A scene from Riders Of Justice (Retfærdighedens Ryttere), a Magnet release.
Photo credit: Rolf Konow. Courtesy of Magnet Releasing
Although the title reads like something from a 1930s Western, this is a very contemporary Danish revenge flick with a unique blend of action and comedy, written and directed by Anders Thomas Jensen and starring Mads Mikkelsen. It is also my favorite film, thus far, of 2021. Sneaky excellence in a surprising package.
We open with math geek Otto (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) struggling to explain the commercial value of his algorithm for predictions, factoring far more causal factors than any other program. It is akin to the axiomatic butterfly in Africa fluttering its wings setting in motion a chain of events that result in something quite different across the globe. The tunnel-vision Board fails to see how it will serve their only goal of selling their product, so they fire him and his fellow nerds.
Photo credit: Rolf Konow. Courtesy of Magnet Releasing
Although the title reads like something from a 1930s Western, this is a very contemporary Danish revenge flick with a unique blend of action and comedy, written and directed by Anders Thomas Jensen and starring Mads Mikkelsen. It is also my favorite film, thus far, of 2021. Sneaky excellence in a surprising package.
We open with math geek Otto (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) struggling to explain the commercial value of his algorithm for predictions, factoring far more causal factors than any other program. It is akin to the axiomatic butterfly in Africa fluttering its wings setting in motion a chain of events that result in something quite different across the globe. The tunnel-vision Board fails to see how it will serve their only goal of selling their product, so they fire him and his fellow nerds.
- 5/14/2021
- by Mark Glass
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago – In a subpar, mediocre and entirely disposable sort of way, Paul W.S. Anderson’s “The Three Musketeers” could prove diverting for undiscerning viewers, particularly those in the lower double digits. Everyone else has already steered clear of this unnecessary remake helmed by the king of junk entertainment, who mistakenly believed this dreck would lead to a franchise.
Every shot in this overlong, aggressively shallow enterprise looks like it cost millions, but the script penned by Alex Litvak (“Predators”) and Andrew Davies (“Bridget Jones’s Diary”) isn’t worth five bucks. Expected cliché after expected cliché is stitched together with the precision of a factory assembly line, leaving absolutely no room for any modicum of suspense or surprise. As in his interminable “Resident Evil” series, Anderson merely takes generic set-pieces and amps them up with loud effects, flashy visuals and mind-numbing spectacle.
Blu-ray Rating: 2.0/5.0
“Musketeers” isn’t even the best...
Every shot in this overlong, aggressively shallow enterprise looks like it cost millions, but the script penned by Alex Litvak (“Predators”) and Andrew Davies (“Bridget Jones’s Diary”) isn’t worth five bucks. Expected cliché after expected cliché is stitched together with the precision of a factory assembly line, leaving absolutely no room for any modicum of suspense or surprise. As in his interminable “Resident Evil” series, Anderson merely takes generic set-pieces and amps them up with loud effects, flashy visuals and mind-numbing spectacle.
Blu-ray Rating: 2.0/5.0
“Musketeers” isn’t even the best...
- 3/27/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Ruth Vega Fernandez, Liv Mjönes, With Every Heartbeat Rwanda Genocide, Sushi Chef, Matthias Schoenaerts: AFI Fest 2011 Awards Audience Awards Breakthrough Section (award accompanied by a $5,000 cash prize) With Every Heartbeat by Alexandra-Therese Keining New Auteurs Section Bullhead by Michaël R. Roskam World Cinema Section A tie: Jiro Dreams Of Sushi by David Gelb and Kinyarwanda by Alrick Brown Young Americans Section Wuss by Clay Liford Live Action And Animated Short Film Section Jury Awards As in previous years, a jury determines the AFI Fest 2011 Live Action and Animated Short Film Section Awards. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences recognizes each winner as a qualifier for the annual Academy Awards. The Short Film Jury — comprised of filmmakers Barry Jenkins and Gerardo Naranjo (AFI Conservatory Class of 2001) and festival programmer Kim Yutani — announced the awards with their statements. Live Action Short Film Section Grand Jury Prize: Frozen Stories from...
- 11/10/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Brian Hamill. From the film .Raging Bull.. Courtesy of United Artists, 1979.
Beverly Hills, CA - More than 115 images shot on the sets of such films as “Raging Bull,” “Munich,” “You, Me & Dupree,” “Rendition,” “Salt” and “Superman Returns” will be on display in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. new exhibition, “Crew Call 2011: Celebrating the Crafts,” opening Friday, September 9, in the Academy.s Grand Lobby Gallery. The exhibition, open to the public, will run through Sunday, December 18. Admission is free.
Shot by 25 members of the Society of Motion Picture Still Photographers, “Crew Call 2011″ will include photographs depicting the work of numerous, and essential, ‘below-the-line’ craftspeople on a movie set, from animal wranglers, puppeteers, makeup artists, seamstresses, stunt performers and prop masters to grips, gaffers and P.A.s. Several images show how production design and visual effects departments work preparing sets and staging action sequences, and provide glimpses...
Beverly Hills, CA - More than 115 images shot on the sets of such films as “Raging Bull,” “Munich,” “You, Me & Dupree,” “Rendition,” “Salt” and “Superman Returns” will be on display in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. new exhibition, “Crew Call 2011: Celebrating the Crafts,” opening Friday, September 9, in the Academy.s Grand Lobby Gallery. The exhibition, open to the public, will run through Sunday, December 18. Admission is free.
Shot by 25 members of the Society of Motion Picture Still Photographers, “Crew Call 2011″ will include photographs depicting the work of numerous, and essential, ‘below-the-line’ craftspeople on a movie set, from animal wranglers, puppeteers, makeup artists, seamstresses, stunt performers and prop masters to grips, gaffers and P.A.s. Several images show how production design and visual effects departments work preparing sets and staging action sequences, and provide glimpses...
- 8/23/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
HollywoodNews.com: More than 115 images shot on the sets of such films as “Raging Bull,” “Munich,” “You, Me & Dupree,” “Rendition,” “Salt” and “Superman Returns” will be on display in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ new exhibition, “Crew Call 2011: Celebrating the Crafts,” opening Friday, September 9, in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery. The exhibition, open to the public, will run through Sunday, December 18. Admission is free.
Shot by 25 members of the Society of Motion Picture Still Photographers, “Crew Call 2011″ will include photographs depicting the work of numerous, and essential, ‘below-the-line’ craftspeople on a movie set, from animal wranglers, puppeteers, makeup artists, seamstresses, stunt performers and prop masters to grips, gaffers and P.A.s. Several images show how production design and visual effects departments work preparing sets and staging action sequences, and provide glimpses of how the magic of the movies is achieved during long days and nights of shooting.
Shot by 25 members of the Society of Motion Picture Still Photographers, “Crew Call 2011″ will include photographs depicting the work of numerous, and essential, ‘below-the-line’ craftspeople on a movie set, from animal wranglers, puppeteers, makeup artists, seamstresses, stunt performers and prop masters to grips, gaffers and P.A.s. Several images show how production design and visual effects departments work preparing sets and staging action sequences, and provide glimpses of how the magic of the movies is achieved during long days and nights of shooting.
- 8/23/2011
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Kate Hudson, Casey Affleck in The Killer Inside Me (Berlin Film Festival) (top); Lene Maria Christensen, Johan Philip Asbæk in A Family (Zentropa / Rolf Konow) (middle, upper); Moritz Bleibtreu, Tobias Moretti in Jud Süss — Film Without a Conscience (Petro Domenigg / Concorde Film) (middle, lower); Mark Ruffalo, Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island (Paramount) (bottom) The Ghost Writer at 60th Berlin Film Festival Also of note at the 2010 Berlin Film Festival are Michael Winterbottom’s violent crime drama The Killer Inside Me, starring Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, and Kate Hudson, which caused a furor at the Sundance Film Festival due to its graphic depiction of violence against women; Thomas Vinterberg’s Submarino, the story of two estranged, downtrodden brothers; and 2006 Golden [...]...
- 2/1/2010
- by Arthur Leander
- Alt Film Guide
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