>>>>Editors' Picks<<<<
Issue date: 11/9/06 Section: Entertainment
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By Yahaira Toribio
Entertainment Editor
The Fountain
November 22
Darren Aronofsky, the genius behind indie classics Pi and Requiem for a Dream, returns this November with possibly the most visually stimulating sci-fi film of the year, The Fountain.The film-that-almost-never-was, due to dropouts of A-list stars Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett and major financial backers, caused Aronofsky to forget making a blockbuster and take a step back into his independent roots. With a slimmer script and a new starring cast, Aronofsky was ready to make the film he truly wanted to make.
The Fountain focuses on a time-hopping couple played by Constantine's Rachael Weisz and X-Men's Hugh Jackman whom have to deal with the course of life, love, and mortality through space and time.
It's no doubt that what gained this supposed controversial film it's 10-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival is its organic and intricate special effects. Aronofsky decided to pass over CGI effects for the less controlled microphotography of special-effects artist Peter Parks. The photographs use bits of iodine, baby oil, and other materials to recreate sunbursts and other space phenomena.
The director continues to prove that the bells and whistles a big budget can get you won't always make the best film and it is highly likely that The Fountain will win him a place along Kubrick, Lucas and the Wachowski Brothers as a sci-fi great.
By Krystal Caban
Editor-In-Chief
Unknown
Now Playing (Select Theatres)
So we all remember Memento right? The infamous backwards film with a very skinny Guy Pearce,trying to piece a murder together with his very limited memory. Yeah, well the point of my inquiry was to lead you to my current movie pick Unknown. Just like Memento, Unknown's story is told in reverse with main character Jim Caviezel (Passion of the Christ) perplexed about who he is or who he should be. Set in a abandoned chemical warehouse, Caviezal along with several other men (Greg Kinnear, Joe Pantoliano and Barry Pepper), unaware of who they are or why they are there, have to figure a way out and decide whether they can trust one another, or themselves.
This film will most likely have your brain attempting to figure out what is going on and which characters to trust. That's the great thing about these films, you do more than just watch, you try to piece things together to understand the whole plot, and most likely you will end up more confused than ever saying "Oh man, I should have saw that coming" or unsuprised saying "Yes! See I told you, I know that was going to happen!" Either way, this film seems pretty interesting and if you don't want to watch it because Caviezel still reminds you of Jesus, then watch it because Joe Pantoliano still reminds you of Cypher from the Matrix, and because he was in Memento. What are the odds?
Entertainment Editor
The Fountain
November 22
Darren Aronofsky, the genius behind indie classics Pi and Requiem for a Dream, returns this November with possibly the most visually stimulating sci-fi film of the year, The Fountain.The film-that-almost-never-was, due to dropouts of A-list stars Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett and major financial backers, caused Aronofsky to forget making a blockbuster and take a step back into his independent roots. With a slimmer script and a new starring cast, Aronofsky was ready to make the film he truly wanted to make.
The Fountain focuses on a time-hopping couple played by Constantine's Rachael Weisz and X-Men's Hugh Jackman whom have to deal with the course of life, love, and mortality through space and time.
It's no doubt that what gained this supposed controversial film it's 10-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival is its organic and intricate special effects. Aronofsky decided to pass over CGI effects for the less controlled microphotography of special-effects artist Peter Parks. The photographs use bits of iodine, baby oil, and other materials to recreate sunbursts and other space phenomena.
The director continues to prove that the bells and whistles a big budget can get you won't always make the best film and it is highly likely that The Fountain will win him a place along Kubrick, Lucas and the Wachowski Brothers as a sci-fi great.
By Krystal Caban
Editor-In-Chief
Unknown
Now Playing (Select Theatres)
So we all remember Memento right? The infamous backwards film with a very skinny Guy Pearce,trying to piece a murder together with his very limited memory. Yeah, well the point of my inquiry was to lead you to my current movie pick Unknown. Just like Memento, Unknown's story is told in reverse with main character Jim Caviezel (Passion of the Christ) perplexed about who he is or who he should be. Set in a abandoned chemical warehouse, Caviezal along with several other men (Greg Kinnear, Joe Pantoliano and Barry Pepper), unaware of who they are or why they are there, have to figure a way out and decide whether they can trust one another, or themselves.
This film will most likely have your brain attempting to figure out what is going on and which characters to trust. That's the great thing about these films, you do more than just watch, you try to piece things together to understand the whole plot, and most likely you will end up more confused than ever saying "Oh man, I should have saw that coming" or unsuprised saying "Yes! See I told you, I know that was going to happen!" Either way, this film seems pretty interesting and if you don't want to watch it because Caviezel still reminds you of Jesus, then watch it because Joe Pantoliano still reminds you of Cypher from the Matrix, and because he was in Memento. What are the odds?
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