Desc:

The late sequel to The Silence of the Lambs.  Cinematography, music, and editing are all very standard of the thrillers of the time; other examples would be the newer James Bond movies and other things of the like.  The colors are rather pale with hard lighting… Often falling far into the red or blue range. Very little in between… Almost Noire, actually.  Acting’s good.  Of course, Anthony Hopkins (Hannibal Lecter) is still brilliant… What more to say?

The story follows Clarice Starling, now an active FBI agent. SPOILERS Hannibal has been hanging out in Italy after his escape years earlier, suspending his practice of cannibalism.  After a friend finds him out he returns to action, killing several people in the process.  An “old friend” in the US whom had been convinced by Lecter to cut off their own face is seeking revenge as Hannibal returns.

Crew:

Producers-

-Dino De Laurentiis

-Martha De Laurentiis

-Ridley Scott

-Branko Lustig (exec.)

-Terry Needham (associate)

-Lucio Trentini (line; Italy)

Original Music-

-Hans Zimmer

Cinematography-

-John Mathieson

Desc:

Oh, what a beautiful movie.  Honestly, I think it’s one of my favorites of all time. Acting is supreme, blood and gore are satisfying, and paranoia and fear pounded into one’s skull. Not even like a nail… Like a screw. It’s not supposed to be pounded in, so it’s much more unpleasant. Plus, given the differing worlds of 1980 and now, some of it is no longer scary, but just funny… Like 50’s horror films, or ’80s music.  Actually, that last one’s pretty horrible… Either way, it’s brilliant. I personally start laughing when the violence presents itself, but I know others find it more terrifying.  Cinematography works well with what’s going on story-wise…

The story is, dear Jack is a struggling writer who takes a job maintaining a hotel in the mountains with his wife and son while it’s closed for the winter.  After about a month things go rotten. I won’t say any more than that, even the very beginning stuff, because you NEED TO SEE THIS MOVIE, PRONTO. Now. Go. No time to waste. GET THE HELL OFF YOUR ASS AND GO WATCH THE MOVIE! Jesus. Still reading? Really? Shame.

Well, since for some reason I have to make these predictable rages at the reader (you) and you insist on reading rather than watching a crazed guy with an axe say “Here’s Johnny!” I’m going to bore you with some credits for the film, as you were either reading in the first place to find such information (you should’ve just scanned. These things are pretty identifiable…) or you just have so little to do that you’re desperate enough to keep reading. Or you have to read this for your job or something.

Producers-

-Jan Harlan (exec.)

-Stanley Kubrick

-Robert Fryer (associate)

-Mary Lea Johnson (associate)

-Martin Richards (associate)

Original Music-

-Wendy Carlos

-Rachel Elkind

Cinematography-

-John Alcott

Film Editing-

-Ray Lovejoy

Desc:

Frankly, this edition completely sucks.  The two prequels, 16 and 18 years older, kicked its ass.  The third Godfather movie focuses in on Michael Corleone’s attempts to legitimize his Mafia empire in the late ’70s and early ’80s through connections to the church and major economic powers, his “son’s” sudden appearance and influence on the family, and the death of Michael’s daughter. No, I’m not spoiling the movie… The movie IS spoiled, in itself. It’s not worthy of spoilers. IT’S CRAP.

This is a short review because there is little to review.  Everything’s average or below-average. Meh. Plus, Coppola’s daughter is one of the worst actresses I have ever had the misfortune of seeing. Maybe she can direct… But act? Nay.

HERE are my yearbook posts… Two views each of a pen and a book for Literary and a computer for Digital. I’m sorry they don’t have alphas… I was working in Blender and if the images are reloaded or something along those lines in Blender after being created in said application (I’ve said it too many times. Enough… said… Too much of that, too.) their alphas are reset to black. I don’t know why, and frankly I’ve had very little time to fix them. So here you go. I can rerender them in a greater resolution if need be…

AAAWEROIT

Desc:

The second … installation of the Godfather trilogy, by Francis Ford Coppola.  Let’s face it, it’s awesome.  This one covers Michael Corleone’s ruling over the family at Lake Tahoe beginning in 1958, though he does indeed continue in the next film, and the past of Vito before he ran the Corleone family Mafia.  Again, brilliant cinematography, acting, etc. Though I do miss Vito…  Many have supposed this one better than it’s prequel, though I’m still on the fence.  It’s based more around familial issues…  I really shouldn’t have to explain how excellent the quality is… The 11 Academy Award nominations and 6 wins should tell you that.

Crew:

Director- Francis Ford Coppola

Cinematographer- Gordon Willis

Producer- Francis Ford Coppola

Original Music- Nino Rota

Art Director- Angelo P. Graham

Desc:

Yet another brilliant saga, directed by another great director, Francis Ford Coppola.  The first movie, the subject of this review, is probably the best, in my eyes… It follows the Corleone family, a mafia family focused in New York and created by Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), who fled Sicily after another Mafia Godfather there had killed off his family.  This film begins in the 1940s and defines the family, then follows it through Vito’s downfall and his son Michael’s (Al Pacino) rise to Godfatherly position over his “family.”  There’s more to it, of course, but that just about covers it… Merry Christmas, I just spoiled this movie!  Anyway, the cinematography is brilliant, the characters believable and cathartic, and the plot intriguing, if extremely complicated in parts… For me, anyway… I had trouble keeping up with it, but that may just be my extremely short attention span. Go watch it, NOW.

Crew:

Director- Francis Ford Coppola

Cinematographer- Gordon Willis

Producer- Albert S. Ruddy

Original Music- Nino Rota

Art Director- Warren Clymer

Quick screenshot of the poster I’m working on with Cole. Sketched in a sketchbook, then colored and edited in Gimp… Not that great. I just thought the lens flare was cool… I doubt we’ll keep it.

http://www.youtube.com/user/GutterflowerMusic

Nice grungy covers.

I thought you guys may want to see this… A very, VERY bloody videogame I’m making in Blender. These are the least graphic screenshots… The rest are… Well…  Imagine taking a bunch of giant, human-shaped watermelons and throwing them in a very big blender, or slap-chop, or serrated washing machine…  This is an expression of myself, but originally it was an attempt to create a very human-like ragdoll with realistic proportions and gore, which meant dismembered limbs. I hope you like it and don’t think I’m disturbed…