In an off-the-cuff sort of post complaining about how a biopic of Charles Darwin called “Creation” is having difficulty finding a distributor in the U.S., commenter Jaybird at League of Ordinary Gentlement demonstrates mastery of the art of film promotion.… Continue Reading
Most lawyers I know are ethical people; they do not lie or cheat or steal from their clients or fabricate evidence or conceal it in order to win. I’m not saying there aren’t really people like that practicing law, only… Continue Reading
It took me a week and a half, but I finally got out to the theater with some friends and saw this one. I’d been intrigued by it since first seeing the very interesting advertising campaign for the movie in… Continue Reading
Hat tip to Shakesville: Universal has won a four-studio bidding war to pick up the film rights to the classic Atari video game “Asteroids.” Matthew Lopez will write the script for the feature adaptation, which will be produced by Lorenzo… Continue Reading
It just won’t be the same without Annie Potts reprising her nuanced, subtle role as Janine Melnitz. (Won’t somebody please make this stop?)
The Star Trek reboot movie is a fun ride and of course you should go see it. Non-science fiction fans will enjoy it because it is centered on character development at least as much as on its space-cowboy storyline. Science… Continue Reading
Cool stuff. Well, it would have been cool stuff if it had actually worked. To promote the new Star Trek movie you could upload a picture of yourself and it would make you into a Star Trek character, and it… Continue Reading
We got two votes for “other” movies — both were for Major League. The overall winner of “best baseball movie,” however, goes to Field of Dreams, which narrowly prevailed over The Natural. Personally, my favorite baseball movie is Bull Durham;… Continue Reading