Prometheus (review)
Wants to be an ambitious SF drama, but somewhere along the way, the provocative speculation and the seriocomic tragedy got lost. Oh, and the characters got forgotten, too. Plus there’s precious little authentic drama.
Michael Fassbender
Ridley Scott and Michael Fassbender talk Prometheus
I promised to share a few of the juiciest tidbits from the Prometheus talent Q&A I attended last month. And here they are.
the most interesting thing I learned about Prometheus at this morning’s footage reveal in London…
No spoilers. But someone’s an android, baby!
question of the day: Did male discomfort prevent Michael Fassbender from being nominated for an Oscar for Shame?
Did the nature of Fassbender’s performance as well as the subject matter of the film — which is so very raw about male sexuality — make male Academy voters too uncomfortable?
question of the day: What is the most egregious snub among the Oscar nominations for 2011’s films?
Michael Fassbender? Tilda Swinton? Michael Shannon? Elizabeth Olsen? But Jonah Hill gets a nom… *sigh*
Shame (review)
Strips away the bullshit to the bare, spare truth: what pop culture typically feeds us as “ordinary” male sexuality is probably worthy of a psychiatric diagnosis.
Haywire (review)
There’s a lot of fight in Haywire, but very little punch — it starts to feel very grim and plodding…
AWFJ announces 2011 awards
So happy that The Artist is Best Film for us…
OFCS announces 2011 awards
I hate that The Tree of Life won so many awards, but I am only one voter among many…
Prometheus (trailer)
Ridley Scott’s new Alien prequel. That alone is reason to rejoice…
