On the Road (review)
If you didn’t know that Jack Kerouac’s novel was a seminal influence on postwar America, you would never, ever guess it from this lifeless, soulless, pointless adaptation.
Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
question of the day: What do you think of Kal Penn qutting acting to work for Obama?
Cue the Kumar Goes to the White House jokes. Actor Kal Penn — of Harold & Kumar and House fame — has quit acting, at least for now, to work in Barack Obama’s White House. Penn will work with the arts and Asian-American communities. (If you want more info on Penn’s departure from House, check … more…
best production design of 2004 (plus some other bests and worsts of the year)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN (encompassing production design, costumes, and makeup) The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou I usually favor invented worlds when picking the year’s best production work… and maybe I’ve done that here, too. Steve Zissou’s universe feels like it’s a baby step off skew with our own — the colors just a tad flat, … more…
