Tag: Folklore

Pan’s Labyrinth and the Dark Fantasy of Guillermo del Toro

On By C.H. NewellIn Dark Fantasy, Drama, Fantasy, Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth, Review, War1 Comment

Pan's Labyrinth. 2006. Directed & Written by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Doug Jones, Ariadna Gil, Álex Angulo, Manolo Solo, César Vea, and Roger Casamajor. Estudios Picasso/Tequila Gang/Esperanto Filmoj/Sententia Entertainment/Telecinco/OMM. Rated 14A. 118 minutes. Drama/Fantasy/War ★★★★★ Guillermo del Toro has one of the most consistently fascinating minds in film today. Ever since I saw …

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The Captive: An Atom Egoyan Fairy Tale

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Atom Egoyan, Blogs, Cinematography, Directors, Drama, Film, Filmmakers, Kevin Durand, Mireille Enos, Movies, Mystery, Reviews, Rosario Dawson, Ryan Reynolds, Scott Speedman, The Captive, ThrillerLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z3_vcRbi7k The Captive. 2014. Dir. Atom Egoyan. Screenplay by Egoyan & David Fraser. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Scott Speedman, Rosario Dawson, Mireille Enos, Kevin Durand, Alexia Fast, Peyton Kennedy. Ego Film Arts. 112 minutes. Rated PG. Drama/Thriller ★★★1/2 Canadian director Atom Egoyan is no stranger to telling stories in unique ways, often fragmenting plots into non-linear narrative. …

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Trollhunter: Found Footage Fairy Tales

On By C.H. NewellIn Blogs, Blu ray, Bluray, Comedy, Dark Fantasy, Film, Filmmaking, Foreign Films, Found Footage, Horror, Movies, Reviews, Trollhunter, TrollsLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvwEyHeRSvE Trollhunter. 2010. Directed & Written by André Øvredal. Starring Otto Jespersen, Hans Morten Hansen, Tomas Alf Larsen, Johanna Mørck, Knut Naerum, Robert Stoltenberg, and Glenn Erland Tosterud. Momentum Pictures. Rated PG-13. 103 minutes. Dark Fantasy/Comedy ★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) When you hear the title Trollhunter it isn't easy to imagine what the plot and …

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