So, if you didn’t catch the Oscars last night. Here’s what you missed: 2 really good moments (videos below) and lots of average stuff. Steve Martin and Alec weren’t that great. Each one of theme would have done better on their own but together it was a mess.
A truly absurd moment [...]
My sister is a smart lovable gal. Sometimes she is wrong and she hates it when people point this out to her. She responded to my recent Oscar predictions post with some interesting comments. She said,
I won’t remember Avatar in ten years. Hell, I can barely remember it now; I had to go re-read a review to [...]
The Oscars are coming this weekend. I’ve done a pretty good job this year of seeing most of the nominated movies. So, without further blabbing, here’s my predictions for who will take the Oscar home and who I think should.
Best Picture
This is the most interesting race because we have two very different front-runners. The Hurt [...]
John Hughes wrote and directed some of my favorite childhood movies. Movies like Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty In Pink, Uncle Buck and more. I was pretty sad to hear about his death last year. There is a good article in Vanity Fair this month with quotes [...]
I watched An Education this weekend and thought it was a great movie. The film tells the story of a 16-year-old girl who is the target of a sophisticated seduction by a 35-year-old man. This happens in 1961, when 16-year-old girls were more naive and were actually (sort of) looking for older men to take [...]
Wes Anderson was rumored to be directing the new Spider-Man. Here’s a take of what that’d look like
I was listening today to an NPR podcast with George Lucas (download). He has a new book out where he discusses the 300 most influential and impressive blockbuster movies to him. For each film, he does some significant research into the casting, the shooting schedule, the budget, and the result. He adjusts for [...]
There’s a good article in the NY Times about Vengence films. It describes how the genre as existing, writing,
The formula’s popularity stems from the permission it gives viewers to experience the rush violence provides without feeling guilty about it. The plot gives the hero the same permission when a wife or daughter or brother or [...]
I saw the new James Cameron film Avatar this weekend and loved it. Loved it. Once again, JC totally delievered. The movie is quite a spectacle. It’s not so much the chracters, but the story and the visuals that make this film. Even if you’re not a sci-fi fan, you need to check this out to [...]
In the past two weeks, i’ve seen some great movie spoofs. It seems that online video is getting better and better and the content is coming form all over the place. I love these videos. Check ‘em out:
A Batman spoof:
A Point Break spoof. I love how Aziz does Keanu by just shouting. Click [...]
