Entries from January 2008

January 31, 2008

Coming Soon: Golden Hour on ATV

Golden Hour Pictures is set to begin pre-production on a short television series for ATV, American University’s student-run television station, this Friday. The series is both a mockumentary and a sitcom that examines a college newspaper staff’s attempts to wipe away their paper’s recently defiled reputation. The idea for the series evolved from a [...]

January 26, 2008

MHR At Jammin’ Java Photo Essay

By Stephen Tringali
Last night, MHR, the band fronted by Golden Hour Pictures member Justin Wilder, opened for the Von Bondies at Jammin’ Java. MHR played a pretty excellent set, which included originals like “WhiskeyRatchetface” and “Goin’ Back Virginia,” as well as a cover of TV on the Radio’s “Wolf Like Me.” You can listen to [...]

January 23, 2008

‘Paris, Je T’Aime’ and Cinema Setting

By Ali Goldstein
With much anticipation, I recently rented Paris, Je T’Aime from my local Blockbuster.
My love of all things French sweeps back to my freshman year in high school, memorizing eloquence on the back of flash cards just as I began tripping over my newly gawky limbs. Its notorious romance was the perfect antidote to [...]

January 17, 2008

‘Cloverfield’ churns stomachs

By Stephen Tringali
Last Tuesday, I had the chance to attend a press screening of Cloverfield for The Eagle, American University’s student-run newspaper. It was by far the worst movie theater experience I have ever had. The shaky camera work (a la The Blair Witch Project) turned my stomach upside down, and I spent the [...]

January 11, 2008

Donny’s Top Ten Movies of 2007

By Donny T. Sheldon
01. There Will Be Blood: Paul Thomas Anderson’s brutal tale of a blood and money hungry oil tycoon, ferociously played by Daniel Day Lewis, during turn of the century California is a complete masterpiece. Set to the spellbinding score by Radiohead’s Johnny Greenwood, There Will Be Blood is the type of [...]

January 8, 2008

Lindsay’s Top Ten Movies of 2007

By Lindsay Zoladz
10. Encounters At The End of the World: A delightful portrait of the people of Antarctica, as seen through Hertzogian goggles. As usual, Uncle Werner unearths little nuggets of humanity in the most unlikely places. Plus, this is one of his funniest films ever – see: the “buckethead” scene for proof.
09. 4 Months, [...]