Fox ran a “movie” called Virtuality tonight. Produced by Ronald Moore, the genius who crafted Battlestar Galactica, I thought it would be worth a look. It skitters dangerously close to rehashing things that have been done well already, but there is a core of original thought going on here. In fact, if things evolve...
What good is building a classy brand if you can’t whore it out for big bucks? Clothing manufacturers do it, chefs add their names to canned soups. Why not Imax? The latest controversy is that “Imax” movies are being shown on relatively small screens, for full price. The Imax experience used to mean one...
Hamlet 2 is this brilliant movie, in which a loser high school drama teacher decides to stage his own creation, a complex sequel to Hamlet that involves a time-traveling Jesus. A Jesus who “kicks ass”. Elizabeth Shue shows up to play herself, as a someone who is kind of done with acting. You get...
I have a friend who loves westerns. I love westerns. Unforgiven is one of my all time favorite movies from any genre. And 3:10 to Yuma was great as well. The one thing I really don’t like is romantic comedy. I will, at some point, write an essay on why I don’t. I also...
I was ready for this one to fail. The premise is kind of dated, the raging Id as superhero has been done in many forms, plus there’s the stretchy pants problem. Also, I never made it through Ang Lee’s version, even on cable, for free. But it was Saturday afternoon and I needed a...
Speaking of movies with action, guys with whips, and an ancient artifact, I watched The Rundown again the other night. Originally, I told people that it wasn’t a great movie, but I liked it. But after seeing Indiana Jones fall apart with a huge budget because of an utter lack of story, I appreciate...
Let’s start with Indiana Jones. I love Indiana Jones, and the two good movies are among my all-time favorites. Then there are the other two. I have been arguing with my roommate over which is bad and which is worse. She’s right about a lot of things, and claims to be right about everything....
Avatar vs. Star Wars
One podcast I listen to made an interesting comparison between Avatar and Star Wars. Each movie raised the bar for blockbusters, as well as working in a genre that can be described as Space Opera. A little too easy and facile for Science Fiction, but set in a future universe. In fact, both movies...
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