Characters of The Place Beyond The Pines

The Place Beyond the Pines, why do you make me feel sick to my stomach? To clarify, that's a good thing since I can't remember the last time a film moved me so deeply. And that's due to the characters. They are human beings with emotions, flaws and independent thoughts. Not words that actors speak after learning them from a piece of paper. Every time I go to the cinema and I see the trailer I get a bit teary in the eyes. From a freakin' trailer... I...

Thoughts on... Star Trek Into Darkness

Well, this seems to be a Star Trek week. Which is great since I love Star Trek... I love the concept of Star Trek. When it comes to Into Darkness I'm not sure. I've seen the 2009 film more than I can count. I know the lines and shots which was proven in the last post. So the expectations were high for Into Darkness... And it didn't fail me. This time everything was more spetacular than it was before. Colors were brighter, characters funnier,...

Star Trek: Cinematography & The Beauty of a Film

Part of why I love Star Trek (2009) so much is the beauty that the film is approached with. J. J. Abrams has his own signature shots that he uses throughout this film and as it came apparent recently, in Into Darkness also.  The most obvious one is the light shining straight into the camera. That method is used constantly, mostly in close-up shots and it gives Star Trek this distinctive look modifying the colors and spicing up a shot...

The Most Memorable Characters From Harry Potter

     I recently started up with reading the entire Harry Potter collection again and I am already halfway through, thus I thought that making a short list or a reminder to all Potterheads out there would be a great installment to the blog. I guess I am an late bloomer when it comes to the wizarding world, but nonetheless I am a true witch at heart. So I thought that making a list of my own favorite and the most memorable...