Berberian Sound Studio (2012)

Making a movie, about making movies

Gilderoy is an English sound effects man working in the film industry.  An Italian filmmaker hires him to do sound for his new film, but Gilderoy is having a hard time getting used to the way things are done in Italy.  And he can't seem to get reimbursed him for his plane tickets.

Set in the 1970s, this film is an interesting look at the way films were made in days gone by, when sound engineering was a bit more involved and a bit more analog.  I found this through a list on Fearnet.com for 2013's best horror films.  The visuals in this film are very striking and the editing is phenomenal.  Toby Jones is pretty great in this 'fish out of water' story which is really not a horror film, but more like a black comedy which is concerned with the process of making a film.

Berberian Sound Studio gets 4.5 out of 5 stars!

Director: Peter Strickland
Writer: Peter Strickland
Starring: Toby Jones, Antonio Mancino, Guido Adorni
Rotten Tomatoes: 83%
Metacritic: 80%

Movie Review: 11:14 (2003)

I love it when a plan comes together

A body falls off an overpass.  A motorist gets stopped by the cops.  A convenience store gets held up.  How are all these things related?  11:14 is one of those great stories that you have to figure out as you go using clues that you've already seen.  And once the pieces fall into place, it is beautiful thing.  The non-linear narrative, which can be tricky and even come across as cheesy, is clever and very we'll used in this film.  And Patrick Swayze is pretty funny in his role.  A good, fun film.

11:14 gets 3.5 out of 5 stars!

Director: Greg Marcks
Writer: Greg Marcks
Starring: Henry Thomas, Colin Hanks, Ben Foster, Barbara Hershey, Clark Gregg, Hilary Swank, Patrick Swayze, Jason Segel
Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
Metacritic: 65%