I wanted to occasionally share some of the fruits of my time at film school and now is as good a time as any. It’s kind of a thin premise for a blog but tomorrow will be back up to snuff. I’ll be seeing Mongol and The Fall tomorrow, so I should have some good … Continue reading
Recently, some ding-dong made a movie called The Happening where people run away from evil wind. Well, a long time ago Sam Strange made the ULTIMATE movie where people run away from evil wind! It was called Twister, and it blew you away. Aside from rampaging Nadoes, Twister is about the lost love between two … Continue reading
I’d like to write a little about Monsieur Verdoux, not a review, but the film entered my head again recently after writing about Shadow of a Doubt. It’s certainly not the best known Charlie Chaplin film but its one I like the story behind. Chaplin only made three speaking films in Hollywood. The first was … Continue reading
PART I OF PART IV can be found by clicking here. Here are the exit interview questions that The Spymunk agreed to answer. ANDERSON What is the Spymunk? Spymunk I am the Spymunk and the Spymunk is me. I guess it’s kind of like Batman. I call myself Spymunk and you call me The Spymunk. … Continue reading
I finally finished the first season of Showtime’s new ranchy love child. I’ll give it a B. It’s definitely an “edgy” show, but that seems to be the source of its problems. It seems to be an epidemic running through a lot of cable shows. They can do R rated things. I get it. But … Continue reading
I’m getting old. We all are. But I’m now in my 30’s. 32. Still. I can’t drink like I used to. I’ve cut out caffeine (mostly just because), and I’ve cut down my cigar smoking to none. About two weeks back I bought a rice cooker. My evolutionary leap was similar to the time cut … Continue reading
I know this is an odd time to publish this, given the recent passing of Stan Winston, one of the great practical effects artists, but…I love computer-generated imagery. And I’m tired of it getting a bad rap. Part of this does stem from growing up in the CGI era. I was born in 1986, and … Continue reading
Another trailer today, but from a completely different country and genre. Korean director Kim Ji-woon first caught my attention with The Foul King, the hilarious Korean wrestling comedy he made about 8 years ago. I never saw his first picture The Quiet Family, only the manic Takashi Miike remake/rip off Happiness of the Katakuris. A Tale … Continue reading
Anyone who thinks that cats do not have the same level of intelligence, cunning and malicious humor that people are capable of … well, I can only guess that you’ve never had a cat. Of course, that is a misnomer. People do not have cats as pets. Cats have people as executive assistants. My two, … Continue reading
When a film strikes a chord deep within you, I’m talking about when it really speaks to you on a profound level, it’s indescribable. Everyone has a film that holds a special place in their heart, regardless of the quality or popularity of it. If it means something to you, that’s all that matters. But … Continue reading