Aug

18

How to describe this film??

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August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Darren Lynn Bousman (of “Saw” fame) will be directing a feature film (spawned from a 2006 short he directed by the same name and based upon a stage play - sound convoluted?  Well read on…) and written by Terrance Zdunich and Darren Smith due out 7 November 2008 entitled “Repo: The Genetic Opera” and coined as […]

Aug

16

Miss Congeniality (2000) - A Flashback Review

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August 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

This 2000 comedy starring Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt, Candace Bergen, and priceline.com’s own William Shatner (who I have to say I had a major crush on when he was in ‘Star Trek’, had his own hair, and didn’t weigh the equivalent of a domesticated pygmy elephant.)
I want a pygmy elephant!
Oh look, here’s […]

Aug

15

Opening this Weekend…15 August 2008

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August 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

“Star Wars - The Clone Wars” - I have one word…WHY??
“Tropic Thunder” - This film will probably do well in the box office as there are undoubtedly many, many fans of Ben Stiller and Jack Black (although I am neither).  Robert Downey Jr.’s turn as a white actor playing a black actor is intriguing, but […]

Aug

12

Hellboy & Hellboy II - The Broadway Musicals

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August 12, 2008 | 5 Comments

Just kidding….but I got your attention, didn’t I??
Now, here’s Movie_Maven_Jr. to give you a 13-year old girls-eye view of these two films by Guillermo del Toro.  We thought we’d try a new slant on the whole blog thing…an interview session.  That way I only have to pay her 1/2 of what I get.  Hi Jr., […]

Aug

10

Speaking of Christopher Nolan…

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August 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I figured I ought to round out my Christian Bale/Christopher Nolan month-of-blogs with Nolan’s first feature film “Following” (1998) which we recently rented.  His first film “Doodlebug” (1997) can be seen in its 2:55 minute entirety here.
Anyway, back to “Following” - Quite good for a film shot in black and white at a mere $6,000 and […]