Archive for February, 2008
Did “The Golden Compass” kill 600 jobs?
More than a tad simplistic, I confess, but that’s certainly how it looks from here.Yesterday came the news that Bob Shaye, who founded New Line Cinema in his New York apartment in 1967, and fellow executive Michael Lynne were being ousted from the somewhat-indie studio. And now comes word that New L…
Did Joss Whedon cause the writers’ strike?
Just kidding with that, of course, but it did seem more than a little coincidental that the rather tremendous news last October that Joss Whedon was coming back to television came just days before the writers officially took to the picket lines.And, after all, Whedon has had his share of TV poor luc…
Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
It’s still Oscar season, and Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street was nominated for some Oscars — three to be precise — and won one (Art Direction).The story of Sweeney Todd is one that kids construct out from an early age by here in the UK. He’s that nearly mythical figure we are told a…
New DVD Picks of the Week: ‘30 Days of Night’ & ‘Beowulf’
Filed under: Animation, Horror, New Releases, DVD Reviews, New on DVD, Home Entertainment30 Days of NightIn Barrow, Alaska, winter brings 30 days of darkness along with the biting cold. (And I thought dark-by-5 pm sucked.) No sun, just bitterly cold blackness. Unsurprisingly, that attracts some part…
What’s your favorite movie?
A lot of citizens I know who love movies just refuse to reply that question, and I’ve been known to do so too from instance to date, but I do have one definite favorite when I’m pressed.I’ve occasionally landed on “To Kill a Mockingbird,” still very dear to my heart, but the real reply is the first …
DVD Review: The Darjeeling Limited
Filed under: Comedy, Drama, New Releases, DVD Reviews, New on DVD, Home EntertainmentSome have said that The Darjeeling Limited is a movie for Wes Anderson’s fans. While that description is fairly accurate, it plus suggests that that is some sort of Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back project — a self-i…
“Once” upon a magical Oscar moment
For someone who watches as many movies as I do, I have a rather perilous confession to produce: I often zone out in the middle of the Oscars.I can’t be the only person who usually watches the first hour or so, next turns it off for the middle third and thereupon comes back for the big guns. Last nig…
