Posts Tagged ‘Culture’
Film Projections: 2012 Oscar Predictions
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: February 24, 2012
To prepare for the upcoming Academy Awards, Franklin Laviola, director of the acclaimed short Happy Face, gives us his Academy Award predictions. Read what he thinks and watch the Oscars on Sunday night! Picture The Artist The Descendants Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close The Help Hugo Midnight in Paris Moneyball The Tree of Life War Horse Will Win: On [...]
Film Projections: The Best Films of 2011
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: February 22, 2012
In anticipation of next week’s Academy Awards, FP film critic Franklin Laviola shares his final thoughts on film in 2011 over the next few days. Today, he gives us his favorite films of 2011. (Read the rest of Laviola’s work for Frontier Psychiatrist here.) 10. Essential Killing, directed by Jerzy Skolimowski & Aurora, directed by Cristi Puiu (tie) [...]
Film Projections: The Worst Films of 2011
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: February 17, 2012
In anticipation of next week’s Academy Awards, FP film critic Franklin Laviola shares his final thoughts on film in 2011 over the next few days. Today, he begins with his least favorite films of 2011. Come back Monday for his best films of 2011. (Read the rest of Laviola’s work for Frontier Psychiatrist here.) 10. Bridesmaids, [...]
Frontier Mixologist: A Classy Affair
Posted by: Roddy Rickhouse on: February 10, 2012
It is strange to think that tuxedos, which are today the height of formality, were once an informal concession to comfort while dining. As Lord Grantham dons a tuxedo in last week’s episode of Downton Abbey, he cautiously notes that “All the chaps in London are wearing them only for the most informal evenings.” Mr. Carson [...]
Film Projections: Reactions to the 84th Academy Award Nominations
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: January 27, 2012
On Monday, our film expert Franklin Laviola shared his predictions for the approaching Academy Awards nominations. Not surprisingly, he did quite well: 71 out of 104 nominations correct, perfect performances in the Best Director and Best Foreign Language Film Categories, and a spot-on prediction that Hugo and The Artist would lead all films with 11 and 10 nominations, [...]
On The Frontier: An Interview with Porcelain Raft
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: January 24, 2012
Mauro Remiddi has led a complicated musical life. He has performed Klezmer Music for the Berlin Youth Circus, crossed the 38th Parallel to re-interpret the folk songs of North Korea, composed music for short films and Vaudeville revivals, and, today, he is set to release his solo debut under the name Porcelain Raft. The record, entitled Strange [...]
Film Projections: Our 2012 Oscar Predictions
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: January 23, 2012
(Tomorrow at 8:30 AM on the East Coast, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will announce its nominees for the 84th annual Academy Awards. The annoucements will be made by the moderately attractive Jennifer Lawrence. Sadly we did not have the opportunity to speak with Ms. Lawrence, so we asked our resident film expert [...]
Our Dreams are Corporate Owned
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: January 4, 2012
In 2009, Marvel Comics was aquired by Disney. DC Comics has been owned by Time-Warner since 1967. In other words, Superman is a corporate trademark. As is Batman, Wonder Woman, Spiderman, Wolverine and practically any other superhero the average person can bring to mind. It is fitting, perhaps. Comic Books are a uniquely American invention, [...]
The 10 Best Bodies in Brooklyn: 2011
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: December 29, 2011
Specifically: dead bodies. What, you were expecting something else? If you live in New York City and you have not yet visited Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, make it your New Year’s resolution to do so. A mixture of bucolic beauty, historical interest, and general anachronistic oddity, the grounds were first laid out in 1838 and [...]
The Best Films of the New York Film Festival 2011
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: December 26, 2011
Here are the top films of the New York Film Festival from FP film critic Franklin Laviola. (Read the rest of his work for Frontier Psychiatrist here.) Forget about the Oscar-baiting The Artist and The Descendants, or the over-hyped and vacuous Shame. The following films were the real gems of this fall’s New York Film Festival: [...]
