BOUNTY KILLER Is A Bloody Good Time - Javi's Take

BOUNTY KILLER

Directed by: Henry Saine

Written by: Jason Dodson

Starring: Matthew Mardsden, Christian Pitre, Barak Hardley, Kristanna Loke and Gary Busey.

Synopsis: After corporations decimate Earth with their wars, company executives are actively hunted for their crimes by bounty killers. 

High End Drinking: Sam Adams Utopias

If you follow us on the Twittersphere, you know that Jonesy and I love beer as much as we love movies. I truly believe that there's a great symbiotic relationship between movies and beer, or I'm just making excuses to make beer posts in a movie blog. Yesterday, we had the pleasure of being able to try out a 1oz. pour of the Sam Adams Utopias 2012 "strong ale" at our favorite bar, the Common Table. To call this a strong ale was an understatement. This beer is borderline a fine scotch or brandy that you can sip for hours while smoking a cigar. 

I wanted to showcase a few of our brief thoughts, but for those that aren't familiar with the Utopias, it is one of Sam Adam's most sought-after brews with the initial costs starting at $199, and then sky-rocketing on eBay. What makes this beer so special? It's so strong that it's recommended to be sipped in 2oz. pours. It's always released in very limited quantities. It's a uniquely non-carbonated beer, and to quote Sam Adams found Jim Koch, here's how they created this 29% ABV monstrosity:

"The traditional brewing techniques we use in all of our beers shines through in this extremebrew. We begin with a blend of malts that impart the rich, ruby-black color. Distinct hopcharacter from the Noble hops imparts complexity and balance. During fermentation, we alsouse a yeast strain normally reserved for champagne. The 2012 Utopias brew was aged in hand selected, single-use bourbon casks from the award winning Buffalo Trace Distillery to enhance the beer’s distinct vanilla and maple notes. Our 10th Anniversary batch also spent time in a variety of finishing casks: Tawny Port casks and Vintage Ruby Port casks from Portugal, which contribute slightly more elegant, dark fruit aromas, and Rum barrels from Nicaragua, which add flavors of fig, chocolate, raisin, vanilla, and a slight spice."

So what did we think? Hit the jump to find out:

Fantastic Fest 2012: NEW KIDS NITRO- He Said/She Said

NEW KIDS NITRO

Directed by: Steffen Haars and Flip van der Kuil

Written by: Steffen Haars and Flip van der Kuil

Starring: Huub Smit, Tim Haars, Wesley van Gaalen, Steffen Haars, and Flip van der Kuil 

Synopsis: Our favorite five dutch friends are back for more drinking, crazy antics, and zombie fighting. 

Fantastic Fest 2012 Review: ROOM 237- He Said/She Said

ROOM 237

Directed by: Rodney Ascher

Starring: Bill Blakemore, Geoffrey Cocks, and Juli Kearns

Synopsis: A documentary dealing with different interpretations and hidden facts about Stanley Kubrick's classic Stephen King adaptation, THE SHINING.

STEP UP REVOLUTION Review- He Said/She Said

STEP UP: REVOLUTION

Directed by Scott Speer

Written by Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot, Erik Feig, and Patrick Wachsberger

Starring: Kathryn McCormick, Ryan Guzman, Adam Sevani, and Peter Gallagher

Synopsis: An inspiring dancer gets involved with a local hip hop group to help them save their land from being bought by a big business man.

Warning: There are some minor spoilers through this review. However, if you've seen movies then this movie is not spoilable at all. Tread lightly

Javi's Top Five of The Year (So Far)

Obviously it's a little later than the halfway point of the year; however, I did want to just check in with you guys and share my favorite movies of the year so far. As keeping with my particular standard, I will not recommend or post any movies that you cool kids could not see in a theatre near you, so movies from film festivals are completely out.

Check them out after the jump.

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Review- He Said

THE AMAZING SPIDER- MAN

Directed by: Marc Webb

Written by: James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent, and Steve Kloves

Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Dennis Leary

Synopsis: Psh, you know what this is about. Responsibility and what not.

SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED Discussion - He Said/She Said

SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED

Directed by: Colin Trevorrow

Written by: Derek Connolly 

Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson, and Mary Lynn Rajskub

Synopsis: Three magazine writers head out to write a story on a guy who put an ad in the newspaper looking for someone to time travel with him.

Just to give everyone a heads up, this ended up being more of a discussion about the movie than an actual review. The points that we discuss are very interesting and worth talking about so please, if you have seen the movie go ahead and give this a read. If you haven't had a chance to see the movie, see it first because it 's wonderful and definitely worth your time, but then come back and read this!

DIFF 2012 Review - DRAGON AGE: DAWN OF THE SEEKER

DRAGON AGE: DAWN OF THE SEEKER

Directed by: Fumihiko Sori

Written by: Jeffrey Scott

Starring: Colleen Clinkenbeard, Chuck Huber and Luci Christian

Synposis: Set between the first and second DRAGON AGE video games, this installment of the series follows famed dragon hunter and seeker, Cassandra, as she takes down a plot that threatens the ruling order.

2012 DIFF Movie Review - LIBERAL ARTS

LIBERAL ARTS

Directed by: Josh Radnor

Written by: Josh Radnor

Starring: Josh Radnor, Richard Jenkins, Elizabeth Olsen, Allison Janney

Synopsis: When his favorite college professor asks him to speak during his retirement dinner, a 35 year old gladly goes back to his college town and develops a relationship with a 19 year old.

Dallas International Film Festival Survival Guide

As we ramp up for the 2012 incarnation of the Dallas International Film Festival, we figured we'd share some of the little hints that we have learned in our collective three years of covering the festival. These can (and will) apply to other festivals, and some suggestions might be more obvious than not, but hey, whatever keeps you going during this time.

AMERICAN REUNION Movie Review- He Said/She Said

Directed by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg

Written by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg

Starring: Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klien, Seann William Scott, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Tara Reid, Mean Suvari, Eugene Levy, and Jennifer Coolidge

Synopsis: The gang is back for their high school reunion. 

THE RAID Review- He Said/She Said

Directed by Gareth Evans

Written by Gareth Evans

Starring: Iko Uwais, Donny Alamsyah, Ray Sahetapy, Yayan Ruhian, and Pierre Gruno

Synopsis: A swat team must take over a building of a notorious crime lord. 

BULLHEAD (RUNDSKOP) Review- He Said

BULLHEAD

Directed by: Michael R. Roskam

Written by: Michael R. Roskam

Starring: Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeroen Perceval, and Jeanne Dandoy

Synopsis: A look at the "cattle hormone mafia" and a cattle rancher in Belgium after a cop is murdered.

AFI Top 100 Countdown: #80 THE APARTMENT

80: THE APARTMENT 

Directed by Billy Wider

Written by Billy Wider and I.A.L. Diamond

Starring: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, and Fred MacMurray

CHRONICLE Review- He Said

CHRONICLE

Directed by: John Trank

Written by: John Trank, and Max Landis

Starring: Dane DeHaan, Michael B. Jordan, and Michael Kelly 

Synopsis: Three friends deal with their new-found superpowers and film everything in the process.

THE WOMAN IN BLACK Review- He Said

THE WOMAN IN BLACK

Directed by: James Watkins

Written by: Susan Hill (novel), Jane Goldman (screen play)

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds, and Janet McTeer

Synopsis: When a struggling lawyer is tasked with organizing and sort through a widow's legal papers in a remote mansion, he starts to see things that have citizens from the surrounding area terrified.

AFI Top 100 Countdown: #81 SPARTACUS

81: SPARTACUS 

Directed by Stanley Kubrick

Written by Dalton Trumbo

Starring: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, and Tony Curtis

84th Annual Oscar Nominations Are In And THE ARTIST Isn't Nominated For Everything (But The Academy Still Snubs Good Movies)!

Earlier today, The Academy came out with their nominations for their prestigious Oscar awards.
And usually we don't care too much about these, but for the sake of being legit, we figured we'd include some thing about it.

 Hit the jump to hear our thoughts.

AFI Top 100 Countdown: #82 SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS

82: SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS

Directed by F.W. Murnau

Written by Carl Mayer, short story by Hermann Sudermann

Starring: George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, and Margaret Livingston