Archive for April, 2009
“Rudo Y Cursi”: Good fun, but wither the footie?
Though, considering like Emily Gilmore I simply “don’t find forensic work quite as fascinating as the rest of the world” I’ve never seen any of the 15 or so versions of “CSI,” I can only heartily second that sentiment from Viacom and CBS boss Sumner Redstone about Jay Leno: ” ‘CSI’ will beat the hel…
Two great movie tidbits and my belated thoughts on “Chuck”
Before I get into my thoughts about the present and possible future of “Chuck,” there’s some great news out there today about easily two of my favorite folks in film.First and most importantly, according to the always informative Blackfilm.com, director Kasi Lemmons is solidly at work on an adaptati…
Spin-ematical: New on DVD for 4/28
Filed under: New Releases, DVD Reviews, New on DVD, Home Entertainment Bride Wars One minute, she’s struggling with addiction and family drama in the winning Rachel Got Married. The next, Anne Hathaway was skyrocketing to the dredge, terrible marriage stereotyping, and wedding wars with Kate Hudson…
“Sit Down, Shut Up” … well, the latter immediately, please!
Alright, I gave it two episodes as a courtesy to Mitchell Hurwitz, but my verdict is certainly in (and apparently shared by much of the world): The only possible word to describe “Sit Down, Shut Up” is terrible.And not even gloriously terrible in ways that can be celebrated and mocked. It’s just gen…
Tyson vs. “Tyson” … and we have a winner
Just how hot a ticket was James Toback’s “Tyson” at the recently concluded Atlanta Film Festival 365? Well, though I can’t confirm it, I take in tell that Tyler Perry himself was there, but my own travails simply to get in really set the stage right.As I was told would be the case, the “press” folk …
This instance, the f***ed with the wrong Mexican”
If you ever wake up thinking the odds are stacked against you, which I do fairly often, I’ve got a rather amazing TV story to share with you, but first a word or two about the still surprising Baltimore Orioles.Sure, they’re only at .500 (8-8), but apart from a rather disastrous four-game sweep at t…
Cannes lineup: Clash of the Titans + the opening of “The Brothers Bloom” “
Though I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the Atlanta Film Festival 365 and look forward to returning to it tomorrow, there’s really just nothing better for daydreaming than imagining spending two weeks or so sunning in the south of France and just watching movies.Well, I can’t deliver you that, of course, but…
