A trippy take on genetic engineering, Perfect is a mind-altering film that, depending on the viewer’s sensibilities, will either be an expressionist gem or a hollow exercise in style over substance. Taking place at what could either be a high-tech health spa or the future of the penal system, the film begins as a young man known as Vessel 13 (Garrett Wareing) is urged to this facility by his mother (Abbie Cornish). She’s been there before, opening a whole host of possibilities as liberties are taken visually and spiritually in the name of creating an origin story for Vessel 13 as mother projects her hopes and dreams onto her perfect son. Those looking for a traditional narrative ought to look elsewhere; Perfect is a gruesome, yet occasionally gorgeous high-tech take on Last Year at Marienbad with depth, I fear, that is only skin deep.
Sent to the clinic after killing a young woman,...
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- 3/24/2018
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
They Live: John Carpenter's 1988 science fiction cult classic They Live, set in Los Angeles, revolves around an alien invasion by extraterrestrials who control mankind via subliminal messages. This week two Los Angeles artists, Stephen Zeigler and Calder Greenwood, reenacted scenes from the movie, guerilla-style, complete with "signage and [an] actor dressed as an alien in a business suit as seen through Roddy Piper’s magical glasses that reveal the truth of existence." [L.A. Taco via Reddit] Karate Kid 2: Director Breck Eisner (The Crazies) has exited Karate Kid 2, the sequel to the 2010 reboot of the 1984 original, and a new writing team has been hired to draft a new version of the screenplay. Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith are still set to reprise...
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- 6/26/2014
- by Peter Martin
- Movies.com
Karate Kid 2: Director Breck Eisner (The Crazies) has exited Karate Kid 2, the sequel to the 2010 reboot of the 1984 original, and a new writing team has been hired to draft a new version of the screenplay. Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith are still set to reprise their roles. [Deadline] They Live: John Carpenter's 1988 science fiction cult classic They Live, set in Los Angeles, revolves around an alien invasion by extraterrestrials who control mankind via subliminal messages. This week two Los Angeles artists, Stephen Zeigler and Calder Greenwood, reenacted scenes from the movie, guerilla style, complete with "signage and [an] actor dressed as an alien in a business suit as seen through Roddy Piper’s magical glasses that reveal the truth of...
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- 6/26/2014
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
It's amazing how John Carpenter's They Live has found a new life. When I saw the film in '88, I was hard-pressed to find anyone who embraced it like I did and would want to talk about it. Now? It has officially gained cult status and has become the subject of fan art, t-shirts and masks. That speaks to the power of Carpenter's message in the film. It's just as relevant today as it was in '88. Now the film has served as the inspiration for an "art installation" - meaning, artists Stephen Zeigler and Calder Greenwood took one of those aforementioned The Live masks, slapped it on a dude in a suit and embedded him in the business district of downtown L.A. for a photo shoot in which a bus bench and newspaper stand ad were replaced with some familiar, straight-forward commands.
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- 6/24/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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