Listen In: FilmIntuition's Jen Johans Guests on Digital Downtime Podcast

In the Mood for 
Underrated Romantic Comedies?

Listen in as FilmIntuition.com's Jen Johans recommends little seen favorites for the Pensacola based podcast Digital Downtime, hosted by Christian Garman.

Christmas Appearance 
(Jen Appears throughout the Podcast): 

   

Valentine's Day Appearance 

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Film Intuition News: Jen Johans Joins One Perfect Shot as Contributing Editor

In addition to reviewing titles here at Film Intuition, I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be joining forces with talented filmmaker Geoff Todd as a contributing editor of One Perfect Shot.

Eager to celebrate the visual side of films along with the analytic, I've begun programming stills for One Perfect Shot's Facebook Community in anticipation for the launch of the social media group's official website.

With the new site scheduled to hit the web in a few weeks (around Film Intuition's ninth anniversary), you can expect more exciting posts and varying multimedia creations including collages and videos to debut here online.

As always, the best way to keep up with the newest updates from myself (Jen Johans) and Film Intuition is to subscribe to the site's Facebook or Twitter feeds.

Additionally, please consider checking out the phenomenally popular One Perfect Shot either at its original Twitter home and/or the Facebook Community where you can see my picks before they reach even Twitter.

 

The One Perfect Shot Story:

What started on Twitter as a way to not only honor cinema's past but hopefully inspire the next generation of filmmakers has quickly reached more than 80,000 likeminded film lovers around the globe.

With an Indiegogo funded official website on the way that will offer devotees the chance to celebrate and share their own favorite images, One Perfect Shot (OPS) has continued to expand its community of movie lovers on Facebook, Wordpress, and beyond. And along the way, OPS has garnered press coverage from others who've enjoyed the ride in online publications such as A.V. Club and Mashable.

Regularly deriving inspiration right along with its subscribers by putting the clever submissions of fellow sharp-eyed cineastes to use, One Perfect Shot has also begun building a team (including Film Intuition writer Jen Johans) in anticipation for its online expansion.

First brought to life by Geoff Todd, OPS is still operated by Portland based filmmaker.

While perfection can be hard to define, passionate film lovers know it when they see it and it's this unspoken recognition that unites one film fan to the next regardless of land or language. More than just appreciation in the eye of the beholder, shots are what unite films from one frame to the next — standing alone as well as together while also standing the test of time.

To OPS creator Geoff Todd, "a perfect shot conveys the very soul of the story it’s working with. Whether it’s harsh lighting and quirky angles, or the rich aesthetics of someone like [legendary cinematographer] Jack Cardiff, the perfect shot is a story in itself."

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Monthly Poll: Favorite Wes Anderson Feature Film

In honor of the release of The Grand Budapest Hotel, which one of director Wes Anderson's feature films is your favorite?

Bottle Rocket

Rushmore

The Royal Tenenbaums

The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou

The Darjeeling Limited

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Moonrise Kingdom

The Grand Budapest Hotel

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Site News: Movie Photo Collage -- A Sneak Peek of Movie Reviews to Come

Want a Sneak Peek at Some of the Films We'll Be Covering on FilmIntuition.com in our Review Database?

Take a look at this publicity still and cover art collage for clues of the films to come:

More News:

1) Our Blu-ray giveaway of Baggage Claim ends at 11:59pm EST on 2/26. Be sure to submit your all-time Top 5 Romantic Comedies asap by completing the form on our Contest page. 

2) We've updated both our Theatrical and Home Entertainment calendars to include the latest schedule changes and new additions.


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Win Baggage Claim on Blu-ray

In Honor of Valentine's Day, We're Celebrating Romantic Comedies 
This Month at Film Intuition and You're the Critic in Our February Reader Poll! 



For a Chance to Win Baggage Claim on Blu-ray from Twentieth Century Fox, Click Here to Visit Our Contest Page to Send us a List of Your All-Time Top 5 Romantic Comedies by
Wednesday, February 26.

Note: While the Giveaway is for U.S. Residents Only, Everyone Can Take Part in Our Reader Poll. Are you a fellow critic? Do you already have the film? Would you rather pass on the prize this time around?

You Can Still Share Your Favorites With Us through our Official Facebook Page, By Submitting the Form
or via Twitter @Film Intuition  

Need A Refresher? 

Check Out Our Romantic Comedies Pinterest Board

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Announcement -- TWO Contests: Win Big With Tribeca Film Festival & "May The Force Be With" Your Flash Drive

Win an Obi-Wan Kinobi or R2D2 Designer Flash Drive

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Site News: Help Film Intuition for Free

Dear Friends and Readers,

Once again, iGive is attempting to donate $5,000 to Film Intuition in just 24 hours to help us stay afloat from noon central time on 2/24 running until noon on 2/25 or before the $5,000 limit for ALL organizations put together is reached. No purchase necessary.

Just register to help Film Intuition and THEN visit one of their 750+ stores by clicking off their site (no shopping required). For every new supporter, iGive will donate $1.00 to keep FI running.

And once you're a member, you can download their cool Yahoo toolbar, which will benefit us every time you search the web (again with no fees or purchases required).

Likewise, if you are in the market for anything available online, chances are the store is partnered with iGive and a portion of your proceeds will help Film Intuition keep running, adding more features, contests, and additionally support the costs of an independent site.

Thank you for your support, time and above all your readership as it's greatly appreciated.

- Jen

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Site News: Help Film Intuition for the Holidays

Dear Friends and Readers,

iGive is attempting to donate $5,000 to Film Intuition in just 24 hours to help us stay afloat. No purchase necessary. For every new supporter, iGive will donate $1.00 to keep FI running.

Just register & THEN complete 1 valid search on their site (eg: not Twitter or Facebook) or download their cool Yahoo toolbar, which will benefit us every time you search the web or shop at over 700+ stores, with which iGive is affiliated complete with bonus coupons for members.

Thank you for your support. No obligation at all and please feel free to ignore but it's been a tough year for everyone so I wanted to share especially considering there is absolutely no purchase required. Thank you for your time and above all your readership. It's greatly appreciated.

- Jen

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Film Intuition's September Poll Results: Which Contemporary Latin American Filmmaker's Works Do You Find the Most Compelling?

The Question:

Film Intuition Salutes Hispanic Heritage Month:

Of the following critically acclaimed contemporary filmmakers, whose cinematic works do you find the most compelling?

The Results:

1) Alfonso Cuarón

2) Guillermo del Toro

3) Tie:
Pedro Almodóvar & Alejandro González Iñárritu

4) Carlos Saura

5) Robert Rodriguez

6) Tie:
Juan José Campanella, Isabel Coixet, Julio Medem & Fernando Meirelles

7) Tie:
Alejandro Amenábar, Walter Salles, Juan Carlos Tabío & Fernando Trueba

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Film Intuition's August Poll Results: What Is Quentin Tarantino's Best Directorial Effort?

Before QT Produced His Inglorious Basterds



We Asked The Question:

"In anticipation of his newest release--
considering the following films, which movie would you select as Quentin Tarantino's finest directorial achievement so far?"

The Choices:
(in chronological order)

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The Results:

Pulp Fiction 37%
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 24%
Reservoir Dogs 19%
Jackie Brown 14%
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 4%

Jen's Take

When the poll began at the start of August, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 had an enormous lead and it seemed like it's greatest rival would be Reservoir Dogs but the sword turned as the month went on, making it a three way race between winner Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and Reservoir Dogs.

I was surprised to see Jackie Brown pick up some momentum but then again, I've always found the underrated film to be his most accessible work for all generations and QT has even gone on to acknowledge that he has so many mothers come up to him and say, "My kid loves ____ but I love Jackie Brown." This reviewer's mother would probably agree although she is partial to Kill Bill as well so much that when a surprise advanced screening of Vol. 2 popped up on Easter Sunday, I asked her to come along as my guest. Films first, food second is our family's motto!

I'm a bit stunned over the paltry 4% vote given to Kill Bill: Vol. 2 but grant that it is missing the action-packed sequences of the first including that final masterful--man, nearly hour long showdown-- as Uma Thurman takes on endless villains including my personal favorite, Go-Go Yubari and not just because she has my hairstyle.

I still feel that Pulp Fiction is one of the greatest films of the '90s and I'd have to agree with it being Tarantino's best especially because it's a wonderful gateway movie for film buffs to study what it was about it that made it so unique including breaking the traditional Syd Field preached three-act screenplay structure and using all of the films he'd seen before him as his own version of film school. Instead of the "film school generation," the "film geek generation" was born and suddenly people realized they could become self-taught minus the student loans by analyzing his influences especially the French New Wave which became a new obsession of mine after viewing Quentin's stunning Fiction.



Although we had to suffer endless copycat filmmakers in the '90s as well as QT's over-exposure as he spread himself far too thin. However, the demand was there and so was QT which perhaps led to his decision to adapt an Elmore Leonard novel as his feature-length follow-up film since-- with so much success so soon-- the pressure has to be insane. Yet to his credit and our great amazement, he continued to produce truly excellent works.

While they were indeed controversial as I still remember the Spike Lee/QT battle over Jackie Brown (and can see and appreciate both sides) and a few ensemble projects including his post-Fiction uneven Four Rooms and his superior half of Grindhouse with Death Proof (that I feel I'm the only person on the planet who genuinely dug).

However, when he unleashed the opus of Kill Bill onto masses, a whole new younger generation felt the same thrill we'd experienced with Fiction and hopefully began turning towards the Criterion Collection and Dragon Dynasty DVDs to discover just which movies had led to the work that introduced us to a memorable Bride who (unlike Francois Truffaut's) did not wear black but that awesome yellow suit to exact bloody revenge.



Whether you love him or hate him or hate or love his movies, his influences and the films he's influenced by are a vital part of our cinematic landscape and American moviemaking, in my opinion, has become all the better for it.

Thank you for making this our most successful and popular poll so far-- September's topic will be announced soon.

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Film Intuition's July Poll Results: What Do You Think of 3D?

In July We Asked:

With so many feature films being released in 3D to get viewers back into theatres, there's no shortage of the trend stopping from a studio's point-of-view but how do audience members feel?

The Results:

(Note: We let readers select as many options as they'd like since this topic could have a few variables such as "I dislike it but I may like it better if" or vice versa):

I hate it; it should've stayed in the 1950s. 29%
It's distracting and/or it gives me a headache. 29%
Studios should be more critical in their choices of which movies to release in 3D. 29%

Hollywood needs a new trend. 27%
The ticket to a 3D screening costs too much. 25%
There are too many 3D titles. 22%

If they're theatrically released in 3D, then that format should be available on DVD & Blu-ray too. 18%
Given the right material, 3D enhances the movie. 16%
I would pay more for a ticket only if I REALLY wanted to see the movie in 3D. 12%

I like 3D better when it's used for animated movies like Up and Monsters vs. Aliens. 8%
I love it; more films should be made in 3D. 8%
It's making going to the movies fun again. 8%
I prefer 3D for live action (non-animated) features like My Bloody Valentine. 6%

Get Ready for August:

And now for August: To prepare you for one of the most discussed and highly controversial upcoming summer movies-- Quentin Tarantino's World War II Epic, Inglorious Basterds-- we're announcing our new poll which asks you to select the best directorial achievement QT has created so far on film.

Your mind may immediately leap to one movie with the initials of P.F. but seriously guys, it's harder than you think when you go back and review the rest. Furthermore, to keep it more succinct than July's poll, I'm only going with his work as a filmmaker-- not a screenwriter, guest director, or co-director so True Romance, Death Proof and Sin City etc. are all out and I do apologize for that. However, to this end, all complaints can be filed with Brad Pitt's character c/o Inglorious Basterds. Just kidding! Enjoy and click here to vote as well as e-mail the poll, embed it on your site and get as many fans involved as possible. :)

Additionally, if you haven't checked the site in awhile, followed the Twitter updates or feeds-- we're currently running TWO contests for readers in the month of August. Check 'em out.

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Contest Announcement: Win Our Transformers Tuesday Prize Pack Giveaway

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Transformers Tuesday Prize Pack Giveaway
On Behalf of Paramount and DreamWorks

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Movie Release Date:
June 24, 2009

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Film Intuition Contest Announcement: Win 20th Century Fox's Home on Blu-ray

Deadline:
Sunday, June 14 (Midnight EST)

Rules:

Open to All Readers with the Ability to Play Region 1 Blu-ray Discs. Two winners will be chosen at random from the entries received via our official entry form you can find here The winners will be notified via e-mail following the deadline.

Details:

A Fascinating And Enlightening Look At The Unshakable Bond Between Humans And Earth, Narrated By Oscar® Nominee Glenn Close, Debuts On Blu-ray And DVD June 5th From 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment: Specially Timed For World Environment Day As The First-Time Ever Simultaneous, World-Wide, All Format Release.

Home by Yann Arthus-Bertrand will be broadcast in the US on June 5th at 9pm ET/PT exclusively on the National Geographic Channel, as part of the film's global premiere in conjunction with World Environmental Day.

Synopsis:

It’s too late… to be a pessimist when the inspirational, informative and breathtaking documentary, Home soars onto Blu-ray and DVD June 5, World Environmental Day, from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Directed by internationally renowned French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand, produced by world famous director Luc Besson and narrated by five-time Academy Award® nominee Glenn Close (Dangerous Liaisons), Home aims to change the way people see the planet and their impact on it. Shot in high definition in 54 countries and 120 locations over 217 days, the unique and first-time ever all-aerial filming style highlights the Earth’s wonders as well as its wounds and provides a necessary perspective to approach the changing environment.

In 200,000 years on Earth, humanity has upset the balance of the planet, established by nearly four billion years of evolution. The price to pay is high as humankind has barely ten years to reverse the trend, become aware of the full extent of the Earth’s riches and change its patterns of consumption. Following in the tradition of Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, Home sets out to shift people’s perceptions, inspire action and lay a foundation for the edifice that must be rebuilt.

More than a movie, Home will be a major event all over the globe; for the first-time ever, a film will be released in every format, including in movie theaters, on television, DVD/Blu-ray Disc and the internet, on the same day in over 50 countries to reach the widest audience possible.

Blu-ray Specs:

The Home Blu-ray Disc is presented in widescreen format (1.78:1 aspect ratio) and features English 5.1 DTS HD-MA and French 5.1 Dolby Digital audio.



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