Movies
PBS | I, Cringely . February 16, 2006 – BYOB
PBS | I, Cringely . February 16, 2006 – BYOB Apple/Blockbuster video distribution. This is ironic since I just renewed my Blockbuster online membership. I couldn’t pass up the price of $9.99 a month for 1 video at a time and 2 e-coupons for two free in-store checkouts.
Firefly – The Complete Series
I started watching Firefly – The Complete Series last night, and I had to make myself stop watching after the pilot and the first episode since it was time to go to bed at midnight. The characters and plot draw you in to the world of Firefly, and I’m eager to see how everything plays … Continue reading
Robin Williams is a sniper… in Battlefield 2 – Joystiq – www.joystiq.com
From this Robin Williams is a sniper… in Battlefield 2 – Joystiq – www.joystiq.com to this: Robin Williams: Prince of Thieves to thinking about Yves Montand’s joke thievery in Let’s Make Love
Some bad miscasting
Studio Stills Photo Burt Reynolds and Ray Liotta are just too tied up with American Crime Drama movies for me to believe them in some fantasy movie romp.
Movies for Adults – Why Hollywood won’t make them anytime soon.
Movies for Adults – Why Hollywood won’t make them anytime soon. By Edward Jay Epstein Here’s the money quote: The drop in the audience in 2005 is hardly a new phenomenon. Since the advent of television in 1948, the movie audience has declined in most years. Annual ticket sales have fallen from 4.6 billion tickets … Continue reading
IGN: 10 DVDs You Must Own: Exploding Head Movies
IGN: 10 DVDs You Must Own: Exploding Head Movies Michael Ironside made his mark as a badass with his throbbing veins and rolling eyes as he exploded a fellow scanner’s head in Scanners.
March of the Penguins
Salon.com Arts & Entertainment | The Fix The penguins went marching on: Not only is bird documentary “March of the Penguins” now officially the highest U.S.-grossing French film of all time (taking the spot formerly held by Luc Besson’s “The Fifth Element”), it has also become a darling of conservative cultural commentators. As the New … Continue reading
Pirates of the Caribbean 3
Looking over the filmography of Chow Yun Fat, it looks like Gore Verbinski’s already shooting scenes for Pirates of the Caribbean 3. I guess they really believe in the franchise. I did like the first movie a lot. I was just shocked to see some parents bringing kids under five years old to the movie … Continue reading
king of vacations / god of gamblers
For some reason, Moby’s reference to king of vacations made me think of Chow Yun Fat’s movie God of Gamblers.
Lone Wolf and Cub and A Very Long Engagement
I’ve started watching the Lone Wolf and Cub series, and I find the plot, characters, themes, violence, and cinematography to be enthralling. Tomisaburo Wakayama as Itto Ogami, the Shogun’s Second or Assassin is so sure and deadly in his role. Quentin Tarantino was obviously inspired in Kill Bill, Volume 1 by this movie. I have … Continue reading