trailer break: ‘Gran Torino’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… I’m gonna see this movie today, so I figured I might as well get a gander at what I’m in store for. Looks like Dirty Harry’s gotten too mean and too old for the real world. His son wants to put him in a home; a … more…

my week at the movies: ‘Defiance,’ ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,’ ‘The Reader,’ ‘Revolutionary Road,’ ‘Gran Torino’

No official “press” screenings for me this week — it’s all FYC screenings. That is, “for your consideration.” These are specialty screenings that the studios hold for members of critics’ organizations, AMPAS (the “Academy” that awards the Oscars), and other industry guilds who will be voting on their year-end acclaims in the early weeks of … more…

trailer break: ‘Nobel Son’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… I saw Nobel Son at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2007. Great cast and some good twists… even if the trailer hints at them more than it should. Nobel Son opens limited in the U.S. on December 5; no U.K. release has been set yet.

mmm, chocolate

Recently I mentioned feeling blue and needing chocolate. Literally moments later, reader Drave (who is about to launch a site at drave-reviews.com) stepped up to the plate, and offered to get me a fix from his local chocolate pushers, Sahagún Handmade Chocolates in Portland, Oregon. They arrived yesterday. They’re pretty much gone already. It’s hard … more…