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Rudie’s Thoughts On Netflix Streaming Vs. Hulu Plus: The Online Fight For Your Money

Rudie Obias — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:25:08 +0000

We have all been excited about the Criterion Collection joining with Hulu Plus. In the recent weeks, we have discussed, [...]

Rudie Reviews Tom McCarthy’s Win Win [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 05:24:25 +0000

It’s easy to know the difference between right and wrong but it’s tough to actually act upon. This is what [...]

Rudie Reviews Greg Mottola’s Paul [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 04:02:00 +0000

This year’s spring slate of movie releases seem to be drawing from the overload of summer movies. And by all [...]

Rudie Reviews Jonathan Liebesman’s Battle: Los Angeles [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:00:12 +0000

Alien invasion is not a new theme in storytelling. From H.G. Wells classic novel to Orson Welles re-telling on a radio broadcast [...]

Rudie Reviews Cary Joji Fukunaga’s Jane Eyre [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 03:16:56 +0000

Since the beginning of the moving image there have been twenty-six iterations of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre on the big [...]

Rudie Reviews Gore Verbinski’s Rango [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 23:32:45 +0000

From the opening of “Rango”, I knew I was in for something special. Four little owls dressed as [...]

Rudie Reviews Clay Jeter’s Jess + Moss [Sundance Film Festival 2011 Review]

Rudie Obias — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:00:32 +0000

The balance between entertainment and art is a slippery slope. Most movies that strive for one or another usually peak with [...]

Rudie Reviews Joe Swanberg’s Uncle Kent [Sundance Film Festival Review 2011]

Rudie Obias — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:00:26 +0000

I’m just going to put this out there, right now, it’s movies like this that make me excited about cinema! Whether [...]

Rudie Reviews Richard J Lewis’ Barney’s Version [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:25:21 +0000

It’s not very often I recommend a movie that is a complete mess, but Barney’s Version is one of them. This [...]

Rudie Reviews Peter Weir’s The Way Back [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 04:19:44 +0000

The Oscar race is in full swing. Studios are pouring millions of dollars to advertise and showcase their films for members [...]

Rudie Reviews Banksy’s Exit Through The Gift Shop [DVD Review]

Rudie Obias — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 03:06:26 +0000

Banksy’s film about street art is probably the most thought provoking, widely entertaining and hilarious movie of 2010. It explores what the meaning [...]

Rudie’s Top 10 Theatrical Releases of 2010

Rudie Obias — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 05:25:59 +0000

The year is over and it has been a great year for myself and the CriterionCast. First of all, this has [...]

Rudie Reviews Brad Bird’s The Iron Giant [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 06:42:33 +0000

As an adult, it’s not often that I feel a great sense of child-like wonderment when I go to the theater. [...]

Rudie Reviews Joel & Ethan Coen’s True Grit [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 06:13:07 +0000

The Coen Brothers never disappoint. Even their failures (The Lady Killers, Intolerable Cruelty and Burn After Reading) are interesting at the [...]

Rudie Reviews Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:00:52 +0000

Anyone that knows me, knows I’m a huge Jacques Tati fan. There’s something about his filmmaking that evokes a sense of [...]

Rudie Reviews Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:00:52 +0000

The journey of life is to find some sort of purpose, to either build a home, write a piece of music [...]

Rudie Reviews Disney’s Tron: Legacy [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 22:48:26 +0000

It’s been a long time since 1982 when the first Tron arrived in theaters. Back then using a computer to make [...]

Rudie Reviews David O. Russell’s The Fighter [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 03:13:09 +0000

Sometimes the things that nurture and support you, are the same things that keep you down. Whether it be in your [...]

Rudie Reviews Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:00:33 +0000

Much of what we see in art or performance art is the expression of one’s soul. But in such a display, to [...]

Rudie Reviews Disney’s Tangled [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 00:10:52 +0000

The 50th animated film from Disney comes with a bit a pedigree and it also has a lot to live up [...]

Rudie Reviews David Yates’ Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Rudie Obias — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 23:37:05 +0000

I’ve spent this past week catching up with the Harry Potter films. I thought it best to go in with a [...]

Rudie Reviews Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 03:00:46 +0000

How badly do you want to live? How much is your life worth to you? Is the human will strong enough [...]

Rudie Reviews To Be Heard [DOC NYC Film Festival 2010]

Rudie Obias — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 01:47:30 +0000

One of the things that makes us human is the idea of wanting to be heard. To make ourselves understood to [...]

Rudie Reviews Laura Israel’s Windfall [DOC NYC Film Festival 2010]

Rudie Obias — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 06:00:10 +0000

Most documentaries about the environment, namely on global warming, show the dark side of human activity. People unknowingly are responsible for [...]

Rudie Reviews Josef Birdman Astor’s Lost Bohemia [DOC NYC Film Festival]

Rudie Obias — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 05:00:48 +0000

Home is where the heart is, no matter where you find it, the concept of “home” is something everyone can relate [...]

DOC NYC Documentary Film Festival Begins Wednesday, November 3rd, To Feature An Incredible Line-Up

Rudie Obias — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 06:00:51 +0000

The DOC NYC Documentary Film Festival is a new film festival in New York that celebrates storytelling, photography and other media [...]

BAM Retrospective Preview, Post-Punk Auteur: Olivier Assayas’ Carlos

Rudie Obias — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:00:34 +0000

Carlos is the latest film from Olivier Assayas. It opened in New York this past weekend. Originally this film was [...]

Rudie Reviews HBO Films’ Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals [DVD Review]

Rudie Obias — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 05:19:54 +0000

Now, not many people would think that I would be a huge basketball fanatic, but I am. I love this game! [...]

CriterionCast – Episode 053.9 – New York Film Festival

Rudie Obias — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:00:18 +0000

In this very special bonus episode, James and Rudie discuss the 48th Annual New York Film Festival.

The discuss David [...]

CriterionCast – Episode 053.7 – New York Comic Con 2010

Rudie Obias — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 04:14:44 +0000

James and Rudie discuss the New York Comic Con 2010.

They discuss panels featuring Gareth Edwards’ Monsters, Venture Bros. David [...]

Rudie Reviews Stephen Frears’ Tamara Drewe [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:00:12 +0000

You know the saying, you can never go back? The sense of longing of want to go back to the [...]

BAM Retrospective Preview, Post-Punk Auteur: Olivier Assayas’ Boarding Gate

Rudie Obias — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:00:08 +0000

At the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, Olivier Assayas premiered his latest film, Boarding Gate.

The film follows Sandra (Asia Argento), an Italian ex-prostitute [...]

Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola Direct A Commercial For Stella Artois

Rudie Obias — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:00:46 +0000

Roman Coppola has directed many commercials and music videos through the years. Hell! Some of my favorite music videos have [...]

Jason Schwartzman Featured In The New Yorker iPad App Commercial Directed By Roman Coppola

Rudie Obias — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:00:43 +0000

Jason Schwartzman was featured in a new ad to promote the new iPad app from The New Yorker. This [...]

Steven Soderberg’s Haywire Gets A Super Early Release In New York City

Rudie Obias — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 04:49:39 +0000

For all of our NYC based readers this is a special treat for you. Steven Soderberg’s Haywire (formerly known [...]

BAM Retrospective Preview, Post-Punk Auteur: Olivier Assayas’ Clean

Rudie Obias — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 04:00:59 +0000

Clean is the story of Emily Wang, a junkie musician, in prison for the death of her rockstar boyfriend [...]

New York Film Festival 2010 Preview: Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter

Rudie Obias — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 06:16:26 +0000

The closing film for the 48th New York Film Festival is Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter.

The film follows three [...]

New York Comic Con Meet Up [Updated]

Rudie Obias — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 03:33:31 +0000

[Edit: The meet-up has moved locations, due to the Pony Bar being full. The new meet-up location is Lansdowne at 599 10th [...]

Rudie Reviews Matt Reeves’ Let Me In [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 05:00:32 +0000

Remakes in Hollywood have been a time long tradition from Frankenstein to Joe Johnston’s The Wolfman, the horror genre is a [...]

BAM Retrospective Preview, Post-Punk Auteur: Olivier Assayas’ Summer Hours

Rudie Obias — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 22:39:49 +0000

As we reported a few weeks ago, BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) is having a retrospective on the [...]

Rudie Reviews David Fincher’s The Social Network [2010 New York Film Festival Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:33:56 +0000

Once in a generation, a new form of communication changes the way we live. Whether it be the telegraph, telephone, email [...]

New York Film Festival 2010 Preview: Julie Taymor’s The Tempest

Rudie Obias — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:00:06 +0000

This year’s centerpiece film for The New York Film Festival is Julie Taymor’s The Tempest. This is, of course, the film [...]

David Fincher’s The Social Network Press Conference at Lincoln Center [New York Film Festival 2010]

Rudie Obias — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:41:43 +0000

With the opening of David Fincher’s (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) The Social Network this Friday; there is [...]

Rudie Reviews Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line [Criterion Collection DVD Review]

Rudie Obias — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:13:50 +0000

In 1998, Terrence Malick made a remarkable film called The Thin Red Line. A film that examines the nature [...]

New York Film Festival 2010 Preview: David Fincher’s The Social Network

Rudie Obias — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:09:49 +0000

This year, James McCormick and I will be covering the 48th annual New York Film Festival for The CriterionCast. The festival [...]

Rudie Reviews Ben Affleck’s The Town [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 05:13:55 +0000

Ben Affleck’s The Town is an exciting, heart stopping thrill ride that will amaze you minute after minute. Now that is [...]

Rudie Reviews Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:00:34 +0000

What makes us human and what is our purpose in life are questions we’ve been struggling with since the beginning of [...]

Rudie Reviews Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker’s Kings of Pastry [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 19:00:42 +0000

The artistry of food and cooking competition has become a new unofficial sport in recent years. Adding a certain level of [...]

Rudie Reviews Gareth Edwards’ Monsters [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:00:23 +0000

With the success of recent sci-fi films like District 9 and Avatar, there has been a trend with filmmakers to humanize [...]

Rudie Reviews Frankie Latina’s Modus Operandi [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:16:41 +0000

Exploitation films have made their way to the main stream with the popularity of movies like Planet Terror, Death Proof and [...]

Rudie Reviews Casey Affleck’s I’m Still Here [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:26:31 +0000

I’ve been struggling with, first of all, wrapping my head around this bizarre display of celebrity, narcissism and excess, second of [...]

Rudie Reviews Zhang Yimou’s A Woman, A Gun and A Noodle Shop [Theatrical Review]

Rudie Obias — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:00:08 +0000

Most remakes are done without vision or at the very least done without anything interesting to say. But every now and [...]

Rudie Reviews Madeleine Sackler’s The Lottery

Rudie Obias — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:00:16 +0000

Education reform has been up for long debate all over the country, especially in New York City. The question whether to [...]

Rudie Lists His Top Ten Favorite Foreign Films

Rudie Obias — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:12:42 +0000

I came across Time Out New York’s list of their top 50 foreign films of all time. Although a [...]

Robert Altman’s Brewster McCloud: A Journey of Flight and Fowl [Warner Archive DVD Review]

Rudie Obias — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:34:16 +0000

The 1970s was the start of a golden age of American Cinema. Filmmakers like Martin Scorsese, Brian DePalma and Francis Ford [...]

Rushmore Style Twitter Video Shows Wes Anderson’s Influence on Social Media

Rudie Obias — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:46:52 +0000

Wes Anderson has been the most stylized filmmaker of pop cinema of the past 15 years. This influence runs deep with [...]

Oscar’s Positioned For A January Broadcast?

Rudie Obias — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:20:50 +0000

Nikki Finke at Deadline has reported that The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will move the ceremony [...]

Rumor: Michael Fassbender May Be The Master Of Magnetism Or Unnamed Spider-Man Villain

Rudie Obias — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 02:42:58 +0000

Michael Fassbender has been on the brink of becoming a superstar in Hollywood. With straight up hits like “Inglourious Basterds” and yet [...]

Rudie Reviews The Mystery Team DVD

Rudie Obias — Wed, 26 May 2010 04:43:54 +0000

Sketch comedy usually doesn’t work on the big screen. For every “Wayne’s World”, you have three “Night At The Roxberry”s. A huge [...]

Rudie Reviews Brilliante Mendoza’s Lola [Tribeca Film Festival 2010]

Rudie Obias — Tue, 25 May 2010 05:18:20 +0000

One of the gems I screened at the Tribeca Film Festival this year was Brilliante Mendoza’s “Lola”. This is the latest film [...]

Rudie Reviews Nicolas Roeg’s Walkabout DVD Re-Release [Criterion Collection New Releases]

Rudie Obias — Tue, 18 May 2010 04:11:56 +0000

In an early episode of The CriterionCast, Travis George stated that it wouldn’t be the worst idea if Criterion re-released their first [...]

Illegal Machete Trailer Released

Rudie Obias — Thu, 06 May 2010 02:32:48 +0000

I was searching for a good reason to write this story up and I found a Criterion connection to it. Robert De [...]

Amazon Unveils Pre-Order Pages For Thin Red Line, Darjeeling Limited, Antichrist, Seven Samurai, and Videodrome Criterion Blu-rays

Rudie Obias — Thu, 06 May 2010 01:54:35 +0000

Earlier this week, we told you about how The New York Times unveiled a couple release dates before Criterion had the opportunity to [...]

Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Review: Jacob Tierney’s The Trotsky

Rudie Obias — Sun, 02 May 2010 03:17:00 +0000

Leon Bronstein, played by Jay Baruchel is your average high school student. He doesn’t fit in, he doesn’t get along with his [...]

Filmmaking Community Petitions For Jafar Panahi’s Freedom

Rudie Obias — Sat, 01 May 2010 22:20:14 +0000

Iranian filmmaker, Jafar Panahi, was arrested at his home on March 1st and has been held in Tehran’s Evin prison since. Panahi [...]

MTV Orders New Animated Series From David Gordon Green

Rudie Obias — Sat, 01 May 2010 21:13:46 +0000

The animated series titled “Good Vibes” is being courted by MTV. A deal is close to bring the animated series to the [...]

Lionsgate Teases With Claustrophobic BURIED Trailer

Rudie Obias — Sat, 01 May 2010 20:34:14 +0000

Buried was a small film that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year. It was one of the big surprises from [...]

Roger Ebert Hates 3-D, What About You?

Rudie Obias — Sat, 01 May 2010 17:13:07 +0000

The changing landscape of cinema seems to be at the footsteps of 3-D. Personally, I foresee in the next 10 years, a [...]

Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Awards Announced

Rudie Obias — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:32:10 +0000

Tonight, as the Tribeca Film Festival comes to an end, the Festival Awards were announced. This year the jury was comprised of [...]

Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Review: Deborah Scranton’s Earth Made Of Glass

Rudie Obias — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:09:51 +0000

“Commit a crime and the earth is made of glass” these are the words by American Poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson that introduces [...]

Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Review: Omar Rodriguez Lopez’s Sentimental Engine Slayer

Rudie Obias — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:23:48 +0000

As a film critic, I live by the words of Roger Ebert, “It is not what a film is about, it is [...]

Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Review: Lee Isaac Chung’s Lucky Life

Rudie Obias — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:45:54 +0000

Spending the day at the beach with a small group of close friends is always a good time. The weather is gorgeous, [...]

Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Film Review: Alexandra Codina’s Monica & David

Rudie Obias — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:14:15 +0000

Finding that special someone can be a life long pursuit for some. For Monica & David, it wasn’t. When they met, it [...]

Enter The Void French Trailer

Rudie Obias — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:20:48 +0000

One of the most talked about movies at last year’s Cannes Film Festival will be making its way to a theater near [...]

Peter Weller’s Thoughts On The RoboCop Reboot

Rudie Obias — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:02:13 +0000

It has been rumored in the movie geek world that Darren Aronofsky will direct the long awaited RoboCop (Criterion [...]

Chris Rock To Remake Kurosawa’s High and Low

Rudie Obias — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:41:30 +0000

Man, Chris Rock loves art house films! Moreover, it looks like he specifically loves art house films in the Criterion Collection.

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First Look At Nobuhiko Obayashi’s Hausu

Rudie Obias — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:52:33 +0000

Today, Criterion released this strange image from their twitter feed. This image, from what I gather, is from the much [...]

Redford Sent Us Trailer

Rudie Obias — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 06:59:40 +0000

While Travis and I were in Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival, we stayed in a [...]

Orson Welles In New Movie?

Rudie Obias — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:54:04 +0000

The late Orson Welles is to narrate a new children’s film, “Christmas Tails”, which is currently in development. A rare recording of the [...]

3D Movie Ticket Prices Go Up This Week

Rudie Obias — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:30:22 +0000

In the grandest of American traditions, when something is hot and the demand is high, someone has to capitalize on this trend. Major [...]

National Geographic Acquires Restrepo

Rudie Obias — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:26:52 +0000

National Geographic Entertainment has obtained the domestic rights to the documentary Restrepo. This film was one of the opening films at the 2010 [...]

Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood Opens The Cannes Film Festival

Rudie Obias — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:35:33 +0000

Ridley Scott’s Gladiator-style epic, Robin Hood, will be the opening film at this year’s Cannes Film Festival on May 12th.

Robin Hood will play [...]

First Look At The Thin Red Line Restoration

Rudie Obias — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:06:58 +0000

It has been rumored for some time now, that Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line was going to be a [...]

Blockbuster Heading To Bankruptcy?

Rudie Obias — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:19:42 +0000

It is truly the end of an era. It looks like in the next few days, the once mighty video rental chain, Blockbuster [...]

Spike Jonze’s I’m Here Is Available To Watch Online

Rudie Obias — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:32:46 +0000

The most recent short film by filmmaker Spike Jonze is now available to watch on the film’s official website. This is [...]

Warner Bros To Release Their Big Movies In 3D

Rudie Obias — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:12:40 +0000

Warner Bros. Executive, Alan Horn announced at ShoWest 2010 in Las Vegas, that all of his studios big movies will be [...]

Tribeca Film Festival Announces Short Film Line-Up [Film Festival]

Rudie Obias — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:19:27 +0000

Earlier today, festival organizers announced the line-up for their short film competition. Out of 2,717 submissions, the festival has narrowed it down [...]

Steven Soderbergh’s Spalding Gray Documentary Is A Possible Criterion Release

Rudie Obias — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:38:25 +0000

One of the films playing at SXSW this year was Steven Soderbergh’s And Everything Is Going Fine. His latest being [...]

Tribeca Unveils Non-Competition Films [Film Festivals]

Rudie Obias — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:45:07 +0000

Earlier today, Tribeca organizers have announced their lineup for the films not in festival competition. Some of these films are world premieres [...]

9th Annual Tribeca Film Festival Lineup Announced [Film Festivals]

Rudie Obias — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:23:20 +0000

This year’s Tribeca Film Festival lineup was announced today in New York City. The film festival will showcase 85 feature-length [...]

Rudie Review’s Spencer Susser’s Hesher [Sundance 2010 Film Review]

Rudie Obias — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:29:35 +0000

One of the reasons why I chose to screen Happythankyoupleasemore was so I can ensure myself a seat to see Hesher. Both [...]

Rudie Reviews David Michôd’s Animal Kingdom [Sundance 2010 Reviews]

Rudie Obias — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:57:12 +0000

Welcome to the jungle! In this jungle, it is survival of the fittest. Animal Kingdom is the newest film from Australian [...]

Rudie Reviews Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman’s Catfish [Sundance 2010 Film Review]

Rudie Obias — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:27:18 +0000

Friendship and having a sense of connection is the one of the many things that makes us human. Let’s face it, [...]

Rudie Reviews Rodrigo Cortés’ BURIED [Sundance 2010 Reviews]

Rudie Obias — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:33:18 +0000

The concept is easy, a man buried alive in a coffin in the desert armed only with a flashlight, a zippo and [...]

Rudie Reviews Drake Doremus’ Douchebag [Sundance Film Review]

Rudie Obias — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:43:32 +0000

There has been a buzz created around this film from the moment I set foot in Park City. Every line I waited [...]

Gaspar Noé’s Enter The Void [Sundance 2010 Review]

Rudie Obias — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:47:01 +0000

Enter The Void was on the top of my list for movies to watch in Park City. So when I got to [...]

Sam Taylor Wood’s Nowhere Boy [Sundance 2010 Film Review]

Rudie Obias — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:32:40 +0000

The first official film Travis and I watched at the Sundance Film Festival was Nowhere Boy. A strange biopic about the early [...]

Adam Green’s Frozen [Sundance 2010 Film Review]

Rudie Obias — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:29:07 +0000

A common theme I’ve been noticing at Sundance this year is fear in unlikely and abrupt circumstances. Films like Buried, Nowhere [...]

Gaspar Noé’s Enter The Void Acquired By IFC

Rudie Obias — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:32:52 +0000

One of the most anticipated film premiering at the Sundance Film Festival this week is the new film from filmmaker Gaspar Noé, [...]

Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah – Criterion Collection 493 [Film Review]

Rudie Obias — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:03:50 +0000

The crime genre has, almost always, been a romanticized vision of gangsters, money and organized crime. Films like The Godfather, [...]

John Huston’s Under The Volcano – Criterion #410 – Trailer

Rudie Obias — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:46:25 +0000

The trailer for John Huston’s Under The Volcano (CC #410). The next film we discuss on the next episode of The CriterionCast. [...]

Robert Bresson’s Pickpocket – Criterion #314 – Trailer

Rudie Obias — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:22:58 +0000

The trailer for Robert Bresson’s Pickpocket (CC #314). The featured film in this week’s episode of The CriterionCast.