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Posted by Blake Howard on Feb 22, 2012

TICKET GIVEAWAY: 1st Persian International Film Festival

Check out the great giveaways thanks to the 1st Persian International Film Festival. To WIN – Simply got to our Facebook page and ‘like’ the individual comp posters and ‘comment’ or email us at castlecoopmail@gmail.com . ENTER...

Posted by Co-Op Joint on Feb 21, 2012

Contraband : Reviewed

Directed by: Baltasar Kormákur Written by: Aaron Guzikowski (screenplay), Arnaldur Indriðason (film “Reykjavik-Rotterdam”), Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Giovanni Ribisi, Ben Foster and Kate Beckinsale A former smuggler (Mark Wahlberg) comes out of retirement to protect his Wife (Kate Beckinsale) and family from an angry drug dealer (Giovanni Ribisi) after his brother in law’s drug...

Posted by Co-Op Joint on Feb 20, 2012

One Film To Rule Them All: The Best Academy Award Winning Best Picture Best

Films are a lot like relationships. You see it from a distance and make a decision on whether or not to invest any time into a first viewing if it appeals to you. If you like it, you’ll tell your friends about what a good time you two had and if you’re feeling particularly slutty you’ll recommend that your friends give it a try, too. The Academy goes on a lot of first dates each...

Posted by Blake Howard on Feb 16, 2012

Everything you need to know about the 1st Persian International Film Festival

From the 23-26th of February the Dendy Opera Quays will play host to the 1st Persian International Film Festival. The festival will be showcasing films from Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan for Persian and Australian audiences. Castle Co-Op will be covering the festival not only to expose you to a taste of the rich film culture in the region but to see authentic Persian perspectives. I wanted to find out...

Posted by Blake Howard on Feb 15, 2012

“Live and die on this day” – The Grey (2012): Reviewed

Co-Written and Directed by: Joe Carnahan Co-Written by: Ian Mackenzie Jeffers (screenplay) Starring: Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney and Frank Grillo In Alaska, an oil drilling team flying home crash on the frozen tundra. Stranded, wounded, freezing and starving – they’re hunted by pack of wolves that see them as intruders. I know that some of trailers you may have seen are positioning The...

Posted by Blake Howard on Feb 15, 2012

“People always see Marilyn … As soon as they realise I’m not her, they run.” My Week with Marilyn: Reviewed

Directed by: Simon Curtis Written by: Adrian Hodges, Colin Clark (book) Starring: Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Emma Watson and Judi Dench During the production of The Prince and the Showgirl, Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne) a young assistant of Sir Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh), gets caught up with the force of nature that is – Marilyn Monroe (Michelle Williams). This...

Posted by Co-Op Joint on Feb 13, 2012

THE ACADEMY GOT IT WRONG!: The Best Pictures not to win Best Picture

So as we’re only mere weeks away from Hollywood’s ‘Night of Nights’ and the most renowned film award ceremony on the planet – the Oscars – the writers of the Castle Co-Op and I decided to go back to some of the more contentious Best Picture Awards in the Academy’s 83 years of existence, to ask why? Why do you play it safe? Where is your foresight? Why did you let Jack Palance read Marissa...

Posted by Blake Howard on Feb 9, 2012

“Wait this isn’t directed by Tony Scott?!” Safe House (2012): Reviewed

Directed by: Daniel Espinosa Written by: David Guggenheim Starring: Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Brendan Gleeson, Vera Farmiga, Sam Shepard and Robert Patrick A junior CIA agent (Ryan Reynolds) administering a Safe House that’s attacked gets caught up in an espionage scandal when he goes on the run with a high priority prisoner (Denzel Washington). For film fans out there, only seeing this...