The Academy Award Nominations will be announced tomorrow.
I do not care.
Or at least that’s what I say. I’ve made no secret of my distaste for this gaudy, self-congratulatory, unimaginative “celebration” of movies. I wrote extensively about it here. But I can’t deny that my interest is piqued for tomorrow’s announcement. And for one reason only [...]
I devour movies and music with a voracious appetite. All styles, all forms, genres, old and new - I am a junky for this stuff. Music and movies are my favorite things. They have been for a long time, and I have done as much as I’ve been able to get to know these two [...]
Everyone loves a monkey shit fight, right? Sploosh, thhhpthpthpthpth, boom, stinky, poopy - monkey shit fight. One at another. A return. Some collateral splatter and then more angry participants. It’s difficult to clarify who got it started, but it sure is beautiful to see all that shit flying through the air, shit exploding onto faces, [...]
A response to Janine’s Crazy Heart: If Only It Was All Music
A live concert featuring the music from the movie “would save folks the trouble of sitting through the two-plus hour glorified made-for-TV movie.” “That characterization sounds harsh, but save for Bridges nuanced performance…the film has ‘Lifetime’ written all over it.”
-Janine
It’s easy to characterize Crazy [...]
It’s Monday, which means list time. However, I’m breaking a few rules. First, this list contains just five items instead of 11. Why? Maybe it’s my own mini protest against the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ decision to include 10 nominees in the Best Picture category at this year’s Academy Awards. This new [...]
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Nothing like the 1992 original masterpiece. And NOTHING like that bland, generic poster they’re trying to promote this thing with. This is a lively, funny, bizarre, BIZARRE ride that dances wildly on the boundaries of taste, genre and sanity. You’ll be hearing a lot about how this is Cage’s [...]
The Merry Gentleman
Michael Keaton hasn’t done his career (once glowing huge with blockbusters like Batman and several classic comedies and dramadies) any favors since inexplicably taking on Jack Frost. But few actors are capable of being this smart, this funny, this watchable, this dark and eccentric on such a quiet, understated level (though he has [...]
Land of the Lost
Really really really not a good movie. Personally, I think the problem rose from deciding to make it PG-13 instead of PG and casting Ferrell as a prideful doofus scientist rather than a dad. You may know very little about the original show - but if you know anything, you likely know [...]
Memories of Murder
If you liked Fincher’s masterpiece Zodiac, you should try this flick from Korea. Another one that is much more about the maddeningly unsatisfying years of detective work trying to catch a serial killer…rather than the serial killing. I suspect that’s one of the reasons kids didn’t like Zodiac, actually - the lack of [...]
Don’t know why I wasn’t in love with this movie - too high of expectations? I get the innovation, but still it’s dated. Angie Dickinson, though, might be the sexiest person to ever grace silver screen. If you don’t feel like seeing her in this, check out the huge masterpiece entertainment Rio Bravo….
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