The Teen Choice Awards aired on Monday night. As its name suggests, the winners are chosen by the viewers rather than a mysterious “Academy” or other exclusive group of critics, executives, and showbiz insiders. Not surprisingly, Twilight won a lot of awards. As has been the case in every other viewer-voted awards show in the…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6bvuhPyq8Q This weekend, I somehow got hold of a copy of the original Star Wars trilogy (not that misbegotten, atrocious affair from the 90s), and I had a glorious 6-hour marathon going back to Yoda, Han Solo (ah, Harrison Ford), Chewbacca and the droids. Yeah, it’s corny and a half. Yeah, the special effects don’t…
During my book club’s latest meeting, a friend who’d seen the play version of a novel most of us had read, showed around some leaflets of the production and asked whether the two actors who played the leads were in accordance with how we’d imagined them. This lead to a rather funny moment, because of…
Robert Downey Jr. That is all. – Jean AAR
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9ceBgWV8io What, exactly, can I say about Avatar that hasn’t been already said? So I’ll keep it short.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbVKWCpNFhY Jean’s post about her discovery of Christopher Guest has had me fondly remembering my favorite bits from movie pasts. Thanks to the wonders of YouTube, it’s easy. This is Spinal Tap was when most of us were introduced to the incredible talents of Mr. Guest – AKA, 5th Baron Haden-Guest. Coming up with my…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_KrSWI8F2E I’d heard about Christopher Guest, so when For Your Consideration came out three years ago I thought I’d better try him. I was so underwhelmed I didn’t approach his movies again until I got bored this year, decided to give him another shot, and watched Best in Show and A Mighty Wind. I repeat:…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1_I36qHDts&feature=PlayList&p=0370005369E75023&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=11 I love spooky movies, especially old black and white films from the 1950s or earlier. Now I’m not talking about slasher films; those just aren’t for me. But give me a good old Vincent Price or Borlis Karloff flick and I’m a happy camper. I know they’re corny, but they just make me smile….
The NYT used to be my go-to site for movie reviews, but of late I find myself bored with their determined cynicism. However, I do have to agree with Manohla Dargis’s summary of Pixar’s latest creation: Though the initial images of flight are wonderfully rendered…the movie remains bound by convention….This has become the Pixar way. Passages…
Last night, my dreams were filled with wonderful food. Good bread, fish coated with a buttery sauce, delicious cakes, the perfect roasted chicken, and did I mention, butter. Yes, I finally got around to seeing Julie and Julia. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I found the parts about Julie’s blog, and her efforts to cook…
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