Place Beyond the Pines: A Tale of Love and Corruption
by Alexandra Côté From director of Blue Valentine, Place Beyond the Pines is Derek Cianfrance’s new film starring Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes and Ray Liotta. Charming Ryan Gosling (Crazy, Stupid, Love, The Notebook) plays Luke, a mysterious tattooed motorcycle performer who after discovering he has a son, takes up robbing banks...
Interview: Häzel – The man behind the scene
by Erika Peter Häzel…this is the name you probably never heard of, yet you listened to his songs. In the music industry, there are producers who need to be seen and others, who no matter how much fame they deserve, decide to remain discrete. And as you might guess, Häzel is one of them. I’ll...
Evil Dead: lots of gore but no glory
by Alexandra Côté Evil Dead is a new vision from the producers of the original classic and it’s not the most terrifying film you will ever experience. The film is a remake of the 1981 cult horror film The Evil Dead, a movie that launched the careers of Sam Raimi (Spider-Man triology, Oz...
Interview: K. Flay – Hip-hop and Electro at its best with a female touch!
by Erika Peter Women have been invading the hip-hop scene for some time now. Yet, whenever a female hip-hop artist makes it big, media talk first about the fact that she’s woman, THEN about her music. Why is that? Probably because it’s still a men game you’d tell me…but my theory is quite different…maybe there...
Kat Dahlia: When Lana Del Rey meets Rihanna
by Erika Peter It starts with a song. You hear it once, you like it, you find it inspiring, yet you don’t know about the artist. And the lyrics stay in your mind: “Right when you thought you had me / Baby you just lost someone / Finally got over you, baby time to move...
Barbara: A brilliant performance by Nina Hoss
by Alexandra Côté Barbara (Nina Hoss) a doctor from Berlin finds herself banished to a country medical clinic for applying for an exit visa. Unhappy of her reassignment, Barbara is afraid of getting caught by her colleagues. She is abrupt, independent and cold. She suspects everyone from spying on her especially Andre...
The Great but not so Powerful Oz
by Alexandra Côté From the producer of Alice in Wonderland and the director of the Spider-Man triology, Oz The Great and Powerful is one of this year’s big production. Based on L. Frank Baum’s Oz novels, this fairy tale serves as a prequel to the introductory novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The film stars...
A good reason to see Bruce Willis save the world again
by Alexandra Côté In A Good Day to Die Hard, on vacation, John McClane (Bruce Willis) finds himself in Russia to get in touch with his son Jack McClane (Jai Courtney). After finding out that his son is a highly-trained CIA agent, John McClane teams up with his son to prevent a nuclear...
Be Surprised by Escape from Planet Earth
by Arlene Miles “Tell us what it’s like to be the greatest superhero in the universe? No questions, just pictures.” This and the rest of the comedic ensemble come from the gravely unrated and adorable film Escape from Planet Earth. It’s a light hearted, very hilarious computer animation film that’s deserves recognition....
Effervescent Indie pop chemistry with We Were Evergreen!
by Hélène Deconinck In London, there’s an interesting musical laboratory that goes under the scenic name of We Were Evergreen. The equation is simple; one girl, two guys. The result is a rich indie pop-tronica serves by a plethora of exotic instruments. The eclectic trio of Fabienne, Michael and William was promoting their EP Leeway...
Safe Haven: Extreme Chick Flick Alert, Viewers’ Discretion is Advised
by Arlene Miles Based on a novel from critically acclaimed author Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook and Dear John), comes a story that crosses the boundaries of romance with a twist of mystery and suspense. Opened on Valentine’s Day, Safe Haven was supposed to be Spark’s latest literary-hit made movie. Well it was...
The Hunt for Answers in Side Effects
by Arlene Miles Ever wonder how sufferers from mental illness, such as depression and anxiety, try to live normal lives during the midst of their suffering? Of course we see the commercials either on television, or in magazines and newspapers trying to saturate our minds with the latest “fix life’s problems with...
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