FIX

Fix is the debut narrative film by  documentary filmmaker Tao Ruspoli.  The film has a fly on the wall-docu feel to it, which is no surprise due to Ruspoli's background.   I must say that based upon the two trailers I have viewed and the solid word of mouth and awards it has received, Fix could be the indy movie that could of next year.  

Mary and Max

Mary and Max is a stopmotion claymation film written and directed by Academy Award winning  animator, Adam Elliot.   It is Elliot's first feature length film; he won an Academy award for his short claymation project Harvie Krumpet in 2003.  Elliot tells the tale of a unlikely pen-pal relationship between Mary, a lonely, self conscious 8 year old girl and Max, a 44 year old obese, Jewish man with Aspergers .  Epic in it's scope, particularly for claymation, their story spans 20 years.  The film has garnered a good buzz and a great response so far.  Mary and Max features the voices of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette and Eric Bana.  

Norewegian Death Metal, murderous and vile or genius? Or both?

Until The Light Takes Us is a documentary film that follows and dissects the rise and history of Norewegian death metal.  Death or, black metal is a controversial musical subculture that is known as much for it's incredible musicians and layered, staggering pieces as it is for it's alleged links to many serious crimes throughout Norway.  From the looks of it, this piece really gets into the heart of this art form, letting the people who we there from the start tell their story.  

Michael Rupert and Chris Smith bring us Collapse

I'm not going to say too much, the trailer speaks for itself.  Even if you think Ruppert is a crackpot, conspiracy theorist, a view in which I do not share, there is undeniable facts that in many cases he has been way ahead of the curve.

Nobody trailer

Nothing.  Watch.  Art.  People.  Stuff.

Trailer for Nobody at Listal

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

This film has been getting a lot of exposure because it is Heath Ledgers last work but people are forgetting all of the other reasons to be brimming with anticipation.  This is a new Terry Gilliam film that looks like an old Terry Gilliam film, ever see Brazil?  The imagery looks astounding, Christopher Plummer delivers in everything he does, this looks like Gilliam at his best.  The trailer looks incredible, I could not be more amped.

Antichrist

Lars von Trier, along with Thomas Vinterberg  is the father of the cinematic movement Dogme95.  Dogme95 is a movement centered on making films immersed and soaking  in pure honesty.  It concentrates on the purity of film and rejects the need for big budgets and special effects opting to place every thought and effort solely on story, characters, and the actors performances.  This includes having no sets.   Everything shot by a filmmaker attempting to make a film that would be considered Dogme95, must be shot on location with no exception.  

From this came the first non porn film with unsimulated sex entitled The Idiots.  All the stuff about Dogme95 aside, the man makes films that are an experience to say the least.  You may not love, like, hate, or even be sure of what you saw but it will definitely be a unique, raw and visceral experience.

This is Lars von Trier's newest film, Antichrist.