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Drive (2011)

In what universe was I not going to like this movie? Bad-ass cars driven hard? Check. Bad-ass cars driven hard on the streets of Los Angeles? Check. A cast that pretty much kills it? Check. And hot pink Mistral not meant ironically? Please.

There is only one Ridley Scott, but! Refn does really well here and even though the movie’s a little too… self-aware a few times, it doesn’t suffer much for it. The thousand-yard stares and the enigmatic non-smiles and the long silences. Just because you can see how it works doesn’t mean it doesn’t.

Can we talk about how watchable the opening and title sequences are? And how the car chases aren’t the sum total of the movie’s action? Or heart?

I dig it.

On-set photos by Gary Oldman from Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

Fantastic.

Brave !!

Also: look at that type treatment for the movie logo. So rad.

Snow White and the Huntsman

Okay, that? Looks like it might be awesome. I never thought Charlize Theron would freak me out, but here we are. Snow White, you in danger, girl.

Also: dig her shield. Definitely a bit… Gondor.

Brave teaser trailer. (v/o: Kevin McKidd!)

Sketching a Panda’s World

Lovely. I want a print of that! (Also? Kung Fu Panda 2? Rad.)

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International Poster: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo | /Film

It took me a minute to articulate why I don’t really dig this poster.

To wit: it creates expectations about Lisbeth and Blomkvist’s relationship. In the book and the original movie: there weren’t any and it was earned. This makes it inevitable (and changes the motivation), which is boring.

I was nervous about Thor when the stills first surfaced. The character is already a hard-sell in the realm of superhero movies, the Batman & Robin-ish costumes: not helping. Turns out, Branagh’s skill extends beyond Shakespeare. (:

Plus: Thor and Loki could have easily been caricatures, but points to Hemsworth and Hiddleston for bringing it.

Also? oh em squee: Renner!

It would be like a grown-up “Sesame Street,” except for the deadly road races, and the fact that the puppets have tattoos, guns, muscles, bald heads, and a ton of moving violations.

Fast Foward: Why a movie about car thieves is the most progressive force in American cinema, Wesley Morris (boston.com)

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That…is awesome. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (sold out! snif)

Concept art for Pixar’s Brave

Pixar’s first female protagonist: woot! And she’s a red-head! And she’s an archer¹?! And the cast is rounded-out with four actual Scottish actors?

Hurry up, 2012.

¹ My mom is an archer, so: biased. (:

The Real Places of Jane Eyre’s World: Haddon Hall

Points to you, Focus, for the mix of production stills and what look to be scout photos. I like this one best (rule of thirds!).

Watching: Jane Eyre (1996).

I wasn’t going to watch this one, but: here we are.

It is impressively boring, yo! I’m fairly well smitten with the 2006 mini-series and I can’t stand Zeffirelli as it is, so it’s not as though I had high hopes, but dang.

Actually, I buy William Hurt as Rochester; he’s working the hell out of what little this production provided, so there’s that. And teeny Anna Paquin! But Gainsbourg? As compared to Ruth Wilson? Not a chance. (:

Watching: The Great Gatsby (2000) Thus far (5 minutes in, mind) Paul Rudd makes a far less era-appropriate Nick than Sam Waterston. He’s not quite reserved enough. I like the noir-like music, though. (:

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It would be like a grown-up “Sesame Street,” except for the deadly road races, and the fact that the puppets have tattoos, guns, muscles, bald heads, and a ton of moving violations.