Archive for October, 2007
A movie world without women? No thanks
When I first saw that, I assumed it had to be a joke. Did the head of a major American movie studio really say he would no longer greenlight any movies with women in the lead role?And knowing that comes from Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Daily column in L.A. Weekly, it should perhaps be greeted w…
More “Thank You for Smoking”? I’d quit that habit
I guess the big news today is that Ben Stiller’s new “comedy” couldn’t even compose decent to topple The Rock at the top of the box office. But since I joined the masses in just skipping “The Heartbreak Kid,” I’d instead like to talk about something else that caught my eye (and ire.)On the surface, …
Capturing the Friedmans
The verdict: Absorbing, devastating real-life story which challenges the viewer to decide who is telling the truth.The rating: 8/10Capturing the Friedmans tackles some particularly difficult source material. Arnold Friedman was a school teacher accused of molestation, and that documentary recounts h…
DVD Review: Cinema 16 - European Short Films
Filed under: DVD Reviews, Shorts, Home Entertainment, Cinematical Indie
For a few years now, Cinema 16 has been packaging great short films on Region 2 DVDs for European release, but as far as I can tell, that new “European Short Films” collection, with 16 short films on two discs, is the first to g…
Dying Cub Fan’s Last Request
Before we go any further, let me just guarantee any diehard Chicago Cub fans out there that I’m certainly not posting that as any style of mockery. As a long-suffering fan of the Baltimore Orioles, who actually had their postseason ruined once (against the Yankees, no less) by a meddling 8-year-old …
EW offers look at sordid state of “The Hobbit”
With that being from Entertainment Weekly, you can guess that it’s not precisely the most profound piece of journalism penned to instance, but the new piece about “The Hobbit” by Benjamin Svetkey does offer a pretty nifty summary of the story so far.And, of course, none of it is pretty. I won’t swip…
Where are they now: “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
The inspiration for that post actually comes from welcome news about a veteran of a different Joss Whedon project, Jewel Staite, a k a Firefly ship’s mechanic Kaylee. Though that isn’t normally precisely my cup of tea, I’ll probably give “The Tribe” a chance with her in it. The flick, set to come ou…
