Things that annoy me

I'm not Peter. I'm not a film critic. But there are certain things that, when I notice them, really annoy me.

Studios have been trying a lot of things lately to get more people interested in more films. Pre-releasing movies on iTunes before they're in the theater, viral marketing campaigns, etc. How then, in this era of media and public saturation and scrutiny does this happen: A new, A-list film (if Nick Cage really is A-list) releases a clip from the film, something to wet appetites and it has, to my untrained eye, a glaring cinematic mistake...

Image 1 - 00:17

 

Image 2 - 00:20



Did you catch it? It's called match-on-action. In the first shot the detective, played by that grumpy looking guy, is opening his folder (you can see it's partly open) and in the second shot (after the cut) it is closed again.

This is such a simple thing to edit correctly and it's such a simple thing to not put in the one clip that you release for promotion. My dream of becoming a Hollywood editor is alive again.

Watch for yourself here.

*End of Rant*

Egg Love

Watch this film.

Tell what you think.

Ende.

WARNING

WARNING: Do not watch the new Eagle Eye trailer if you have any desire to watch this film! That's right, if you watch the new trailer you will ruin all surprise within the film.

The original trailer left you wondering what was going to happen and how this worked into a story, the new trailer shows how the story will unfold, tells you what the plot-twist is, and hints at the resolution.

Don't watch, wait a month and see it in the theater.

Also... if you do want to see a bunch of comi-liberal's portrayal of President George W. and company, check this out | W.

Hitchcock Revisited

A few months ago Vanity Fair (a magazine that I neither subscribe to nor read) ran a series of staged photographs inspired by famous scenes from Alfred Hitchcock films. Some of these are really cool, some of them are so-so, but it is certainly worth a look-see. Link