Archive for October, 2008
A visit with Oliver Stone’s “W.”
The biggest strength of Oliver Stone’s “W.” is that as I was watching it I had no concept just who that movie was intended for, so you can bring into and take from it just about whatever you want to about our current ruler.The second biggest strength is Josh Brolin’s portrayal of George W. Bush hims…
The Rehoboth Film Festival and “the best horror movie of the year”?
The biggest news out there today that isn’t all about me is that AMC has just signed on for a third season of “Mad Men,” but show creator Matthew Weiner isn’t yet quite on board.Given the run the show is on now deep in season two, I just assumed it was signed up for Weiner’s planned five-year run, b…
Billy Ray’s back, so scandal is the order of the day
Just a few quick notes today, considering in a moment truly right out of “Office Space,” we have to go through 18 hours of training starting today to learn a new program that changes the way we do .. well .. just about everything.Even whether it goes smoothly, a newspaper changing its operating syst…
Spin-ematical: New on DVD for 10/14
Filed under: New Releases, DVD Reviews, New on DVD, Home EntertainmentIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullThe big release that week is, undoubtedly, the latest adventures of Indiana Jones. There are so many fan goodies involved with that release, that you can check out our previous two…
“The Express”: A goal line fumble
I knew Gary Fleder’s flick about Ernie “The Express” Davis wasn’t going to win the box-office weekend, but can anyone tell me how in the world it ended up finishing sixth with a seriously paltry take of $4.7 million (with those talking rat dogs on top for a second week in a row.)Being such a solidly…
Required reading: “Little Miss Juno Dynamite”
When I go read the Washington Post online, which I can confidently say I do every restricted day, I usually go straight for politics, which the newspaper does better than any other publication I’ve come across except possibly The Economist (and Chris Cillizza’s washingtonpost.com blog The Fix is sim…
“Express” aisle: My top 10 favorite sports flicks
Coincidentally decent, a look at the credits for last night’s premiere of “Life on Mars” revealed it was directed by Gary Fleder, who additionally directed that week’s “The Express,” the inspiration for that list. I haven’t bothered to tune in for any cop shows in the last 10 years or so except for …
