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CHICAGO– With the last days of August remaining, the dreaded days of post-summer dreck are upon us, with studios dumping some of their least promising products into theaters, while making way for the...
View ArticleTrailer Tracking: ‘Drive,’ ‘Contagion,’ ‘Paranormal Activity 3,’ ‘Haywire’
CHICAGO– However, unexpectedly, the past few weeks have seen the release of some major trailers for movies that are targeted for typically off-season release months (September, October, January), and...
View ArticleInterview: Director Nicholas Winding Refn on Fueling ‘Drive’
CHICAGO– Nicholas Winding Refn is a name you’re going to need to remember. The stellar director of “Bronson” and “Valhalla Rising” will go from cult icon to cinematic hero with the release of this...
View ArticleFilm Review: Ryan Gosling Stars in Instant Classic ‘Drive’
CHICAGO– Nicholas Winding Refn’s “Drive” is an amazing thriller, a modern examination of heroism filtered through the fairy tale culture of the underbelly of the movie machine that is easily one of the...
View ArticleBlu-ray Review: Brilliant ‘Drive’ Deserves Better Home Release
CHICAGO– “Drive” will surely be one of the most remembered and beloved films of 2011, no matter what Academy members (who notoriously snubbed the film except for one lone tech nod) may think. And so it...
View ArticleBlu-ray Review: Wasteful Style of Boring ‘Only God Forgives’
CHICAGO– Nicholas Winding Refn’s “Drive” made perfect use of its director’s ultra-stylized, hyper-violent aesthetic in that it became a commentary on the superficial world of moviemaking and crime and...
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