So I Stumbled a website today. Yes, stop the presses. Anyway, it’s a music site with the novel concept of offering “quests”, “experience” and “achievements” for listening to different kinds of music (most of it has an indie slant, be warned). It’s also kind of a social networking thing, allowing you to connect to other … Continue reading
Things have been nuts lately with finals, new romance, and the comings and goings of life. I haven’t been able to get time to sit down and watch Goldfinger (my next James Bond movie) until today and then I realized that, post-Avatar, I was in more of a science fiction mood. Thus, Star Trek: The … Continue reading
Ah, Avatar… how long we’ve awaited your soulful kiss. There isn’t a lot to say about this that isn’t already being said. Of course, we all knew it would be like that. Avatar was destined to be a highly talked about movie and the only real problem with that is how disproportionate it will be … Continue reading
In a thread at the Films In Release section of the forums, The Rain Dog brought up the Director’s Cut of Kingdom of Heaven, one of my very favorite films. Most people agree that the DC is the definitive contemporary historical epic, in the tradition of Ben Hur and Lawrence of Arabia. Some believe it’s … Continue reading
I have a confession! I haven’t watched the early Bond films, although I’ve seen bits and pieces of some over the years. The only pre-Brosnan one I truly remember is Moonraker which was my favorite. I dunno how I’ll feel about it as an adult, but hey. Likewise, I’ve never seen any of the Star … Continue reading
The first James Bond film is Dr. No. I had no idea what it was about before watching it, just that it featured Sean Connery. I wasn’t sure if he went all the way back to the roots of what became the canon Bond films but he sure does. I thought the movie was pretty … Continue reading
Ah, From Russia With Love. I’ve heard a lot of people say it’s between this and Goldfinger for the best Bond film. Is that because these are the ones that are generally pretty realistic? I’ve noticed that these early Bond films are pretty grounded, without the silly gadgets and bizarre villains I’ve heard so much … Continue reading
So I just walked out of A Serious Man and I’m not sure what to make of it. I’ll jot some thoughts about the movie here. First of all, I thought it was kind of inaccessible in some ways. I mean, in general you can see that this is perhaps a character study of Larry … Continue reading
So I watched Antichrist for the second time. It strikes me now that it’s rather like a Poe story. At first glance, it seems almost impossible that there isn’t something supernatural going on here. But eventually, I think it is difficult to conclude that what we’re watching is anything other than a psychological breakdown. Throughout … Continue reading
I promised in my earlier blog that I would discuss the themes of Twilight and expand on the previous defense I gave. Not to say that this expansion is to cover and defend this aspect of the property. That would be pretty silly of me, who counts himself as a feminist. There are a lot … Continue reading