movie-ku #115
Yer basic foreign film: Act I: Man is sad. Act II: Man, woman are sad. Act III: Sad as one.
Year: 2008
self-referential geek culture will be the end of the world
Jon Stewart tonight likened his (unscripted) Daily Show to Mystery Science Theater. I think that’s like crossing the streams in Ghostbusters. Pop culture implosion in five… four… three… two… one… (Technorati tags: Jon Stewart, Daily Show, Mystery Science Theater)
42 Story House (review)
Countless filmmakers are making a go of it without the involvement in any way of the corporate studios: not for financing, not for production, not for distribution. Here’s one of those superindie films. Hollywood scriptwriter Todd W. Langen stepped outside his creative comfort zone and set himself a filmmaking challenge: one year, one house, one … more…
watch it: “Talk by Naomi Wolf – The End of America”
Because the conversation in comments here makes me think that some people need to see this. It’s long — about 45 minutes — but well worth it: And before anyone says, “Oh, we’re fine because XYZ hasn’t happened yet, and anyway, you wouldn’t would allowed to even say this stuff in Iran!” I quote The … more…
new on DVD: ‘3:10 to Yuma,’ ‘Sunshine,’ ‘Joshua,’ ‘Eye of the Dolphin,’ ‘Eagle vs. Shark,’ ‘Death Sentence’
See it: • 3:10 to Yuma [buy it]. From my review: Mangold makes you feel like you’ve never seen a Western before. The stagecoach ambush and robbery that opens the movie features some pretty clichéd moments — thundering horses, good guys and bad shootin’ at one another, etc. — but Mangold finds fresh angles on … more…
if hot box office translated into electoral votes…
Iowa! New Hampshire! Already I’m tired of hearing about the presidential election, and it’s still 10 months away. It’s like how some people start talking about the Oscars in April — borrrr-ing! And meaningless. But at least the Oscars are glamorous and exciting and creative, which cannot be said about our politicians who dress like … more…
movie-ku #114
The Golden Globe ceremony has been cancelled — are the Oscars next? In a year without Awards shows, won’t Jesus be Sad sans all the thanks?
White Noise 2 (review)
I was looking forward to checking this out because it stars Nathan Fillion, the seriously geeky girl’s seriously intense crush thanks to his Han Solo-er than thou performance as Captain Mal Reynolds…
The Bucket List movie review: dead-end boys
I was not crying, I tell you, not crying by the end of The Bucket List. It’s just that the screening room was hot and dry and my eyes were itchy.
watch it: “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”
The underground documentary classic:
