chronicle

BEL AMI is the story of Georges Duroy, who travels through 1890s Paris, from cockroach ridden garrets to opulent salons, using his wits and powers of seduction to rise from poverty to wealth, from a prostitute’s embrace to passionate trysts with wealthy beauties, in a world where politics and media jostle for influence, where sex is power and celebrity an obsession.

In this episode Simon and Wayne review the film Chronicle and give the first "Spiffing Opinion Piece" on a new phenomenon creeping into cinema screenings. This episodes Trailer Park entries are: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World; The Bourne Legacy; 2-Headed Shark Attack; Room in Rome & Decoy Bride.

In this episode, Andrew and Frank discuss the thematic threads running through Chronicle. Why does Matt keep quoting philosophers like Schopenhauer and Plato? Is the choice to make it a found-footage film an appropriate one? What is Josh Trank trying to say about the nature of art? All this and more. SHOW NOTES: 0:22 - Intro and clip 2:43 - Becoming your parents 6:09 - Schopenhauer and the concept of will 10:55 - The camera as social buffer, art as inherently selfish 22:22 - Plato’s allegory of the cave 24:24 - Film as unfulfilled desire 27:15 - A political message? 31:20 - The handling of high school stereotypes, cinematography 35:00 - The nosebleeds 40:00 - Show close DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing cinemafix@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!

Andrew and Frank give their general thoughts the feature directorial debut of Josh Trank. A found-footage movie about superpowers? Can that work, or does the film fail to follow the rules of successful mockumentary films? Tune in to find out. SHOW NOTES: 0:22 - Intro and clip 4:00 - General thoughts 13:06 - Show close DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing cinemafix@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!

Popcorn #10 HD - Un plan, une histoire : Après un sommaire avec lequel vous reprendriez bien un peu de soap, la partie ZOOM vous présentera, un détective futé «Sherlock Holmes - Jeu d'Ombres», un agent double trop secret dans «la Taupe», une amnésique dans «La Vie d'une Autre», des super-héros nouveaux dans «Chronicle». «Sauce RoboColin» nous présentera ce mois-ci une daube policière avec «Samouraï Cop»... Je vous ressers ? Sortir son Blu-ray sera violent avec «Warrior», animal avec «La Planète des Singes - Les origines» et c'est tout nouveau, il sera en 3D avec «Green Lantern» Pour le Devoir du mois, notre invité René nous a proposé «Il était une fois en Amérique» de Sergio Leone et nous a donné une leçon de cinéma !! Le mois prochain c'est un nouvel invité Arnaud qui nous propose «The Wall» d'Alan Parker...

In this episode of the State of Games, Monkey and Dice revisit some of the controversy from episode 2 (The One About Naked People) as they ponder a board game age rating system, mowing down pedestrians in Road Kill Rally, psychedelic drug use in SmallWorld, and making cave babies in Stone Age. All this, plus their take on Pastiche, Survive! and building the Railways of the Word.