Movie Review: Cloverfield
For some kinds of movies, you go for the story, for the script and the dialogue. For others, you go for the actors. A monster movie, you go to so that you can be be scared by the monster. If… Continue Reading
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Movie Time
So, to teach my kids at the high school about objections and courtroom demeanor, I’m going to put together a program from courtroom movies. Lots of people at the firm are lending me their DVD’s because my collection is actually… Continue Reading
Movie Review: I Am Legend
Zombies in the movies generally come in three varieties: they can be zombies from outer space (of the alien or alien-human hybrid varieties); they can be undead zombies (either with or without a supernatural master); or they can be the… Continue Reading
Movie Review: The Golden Compass
The Wife and I went to a sneak preview screening of The Golden Compass tonight. I left the movie feeling unsatisfied, although I can’t precisely explain why. Part of it surely was all of the religious controversy surrounding the movie,… Continue Reading
A Moment In Los Angeles
On the corner of Cesar Chavez Boulevard and Main Street, in Chinatown, is a gas station. Regular unleaded sold there this morning for $3.899 a gallon. I was hungry and in a celebratory mood after my unexpected win in Federal… Continue Reading
Viral Film Marketing
A trailer for a movie to be released in January, Cloverfield, looked pretty good. I didn’t recognize any of the actors and it looks like a tense, fun action movie. Then I found out that this website is viral marketing… Continue Reading
Movie Review: Beowulf
Tonight was the release of Beowulf. My spot review for the movie was “It wasn’t quite walk-out-of-the-theater bad.” The Wife disagrees. I suppose it would have helped had we seen it in 3-D, like it was meant to be seen.… Continue Reading
Not Just An Excuse To Post A Picture Of Nicole Kidman
Is The Golden Compass an atheist counterpoint to The Chronicles of Narnia? Is it trying to “peddle atheism to kids”? The author says “no,” now, but according to some Christian media, he sang a different tune a few years ago.… Continue Reading
The Real G.I. Joe
Apparently, for an upcoming movie to be directed by Stephen Sommers (of “The Mummy” fame), G.I. Joe is being transformed into a multinational rapid response force based in Brussels, Belgium. According to Variety, “G.I. Joe is now a Brussels-based outfit… Continue Reading
Movie Review: Elizabeth, The Golden Age
I really enjoyed the first Elizabeth movie with Cate Blanchett as England’s greatest ruler, so I went in to this movie with high expectations. I did not expect the movie to be fast-moving, but I was a little put off… Continue Reading