian Cox) is a lifer: in prison for the rest of his natural-born days. And he’s been perfectly willing to accept his fate until a letter arrives, his first in 14 years.
What unfolds in the following 99 minutes is a fresh take on the standard prison movie. I don’t wanna say too much about the actual way it works but Brian Cox is excellent in the titular role. I was surprised to see Joseph Fiennes as the muscles behind the escape. The last film I actually remember seeing him attached to was ‘Shakespeare in Love’. All said though, I’d thoroughly recommend seeing this when it’s released here in April.
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DIFF: El Orfanato (The Orphanage)
Went to this tonight with Dar and what a great thriller it is. The story revolves around a woman (Laura) who, after being a former orphan, decides to take care of a number of children in her own home. The children will join her adopted son Simón in the house but it all turns a bit Shining when Simón disappears. The cinematography is top notch and the skill with which the tense moments are dealt with is astonishing. I’d thoroughly recommend seeing this when it gets a release where you are.
Update: It’s back on the interwebs after being pulled last month. For your viewing pleasure through the link above.
Empire has it. I really, really wanna see this film now. The idea of an animated film without dialogue for much of the running time intrigues me no end.