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The Artist (DVD)

May 23, 2012 By Stephen Sclater Leave a Comment

Starring: Jean DuJardin, Berenice Bejo, James Crowell, John Goodman
Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Running Time: 96 mins
Certificate: PG
Release Date: May 28th, 2012

In an era where cinema audiences are bombarded with romcoms, remakes and endless superhero franchises, along came a silent film that showed the industry that there was a market for the more concerning cinemagoer, who liked something a little different. The Artist became a worldwide phenomenon that swept every award ceremony across the globe, winning 5 Oscars, 7 BAFTAs, 3 Golden Globes, and Best actor at Cannes, as well as being lauded by the harshest of critics and filmgoers alike. The film cost $15 million to make, but has so far amassed over $130 million at the box office, and is only the second time a silent film has won best film Oscar, the first being at the very first Oscars – Wings. [Read more…]

The Artist Blooper Reel

January 28, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The Artist has been charming audiences around the world and the bookies say that the smart money is on the movie to win big at the Oscars. Now a blooper reel has been released, which shows that the film is charming even when things don’t quite go correctly. Although if you thought Uggie was the most talented dog in history, you may be upset to see that sometimes he made mistakes too!

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The Artist (Cinema)

December 29, 2011 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Jean DuJardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell
Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Running Time: 100 mins
Certificate: PG
Release Date: Dec 30th (London), Jan 6th (Nationwide)

I don’t know why people are saying The Artist should win at the Oscars. It’s obvious director Michel Hazanavicius doesn’t know how to make a movie. For a start, he made the film in black and white. Doesn’t he know the world got coloured in during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s? Plus, he’s so incompetent he forgot to record the dialogue, so he just plays some music and occasionally has a caption card come up on screen, as if that’s a sensible way of telling a story.

He doesn’t even manage to make it in the right aspect ratio, as it’s the same width-to-length as old style-TVs. Hell, it’s not even in 3D! Hazanavicius needs to go back to square one, watch some Michael Bay movies and learn how to make real, proper films with explosions and stuff. This is the 21st Century! [Read more…]