Just this once... I'm going to dedicate a post to a trailer, and only because The Hollywood Reporter told me to. Well, not exactly in so many words. And so today is the day that a new clip gets released? Makes you wonder what certain people are playing at really. I'm really interested to get around to any and all reactions to this move, and that even despite … [Read more...]
The news is flying around the internet like a runaway train in a china shop Fox battles with Warner over release of movie!!! Watchmen might get held up by legal battle!!! Judge rules!!! The real question is, is any of this really, I mean really, going to change the release date of a film when something over $150 million has been put into at … [Read more...]
As Ratatouille winds down, a food critic explains within a review that, ultimately, criticism is easy, and the real ‘fun’ involved comes by way of a well-crafted skewering. But, he quickly adds, there is occasionally something wonderful, and being able to coherently remark upon this fact is the true joy, the thing that makes it all worthwhile. I’m … [Read more...]
I was surprisingly impressed recently by an LA Times article. Not because it trashes Ben Lyons, or because it gives great detail about the overall negative opinion of Ben Lyons... anyone who pays attention to the movie world knows full well that movie critics are rather annoyed by his existence... no, I was impressed because the article seems to be pushing some 1500 words (without having 40 … [Read more...]
I was reminded recently that one needn't rely exclusively on George Lucas' recent rash of franchise mangling to have their attitude inch methodically toward the idea that perhaps he's really just an idiot who got very lucky. Many a Star Wars fan reacted with disgust when the prequels began hitting screens, and with good reason. The sad excuses for milking more money out of a 30-ish year … [Read more...]
There is a certain subtle message in About a Boy, though you probably wouldn’t expect to hear that. Oddly, it’s the same subtle message from one of the year’s other wonderful films,CQ. The message is a simple one. It doesn’t matter how much free time you have, or how much money you have, or even how many really nifty doodads fill your apartment (or spaceship), shag carpeting is just really … [Read more...]
The news has been flying around that Chris Weitz has been tapped to direct New Moon, the second film in the Twilight franchise, and the idea has spawned more comment and reaction than any such news in quite a while. Who directs what is usually good for a short paragraph at best, and that's when anyone bothers to say anything at all. Perhaps just jumping on as a result of Twilight's … [Read more...]
The truth is, the old question about the half-full/half-empty glass is utterly useless. Now sure, it’s a whimsical pseudo-Koan that pseudo-adults in suits and dresses that wear their tags on their sleeves can pop into the conversation with a wink over the martinis they don’t like but are oh so fashionable. But, it’s a question with no pragmatic application, and mainly because the triviality … [Read more...]
