cinematic roots of: ‘Due Date’
In Due Date, odd couple Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis try to drive from Atlanta to Los Angeles without killing each other. This flick sprang from (among other films)…
Year: 2010
cinematic roots of: ‘For Colored Girls’
In For Colored Girls, Tyler Perry makes his first foray into serious drama — instead of asinine comedy — about the lives of contemporary black Americans. This flick sprang from (among other films)…
cinematic roots of: ‘Catfish’
In the documentary Catfish, a New York photographer falls in love with a woman he meets on the Internet, only to have his expectations about her dashed once he meets her in person in ways he never could have imagined. This flick sprang from (among other films)…
cinematic roots of: ‘Saw 3D’
In Saw 3D, the latest go-round in the torture-porn franchise, crazy person Jigsaw brutally punishes those people he believes deserve it. This flick sprang from (among other films)…
deep thought (re Channing Tatum)
Channing Tatum is no Johnny Depp, and starring in a remake of 21 Jump Street will not make him so.
wtf: “Michelle Williams Gains 15 lbs. for New Movie Role”
When I first saw that headline, I wondered what role this was referring to. But I can’t believe it’s Blue Valentine. Michelle Williams gained weight for this part? Where?
watch it: “A clever reminder from your old pal Wil Wheaton”
I’ve never seen The Big Bang Theory, but knowing that Wil Wheaton occassionally appears on it could entice me to give it a shot…
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Matt Smith on Craig Ferguson?
The Internet has been abuzz with the news that Matt Smith will appear on CBS’s The Late Late Show, hosted by Craig Ferguson, on November 16. However, Smith is not listed as a guest for that night. Perhaps that’s merely a temporary oversight?
trailer break: ‘Love and Other Drugs’
Ooo, it’s the romantic comedy sociopaths have been waiting for!
question of the day: Do you listen to movie soundtracks as music?
Do you enjoy movie music as a separate thing from the movie itself? Do you make a distinction between a soundtrack that’s a compilation of pop songs and one that’s an orchestral score? Do you think movie scores can be great music when separated from the film they belong to?
