Editorial: In Defense of District 9
There has been a little bit of a controversy amongst some of my friends in regards to ‘District 9′ and its nomination for Best Picture. Although I’ll admit, the genre and class of film it was is not something that you ordinarily see up for such an award like Best Picture, but here I’ll try to defend why I think ‘District 9′ is amongst the better films nominated in... [Read more]
My Netflix Queue Review 4
Over the course of a week I watch a lot movies and neglect my responsibilities and personal hygiene, all for your benefit. Here is the list of movies I have seen this past week. Try to keep up: Gilliam: The face of a man who has it all under control. Lost in La Mancha – There is bad luck, there is Murphy’s Law, then there is Terry Gilliam on a shoot. Ironically, by not making the... [Read more]
Oscar Nominations Announced
Early in LA Tuesday morning, a good deal of people were up to hear the 2010 nominations for the Academy Award. This is the first year of the Academy’s new ‘10 best picture’ nominee concept. There is a lot of things to be excited about with this list of nominees, but a few things that upset me. (That seems to happen every year.) The full list is below. Any oversights? Any... [Read more]
My Netflix Queue Review 3
Over the course of a week I watch a lot movies and neglect my responsibilities and personal hygiene, all for your benefit. Here is the list of movies I have seen this past week. Try to keep up: We were all reaching a bit in this movie. Sunshine - This syfy was was definitely more fy than sy. I am not a billion percent sure what I was expecting when I sat down to watch a movie about a trip... [Read more]
Review: Crazy Heart
‘Crazy Heart’ is one of those movies that sorta came out of nowhere. I feel like I hadn’t heard very much about it until nearing the Golden Globes (bad movie blogger!). When Bridges took the Best Actor Golden Globe, and the song ‘Weary Kind’ taking Best Song, I knew I’d better get myself to a theater to see this film. ‘Crazy Heart’ was written and directed... [Read more]
My Netflix Queue Review: 2
Another week has passed. It was a struggle to get some movie time in. Do you think that stopped me? No. I am a professional. So here we go again: Over the course of a week I watch a lot movies and neglect my responsibilities and personal hygiene, all for your benefit. Here is the list of movies I have seen this past week. Try to keep up: Just hanging out in my dog mask, what are you doing? Killer... [Read more]
Scorsese Picks ‘Invention’
Scorsese has announced his next film, an adaptation of ‘The Invention of Hugo Cabret,’ to begin lensing in June. The book tells the story of a child orphan, who was working to fix a Mechanical Man. After his death, Hugo, attempts to complete is fathers work in a 1930s Parisian train station. Written by Brian Selznick the childrens book has won numerous awards, including the 2008 Caldecott... [Read more]
I Can See Clearly … Now What?
I woke up this morning and put on my old man pants, cappy, and decided to grampa it up. I am full of “back in my day” and “you don’t know how good you have it!” And, who doesn’t like a bitter old man ranting?! Well, you’re in luck, the bitter old man store is stocked up and open for business. High quality. High definition. 4.8 magillion pixels refreshing... [Read more]