The cop drama that’s really about the decline of the American city The Wire has always been the redheaded stepchild of HBO. A brilliant redheaded stepchild matched only by the greatness of Deadwood, but still, the Baltimore-set series gets all the critical praise and none of the awards. (Personally? I think we’re seeing a repeat … Continue reading
Press Releases, as a whole, are pretty dumb. I’ve written my fair share and they’re full of self-congratulatory ass-rubbing, weiner measuring, boilerplates and othe frivilous fluff. But hey man, it’s spoon-fed information and if it’s slightly relevant, PRs get eaten up. Which, in the end, is a good thing for everybody, since the intern market … Continue reading
Death Proof is a tender movie about a guy, his car and the supple hotties who learn their hotness isn’t much of an asset when it’s being bounced around a pokey, disintegrating hotrod at 200 miles an hour.Maverick Records, the label for the soundtrack, has given the heads up as to the music you’re going … Continue reading
Speaking of Danny Boyle (Ponte Tower), his new movie Sunshine has revelaed itself a US poster.And it’s incredibly uninspired. I saw this poster and it was for Zathura. Or Armegeddon. Or any other heroes walking toward you with their objective in the background. Shoot- it even reminds me of that crazy NASCAR on the rings … Continue reading
I know a few Pixar fans (and animation fans in general) were disappointed by Cars. I would respectfully disagree. Maybe it’s because I’ve seen the movie upwards of 10 times thanks to the miracle of DVD and children’s ability to watch the same movie over and over. And over. And over. Regardless, it’s a pleasing … Continue reading
I still think the rest of the world is getting a better title out of Die Hard 4.0 than the US is getting with the wretched and embarassing Live Free or Die Hard. Stop with the clever titles. The thought of the gimmick that’s taken full rabid control of DVD edition titles moving to mainstream … Continue reading
" Psychological thriller" is such a misnomer when pigeonholing a film. Isn’t anything that involves fear and mystery, ultimately, psychological? Bah. Philosophy be damned. I’ll follow tradition.Speaking of, Actor/TV Director Joe Rassulo’s had a good time lately, as he’s finished up a film, Bull Run, and his self written (soon to be self-directed), based-on-true-events story … Continue reading
There’s been a couple high-profile stories in the last few months about people who are discovered living in so much squalor and filth, their homes are put under quarantine and closed off as unfit for human inhabitance. I’ve tried showing those stories to my lady-friend who doesn’t appreciate the clothes pile I leave in the … Continue reading
I have a lot to be thankful to Shane Black for. He’s written some of my favorite movie lines of all time. He not only got a movie starring Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer made (in 2005, no less) but also (somewhat) theatrically released, and it was fantastic. But perhaps his greatest contribution to … Continue reading
Danny Boyle is not slowing down. With all kinds of Sunshine going on, he’s jumped into the pilot’s seat for the architectural biography Ponte Tower. And by architectural, I actually mean thriller set in the Joburg landmark.The landmark itself has a fascinating history and plays into all kinds of American themes like sprawl, immigration and … Continue reading