Dustin Jansick
660 articles written by Dustin Jansick
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Beasts of the Southern Wild
Beasts of the Southern Wild is a poetic fairy tale told through the point of view of a child’s imagination who has unflinching determination to find her place in the world. The film was very well received at it’s...
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The Ambassador
Before Sacha Baron Cohen got into character for his recent comedy, The Dictator, comes an investigative journalism documentary about a man who becomes an ambassador to uncover the blood diamond trade in Africa. Nominated for Grand Jury Prize at...
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Monsieur Lazhar
Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language was Philippe Flardeau’s 2011 film Monsieur Lazhar. The film centers on a classroom that must deal with a recent tragedy of their beloved teacher. Helping them cope with the loss is...
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Hunger
Steve McQueen’s Hunger is based on real events on the huge battle between the Irish Republican Army and the British Government which ultimately led to a hunger strike in 1981. Michael Fassbender’s performance is easily his best to date...
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Jiro Dreams of Sushi
It has been said that the history of sushi is so long that nothing new could be invented but that is where the passionate Jiro Ono comes in. Just as the title suggests, Jiro literally dreams of sushi. David...
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Caché
The English title of the film is “Hidden” which accurately describes the film as a whole; there is a hidden camera that uncovers events in the main character’s past that are hidden from his wife. Michael Haneke’s Caché earned...
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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Lasse Hallström’s Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is about having faith even if you do not believe in it. That in itself are wise words to live by; but as this film shows, it does not hurt to have...
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Venice Film Festival 2012 Announces Lineup
Venice Film Festival announced the 2012 lineup this morning which will feature a premiere of Terrence Malick’s To The Wonder starring; Ben Affleck, Javier Bardem, Rachel Weisz, and Rachel McAdams. Malick is one of the 17 directors that will...
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Sound of My Voice to be on Blu-ray and DVD October 2nd
Fox Home Entertainment just gave a street date of October 2nd for Zal Batmanglij’s Sound of My Voice on Blu-ray and DVD. Along with the release date they gave some details on what the special features will contain as...
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Watch: Middle of Nowhere Trailer
Ava DuVernay’s Middle of Nowhere was the winner of the Best Director Award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and today it received a full-length trailer. The film received two standing ovations at its packed Gala screening at the...
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Brake
The confinement genre is on an upward trend as of late and you can add another to the list, Brake. The title of the film would have been better suited named Trunk, as the entire film takes place in...
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List of 2012 Toronto International Film Festival trailers
The first wave of films for the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival were announced this morning and most people were very pleased with 62 films that will be making their premieres. We have put together a list of the...
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Toronto International Film Festival 2012 Lineup Revealed: Galas & Special Presentations
The lineup for the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival has been released (thanks to Variety) ahead of the official announcement from TIFF (which is suppose to be later this morning). The first set of films for this...
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The Do-Deca-Pentathlon
The Duplass brothers have made quite an impact on indie cinema over the last seven years. As their budgets have increased, so have their fans. Their recent explosion in popularity with studios hindered them from taking this 4 year...
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Watch: The Master trailer
Today is the day Paul Thomas Anderson fans can rejoice. In the same day that we received the movie poster for Anderson’s upcoming film, The Master, we now have the full length trailer. Up until this point The Weinstein...