movie-ku #121
What is a movie? Is it about the image? Or the emotion?
Month: January 2008
what the ‘Cloverfield’ monster could be…
Paramount is keeping a tight lid on the secret of what, exactly, is rampaging through Manhattan in the new monster movie Cloverfield, opening on Friday. Needless to say, I’ve got a few ideas: • a giant pigeon made super-ginormous by genetically engineered breadcrumbs • the bloated ego of Donald Trump • the psychic manifestation of … more…
James McAvoy and screenwriter Christopher Hampton on ‘Atonement’’s Dunkirk tracking shot
Atonement is an astonishing movie in many ways, one of which is the amazing tracking shot on the beach at Dunkirk, one uncut five-and-a half-minute take as British soldier Robbie Turner takes in the horror and anarchy of the retreat from the Continent of his countrymen. I can’t top Jake Coyle of The Associated Press, … more…
movie-ku #120
When does wonder close? And the critic’s eye open? My wish: that it won’t
watch it: “Big Yellow Storage ‘Tide’ TV advert”
Yes, it’s an ad, but it’s clever: (Technorati tags: Big Yellow Storage Tide TV advert)
‘Sarah Connor Chronicles’ blogging: “Pilot”/“Gnothi Seauton”
So now we know: forget Terminator III. Everything that happened in Terminator III doesn’t count. Until Terminator IV, of course, which will follow on from the events of III. But till then, consider the future changed. Just not changed enough. These two debut episodes of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles — the pilot and “Gnothi … more…
my week at the movies: ‘Cloverfield,’ and that’s it
So I was hoping that the screening madness would calm down a bit in January, and this looks like my week to take advantage of that: I’m gonna catch Cloverfield [opens wide January 18] on Tuesday night, and that’s gonna be my only movie of the week. (Not counting DVDs, of which I have a … more…
movie-ku #119
Film was square, then square TV forced film wide. What will Widescreen TV bring?
watch it: “The Whole Truth About Milk”
(Technorati tags: Whole Truth About Milk)
Golden Globes “Winners Special” makes me wanna poke my eyes out
How about that Golden Globes Winners Special? Wasn’t it special? Wasn’t it exciting? Why, it had all the glitz and glamour of the Golden Globes without any of the mess of the glitz and glamour! From now on, whenever anyone complains that awards shows are dull, we must sit them down and force them to … more…
