The Shining - 8 Bit Cinema

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Berberian Sound Studio trailer

I've been seeing a lot of reviews lately for the soundtrack to this film. I missed it at TIFF but it holds particular interest for me as the main character is a sound designer on a film. Looks like it might have some meta-type elements, you know, like the film the character is working on actually is the film we're watching type stuff.

Can't find a DVD release for it, I'll just have to keep my eyes open.

15 things that bothered/didn't bother us about DKR

15 Things That Bothered Us About ‘The Dark Knight Rises’

And a response:

15 Things That Didn’t Bother Us About The Dark Knight Rises

The responses seem pretty weak to me. I'm glad people liked the movie, but a masterpiece it is certainly not.

What happened to action movies?

What happened to action movies? Interesting rant asking the above question, with great analysis of a golden age of Hollywood action flicks.

Consider this stunning fact: within a 16-month span, the following four movies were released theatrically:

Lethal Weapon (March 6, 1987)
Predator (June 12, 1987)
RoboCop (July 17, 1987)
Die Hard (July 15, 1988)

Not only is each one of those movies not your standard brainless macho fare (not even Predator -- we'll get to it), they're four of the best action movies ever made. Why? Because they've all got something more happening under the surface.