Gamestore Season 1 Promo

Directed by Nathan McMahan

Starring

Alex Banos
Jennifer Marshall
Josh Kessler
Phil Armijo

Produced by:

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Review by Frank Tobin

Uncomfortable rape scene. Subdued Daniel Craig. Director David Fincher's meticulous attention to cinematic detail. A dildo shoved in the dark, dank, dreadful crevice of an awful person, by the victim of the aforementioned uncomfortable rape. A murder mystery yarn that unwinds in a slow burning cavalcade of subtly realistic dialogue, and figure-it-out-for-yourself-until-the-very-end plot movement. And a surreal, focused, perfectly acted supporting cast of undesirables and former Nazis.

This encapsulates the whole of my observation of Fincher's adaptation of the '09 Swedish flick of the same name, that was based on the first book in a trilogy of novels by the late Stieg Larsson.

The skinny girl that has a tattoo of a dragon on her upper back is the story of Harriet Vanger, a scion of one of Sweden's wealthiest families, who  disappeared over forty years ago. All these years later, her aged uncle continues to seek the truth. He hires Mikael Blomkvist (Craig), a crusading journalist recently trapped by a libel conviction, to investigate. He is aided by the pierced and tattooed punk prodigy Lisbeth Salander (brought to life beautifully by Rooney Mara, who was second to Scarlett Johansson because the latter was "too pretty" to play the part. Hey Hollywood, fuck you. I prefer Mara now, thanks. Jags). Together they tap into a vein of unfathomable iniquity and astonishing corruption

Historically, American remakes of foreign pictures are met with various results, both commercially and critically. Majority of the time, they're outstandingly poor recreations of what was a seminal work by an independent filmmaker with a metric ton to prove. Someone with creative chops that rival even the best of our generation and before. Uwe Boll comes to mind immediately. (If you're bright enough, you'll sincerely hope I was joshing your chain. If not, then you're already too brain damaged for that joke to land in the softest portion of your gray matter.)

I digest (sic), Fincher exquisitely delivers on what Fincher does best: character involvement and progression, complicatedly divine cat and mouse play between killer and investigator, lowlife degraded scum-ridden beauty (what?), and a run-time that never feels too long. This movie was a satisfyingly complex and entertainingly atmospheric journey down the distorted depths of man's deepest derogatory decisions (how ya like those "D's"?).

Acting, pacing, writing, directing, with a bombastic musical accompaniment that's sure to win Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross another Oscar; this movie is a visual and audio tour de force. Fincher's in top-form. Now, for his next trick, a new Alien movie starring Zombie Ripley (that bullshit Resurrection doesn't register with me. You're better than that, Whedon!). Or a new Fight Club with Zombie Tyler Durden (mind equals blown). Mayhaps we get a new tale from the Se7en universe with headless, Zombie Gwyneth Paltrow?

Give me a zombie movie Fincher!

SCORE: 4/5

INK19 Review of "A Behanding in Spokane"

Archikulture Digest by Carl Gauze

A Behanding in Spokane

A Behanding in Spokane
By Martin McDonagh
Directed by Jeremy Wood
Howler’s Theatre presenting at Art’s Sake Studio
Winter Park, FL

Carmichael (Scott Browning) lost his hand. Something to do with redneck hillbillies and a train outside of Spokane. The details of this country love song are fuzzy, but he did see his hand waving as it went over the next hill and he wants it back if only for sentiment. Tonight might be his lucky night; Toby (Aaron Smalls) and Marilyn (Jamie-Lyn Markos) offer their spare hand for $500 even if it’s not racially correct. Maybe Marilyn brought the wrong one, and Carmichael is concerned the one they forgot back home matches his DNA. His are typical private party sales concerns all collectors have – authenticity, provenance and whether this hand reads “Hate” across the knuckles all influence his final decision. He ties up the sellers, sets a candle in a gas can, and takes off to do market research while the speed freak hotel clerk (Tony Demil) visits with the couple. Will the deal go down? Will the hotel burn quickly? Will anyone in the audience get shot?

“Behanding” mixes a gruesome comedy with foul language and insane emotions and while I’m never sure what the author is trying to say, I know I’m just barely safe huddling outside the 4th wall. Browning does what he does best; he’s the short tempered psycho about to explode. Marilyn isn’t too bright but she nearly flirts the desk clerk into releasing her. Toby knows he slipped up, and seems shocked to find that Carmichael isn’t just dealing with him. Craziest of all is the clerk, he gets whole scene of body building and Red Bull chugging, and while he might not have a gun, he might be even more deadly than Carmichael. Intense and edgy, this isn’t for everyone and while the director hoped for some bad press to get out and help sell the show, I won’t give it. See this on its merits, and remember – it starts at 10 for a DAMN GOOD REASON.

For more exciting information about Howler’s Theatre, visithttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Howlers-Theatre/170793812961668

For more information on Art’s Sake Studios, check www.art-sake.com/

Cinematic Haiku Hard Malice Syllable 3: Bond

Well here it is the critically acclaimed short film that started the Cinematic Haiku Franchise Bond.

In it's entirety.  Please let me know what you think.


Directed by Mario Giancini

Writted by Frank Tobin

Produced by Valensky Sylvain and Jeremy Wood

Starring:

Amber English
Joe Lucas
Sevan McBride

Cinematography By Mario Giancini

Sound by Justin Russo

Sound Effects Edited by David Cybulski

Music by Mario Giancini

Make-up by Lyndsay Simon

Script Sup: Sam Sylvain

Grip: John Rasmussen

Edited by Mario Giancini & David Cybulski

Fight Coordinator: Joe Lucas

Colorist: Caleb Mallery

Original Score by Mario Giancini

Casting By Valensky Sylvain

Winner of the Profile Competition

Well hello Dark Elf Fans!  The winner of this years profile competition is Hitchcokian in nature.  You have all chosen well.  Without further ado:

First Place:  Profile pic #3

2nd Place goes to:  

and 3rd place goes to:

All pictures were taken by the incredible Von Hoffman.

Please find more of this shoot @ www.facebook.com/darkelffilms.

Melanie Robel - Agent Blush

Melanie Robel got her first taste of acting when she was forced into high school drama class as punishment. She had punched a red headed boy and made her band director cry. That is where she found her love for acting. She was told she needed to become a triple threat, to study dance and singing. She did that. Quit the theatre to focus on ballet, but on opening night as a soloist, she was dropped by her dance partner. Just for fun, Melanie went to an open casting call. It was her very first audition and she got the management contract, took classes and went to Los Angeles. The red hair, the young look and bad timing, made her decide to go home,to have her look mature and try it again later. A few years later, she did a short film called Grieve. Met some great people, did more projects and is still in love with acting.

Come check her out on Technopolis: Episode 1 as one of the Others!

GameStop Call of Duty Promo