I’ve done a movie meme in the past two months, but I saw this on James DiBenedetto‘s webpage and thought, Why not? Of the American Film Institute’s top 100 films, which have I seen? Let’s take a look, shall we? CITIZEN KANE (1941) CASABLANCA (1942) THE GODFATHER (1972) GONE WITH THE WIND (1939) LAWRENCE OFContinue reading “More on Movies”
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On Constantine
Yesterday the Judge Dredd video game arrived in stores. Released eighteen months ago in Europe, its North American release had been delayed time and again as the game changed publishers and reviews savaged the game. In the back of my mind I couldn’t believe that the company spent the extra money to have Judge DreddContinue reading “On Constantine”
On Branagh’s Much Ado About Nothing
Steve Mollmann wrote in the comments, ” I figured out who Robert Sean Leonard [was]. He’s the guy who ruined Kenneth Branagh’s Much Ado About Nothing. OK, so it was Keanu Reeves who ruined it. But Leonard didn’t exactly help.” Ah, Branagh’s Much Ado. Visit Target and you’ll probably see the DVD cheap. Five orContinue reading “On Branagh’s Much Ado About Nothing”
On Pooh and Heffalumps
I went to see Pooh’s Heffalump Movie yesterday afternoon. It’s a fun film, nothing earth-shattering. Someone who likes Pooh will like the movie. Someone who doesn’t like Pooh will probably be bored out of their skull. The story focuses mainly on Roo. A mysterious sound awakens the residents of the Hundred Acre Wood one morning,Continue reading “On Pooh and Heffalumps”
On the Coming of Heffalumps!
I saw a commercial today for Disney’s new animated film about Pooh and the Heffalumps. The animation looks sub-par. Still, it’s Pooh, and that forgives a lot. The film opens Friday, I think. Must remember–go see the Heffalump movie! In the meantime, why not read Peter David’s The Genesis of the Heffalumps?
AVP: The Alternate Beginning
Alien versus Predator‘s DVD package proudly proclaims on its front, “With an Alternate Beginning never shown in theaters!” Okay. Don’t get excited. The alternate beginning is a roughly one-minute long pre-credits teaser that shows what happened the last time the Predators visited their Antarctic hunting grounds. I thought it would have been in the deletedContinue reading “AVP: The Alternate Beginning”
Feeling Like a Kid
Come spring there will be a Heffalump Movie. A Heffalump Movie! I feel like a kid just thinking about it.
Alien vs. Predator
On Friday I went after work to see Alien vs. Predator. It’s not a great film, but I had fun with it. I’d say I mostly liked it. My screening of AVP was very much a communal activity, with applause at the end of the film (something I’ve only experienced twice) and some pretty sharpContinue reading “Alien vs. Predator”
A Tale of Two Films
Steve Roby reflected briefly upon last year’s film Paycheck in his blog yesterday. He wrote, “Paycheck had everything it needed to be a much better film than it ultimately turned out to be. Another disappointing movie based on a Philip K. Dick story? Who’d’ve guessed? (Well, Blade Runner and Minority Report turned out okay, evenContinue reading “A Tale of Two Films”
The "Favorite Beatle" Question
I watched A Hard Day’s Night yesterday, the Miramax two-disc DVD version released a few years ago. I hadn’t watched one of the Beatles’ films in a while, and my VHS tapes are packed away, so I had little choice but to go with AHDN. It’s a great film. I can’t fault anything of it.Continue reading “The "Favorite Beatle" Question”