One of last year's unsung heroes was Disney's A Christmas Carol. A film I loved, which seemed to largely go unnoticed. The critical consensus was pretty evenly split, which never does much for inciting a great deal of word-of-mouth, but I was thoroughly impressed with this particular telling (see my original review below). I suspect there was a certain disinterest in yet another version of the … [Read more...]
I Love You Phillip Morris has been causing controversy for so long you'd be hard-pressed to remember exactly when it all started. With the release imminent, there's a red band trailer available, and it's not the sort that is particularly joking about the restriction. The Jim Carrey / Ewan McGregor vehicle about a homosexual criminal isn't the sort of film that's going to pull any punches, and the … [Read more...]
If you keep up with film news, you probably know that the Jim Carrey/ Ewan McGregor vehicle, I Love You Phillip Morris, has been the focus of certain amounts of controversy. At various points there has been some question about when, or if, the film would be released, and going back further, there were rumors during production that it might not be finished in the first place. It may not be all … [Read more...]
From Life, to Earth, to Oceans, and many more, the up close and personal take on the world has soared in popularity, and many of the treatments we're getting to witness are amazing. A brilliant addition to the list is IMAX Under the Sea. Focusing on the underwater life of Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia, the film brings the underwater world to life with a clarity that is simply … [Read more...]
One of the things you really have to ask yourself at the outset is, "Why do people keep remaking Charles Dickens' story?" The easy answer is that we need a decent helping of holiday fare at the theaters, but there are other things we could do, and even redo. It may still be a ways off, but we're quickly gaining on the 200th Anniversary of this story... surely there are other tales we could … [Read more...]
Even with John Cusack, who has a special place in my heart, Being John Malkovich does nothing for me at all. The best response to the film I can manage is to roll my eyes, and I find no redeeming qualities in it at all, apart (maybe) from a few bits of dialogue. Nevertheless, I do find myself in the curious position of being glad that a lot of people found something in it. Charlie Kaufman’s … [Read more...]
