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G-S-T Review…The Grey

January 27th, 2012
By Andrew
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Ten years after the release of Narc, Joe Carnahan has returned to where he started as a filmmaker with survival thriller The Grey, eschewing hyper-stylized shoot-outs and outrageous, impossible action scenes for something grim, grounded, and surprisingly poetic. While a film set in the Alaskan wilds feels like a far cry from a gritty urban tale of narcotics investigations, The Grey shares far more in common with Narc than Carnahan’s recent outings, studio tent-pole hopeful The A-Team and the Tarantino-influenced Smokin’ Aces. The Grey occurs in our world, where nature is unapologetic for its amorality and disasters cannot be averted through guile or in tanks outfitted with parachutes. It’s a film about survival whose narrative focuses on the emotional wounds of men bereft of hope and separated from their families for too long.

G-S-T Review…Man On A Ledge

January 27th, 2012
By Bill
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A talented cast does not always equal out to a quality film. While Sam Worthington defiantly clings to the side of a building with threats of suicide, his plight to be found innocent is mostly hollow. Sometimes the withholding of information from an audience can have a great payoff. Then there is Man On A Ledge. Director Asger Leth seems content to hold most of his cards just out of the audience’s reach. That leads to a slew of reveals that lack complexity and specialize in fallacy of logic. Yet I had an odd revelation half way through: I was still curious how everything would unfold.

Some Mid-day Humor….

January 26th, 2012
By MarcC
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As with anything serious there’s always a funnier side of it just ripe for parody. Case in point, the 2012 Academy Award nominations. While fans are in a verbal and digital uproar about who and what was snubbed, let’s just take a step back and let the academy do what the academy will do. So on that note please enjoy a batch of very funny and clever artistic revisions to Oscar-nominated film posters from The Shiznit. Thanks to Collider for the heads up…

Ohhh, Look…Insane Behind the Scenes Reel for ‘Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance’

January 25th, 2012
By MarcC
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In the comic book world, adaptations can swing wildly from perfection to utter tragedy with a handful of films finding home in the middle ground. In the past I’ve gone on about which comic films have been good, bad and break evens but filmmakers are finding their groove these days and most of those films are putting their properties in the win columns. One to root for an underdog, when a product is ill-received in the first go round I am always up for a redeeming sequel. But when a film is so bad even those responsible wish they could unsee it, a prequel, sequel or reboot, even in this day and age, probably will never see the light of day.

So when Ghost Rider (see last sentence above) was given another shot at redemption there was only one way to rise from the ashes, so to speak, with a sequel worth making; go insane or go home. If the first trailer didn’t get your pulse going then have a look at what Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor did to get the shots for this (never mind the recent news that this will be PG-13). I must say that after seeing this we should all get excited to see just what the Crank duo will unleash on screen. I could probably watch 95 minutes of seeing footage like this instead of the movie… Enjoy!

Roundtable Discussion with ‘Real Steel′ Animatronic Supervisor JOHN ROSENGRANT

January 25th, 2012
By MarcC
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John Rosengrant has been creating groundbreaking special effects for films since working with Stan Winston on The Terminator. He did spectacularly seamless VFX work for Dreamworks’ Real Steel and his marriage of practical and CG robots really helped sell the heart of this wonderful family film.

He’s worked on all sorts of films from sci-fi classics like The Terminator and Predator to blockbusters like Jurassic Park and Avatar (just check out his IMDb page or see his bio at the bottom of this post). Basically if there was mind-blowing movie magic happening on screen, it was most likely John working his magic off screen. Go, See, Talk and other movie sites were invited to participate in an exclusive round table discussion with this veteran of the FX world. John had lots to offer about his passion, his profession and personal tastes in his creative process.

Have a look at what he had to say…(sorry no audio but G-S-T’s questions are in Orange)

Full List Of Nominees For The 84th Annual Academy Awards Released

January 24th, 2012
By MarcC
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As far as awards go, the Academy Awards is the Super Bowl of the film/entertainment world recognizing (and snubbing) the very best of what the previous calendar year had to offer. In what some consider a stellar year for films there are some crowd pleasing favorites which have made such an impact and have kept strong buzz going throughout all of 2011.

When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the nominations for the 84th Academy Awards this morning, it was no surprise who some of the front-runners would be. Pulling in some big nominations were The Descendants, The Artist and Hugo. But little engines that could like Moneyball and end of year hits like Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy are getting some deserved nods making filmmakers (and fans) very happy.

But you can’t please all the people all of the time and, back to the snubbing I mentioned above, films like The Adventures of Tintin, Andy Serkis’ performance in Rise of the Planet of the Apes and even man of the year Michael Fassbender (Shame) all seem criminally disregarded despite receiving nothing but acclaim since their respective opening nights. Anyway, enough commentary, here is the full list of nominees:
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Hammer Announces Global Restoration Project To Bring Iconic Library To Blu-Ray

January 23rd, 2012
By MarcC
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In a landmark collaboration, Hammer announced that STUDIOCANAL, Anolis Entertainment (Germany), Pinewood, illuminate Hollywood fka HTV and others are coming together to undertake a major restoration of the iconic Hammer film library. The project will bring over 30 of their most memorable and iconic movies into HD format for Blu-ray and new media exploitation in the 21st Century. This represents substantial investment by Hammer and its key partner STUDIOCANAL, and is testimony to the extraordinary regard with which the Hammer legacy is held internationally, with some materials for the project being provided by Hammer’s original US production partners Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures. Read more

G-S-T Double Take Review…Haywire

January 20th, 2012
By Bill
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Editor’s note: One of the first in a series of new features presented as a sneak peek to commemorate/kick off Go,See,Talk’s upcoming 3 year anniversary we present this, our first, “Double Take” review. Here, both of our writers Bill and Grady give their thoughts on Steven Soderbergh’s all-star action-fest Haywire.

Interview…Film Composer James Newton Howard

January 20th, 2012
By MarcC
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Oscar-nominated film composer James Newton Howard was invited to Dallas to perform some of his favorite and well known cinematic themes as the first performance kicking-off the 2012 Masters of Film Music series with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. But before he conducted his fantastic live retrospective concert, he agreed to meet with G-S-T for an exclusive interview.

Due to Mr. Howard’s hectic schedule we had to break our session with him into two parts. As you’ll see and hear in the video, he was extremely down to earth and answered a wealth of questions. We discussed a wide range of topics from his roots, his inspiration/motivation, his process and more. Enjoy this insightful sit down with one of the greatest working film composers and icon of the cinematic music world…

James Newton Howard – Live At The Meyerson Symphony Center

January 19th, 2012
By MarcC
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To kick-off the 2012 program in the Masters of Film Music series, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra invited Oscar-nominated film composer James Newton Howard to perform a collection of his favorite and well known cinematic themes. With over 100 films to his name and 27 years experience scoring films he’s a legend in film circles and has become one of the most versatile, dynamic and in-demand musicians in his field. Howard had been asked several times by the Dallas Symphony to come and play a series of his themes. He admits that he had always wanted to do this and finally decided now was the right time.

Listening to Howard’s music, either in the movie or all on its own, is just a magical experience. However hearing Howard’s music live with an orchestra as accomplished as the Dallas Symphony bringing it to life is like being in the movie. A sensational show from start to finish this concert, surprisingly enough, was Mr. Howard’s first time to ever conduct his music in public. The following is a recap of the sensational and unique performance. Enjoy! Read more