The Good, The Great, and the Ugly
In which I examine Layer Cake, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, and V for Vendetta.Continue reading "The Good, The Great, and the Ugly"
View ArticleTwo Quickies
This time out: Starlight and Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey.Don’t bother reading further if you’re looking to see what I’m like when saying lots of nice things about films.Continue reading "Two Quickies"
View ArticleMovies I will most likely see
The fact the writer and director combo for The Eagle of the Ninth is the same as for The Last King of Scotland, and that the writer gave us Her Majesty, Mrs Brown, gives me some cause for optimism that...
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“Shall we if there’s good music on the radio?”“No. I want Nightwish.”“I see. Which Nightwish song do you want?”“The one where he is running away because they think he has done something wrong.”Daddy’s...
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To elaborate on my earlier comments: when a movie starts with a montage of one character’s life which runs through a lost pregnancy (or possibly news of infertility, it’s hard to tell), a lifelong...
View ArticleSubsidies
When people say, “Avatar had $50 million in subsidies” it conjures up a particular image: Joe Taxpayer ladling $50 million to a bunch of film moguls. It’s understandable, not least because it’s how...
View ArticleLa Mariée était en noir
J’ai vu La Mariée était en noir la semaine prochaine; j’ai aimé le film. C’est commencé avec une femme parti chez mère pour Paris dans le train, mais elle a débarqé avant c’est parti la gare. La femme,...
View ArticleGeek Pride < Feminist Pride
Ada continued her record of leaving me perplexed as to what scares her in movies; Mulan was declared “too scary” after 20 minutes, with a request to switch to Star Wars. Because the tale of a girl who...
View ArticleSo the Star Wars sold to Disney News...
On the one hand, I am suitably amused by the observations this de facto makes Leia a Disney Princesses.On the other hand, the people sperging over the idea of putting Lassiter and Bird in charge of...
View ArticleInducing Nerd Rage: Dissing Pixar
Why Am I Dissing Pixar?Well, see, I like movies. Not as much as people I know who take weeks off to sit in film festivals every year, but quite a lot. Next to reading, it’s the main art form I enjoy....
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