Come Christmas time, there’s a new adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby coming to theaters, directed by Moulin Rouge‘s Baz Luhrmann and starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the mysterious Gatsby, Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway, and Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan. I’ve read Gatsby a half-dozen times over the years, drawn as much toContinue reading “On the Great Gatsby Trailer — and Mutant Healing Factors”
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Van Helsing Revisited
Last year I found at Big Lots the collector’s edition DVD of Van Helsing. Came in a brown box, had a couple of extra discs that included some of the original Universal Monsters movies. It was, I think, five dollars, and since I hadn’t seen Van Helsing since the weekend it came out, I pickedContinue reading “Van Helsing Revisited”
On Receiving E-Mail from Monty Python
Yesterday morning I received an urgent e-mail from Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam. Since he didn’t ask for any confidentiality in our correspondence, I’m going to share it with you all. 🙂 TERRY GILLIAM South Quay Plaza 183 Marsh Wall London E14 9SR I am Terry Gilliam, British citizen and Principal assurance manager for the HSBCContinue reading “On Receiving E-Mail from Monty Python”
On the Summer’s Movie Slate
The release of US and international Prometheus trailers in the past twenty-four hours has made me think — which of this year’s summer movies am I interested in seeing? Which am I likely to see? Let’s run down the list… The Avengers, May 4 — No, emphatically no. I’m far more interested in The BestContinue reading “On the Summer’s Movie Slate”
On John Carter
I saw John Carter last night at an advance screening in 3-D. There was a drawing at work, I tossed my name into the ring, and I came away with a pass. As recently as three weeks ago I was ambivalent about the film. The trailers weren’t exciting me, and Disney was doing a terribleContinue reading “On John Carter”
On Roland Emmerich’s Anonymous
Who wrote the plays of Shakespeare? To most people the answer is obvious — Shakespeare wrote the plays of Shakespeare. A little-hearlded young man went to London, became an actor and the playwright of the age, then returned to Stratford Upon Avon, having conquered all the literary worlds there were to conquer, and took upContinue reading “On Roland Emmerich’s Anonymous”
On A Game of Shadows and the Real Holmes
As I mentioned a few days ago, I saw Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows on New Year’s Day. Wonderful film, loved it to bits, yadda yadda yadda. 🙂 Well, I followed some Internet discussion of the film, and there seems to be some debate over whether or not Irene Adler died. It happens offContinue reading “On A Game of Shadows and the Real Holmes”
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
A few weeks ago, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows came out. While it’s not the Sherlock Holmes production most of my friends were anticipating — that would be the second season of the BBC’s Sherlock, which began airing on BBC1 yesterday — it’s the Sherlock Holmes event I was most anticipating. Don’t misunderstand. MuchContinue reading “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”
On the Dark Knight Rises Trailer
Next summer, there’s a new Batman movie coming out. The Dark Knight Rises. The third and final film in the Christopher Nolan/Christian Bale trilogy. Also starring Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle and Tom Hardy as Bane. The trailer was released online yesterday: One of the things I want out of this movie is a definitiveContinue reading “On the Dark Knight Rises Trailer”
On Five Movies Everyone Should See
Five movies that everyone should, in my opinion, watch at least once. Y’know, I’ve never given this a moment’s thought. So here goes. 1. A Hard Day’s Night. It’s the first Beatles movie. It’s the black & white Beatles movie. It’s a riot. I love it. I’m too young to know what Beatlemania was, andContinue reading “On Five Movies Everyone Should See”