Tron: Legacy is yet another installment in the entertainment world's misguided view that my High School days were a cultural gold mine. In this case, we're taking something that truly was an era-defining cult icon, and trying to spin a newfound appreciation for a truly odd mix of technology and movie-making. What's truly strange about Tron: Legacy, considering the plethora of film and … [Read more...]
Even in the midst of our current acceptance of reality, which leads us to the conclusion that theaters will be plagued with remakes and there's little use in griping, there are still those willing to shake a fist in the air when things go too far. Remaking True Grit is the sort of enterprise that causes, at least among some, such fist-shaking. I am not such a naysayer, speaking in general … [Read more...]
March 7th is sneaking up on us, and as usual, the celebrities geared up for the festivities with the annual Oscar Nominee Luncheon. Check out some great shots from the event below, but before you do (well, or after... after is good), head on over to the Nominee page and make sure you're up on all the info for the films and stars from this year's … [Read more...]
The very odd duo of Jeff Bridges and Justin Timberlake are coming to theaters August 28th in The Open Road, and I am not at all sure what to make of this road trip picture. The movie gives us Timberlake as a minor league baseball player who takes a road trip to see his estranged father (Bridges), who is a baseball legend. He makes the trip because his mother is sick, and when dear old dad … [Read more...]
One of the trickier problems you find in superhero movies is that the whole creation vs. story question is always an issue for the script. How much time are we going to spend working out how the superhero came to be, and how much are we going to include some actual “story” in a bigger picture sense? The trouble with Iron Man is that it really only has the introduction … [Read more...]
