tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042626200041472102024-02-20T01:45:25.429+11:00And Cut!And Cut! Film news, reviews and features from around the globe.Katia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-25595224681734130692011-10-14T18:09:00.001+11:002011-10-14T18:11:25.557+11:00Review: The Thing
Director: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. Release Date: 13 October 2011
Rating: (MA15+)
Runtime: 103 mins
Recently, there has been a growing trend in remaking films only released a couple of years ago: 2008's Let the Right One In (Let Me In, 2010), and 2009's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, 2011) amongst them. Katia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-2558729472911329252011-09-30T10:47:00.000+10:002011-09-30T10:47:29.435+10:00Review: Crazy, Stupid, Love<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <!--[endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Katia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-42495841369454627672011-09-28T07:46:00.000+10:002011-09-28T07:46:22.088+10:00Review: Project Nim
Director: James Marsh Release Date: 29 September 2011Rating: (M)Runtime: 93 mins
In almost every way, documentaries are tough going: a challenge to drum up funds, difficult to make circumstantially, tricky to judge how the final version will emerge from the editing suite, and hard to sell to distributors and cinemas. It seems vitally important and wholly Katia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-18879201183942111032011-09-25T17:51:00.000+10:002011-09-25T17:51:55.056+10:00And Cut!: Updates and suchSo, we've been moving interstate and must apologise for the rather protracted hiatus. Things are, however, afoot.
First: we've joined The 500 Club - a most excellent film review blog run out of Brisbane (snickering is verboten!). They're really into their film (and TV over at The 400 Club) and we're so happy to have joined their ranks.We'll still be blogging here, but our contributions to The Katia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-71972253695569770982011-08-24T21:36:00.000+10:002011-08-24T21:36:02.470+10:00Guest Review: Cowboys and AliensMeet @AKWregg: film Director and reviewer extraordinnaire. While we were away on holiday in NYC recently, Alex was awesome enough to attend a screening on our behalf and check out Jon Favreau's latest, Cowboys and Aliens. Check out his review below and Tweet him some love!
<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONEKatia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-19413443498108214292011-08-24T20:24:00.000+10:002011-08-24T20:24:56.810+10:00Review: One Day
Director: Lone ScherfigRelease Date: 25 August 2011Rating: (M)Runtime: 107 mins
In so far as we can recommend romantic comedies, One Day most certainly ranks above average in the category, its two stars Jim Sturgess (Across the Universe, The Way Back) and Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada, Brokeback Mountain, Rachel's Katia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-20123839163703162942011-08-21T18:01:00.001+10:002011-08-23T19:39:13.341+10:00Review: Midnight in Paris
Director: Woody AllenRelease Date: 20 October 2011Rating: TBCRuntime: 94 mins
It's just as well Woody Allen's latest film opened the Festival de Cannes 2011—what a feel-good farce to kick off a festival that is renowned for excellent cinema, but usually of a more serious nature. With Midnight in Paris, Allen makes a return to form, transplanting otherworldly Katia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-75891456363692154962011-08-20T18:01:00.000+10:002011-08-20T18:01:24.220+10:00Panel: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (Live in NYC, 8 August 2011)
While we were in NYC recently, we were lucky enough to attend not only the US Premiere of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, but also the Q&A session with writer and producer Guillermo del Toro, director Troy Nixey, and stars Katie Holmes and Bailee Madison.
What quickly became apparent was this: the road Guillermo travelled to get this film made was extremely long and more than a littleKatia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-9103169352232776482011-08-10T11:07:00.001+10:002011-08-10T11:23:52.929+10:00Review: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (NYC Premiere 8 August 2011)
Director: Troy Nixey
Release Date: 25 August 2011
Rating: (TBC)
Runtime: 110 mins
Horror: if you were expecting another brilliant ride from the mind of Guillermo del Toro who wrote and produced this number, then yes, spot on. If you were expecting a typical horror film, prepare to delight in the many ways this entirely fascinating remake of the 1973 John Newland film Don't Be Afraid of the Katia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-51231113763665431012011-08-05T14:39:00.001+10:002011-08-05T14:52:29.896+10:00Casting News: Monsters Favourite Joins 'Argo'
Wearing facial hair only acceptable in Brooklyn, or Surry Hills: Scoot McNairy.
Good news for über-fans of Monsters co-star Scoot McNairy: the Hollywoodz are saying he will join Argo, along with classmates Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Alan Arkin and Ben Affleck (who will both star and direct the Warner Bros. vehicle). Now before you say something clever about Jason and the argonauts, Katia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-64367571878175823762011-07-26T20:23:00.000+10:002011-07-26T20:23:08.264+10:00Review: Hanna<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <!--[endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Katia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-23295696704398077382011-06-13T15:09:00.000+10:002011-06-13T15:09:04.456+10:00Sydney Film Festival Review: The Future
Director: Miranda July Release Date: Australia TBC Rating: TBC Runtime: 91 mins
Let it be known that we find Miranda July adorable. Let it also be known that the online reactions to the film following the Sydney Film Festival screening were not all positive; we're here to give an alternative view.
In her follow-up directorial effort from 2005's Me and You and Everyone We KnowKatia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-57487779846997117642011-06-12T16:14:00.003+10:002011-06-12T20:13:50.146+10:00Sydney Film Festival Review: The Troll Hunter (Trolljegeren)
Director: Andre ØvredalRelease Date: Australia TBC Rating: TBCRuntime: 103 mins
As the first film in Sydney Film Festival's Freak Me Out programming, The Troll Hunter (original name Trolljegeren) from Norwegian director Andre Øvredal sets standards high for future films in the section. In a throwback to 1999's The Blair Katia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-27723365042153262932011-06-08T23:17:00.000+10:002011-06-08T23:17:39.768+10:00Review: Super 8
The kids were confused by the behaviour of the Big Brother housemates.
Director: J.J. Abrams Release Date: 9 June 2011Rating:(M)Runtime: 112 mins Depending on how much you frequent the interwebs (our guess is a lot if you've even found this page), take some well-meant advice and forget all of the fanboy nonsense surrounding J.J. Abrams, Lost, Star Trek, et cetera. When you're done over Katia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-33548441423442372712011-06-06T08:43:00.000+10:002011-06-06T08:43:28.794+10:00The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part I Trailer ArrivesDepending on your outlook (and your age), this is either the moment we've all been waiting for, or the moment we've all been dreading. Yes folks, Stephenie Meyer's harlequin romance vamps are back in all of their glittery glory in the first trailer for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part I. Personally, we feel that calling your work a saga is a bit rich, unless in this case Meyer means 'saga'Katia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-50850670029817274672011-05-29T18:25:00.001+10:002011-05-29T23:02:34.494+10:00Review — X-Men: First Class
Fassbender doing a nice loom as the young Magneto.
What a superb difference an origin story makes to this series. When we had grown tired of Halle Berry's eyes clouding over and James Marsden requiring protective eyewear 24/7, X-Men: First Class takes you back down memory lane to the swinging 60s and the beginnings of Professor X (at the time, simply Charles Xavier, and played by James Katia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-18751170938655129062011-05-29T10:29:00.002+10:002011-05-29T10:43:41.657+10:00Rogen & JGL in 50/50: Trailer News
The trailer for 50/50, penned by Will Reiser (his first feature) and directed by Jonathan Levine (indie-auteur of 2008's The Wackness) has arrived, without much of a fuss, but more of a 'hey, what's up' kind of vibe.
You can't underestimate the power of Seth Rogen's bear-like voice and demeanour to simultaneously soothe the senses and elicit giggles. Team that with Joseph Gordon Levitt's Katia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-39669386965641755762011-05-29T08:53:00.000+10:002011-05-29T08:53:07.837+10:00Fincher's 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' Teaser Trailer Hits
Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander: punk heroine.
Oh how we've railed against this remake, telling anyone who'll listen that it's just too soon: the sort of thing you say to the person about to crack an inappropriate joke about a recently deceased celebrity. Yes, Fincher is undoubtedly a very intelligent man and in our opinion, a brilliant Director. Hell, he was practically crowned King of Katia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-9262364465496929312011-05-26T17:02:00.002+10:002011-05-26T17:04:08.663+10:00Review - The Hangover: Part II
Director: Todd PhillipsRelease Date: 26 May 2011Rating:(M)Runtime: 102 mins
Did y'all see The Hangover? Well, sure you did. It's mystifyingly difficult to find someone who didn't and won't, but very few people care to examine why they went in the first place. The actual funny part is, we all know what to expect. In terms of reviewing the film, you needn't worry about reporting on elements Katia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-59652545701857666962011-05-17T22:39:00.000+10:002011-05-17T22:39:32.203+10:00Tintin Teaser Trailer: And the Crowd Goes Wiiiild
Ahhh, we've been traversing this chilly Sydney evening, from Walsh Bay to Mosman, from Fatima Bhutto's opening address at the Sydney Writer's Festival to the Tintin teaser trailer. Fuck yes, Tintin. Hey, we didn't say our brows were high, just that we had some.
Yes people, the very first trailer for The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of The Unicorn, directed by Steven Spielberg and produced Katia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-26582070681618103452011-05-15T18:34:00.001+10:002011-05-15T18:52:19.553+10:00Beastie Boys, Hells Yeah: Why Music Videos Matter
There are few bands who take such pride in their work (and have such an obvious love for film) as to commission a 30 minute short in the lead up to the release of their new album (in this case, Hot Sauce Committee: Part 2). The Beastie Boys are one such band and oh boy, should they be pleased as pie, or whatever it is MCs eat, with the results.
Fight for Your Right (Revisited) is not Katia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-38718824094212201392011-05-11T22:54:00.000+10:002011-05-11T22:54:01.268+10:00Review: Burke & Hare
Pegg was mighty unimpressed with Serkis's hipster hat. For shame.
Director: John LandisRelease Date: 12 May 2011Rating: MRuntime: 91 mins
The mighty, they have fallen: and probably into a grave of their own digging. William Burke (Simon Pegg) and William Hare (Andy Serkis) are conmen of sorts. We meet the hapless pair on the streets of Edinburgh in 1828, trying to sell miracle moss fromKatia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-46411644890307974712011-05-02T21:20:00.001+10:002011-05-02T21:21:36.924+10:00Trailer: One Day
Lone Scherfig's forthcoming film (she of An Education fame) One Day, starring Anne
Hathaway and Jim Sturgess, finally has a trailer. We've been looking forward to a peek at this for some time and the story element does not disappoint: the evolution of a relationship over twenty years is fascinating and full of charm. However, we are lft wondering if it wouldn't have been better to cast a Katia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-58059509470767519092011-05-01T20:09:00.000+10:002011-05-01T20:09:24.214+10:00Tarantino in for Django Unchained
Quentin Tarantino ala Hoodie, Photo Copyright Zach Zupancic.
For those who've been waiting for an announcement about Tarantino's next project after Inglourious Basterds, look no further. Variety exclusively reported this morning that cult Director Quentin Tarantino has penned and will direct Django Unchained for The Weinstein Company. Django Unchained will be a Western (freakin' A), but we'd beKatia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804262620004147210.post-83396191658853768052011-05-01T19:47:00.000+10:002011-05-01T19:47:10.797+10:00Trailer News: Transformers 3 Stomps In
If Michael Bay ever learns subtlety, we'll eat our own feet. That said, the full length trailer for Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon is visually dynamic. This time it's World War III, Transformers style, and Le Beouf & Co. are battling with the knowledge that the 1966 moon landing was also the location of an event of national importance. Government conspiracy + robots + a former Victoria's Katia Nizichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986943063176173180noreply@blogger.com0