Friday, February 17, 2012 The Secret World of Arrietty, the latest offering from the wildly popular Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli, is being released in the U.S. in partnership with the Disney Company. First released in Japan on July 17, 2010, the North American version makes its debut on February 17. A tiny girl lives …
An Alternative Valentine’s Day Film Roundup
Monday, February 13, 2012 A VERY SCARY VALENTINE’S: So you’re sitting at home crying in your wine, Johnny doesn’t love you, you’ve no Valentine? Well, buck up. You think you’ve got unrequited love? At least you don’t have webbed hands or being brought back from the dead being held against you. Monsters in the history …
Pinewood Studios Tour and Brief History
Friday, February 3, 2012 In honor of the Oscars, Leslie of ArtInsights Magazine shows the famed and important English studio where parts of Harry Potter, The Woman in Black, Dark Shadows, The Hobbit, Prometheus, Snow White and the Huntsman, The Iron Lady, Sherlock Holmes, Titanic, the James Bond film series, the classic Hammer horror films, …
Hammer and Radcliffe are Back in ‘Black’
The Woman in Black Friday, February 3, 2012 Dan Radcliffe, the boy who lived, has officially become a man on film. You may go see his new film The Woman in Black to see your favorite wizard, but very quickly you’ll forget all that and focus on Radcliffe’s impressive work in this surprisingly engaging and …
Oscars 2012 ~ Superbowl for the Movie Lovers Set
Monday, January 30, 2012 The Oscars have been announced! Aaah, yes. The Oscars. They are, for those of us who are movie lovers, our version of the Super Bowl. Finding out who is nominated is a bit like hearing about which teams will play. So perhaps you heard the “Yippee!” holler from Cinema Siren’s …
For Your Consideration: Oscar Acting Preview
Saturday, January 21, 2012 Just in time for the Oscar announcements on January 24—and from the lanai on her January Hawaiian vacation… because movies never rest!—Cinema Siren wanted to mention some of the most notable and favorite performances of the last year. It has been a year full of subtle performances, with far less of …
Beauty and the Beast 3D – Tale as Old as Time Made New Again
Friday, January 13, 2012 Beauty and the Beast, as the song says, may be “A Tale as Old As Time,” but the story as told in Disney’s 1991 film, was one of the movies to usher in the new golden age of animation for the studio. Beauty and the Beast came just after Roger Rabbit …
Cinema Siren Rings in the New Year with 10 Movies to Inspire~ New Beginnings, Celebrations, and Perseverance
Saturday, December 31, 2011 First, let Cinema Siren end this year by thanking readers and send out appreciation to you. You who have become so loyal and have taken my opinions and suggestions to heart. Some of you have come to visit my alter ego Leslie at ArtInsights in Reston just to say hi. …
The Adventures of Tintin: Belgian Export Expertly Handled
Friday, December 23, 2011 The Cinema Siren knows Tintin. Like millions of other kids all over the world, I grew up reading Herge’s thrilling, adventurous, comic book series over and over until I knew every illustration and storyline like the back of my hand. Tintin is what made me love illustration and see comic and …
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo: Fincher’s Dragon Breathes Fire
Friday, December 23, 2011 Over the river and through the woods to grandfather’s house we go. The grandfather, Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer), patriarch of the Swedish industrial dynasty, seeks to solve the 40-year-old murder mystery and disappearance of his grand-niece, Harriet. This is the lynchpin in the first story based on Stieg Larsson’s blockbuster The …