Stories from Cinemascope

  1. The Simpsons in Israel

    Cinemascope &bull Mar 29, 2010

    What, we're crude, noisy rude and have awful accents? Naaah. But this Borat-ish view of Israel made me laugh out-loud. Sacha Baron Cohen, flexing his Hebrew again, is the Israeli tour guide. All the Israeli and Jewish cliches are there… Full Story »

  2. First images from Ari Folman's "The Congress"

    Cinemascope &bull Mar 18, 2010

    A Spanish TV report exposes first images from Ari Folman's "The Congress", his half-and-half Live Action/Animation adaptation to Stanislaw Lem's sci-fi novel. Robin Wright-Penn is playing herself, sort-of. And fans of "Waltz With Bashir" will recognize Boaz popping up in… Full Story »

  3. Best Song: The Crazy Frog?

    Cinemascope &bull Mar 1, 2010

    When it comes to the Best Song category at the upcoming Oscars, general consensus is that "The Weary Kind", from "Crazy Heart" (performed by Ryan Binghan, written by Bingham and T-Bone Burnett), will win the Oscar. And you know, I… Full Story »

  4. Did Coca Cola steal its Superbowl ad from Israel?

    Cinemascope &bull Feb 8, 2010

    After years of stealing ideas from ad agencies overseas, Israeli ad-men finally get a taste from their own soft drink: In 2004 an Israeli TV ad for a chocolate drink showed actor Michael Hanegbi sleepwalking through the desert to the… Full Story »

  5. Mel Gibson (sort-of) apologizes for anti-Semitic slurs

    Cinemascope &bull Jan 31, 2010

    Mel Gibson knew what he was doing when stayed away from the media for a couple of years. Now he's back and everyone's just keeping on yabbing at those anti-Semitic slurs he reportedly made in 2006. But Gibson, it seems,… Full Story »

  6. The Avatar Phrase

    Cinemascope &bull Jan 4, 2010

    With Avatar hitting 1 billion dollars (worldwide) in 17 days, it's not hard to assume that over 100 million people all over the world are right now humming these bars, from the score by James Horner: Full Story »

  7. The Best Cinematic Shots of 2009. #3: "Where the Wild Things Are"

    Cinemascope &bull Dec 25, 2009

    Capturing the shots that made me gasp at the movies in 2009. #3: Spike Jonze's "Where The Wild Things Are". Two shots this time: First, if you check out the three shots I picked so far you'd notice I have… Full Story »

  8. The Best Cinematic Shots of 2009. #2: "The Hurt Locker"

    Cinemascope &bull Dec 24, 2009

    Capturing the shots that made me gasp at the movies in 2009. #2: Katherine Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" (click to enlarge). I'm usually not a fan of Barry Ackroyd's gritty, over-lit, under-stylized cinematography, as displayed in the films of Ken… Full Story »

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