2 Minute Critic: Hanna
Rajo tries to beat the clock but just has too much good stuff to say about Hanna, the awesome new film from director Joe Wright.
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WATCH THIS INSTEAD: Sucker Punch
Zack Snyder's worst film, hands down. Watch it if you like your movies a little short on story, acting, logic, etc. Not even the cool action sequences can redeem it. Watch some vintage Gilliam instead.
News: Eraserhead in 60 Seconds
Don't have time to watch david lynch's film school masterpiece, then watch this 60 second version instead.
News: Saying The Name of The Movie - in The Movie
This amazing video mashup is a collection of movies where the characters in the film actually say the name of the movie. Its quite common as you will see by watching this video.
News: Pirates of the Caribbean on Stranger Tides (2011)
Above are the first 2 movie posters released for Pirates 4. 2 More posters were released today which are found below.
THE FILM LAB: Aspect Ratios - A Primer
Rajo begins investigating the illusive mystery of aspect ratios and just why on earth we're STILL finding black bars on our fancy new widescreen TVs.
David Fincher: The Musical
An original musical composition created by cutting together existing sounds from within David Fincher's films. There is NO outside audio, sound effects, or music. David Fincher is an Academy Award nominated director.
News: Hall Pass (2011)
Above are the various posters for the feature film "Hall Pass" Below are the 2 trailers for the motion picture "Hall Pass"
News: The Grace Card (2010)
Here is the movie poster for the feature film "The Grace Card"
How To: Oscar Nom Review - HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
The right combination of an appropriately awkward protagonist, a clever script with , and truly remarkable animation (including 3-d flying scenes that trump anything in ), made this flick a blast from start to finish.
THE FILM LAB: Prime Vs. Zoom
Mike breaks it down for you: zoom lenses have their advantages, and prime lenses have their advantges. It's just that prime lenses have more of them...
News: Scream 4 (2011)
Above is the brand new poster for Scream 4.
News: Even the Rain (2011)
Above are the movie posters for "Even the Rain" Below is the feature film trailer for the movie "Even the Rain" cast:
News: Justin Bieber as the lead in Famous Movies
Justin Bieber dominated the box office over the weekend and now Hollywood is planning a ton of remakes featuring him. Check out these movie posters featuring the face of Bieber put in the leading role of top hollywood films.
News: Most Disturbing Cinema Kisses for Valentine's Day
Here is a collection of the most sick, twisted, and disturbing film kisses. My favorite has got to be Luke kissing Leia from Star Wars... Incest at its best.
News: 40 Years of NYC Being Destroyed in Films
Time compression done on the NYC apocalypse.
News: Tom Cruise is always running in his films.
Below is a funny mashup video that proves that all Tom Cruise does in his movies is RUN.
News: Reviewing the 2010 Oscar Picks Ep.02
"Need some help with your Oscar pool? Mike the Greek is back with day 2 of Oscar Week on thesubstream.com. He's seen all the Oscar nominated films and so he even knows which ones are gonna win in the categories that nobody cares about."
News: Stanley Kubrick Tribute - Quite Awesome
Lots of comparisons between films of shot types and compositions.
THE FILM LAB: Gaffer Tape
MIke waxes poetic about his favourite kind of, uh, tape. Gaffer tape: better than duct/duck in almost everyway save for its price. Don't go to set without some.
News: Putty Hill (2010)
This is the poster for the feature film Putty Hill
News: Lazy Teenage Superheroes
With the low budget of $300 bucks, Michael Ashton and pals created the below 12-minute short film entitled Lazy Teenage Superheroes, complete with some pretty great looking SFX. Just shows what you can do with a little ingenuity plus some self-taught filmmaking know-how (and the right After Effects tutorials). Not bad at all. Behind-the-scenes:
THE FILM LAB: Stop Motion Part 02
Rajo shows off his new favourite iPhone app, the incredibly cheap and easy to use Stop Motion Recorder from bitween. Holy cats is it ever cool...Watch this quick and easy tutorial!
THE FILM LAB: Stop Motion Part 01
Mike explains stop motion animation, which is incidentally the coolest kind of animation out there.
News: Mike Michael Mike Michael
Imagine the movie "The Lost Boys" and now imagine a new movie comprised of every moment they say michael from that film.
WATCH THIS INSTEAD: The Dilemma
Vince Vaughn and Kevin James in The Dilemma... hoo boy. Ron Howard hasn't tried a comedy like this since 1999's disastrous Ed TV. Mike's got another film lined up for ya though...
News: REVIEW - The Green Hornet
Something doesn't quite mesh in Michel Gondry's latest film (featuring Seth Rogan as a super-hero), but still... cool fighting and good jokes.
News: REVIEW- Another Year
Mike Leigh's new film is extremely well made, but if you're looking for space lasers, you are decidedly S.O.O.L. my friend.
News: The Brick Thief - LEGO Short Film
Not sure about the entire STEALING other children's LEGOs is cool in this short, but the sense of style and mood is quite beautiful. It features LEGOs and thats all that matters to me.
THE FILM LAB: Intro to Final Cut Pro - 03
Rajo takes you through the final installment of our ridiculously basic series on non-linear editing with Final Cut Pro. Now you go try it...
News: Frankie and Alice (2010)
Above is the poster from the movie Frankie and Alice
News: The Way Back (2010)
Above are the posters for the feature film "The Way Back" directed by Peter Weir
News: And Everything is Going Fine (2010)
Above is the movie poster for "And Everything is Going Fine"
News: Rabbit Hole (2010)
Above are the movie posters for Rabbit Hole. Now that the NC-17 rating has been over turned we should see this movie get a wide release.
News: Biutiful (2010)
Above are the movie posters for the feature film "Biutiful" Below is the motion picture trailer for the move "Biutiful"
News: Soul Kitchen (2009)
Above are the movie posters for "Soul Kitchen" Below is the movie trailer for the feature film "Soul Kitchen" cast:
News: The Tree of Life (2011)
Here is the movie trailer for the new feature film by Terrence Malick called "The Tree of Life"
News: Gulliver's Travels (2010)
Here is the movie trailer for the feature film "Gulliver's Travels" Here are a collection of movie clips from the motion picture "Gulliver's Travels" cast:
The VIDADIFH Biography Show: James L. Brooks
James L. Brooks has a new movie out! To celebrate the release of How Do You Know, we here in the Film Lab thought we'd take a trip down memory lane and celebrate the man's ouvre...
The VIDADIFH Biography Show: James L. Brooks
James L. Brooks has a new movie out! To celebrate the release of How Do You Know, we here in the Film Lab thought we'd take a trip down memory lane and celebrate the man's ouvre...