film criticism by maryann johanson | handcrafted since 1997
The Golden Globes award ceremony was last night. Did you watch it? Do you care who the winners are? Me? Not so much. I did not watch the ceremony — though I do make a point of watching the Oscars — and I don’t see a lot of surprises on that list of winners. My … more…
Here’s a new daily feature, just a little something to jumpstart conversation. Today: If you had to choose between never watching movies again or never watching TV again, which would you choose? I don’t mean for option 2 to mean no TV ever: I mean no dramatic or comedic fictional stories on TV, so you … more…
Here’s a new daily feature, just a little something to jumpstart conversation. Today: What’s the weirdest thing that’s ever happened to you, or that you witnessed, at the movies? I can’t remember what the movie was, but I was at a multiplex in Manhattan with a few friends, and after the movie had started a … more…
Here’s a new daily feature, just a little something to jumpstart conversation. Today: How are you changing your entertainment spending in the crashing economy? Downgrading your cable TV service? Staying home and watching DVDs instead of going to the multiplex? Renting DVDs instead of buying? Or choosing to economize in other areas so you can … more…
Here’s a new daily feature, just a little something to jumpstart conversation. Today: Have you already acquired a blu-ray player? If so, does it live up to the hype? If not, are you planning on getting one soon? Me, I’m still perfectly happy with my upconverting DVD player, and I’m gonna try to hold out … more…
Here’s a new daily feature, just a little something to jumpstart conversation. Today: What’s the first movie you remember seeing, the one that’s really stuck with you since, the one that leaps to mind as the first movie that had an impact on you? Depending on your age, you may have seen that movie in … more…
