http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/ FlickFilosopher.com en Copyright 2007 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:54:07 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.32 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss So, what’s happening at Film.com is that they’re expanding their roster of writers, which means they’re cutting back on the contributions of some of the existing writers. So I’m down from two postings per day to one. And one of... http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/tivo_this.html http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/tivo_this.html tivo this Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:54:07 -0500 At an hour and 10 minutes into 'Day Watch (Dnevnoy dozor),' I was itching with boredom. Unfortunately, with the film’s excruciating running time of two hours and 20 minutes, my ordeal had reached only the halfway point. http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/day_watch_dnevnoy_dozor_review.html http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/day_watch_dnevnoy_dozor_review.html 2007 theatrical releases Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:20:48 -0500 Can I just say: 75 comments on my review of Knocked Up? I feel like a real blogger, like all the kids are into these days. Go me.... http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/holy_crap.html http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/holy_crap.html maryann buzz Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:18:35 -0500 You’ve probably already heard, but here is the bittersweet news: Battlestar Galactica will end after Season 4, which will air in early 2008. I call it bittersweet not just cuz I’ve had a love/hate relationship with the show for a... http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/battlestar_galactica_kaput_sea.html http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/battlestar_galactica_kaput_sea.html tv buzz Tue, 05 Jun 2007 16:20:49 -0500 seeing red... I don’t need anything from Ocean’s 13 except two hours of George Clooney in a tux, some snarky and snappy dialogue, and clever thieving. Here’s hoping I get it. I see the film tonight, and I can’t... http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/my_week_at_the_movies_oceans_1.html http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/my_week_at_the_movies_oceans_1.html movie buzz Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:09:27 -0500 While I get beat up for being my regular ol’ biased self, here’s a great example of a bias that just accidentally happens to come out. It’s from, coincidentally enough, Time critic Richard Schickel’s review of Knocked Up:... http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/biased_critics_who_accidentall.html http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/biased_critics_who_accidentall.html movie buzz Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:19:01 -0500 Not a true story, but it might well be: its devastating power rings with honesty and terrible authenticity. http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/grbavica_the_land_of_my_dreams.html http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/grbavica_the_land_of_my_dreams.html 2007 theatrical releases Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:53:49 -0500 Every single one of these 15, 15-minute episodes across two discs is an outrageous satire on the absurdity of dogma and the terrifying power of unquestioning faith. http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/moral_orel_the_unholy_version.html http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/moral_orel_the_unholy_version.html tv on dvd Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:42:27 -0500 All that distinguishes this slight, awkward teen comedy from the slew of *Saved by the Bell* knockoffs that populates cable TV aimed at kids is its Latino cast and Spanish-language dialogue. http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/casi_casi_review.html http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/casi_casi_review.html new on dvd Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:35:27 -0500 Robin Hood: bad (except for one Guy). Hex: devilishly good. http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/the_bbc_goes_wb_with_robin_hoo.html http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/the_bbc_goes_wb_with_robin_hoo.html tv on dvd Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:03:09 -0500 Serial killers are people too, with hopes and dreams and loving spouses and kids who drive them crazy. That’s the repulsive theme of this revolting film. http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/mr_brooks_review.html http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/mr_brooks_review.html 2007 theatrical releases Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:14:55 -0500 We had a good run, but it was time. Details here. Comments are closed at Cinemarati. Feel free to use this as an open thread to discuss the Cinemarati shutdown. (Technorati tags: Cinemarati)... http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/cinemarati_is_shutting_down.html http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/cinemarati_is_shutting_down.html maryann buzz Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:57:29 -0500 And so it begins. Reader Tim so eloquently responds to my review of Knocked Up thusly: Wow. After reading that review I only had one thought. "This chick needs to get laid ASAP." It's a comedy, stop treating it like... http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/boys_on_knocked_up_and_women_w.html http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/boys_on_knocked_up_and_women_w.html maryann buzz Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:35:49 -0500 The problem is not that *Knocked Up* is “liberal” because it’s about casual sex and having a baby out of wedlock. The problem is that it is horribly conservative about embracing and enjoying an adult version of sexuality that has moved beyond dorm-room-esque groping. http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/knocked_up_review.html http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/knocked_up_review.html 2007 theatrical releases Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:31:15 -0500 British filmmaker Christopher Smith brings us one of the more outrageous black comedy/horror flicks I’ve ever seen... http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/severance_review.html http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/06/severance_review.html 2007 theatrical releases Fri, 01 Jun 2007 09:54:58 -0500