Tag: basilharris

AUTOMATA Trailer: Sci-Fi Noir in the Prohibition Era

Van Alan's sci-fi noir series Automata has been a labor of love for the filmmaker. Based on the popular Penny Arcade web-comic characters, Automata follows private detective Sam Regal (Basil Harris from NBC's Grimm) and his automaton partner Carl Swangee...

THE RAMBLER Wins At Transylvania's Full Moon Horror And Fantasy Film Festival!

Word out of the land of Dracula is that Calvin Lee Reeder's The Rambler has won the Jury Award at the 2nd annual Full Moon Horror and Fantasy Film Festival. Below is the press release provided to us by juror...

Blu-ray Review: SAFTEY NOT GUARANTEED, But Then, What Is?

I'm more or less with the prevailing opinion around these parts when it comes to director Colin Trevorrow's time travel comedy debut Safety Not Guaranteed, inasmuch as I found it inoffensive, and fitfully amusing largely because of lead actress Aubrey...

MIFF 2012 Review: SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED

The 61st Melbourne International Film festival is now underway! I will be bringing you coverage for Twitch as the days blitz by over nearly three weeks! This is an amazing time for Melbourne when the city transforms into bustling, dedicated...

Sydney 2012: Day 12 Trailer of the Day - SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED (Closing Night Film)

Today is the last day of the 2012 Sydney Film Festival, and the trailer of the day is for the Closing Night Film, Safety Not Guaranteed. About the film: "WANTED: Someone to go back in time with me. This is not...

Review: SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED, An Amiable, Lovable, and Winning Comedy

Everyone carries around the baggage of personal experience. At best, it's distilled into a handy guidebook, available for reference as needed, and light enough not to weigh down the bearer. With its references to time-travel, mental instability, the pangs of...

Sundance 2012 Review: SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED

Safety Not Guaranteed is the feature film debut of director Colin Trevorrow and writer Derek Connolly. It stars Aubrey Plaza as Darius Britt, a new writer at a local magazine. She is sent out with her boss and a...