I’ve been far too busy, and far too disinterested, to post anything in quite a while, but I must now share with you, dear readers, my latest discoveries. I’ll speak chiefly at this time of two films, married together (or more correctly distantly related) by a common theme of standing up to corrupt coworkers. The […]
Well it seems hardly anyone gives a damn about this, but here goes anyway. I promised a poll/competition to find the greatest movie soundtrack of them all, and, while I’m sure we won’t actually find that here today, it may be fun to do some comparisons. First match-ups are as follows: If your favorite got […]
I have stated on many occasions why I feel music in a film is as important as the visuals, if not more so: you can close your eyes… Nothing brings a story into our hearts like the right music. So I’m going to propose a little fun this month: I’m going to write a bit […]
What a day! Spent over five hours sitting in a movie theater watching Civil War era films, yet didn’t get quite so weepy eyed like when watching the Ken Burns documentary with all the sad violins and whatnot. (Although I have to admit, I came close to wet eyeing it a couple of times – […]
Growing up, I was never much a fan of the idea of spending time around the Christmas holiday in movie theaters, but Quentin Tarantino has changed me. I will be seeing Django Unchained this week and will share my impressions thereafter. I will take in Lincoln as well, as it would seem a shame to […]
Well I guess I risk beating a dead horse by picking on a nearly ten year old movie, but I’ve just finished watching Paycheck and, though I normally refrain from posting immediately (to allow diffusion and settling etc), I fear I might not care enough later to point out in a post how preposterous this […]
With all the recent remakes out there, I feel the need to offer a little direction to any producer listening. Please remake Grapes of Wrath. John Steinbeck’s novel is (one of) the best of all classic American novels, but the ancient film just doesn’t do it justice. Censored and abridged almost to the point of […]
