With the Coen brothers seemingly poised to take home a few golden statues this Sunday night, including the coveted “Best Picture”, for their critical darling, No Country for Old Men, it seemed like a good time to go back and look at another film that swept the Academy off its feet: Clint Eastwood’s western masterpiece, …
Admittedly, I am somewhat out of the loop when it comes to the Academy Awards. I, like everyone who comes to this site, love movies and I realize that, in theory, this is our Super Bowl. But two things kept me from tuning in each year: 1. Award shows never appealed to me. I always …
A bit of casting news for ya’ll. It looks like everyone’s favorite Cajun mutant is finally making his big screen debut in the upcoming Wolverine film. Television’s Friday Night Lights star Taylor Kitsch has been revealed as the latest cast member in the upcoming prequel playing the role of Gambit. I’m not entirely sure who …
It’s official: the first image from the upcoming X-Men series spin-off, Wolverine, appeared in USA Today yesterday. Nothing says Valentine’s Day like a slightly off-kiltered Hugh Jackman with 10-inch blades tearing through the tops of his hands, maniacally staring up. The film will be a prequel to the X-Men series, last left with Brett Ratner’s …
Before I delve into the movie, let me preface this review by giving you my history with The Simpsons. I vividly remember hearing about this new show that was amoral, a show whose t-shirts were banned from schools, a show that had parents up in arms at its seeming lack of family values and a …
Watching Steve Wiebe pursue the elusive Billy Mitchell and the boon of the highest Donkey Kong score in, ‘The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters,’ is surprisingly similar to watching Mario move his way through the barrel and ladder-laden levels in pursuit of the ever moving Donkey Kong and the princess: you want both …
I tend to instinctively groan at the idea of a movie remake. And I balk when I hear the word “sequel”. Every time I read about or see a trailer for one, I lament the death of creativity and curse Hollywood for mining its past for a quick, easy, bankable buck. “Hollywood is collapsing!” I …
I love animation. Few other genres cause their viewers to immediately suspend their disbelief for the duration of the film. While it could be argued that part of the challenge for filmmakers is to create a story that lends itself to this suspension, I think animation’s ability to instantly trigger it offers filmmakers more liberty …
Few things seem gray anymore. Perception has grown black and white. There is good and evil, Republican and Democrat, tasteful and tasteless, comedy and drama, etc. Middle ground, ambiguity seem unsettling, out of place. As time passes and our brains need to neatly file information into definitive compartments, we sum up our feelings of a …