The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on June 23, 2012

Wes Anderson’s film Moonrise Kingdom, which will be reviewed here shortly (Hint: I liked it), features six fictitious books that are Suzy’s (Kara Hayward) favorites and she reads from constantly. Aside from having a heroine who is an avid reader, thus encouraging reading in general, the   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on June 21, 2012

Last year I posted an article of this type as well, you can read it here. Essentially what the Gray Area is with reference to this site are films that were out in 2011 that I could’ve gotten to see and just didn’t get around to. They always exist and...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on June 21, 2012

The 2012 Embarrassed to Say Festival This is a project I likely should’ve undertaken sooner, but now more than ever it is easier to tackle a lot of the massive films I’ve yet to see. I can likely continue doing it every year and hopefully (eventually) the titles will become...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on June 13, 2012

With book reviews I will typically limit myself to books that are about a film, filmmaking or filmmakers. However, there will be the occasional tangential exception and this is one of them. Through a Glass Darkly is one of the most famous films by Ingmar Bergman, but many of his...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on June 11, 2012

It’s about time to do one these again, as other ideas in the vain are coming to the fore, and I want this one focused and not as scatter-brained. As you may or may not know, Archie Comics have been shaking things up over the past few years. The introduction...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on June 6, 2012

Today as I surfed around, I discovered that it was the anniversary of the first drive-in theater opening. The first theater opened in Camden, New Jersey. There are several places covering that angle, and Google even had their daily doodle reflect the date. What struck me as fortuitous timing was...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on June 1, 2012

This is a topic I was thinking about just recently. It was likely inspired by some godawful Netflix or the like. There are many schools of thought on this but essentially it’s something I’ve never been consistent with and it’s also an emotional visceral decision rather than an inte   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on May 31, 2012

Eisenstein’s The Film Sense is a book I had never even seen in print anywhere before. I happened to find it when I was in Brazil searching through a rather large bookstore’s film section. You know a bookstore is good when you find many foreign language offerings, and I was...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on May 26, 2012

Previously I had heard from one of my professors that few student films he ever saw were good in and of themselves. Meaning that no student caveat was needed. I believe he cited Scorsese as one of the few exceptions. Now, I’ve finally viewed some examples: First, a New Wave-inspired...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on May 24, 2012

I actually watched Battleship a few days before it came out here in the US, as I was in Mexico in time. This wasn’t the first time I saw a movie there. I went last year also, and while it’s not something I’d recommend everyone, but if you’re a movie...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on May 23, 2012

I typically see myself as someone a bit caught between times. In certain ways I’ve always been drawn to older materials in terms of film and television, but also seeking out newer ways in which to consume these products as I’ve discussed previously. In an age when there’s any numbe   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on May 21, 2012

With the recent release of Star Wars: Episode 1- The Phantom Menace in one additional D that has never before been seen there were bound to be many new articles that wrote upon the first film (chronologically) all over again. Now, it’s been well-documented that fans and critics alike didn&#8   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on May 19, 2012

Here’s one by Jim Henson and I swear that even if I hadn’t told you that you’d likely have guessed. This is pre-Muppets and Sesame Street but his author’s voice is the same. This film was commissioned so there’s some background which needs to be given. I have quoted the   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on May 18, 2012

Häxan is a fascinating piece of cinematic history for a number of reasons – the first certainly being that it is one of the earliest films to straddle the line between fact and fiction; narrative and documentary. Second, because it is one of the earlier (#134) releases by the Criterion...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on May 15, 2012

As those who know me, and if such a person exists, cyberstalk me, know I created this blog after writing on another site, which shall remain nameless, for a while. The point is, I have material sitting around waiting to be re-used on occasion I will re-post them here. Some...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on May 14, 2012

As those who know me, and if such a person exists, cyberstalk me, know I created this blog after writing on another site, which shall remain nameless, for a while. The point is, I have material sitting around waiting to be re-used on occasion I will re-post them here. Some...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on May 13, 2012

Midnight Meat Train is a very interesting film. While it was a limited release film last year, it certainly got the attention of horror film buffs. It was widely speculated and hyped, in part by Barker himself, as the most faithful adaptation of a Clive Barker work in years. Ryûhei...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on May 12, 2012

This is a film that was referred to me by a Twitter friend of mine, @rurugby who also suggested the See the Movie then Read the Book post to me. This is a very short but also very funny film wherein you get probably the funniest and least annoying in...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on May 11, 2012

Now speaking for myself (for who else would I speak for) I was most definitely delighted with The Avengers. Now, whether you loved it, hated it or felt indifferently towards it one cannot deny the box office records it shattered. Which gets me to thinking that imitation is the sincerest...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on May 5, 2012

As soon as I saw the opening image of Ghild I thought to myself “Wow, that looks great, I really hope there’s a live action component to this film.” Seeing as how it easily coud’ve been stop-motion or some other animated form based on the opening image, I thought that...   read more