Archive for July, 2008
California Dreamin’ (endless)
Please disregard the utterly horrendous poster for that film. Why, why, why?Some might say that the “endless” in parentheses in the title California Dreamin’ (endless) is simply a mistranslation that should read “unfinished”. While that may not be the case, it’s a debate not without merit, given t…
Can Sony right a serious superhero wrong … and are you ready to laugh?
I’ve railed in that space far too many times on just why I hate the movie “Spider-Man 3″ so much, but now Sony is about to take a chance on fixing perhaps the flick’s biggest mistake (among many.)Even whether they are doing it only considering they mistakenly believe that the box-office bonanza that…
I kinda wish that was a joke, but … the trailer for Oliver Stone’s “W”
Before I go any further, let me just state for the record that I used to like Oliver Stone quite a bit, and I want to again. Earnestly. But that trailer …Wow … I didn’t expect Stone to form a movie that treats the W. presidency with any respect, but the hard-living Bush part (with the choice cut…
I kinda wish that were a joke, but … the trailer for Oliver Stone’s “W”
Before I go any further, let me just state for the record that I used to like Oliver Stone quite a bit, and I want to again. Earnestly. But that trailer …Wow … I didn’t expect Stone to invent a movie that treats the W. presidency with any respect, but the hard-living Bush part (with the choice c…
Video dispatches from ComicCon: “The Office,” “Heroes” and “Pushing Daisies”
First things first, even whether it really didn’t reply any questions, the return of “Mad Men” last night was simply sensational. We’re still waiting to see what Peggy did with that pesky baby, but the new domestic arrangement within Don and Bertie and her encounters with the party girl and the mech…
“X-Files”: The truth is … well, a mixed bag at best
In trying to concoct my assessment of “The X-Files: I Want to Believe,” I couldn’t help but - fairly or not - compare it to “The Simpsons Movie” of 2007.And, whether you bear with me, I think my reasoning is fairly valid. Rather than one of the slew of ’60s TV shows that have been “adapted” with non…
Midyear report card: The 10 (well, actually 11) best movies of 2008 (at least so far)
I thought about not doing that considering I wasn’t certain I’d be able to get to 10 movies I at least sparingly liked that year - particularly given just how rotten the year started out - but I ended up getting to 14 that were in the running. (UPDATE: I somehow left off Iron Man, which an wide-awak…
