Revisiting a classic: FernGully
Posted on 16. Feb, 2010 by Britt Perkins in The Flick File
Because of the recent Avatar comparisons, it was Valentine’s Day, and I asked for and received “Fern Gully: The Last Rainforest” for Christmas, this review had to be done.
Revisiting childhood can be a disappointment. FernGully isn’t.
Listening to the voices of Tim Curry, Christian Slater and Robin Williams, among others, I felt like my [...]
Who is she? Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Posted on 30. Jan, 2010 by Britt Perkins in The Flick File
She’s a photographer, but has stepped from behind her equipment to become an icon. Written, directed and filmed by her sister Barbara as a gift to their mother, the film intersperses Leibovitz’s childhood and early career with behind-the-scenes footage of some of her latest work for Vanity Fair.
The photographer started her career in 1967 and [...]
Medicine for Melancholy
Posted on 09. Jan, 2010 by Britt Perkins in The Flick File
This movie is pretty. It starts slowly and awkwardly, but watching the muted shades transform the characters and San Francisco into a waking dream is quite enough to hold my attention.
This is the Netflix synopsis that I had to work with: “Waking from a one-night stand that neither remembers, Micah (Wyatt Cenac) and Joanne (Tracey [...]
The Puffy Chair
Posted on 11. Dec, 2009 by Britt Perkins in The Flick File
I like the way that “mumblecore” rolls off the tongue. It’s a term that has come to define a group of films made in the last decade. They represent the self-reflexivity of a generation as seen through an ultra low budget lens.
The Puffy Chair, a film by the Duplass Brothers, is a staple of [...]
On the Up and Up
Posted on 01. Dec, 2009 by Britt Perkins in The Flick File
First of all, is that how you really spell “up”? After typing it many times in just a few seconds, I’m not so sure.
Second of all, this is obviously pretty different from the other films in the Flick File, but it’s the holidays. Plus, I really liked this movie.
Anyway, Up is a not-so-traditional story [...]
After the Wedding
Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by Britt Perkins in The Flick File
The ethereal sounds of Sigur Ros smooth over the erratic, handheld photography as viewers are introduced to the orphans of India. Living simply and brightly in color, the shaking and jarring evokes the ups and downs of life as one person constantly overwhelmed by stimuli and context.
Suddenly, it’s raining men. In an SUV. In Denmark. [...]
Children of Heaven
Posted on 09. Nov, 2009 by Britt Perkins in The Flick File
Shoes are important. Shoes for your feet. Shoes for your heart.
Things seem to be working in themes for me. Last month was the end of my bike theme, and now I seem to have a shoe theme.
It began with the purchase of a pair of TOMS from the lovely Roberto Evans at The [...]
The Devil in Darfur
Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by Britt Perkins in The Flick File
The Devil Came on Horseback
Synopsis:
“In this unflinching documentary on the genocide in Darfur, former Marine Capt. Brian Steidle is forever transformed by the atrocities he witnesses as a military observer for the African Union. Armed only with his camera, Steidle records the killings of black Africans at the hands of Janjaweed militias funded by Sudan’s [...]
Kamikaze Bike Messengers: Red Light Go
Posted on 31. Oct, 2009 by Britt Perkins in The Flick File
The bikes lay abandoned as if an Armageddon-like cataclysm vaporized every trace of their owners. As I continued to ponder the various body snatchers that could have been responsible, the orphaned cycles were suddenly swarmed with messengers clamoring to find their match.
Varieties of colorful hair, piercings and spandex filled the frame with kinetic tension as [...]
