I see a lot of movies every year. A ton. But this year I’ve decided I don’t see enough movies, so one of my New Year Resolutions was to simply see more. And to write about them. See, that’s the other half of the equation: I see a ton of movies, but I write about … Continue reading
The International. I remember the giggle inducing ads for that one; “Look honey, the ‘Evil Bank’ movie is coming out!”. Having no idea that Tom Tykwer was the director. Now, I’m not the dude’s biggest fan, but he’s done a couple of interesting films; What was the draw here? There’s some nice framing and production … Continue reading
I see a lot of movies every year. A ton. But this year I’ve decided I don’t see enough movies, so one of my New Year Resolutions was to simply see more. And to write about them. See, that’s the other half of the equation: I see a ton of movies, but I write about … Continue reading
It’s Sunday night, April 8th, 1990. I’m a… Sophomore in high school. None of my friends have cars yet and so the four guys or so that comprise my suburban ‘crew’ walk the heavily wooded streets at night*, drink on the big wooden porch behind our local library and generally begin working up the courage … Continue reading
Man… It’s been a while since I’ve blogged. It’s been a while since I’ve done anything except… what I’ve been doing. Like David Patrick Kelly said in 48 Hrs: I was BUSY. And when I wasn’t busy, I was procrastinating like a sumbitch. In fact, I even owe 2 reviews for THE CHEWER REVIEWER of … Continue reading
I see a lot of movies every year. A ton. But this year I’ve decided I don’t see enough movies, so one of my New Year Resolutions was to simply see more. And to write about them. See, that’s the other half of the equation: I see a ton of movies, but I write about … Continue reading
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a must own on DVD. I saw it in the theater over the summer with the family, and my wife grabbed it on DVD yesterday for my son to watch again and again and again. You know what? This movie is an instant classic. As I watched “Cloudy” … Continue reading
200 Words is a daily burst of ideas, thoughts, or impressions on media, film, and filmmaking. The goal is nothing more or less than conversation. 1/6/10 I never expected to run across a mid-60s, black & white, Czechoslovakian, post-WWII, art house sex comedy film, yet when watching Closely Watched Trains that’s just what one finds. … Continue reading
That’s what I thought during my screening of James Cameron’s “Avatar”. The film is absolutely beautiful to look at and very immersive especially in 3D. However, the narrative that follows along with the visuals is lacking, almost as if the technology needed the story as a supplement. Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), is an ex-marine that … Continue reading
On The Beatles’ last album Let It Be, there’s a 51 second track called “Dig It” (you can listen right here), and it starts with John Lennon signing the line “like a rolling stone”. It occurred to me how cool it would be to hear him sing the great Bob Dylan song of the same … Continue reading