The geniuses at Pixar have done it again. They’ve exceeded my expectations and created yet another masterpiece. This time, with “Up.”
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Today’s Sign of the Apocalypse
Ever heard the expression “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”? Well, nobody ever told 20th Century Fox that. The studio plans to make a remake of the 1979 classic “Alien” (despite the countless sequels in recent years that no one saw).
Bruno Gets a Second Trailer
This week the second trailer for “Bruno,” what will likely be the best movie of the summer, was released. It’s not much different from the first trailer (with the exception of some more footage of his visit with Ron Paul and time on a talk show), but just seeing some footage from “Bruno” is enough to make my day. Already I see the velcro suit as a possibility for one of the funniest bits of slapstick comedy in years.
And, here’s a classic clip from Sacha Baron Cohen’s Ali G:
Weeds is Coming Back
I can’t believe I’ve neglected this story for so long but I felt it was necessary to share some exciting news: a new season of “Weeds” is just around the corner. Yep, Showtime’s twisted comedy is getting a new season.
The Top 10: Directors
1. Stanley Kubrick- Kubrick once said, “if it can be written or thought, it can be filmed.” To this man, the term “unfilmable” didn’t exist. Kubrick had an imagination like few others, an imagination that spilled over onto the screen. He had the ability to show the dark side of something good (technology) or the beautiful, even hilarious side of something tragic (war). He could also make long stretches of silence exciting and ridiculous dystopian futures seem frighteningly real. He made the impossible possible, and like great men before him like Einstein, Galileo, and Darwin–he extended the limits of the human imagination.
Movie Review: The 400 Blows
When “The 400 Blows” opened in 1959, it delivered more than 400 blows to everything people loved and cherished so much in cinema. It changed the way a story could be told on screen. No more formal structure. No more conclusive endings. Just…life.
Watch: Precious (aka Push) Trailer
“Precious” (still is and always will be titled “Push” in my mind), a movie I reported with a sensational review a few months ago at Sundance, is finally making its way to theaters. The release date is not set yet but hopefully it’ll be sometime soon.
Lost: Season Five In Review
(Warning: Article may contain spoilers. Do not read if you have not yet watched the season five finale)
Taking Back An Old Post
About a year ago, I expressed much anger and shame in a possible decision by the Academy to let Justin Timberlake host the Oscars. I apologize for this claim. To be fair, the Academy called him a “song-and-dance” man and all I could see him as was a member of ‘N Sync. Times have changed and I would not mind seeing Timberlake as an Oscar host.* Want to know why? Watch and learn:
Movie Review: Happiness
Think of the weirdest thing you’ve ever seen in your life. You might think it was weird, but after seeing “Happiness,” you won’t know what weird is anymore. I don’t say this in a negative way. “Happiness” exceeds any level of strangeness and thus propels itself into its very own, unique category.