I hadn’t been to the movies in a while, and I decided to rectify that. Derailed. The new Clive Owen/Jennifer Aniston film. I knew very little about the film going in. It’s based on a novel by someone (I’ve seen it in Barnes & Noble and Target), it’s about a married man who meets aContinue reading “On Derailed”
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More on the New James Bond
I’ve found the reaction to the announcement of Daniel Craig as the next James Bond somewhat astonishing for its negativity. “Worst Bond ever!” “Can EON pick someone worse?” “Surely [Actor X] would have been a better choice!” Anyone who thinks that Craig is a poor choice for Bond, consider this– We could have had AdamContinue reading “More on the New James Bond”
On the New James Bond
Daniel Craig. :bond: Months of speculation as to the future of the James Bond franchise comes to an end with today’s announcement of Layer Cake star Daniel Craig as the newest actor licenced to kill. It’s an interesting choice. Craig has a cold, cruel look about him that would serve him well as Bond. HeContinue reading “On the New James Bond”
On Lord Byron
I’m posting this as a public service announcement for Keith DeCandido–I have a feeling he’d be interested. 😉 On October 22nd BBC America will be debuting Byron, a biopic about, obviously, Lord Byron. From the e-mail I received from BBC America on the program: Illegitimate children, broken hearts, incestuous affairs; all in the name ofContinue reading “On Lord Byron”
On The Living Daylights
Don’t ask me why, but I decided to watch a James Bond film today. Maybe it was a thread on TrekBBS where I defended George Lazenby’s work on On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Maybe it was another thread on TrekBBS about voting for Worst Bond Video Game. Maybe. I like the character–I’ve read the Flemings,Continue reading “On The Living Daylights”
On Batman Begins
Jesus Fucking Christ. Go see Batman Begins. It’s not just a good comic-book movie. It’s a good movie, period. I won’t say much about the film, because there’s a surprise in the film that had I known about going in I’d have hated myself for knowing. The performances, all save Katie Holmes, were top-notch, withContinue reading “On Batman Begins”
On the Fantastic Four trailer
As I mentioned in a previous post, I saw Revenge of the Sith yesterday afternoon. Before the film were trailers for Batman Begins, a movie that looks like it could be the definitive Batman movie and the film to beat this summer, and Fantastic Four. A caveat. I cannot stand the comic. I just don’tContinue reading “On the Fantastic Four trailer”
On the Beast
No, I’m not talking Milwaukee’s Best, the official alcoholic beverage of the University of Richmond. I’m talking Hank McCoy, the Beast of the X-Men. Kelsey Grammer, of Cheers and Frasier, will portray the Beast in next summer’s X3. At a guess, I would think that the Beast will be done in CG, much as theContinue reading “On the Beast”
On Hitchhiker's
I went to see Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy tonight. I liked it. I liked it a lot. I thought it was fun, if not always funny. Okay, some of the great scenes from the book are missing. No Arthur convincing the foreman to lie down in the mud and take his place while heContinue reading “On Hitchhiker's”
More on H2G2
Yesterday I cited an early review of this week’s Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Today FilmThreat has a feature on the marketing of Hitchhiker’s. Two quotes stand out, both near the end: Between the unfunny posters, unfunny trailers and unfunny website Disney isn’t doing a very good job of marketing this as a movie. TheContinue reading “More on H2G2”