Hollywood glamorizes and romanticizes pirates. Johnny Depp and Kiera Knightley looking sexy in outlandish costumes, “Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum me hearties,” and all that. It goes all the way back to one of my favorite early Hollywood movies,… Continue Reading
As intended, over the weekend The Wife and I went to see Watchmen. I’m not going to review it in detail because I was going to like it no matter what, although after having really enjoyed the depth and complexity… Continue Reading
The Gray Lady reviewer didn’t really like Watchmen, but it said this about the movie: the ideal viewer — or reviewer, as the case may be — of the “Watchmen” movie would probably be a mid-’80’s college sophomore with a… Continue Reading
Today, I went to see Religuous, the anti-religious documentary with Bill Maher. It was a lot like seeing it in the theater because the house we saw it in has a home theater, with a big screen and a sophisticated… Continue Reading
At the end of December, I made sixteen predictions for 2009. Here’s how I’m doing so far: Prediction Status The United States Federal deficit for calendar year 2009 will exceed $1.5 trillion. I may have been too modest in this… Continue Reading
If I were going to handicap the Oscars, there are three awards I would be pretty confident in — Heath Ledger for Best Supporting Actor, Danny Boyle for Best Director, and Slumdog Millionaire for Best Picture. I wouldn’t have a… Continue Reading
Jane Austen meets John McTiernan. No, really. The movie will start out as a Victorian/Edwardian-era costume drama of manners and class stratification, which will be interrupted by Predator — yes, the scary dreadlocked alien Hunter Of Humans from the 1980’s… Continue Reading
Great news from the entertainment industry: Fox and Warner have settled their dispute, and Watchmen will be released on schedule. This lawyer is unsurprised — there’s too much money at stake for them to not release the movie. They probably… Continue Reading
What a cool cat this guy was. Mr. Roark from Fantasy Island, Khan from Star Trek, and the original salesman for the Chrysler Cordoba, with seats upholstered in “soft Corinthian leather.” Although ill with a painful and chronic back problem,… Continue Reading
Getting ready to coach the kids for the mock trial team is tons of fun. My first real meeting with them is set for this afternoon. Last night, I stayed up going through lawyer movies from my archive to find… Continue Reading