1- The Wacky French: The Extreme Wave (2010.08.27)

America has been French kissed this past weekend with a high spectacle of 3D horror served up by French director Alexandre Aja. But when you look a little bit closer, the movie is actually surprising. Aja created High Tension, one of the more influential horror films of the last decade, a brutal and brooding gore fest. For him to break new ground in horror seven years ago with a low-budget gruesome cult horror film, and then find himself today with a new film, in 3D, in theaters across the US... Talk about The American Dream! He got it. Although his latest baby has Hollywood written all over it (it's a high budget grand spectacle), you cannot forget where it all came from, and for that, i propose to take you on a walk through what is known as the Extreme Wave, and perhaps, make you buy or rent a few movies you may have never heard of...

The rest of this new in-depth article on French Horror Cinema is posted on Brutal As Hell. Read on...

2- BoxOffice News (2010.08.09)

3- BoxOffice News (2010.07.08)

4- BoxOffice News (2010.05.28)

5- BoxOffice News (2010.04.15)

6- BoxOffice News (2010.03.25)

7- BoxOffice News (2010.03.03)

8- Recently watched movies of interest (2010.02.23)

Here are the movies i saw in the past month i wish i could write a review about, if i had time. Instead, just a quick one-liner will have to do.

• Coco Before Chanel (2009) was very disappointing and boring.
• Hunger (2008) was like a punch in the stomach. Very impressive Cinema Realite, even if i can't buy into the politics.
• Bug (2006) was a major surprise... I have always wanted to see it but it never was a priority. Big mistake. Major creepy horror that starts as a plain drama piece.
• Women In Trouble (2009) was a fun indie chick flick with a twist. I enjoyed it a lot.
• Invention Of Lying, The (2009) was better than expected, with some very funny moments.
• Che, Part 1: The Argentine (2008) and Che, Part 2: Guerrilla (2008) were disappointing, boring and oh so biased.
• Testament Of Dr. Mabuse, The (1933) and M (1931) were fantastic. I had never seen those.
• Soul Power (2008) was fantastic.... great music and documentary if you like African music, Soul and Funk, and Muhammad Ali.
• Away From Her (2006) blew my mind away... simple love story that is very powerful and tender.

• Triangle (2009)  a very nice time warp horror story. Very enjoyable little horror film with a ton of twists.
• Forbidden Photos Of A Lady Above Suspicion (1970) is a gorgeous Italian giallo with memorable music, cinematography, set and costume design.
• House Of The Devil, The (2009) is a great throw-back to 80's horror. It's a wonderful homage to the genre.
• New York, I Love You (2009) is a companion to  Paris, I Love You (2006) from a few years ago. Very sweet and very NY.
• Up In The Air (2009) is driven by great performances, a heart, and a good story.
• Precious (2009) is damn scary. Could be classified as a horror film if it went just a little bit further.

9- BoxOffice News (2010.02.18)

10- Best films of the decade (2010.01.06 / 2010.02.14)

You can check my lists and see which are the 100 top films of the decade according to my ratings. But ratings are (1) too formal sometimes, and (2) sometimes outdated. A film might enthrall you after you saw it, and even a year or 2 after you saw it, but then, it can fade slowly from your memory. So, i went back to that list, and thought about truly what films marked me the most during this decade.

Blade Runner, The Final Cut (2007)

Planet Earth (2006)

Irreversible (2002)

Mulholland Dr. (2001)

Ratatouille (2007)

Vengeance 2, Oldboy (2003)

Requiem For A Dream (2000)

Babel (2006)

City Of God (2002)

Lord Of The Rings 2, The Two Towers, The (2002)

Lord Of The Rings 3, The Return Of The King, The (2003)

Rampo Noir (2005)

Vital (2004)

Grindhouse 2: Death Proof (2007)

Monsoon Wedding (2002)

Spirited Away (2001)

Bow, The (2005)

Moulin Rouge (2001)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Planetes (2003)

In The Mood For Love (2000)

Time And Tide (2000)

Incredibles, The (2004)

Scarlet Diva (2000)

Avatar (2009)

12 (2007)

Mysterious Skin (2004)

Birth (2004)

Amelie (2001)

Revolver (2005)

United 93 (2006)

Frida (2002)

Children Of Men (2006)

Finding Nemo (2003)

Three 2, Three... Extremes, Segment 2, Dumplings (Extended Vers... (2004)

WALL-E (2008)

Chaos (2001)

Failan (2001)

Zatoichi (2003)

Ichi The Killer (2001)

Panic Room (2002)

Scarlet Letter, The (2004)

Mist, The (2007)

Steep (2007)

Death To Smoochy (2002)

Nina's Tragedies (2003)

Sexy Beast (2000)

Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

Diving Bell And The Butterfly, The (2007)

Girl Next Door, The (2007)

In Bruges (2008)

Sin Nombre (2009)

Matrix, Animatrix, The (2003)

Team America: World Police (2004)

Monsters, Inc. (2001)

Peony Pavillion (2001)

21 Grams (2003)

Harry Potter 4, The Goblet Of Fire (2005)

Samsara (2001)

Last Exile (2003)

Protege (2007)

Spiderman 2 (2004)

Happy Accidents (2000)

24, Season 2 (2001)

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Broken Wings (2002)

Avenue Montaigne (2006)

Three 2, Three... Extremes, Segment 2, Dumplings (2004)

Donnie Darko 1 (2001)

University Of Laughs (2004)

City Of Lost Souls, The (2000)

Star Wars 6, Episode 3, Revenge Of The Sith (2005)

Inside (2007)

Summer Time Machine Blues (2005)

SPL: Saat Po Long (2005)

X 2, X-Men United (2003)

Secret Things (2002)

Batman Begins 2: The Dark Knight (2008)

Coraline (2009)

Deadgirl (2008)

Battlestar Galactica (2004)

Dexter (2006)

Good Lawyer's Wife, A (2003)

Reader, The (2008)

Star Trek (2009)

Battle Royale (2000)

Warlords, The (2007)

Shaolin Soccer (2001)