film criticism by maryann johanson | handcrafted since 1997
It’s almost the end of 2008, with only seven more weekends on which movies will open, and I feel a certain emptiness in my movie-loving soul. I feel November and December yawning ahead of me, with very few films to get excited about. Everyone’s talking about what a poor Christmas this is going to be, … more…
All this week! 5 movies I’m psyched for in November — well, 3 movies I’m psyched for and 2 I’m not yet totally sure about but would like to be psyched for — and 5 reasons why. No. 3: Quantum of Solace [opens wide November 14]. 1. Two years ago, Casino Royale blew me away … more…
I’m gonna wait till midweek, when all the numbers are in, to do my becoming-usual comprehensive look at the British box office, but this is worth noting today, since everyone else is talking about it: The latest Bond movie, Quantum of Solace, which opened in the U.K. on Friday, October 31, had the biggest three-day … more…
obsession: Hamlet; not any particular movie version of it, just the play itself… and every movie version of it (still more of my summer of David Tennant and Hamlet to come, and yes, I know it’s now autumn) boyfriend: Lee Pace in Pushing Daisies (cuz he’s just the cutest thing ever) psyched: Quantum of Solace … more…
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Ooo, James Bond is shadowy and mysterious! And griefstricken! And out for revenge! I bet he’s so mad he kills someone in an inventive way. Oh, and he’s gonna be shirtless. Quantum of Solace opens November 7. (Technorati tags: James Bond, 007, Quantum of Solace, trailer)
