Being from Chicago, as I began to acquire my taste for beer snobbery one of the first beers to help me on my way with that was local GOOSE ISLAND’s HONKER’S ALE. My god, just writing those words makes me salivate. I cannot acquire Goose Island now that I reside on the West Coast, so … Continue reading
A review of Appaloosa, a film written, directed, produced, and starring Ed Harris.
A Nice Hard Slap – They EXTENDED Sex and the City? There was one thing the world did not need in regards to Sex and the City: The Movie. MORE. The movie in its theatrical form was about thirty minutes too long, and not in a Lord of the Rings ‘this is an epic tale … Continue reading
I’ve been remembering these movies for months now without any hint of perspective. I think the time has come to start commenting on how they rank, how something I learned from one played into another, and what kind of techniques I’ve used and discarded throughout these long filmmaking years. What is the running theme of … Continue reading
The Debate Thanks for all the messages asking me what I thought of the debate. There’s a ton of excellent coverage out there already, and I don’t want to repeat the commentary you can find at The Daily Dish, Talking Points Memo, Eunomia, and lots of other places. So I’ll offer just a few thoughts … Continue reading
No, not referring to the recent Frank Miller loincloth and sandal CG fest, but the number of times I’ve thrown down review for Nick and you slobs who bother to read (take no offense, I’m as big a slob as any of you). 300. I reached this milestone today. This is more than any other … Continue reading
Part 1Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Previously on Blog Wars: On a quiet night, as Jim cleans a bar stool with Lysol Multipurpose Cleaning Solution, Jodie Foster, wearing the skimpiest of skimpy dresses, stumbles into the bar, high as a kite. She makes her … Continue reading
British gangsters just aren’t scary. Wanted to get that out of the way up front just to make sure we’re on the same page. But this has nothing to do with British gangsters. It doesn’t really have to do with gangsters at all. It certainly has nothing to do with England. But that was one … Continue reading
Goddamnit. I take no pleasure in my prematurely negative assumptions turning out to be absolutely correct. Believe that or not. There is no joy in Mudville. Checked out a matinee of Righteous Kill. It was a non-event. A non-event, I say. How does a New … Continue reading
Seeing as how we are nearing the end of the 2008 movie season, I noticed a number of Top 10 lists are starting to make the rounds. Don’t worry, I’m not going to create a list of my favorite movies of the year. It’s too early for that. What I will do, though, is count … Continue reading