Archive for October, 2007
DVD Review: Meet the Robinsons
Filed under: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, New Releases, Disney, DVD Reviews, New on DVD, Home EntertainmentWhat is it about Disney films and the whole dead/lost mother thing? I’m not one of those moms who won’t let their kids watch Disney films considering they’re too traumatic, or too merchandi…
DVD Pick of the Week: Mr. Brooks
All hail Criterion: Demko’s DVD shelf
The big news whether, like me, you happen to live in Macon, is that Wes Anderson’s “Darjeeling Limited” is coming to The Grand (formerly known as the AmStar) that weekend. I’ve been back to the site three times already to check it, but it seems a slow movie weekend means the reply to “how far will I…
Remake news so poor I couldn’t possibly form it up
This being Monday and all, I’d love to be the bearer of better news. And at least part of me hopes you’ve all heard that somewhere else first to soften the blow.When I first heard the concept that someone would actually remake “The Birds,” I just assumed it was some kind of urban legend. No one woul…
A weekend off, but recommendations aplenty
For me at least, there will most likely be no movies that weekend, considering I’m headed up to Asheville, N.C., to spend the weekend with my folks. Not anything near a complaint, mind you, just the facts.Even so, here’s what I would recommend watching (and avoiding) from that weekend’s busy wide-re…
A fairly cool music biopic, but why not the Stax story?
Though I enjoy a well-constructed music biopic, I think a major fault with most of them is the subjects too often are titans we already (or at least think we) know everything about.There are plenty of stories to be told from the world of music whether you look beyond Ray Charles or Johnny Cash. “Con…
Where Are They Now?: “Freaks and Geeks”
The most obvious reply to that question might seem to be “in Judd Apatow’s movies,” but some of the kids from that great one-season show have just seemed to vanish altogether. So, just in case one person besides me would care about that, here goes:Lindsay WeirFirst of all, how in the world is the si…
