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The Best of 2011 so far

Posted on August 17, 2011 by The Filmsmith | 2 comments

We’re a little more than half-way through the year and given the plethora of films I, Remington Smith, and writer co-hort Ben Creech, review, we thought it would be a good time to chat about our favorite films of the year so far. Here’s that conversation: Continue reading →

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Tagged 13 Assassins, 2011, best of, Certified Copy, Drive Angry 3D, Film, Hanna, Hobo with a Shotgun, Of Gods and Men, Rango, Source Code, Stake Land, Super, Super 8, The Lincoln Lawyer, The Tree of Life, Troll Hunter, X-Men: First Class

Source Code’s Ending: Bitter Pill?

Posted on April 1, 2011 by The Filmsmith | 22 comments

MAJOR SPOILERS, SEE FILM FIRST

At the end of the film, Colter Stevens has been transported to the train, where he finally averts the explosion and then stays in the body of Sean Fentress. It appears this is possible because he isn’t killed as Sean, so he isn’t snapped back to his body. If he had failed, he would be dead for good since Goodwin pulls the plug on his body.

But what about the real Sean Fentress? Since the Source Code machine is thought to just tap into the memory of someone already dead, there’s not a lot of moral consideration for Fentress considering the mission (which is also Stevens’ situation). But since Sean Fentress doesn’t die on the train due to Stevens’ intervention, what happens to his consciousness? Continue reading →

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Tagged Ending of Source Code, Jake Gyllenhaal, Source Code

Source Code a genuine sci-fi thriller

Posted on April 1, 2011 by The Filmsmith | 1 comment

Nicolas Cage picks projects that can be hit or miss (Bringing Out the Dead vs Bangkok Dangerous); Jake Gyllenhaal seems to follow a similar pattern of doing the safe film, then the artistic one ( Prince of Persia vs Donnie Darko). Thankfully Source Code, Gyllenhaal’s latest, is a taut sci-fi thriller worth seeing. Continue reading →

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Tagged Duncan Jones, Jake Gyllenhaal, Moon, Sci-Fi, Source Code

First five minutes of “Source Code” leaves you wanting less

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Aaron Faulkner | Leave a comment

After gaining a following and critical acclaim for his movie Moon, many were eager to see what material Duncan Jones would take on next. And then Source Code, a spec script written by Ben Ripley, fell into his hands and the rest is history. The film is currently having a run at the SXSW Film Festival and will be released nationally April 4th. Last Tuesday the first five minutes of the film were put online so the world could get a little taste of the things to come. However, the footage doesn’t deliver and leaves you wondering if Jones’ film is going to bomb at the box office. And here is why it just might…

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Most Anticipated Films of 2011

Posted on February 5, 2011 by The Filmsmith | 2 comments

At the beginning of every year, just as we are unwinding from seeing all the great Oscar hopefuls, we are hit with a wave of upcoming films to get even more excited about. From Sundance favorites to entries in the Berlin Film Festival, we get a glimpse of the next year’s Oscar race, but we also get the chance to cherry pick some films that might pass us by if we aren’t careful. Yes, some of these will be impossible to miss, but these are the films that we expect to move us, thrill us, take us to another place, or just simply enjoy the most. Continue reading →