http://cinemascopian.com Yair Raveh's International Film Blog Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:13:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you hear one leaked album today, make it LCD Soundsystem's upcoming "This Is Happening". Now streamed legally. (Hey there Mr. Murphy, I'm getting my copy as soon as this one's out). And by the powers of the Gods of the Music/Cinema synergy, "Greenberg" is out tomorrow in Israel, featuring ... http://cinemascopian.com/2010/04/14/yay-its-lcd-soundystems-new-album/ What, we're crude, noisy rude and have awful accents? Naaah. But this Borat-ish view of Israel made me laugh out-loud. Sacha Baron Cohen, flexing his Hebrew again, is the Israeli tour guide. All the Israeli and Jewish cliches are there - no, not camels again! Get over it (and hey, ... http://cinemascopian.com/2010/03/29/the-simpsons-in-israel/ A Spanish TV report exposes first images from Ari Folman's "The Congress", his half-and-half Live Action/Animation adaptation to Stanislaw Lem's sci-fi novel. Robin Wright-Penn is playing herself, sort-of. And fans of "Waltz With Bashir" will recognize Boaz popping up in "Congress" as well. Folman presented a clip with several scenes ... http://cinemascopian.com/2010/03/18/first-images-from-ari-folmans-the-congress-2/ When it comes to the Best Song category at the upcoming Oscars, general consensus is that "The Weary Kind", from "Crazy Heart" (performed by Ryan Binghan, written by Bingham and T-Bone Burnett), will win the Oscar. And you know, I wouldn't cross out Randy Newman's "Almost There" from "The Princess ... http://cinemascopian.com/2010/03/01/best-song-the-crazy-frog/ After years of stealing ideas from ad agencies overseas, Israeli ad-men finally get a taste from their own soft drink: In 2004 an Israeli TV ad for a chocolate drink showed actor Michael Hanegbi sleepwalking through the desert to the tune of Ravel's Bolero until he gets his hands on ... http://cinemascopian.com/2010/02/08/did-coca-cola-steal-its-superbowl-ad-from-israel/ Mel Gibson knew what he was doing when stayed away from the media for a couple of years. Now he's back and everyone's just keeping on yabbing at those anti-Semitic slurs he reportedly made in 2006. But Gibson, it seems, is taking the rather offensive route in handling those members ... http://cinemascopian.com/2010/01/31/mel-gibson-sort-of-apologizes-for-anti-semitic-slurs/ With Avatar hitting 1 billion dollars (worldwide) in 17 days, it's not hard to assume that over 100 million people all over the world are right now humming these bars, from the score by James Horner: [audio:http://cinemascopian.com/pics/avatar.mp3] http://cinemascopian.com/2010/01/04/the-avatar-phrase/ Capturing the shots that made me gasp at the movies in 2009. #3: Spike Jonze's "Where The Wild Things Are". Two shots this time: First, if you check out the three shots I picked so far you'd notice I have a soft spot for back-lit photography. Only noticed this myself now. I ... http://cinemascopian.com/2009/12/24/the-best-cinematic-shots-of-2009-3-where-the-wild-things-are/ Capturing the shots that made me gasp at the movies in 2009. #2: Katherine Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" (click to enlarge). I'm usually not a fan of Barry Ackroyd's gritty, over-lit, under-stylized cinematography, as displayed in the films of Ken Loach or in "United 93". But this shot - framed by the ... http://cinemascopian.com/2009/12/24/the-best-cinematic-shots-of-2009-2-the-hurt-locker/ Today and tomorrow: the shots and frames that made me gasp at the movies in 2009. # 1: Marco Bellocchio's stunning "Vincere". The cinematography is by Daniele Ciprì: http://cinemascopian.com/2009/12/23/the-best-cinematic-shots-of-2009-1-vincere/