Alrighty, we’re starting off with an oddly CGI’d/animated intro with lots of our old favorite movie characters just walking around. Fair enough. Drumroll, please and thank you – and – Jon Stewart. Starting with a writer’s strike joke, bold. Followed up with a joke about Javier Bardem’s haircut in No Country for Old Men. That [...]
Archive for February, 2008
2008 Oscars – Did You Watch?
Posted in Oscar Race, tagged Academy Awards, ceremony, oscars, Reviews, thoughts on February 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Razzies
Posted in Awards on February 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lohan ran away with it!
She won joint awards for her portrayals in “I Know Who Killed Me,” which also won best (worst) movie.
And let’s not forget Eddie Murphy! Three acting awards for Norbit. Worst actor for the title character, supporting actress and supporting actor for the chinese man. Sheesh.
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Posted in '07, Based on a Book, tagged amy ryan, casey affleck, movie reviews on February 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It’s a family affair. Directed By Ben Affleck, starring brother Casey.
This movie was a bit of a surprise to me.
I had heard generally positive reviews, as far as I could remember but I didn’t remember the movie having a ton of “buzz.” It reminded me of Mystic River, which was nominated for Best Picture, Director, [...]
Getting Excited about the Academy Awards?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Academy Awards, news, oscars on February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Olive Snook, the incomparable Kristin Chenowith from ABC’s whimsical Pushing Daisies will be singing one of the Oscar nominated songs from Enchanted at the 2008 Academy Awards ceremony.
Does anyone want to make any bets on how many writers’ strike jokes will be made?
OSCAR MANIA! 2008
Posted in Oscar Race, tagged Academy Awards, best picture, Oscar pics, predictions on February 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I don’t always agree with the Academy but I do like to play the guessing game. So, these aren’t who I necessarily want to win but who I think will win.
Here are my predictions:
Best Picture: Does Atonement split the male dominated NCFOM and TWBB? No Country for Old Men
Best Actor (Leading): Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Actress (Leading): [...]
Jumper
Posted in 2008, Based on a Book, Blockbuster, Sci-Fi, tagged Hayden Christensen, hollywood movies, Rachel Bilson, review on February 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
People who are looking for a movie with an excellent plot and logic, should really go see something else.
Try something nominated for an Oscar, but don’t watch this.
If you don’t demand that the plot make any sense or that a movie have a strong internal logic, then sit back and enjoy the ride. Its a [...]
The Baxter
Posted in Comedy, fairy tale on February 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Not at all what you would expect form the people who brought you “Wet Hot American Summer” (which I did happen to enjoy as well).
I thought it was a cute, sweet funny movie. Kind of quirky in that fairy tale type of way. It creates its own world and inhabits it lovingly. It reminds you [...]
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Posted in '07, Based on a Book, Biopic, Oscar Race, Period Piece, Westerns, tagged academy award nomination 2008, best supporting actor, Brad Pitt, casey affleck, movie reviews, Sam Rockwell on February 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
What a mouthful. The title, I mean. The movie itself, also a cinematic mouthful at 2 hours and 40 odd minutes.
For me, this is a no brainer. I like movies like Tombstone (even with its questionable acting) and Unforgiven. All the actors in this one are good all the way around (Brad Pitt, Sam Rockwell, Garrett Dillahunt, [...]
Across the Universe (2007)
Posted in '07, Musical, tagged beatles music, evan rachel wood, movie review on February 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A story set against the backdrop of the 1960s and the music of the Beatles. An almost untenable idea done expertly.
There are a lot of phenomenal things about this movie. Directed by Julie Taymor who brought “The Lion King” to life on Broadway has a wonderful visual style. The leads are all very good, including [...]
The Lookout (2007)
Posted in Thriller on February 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I enjoyed watching this movie but it was not too noteworthy. It felt like a watered-down retread of a few other movies. (Amnesiatic Thriller genre). Joesph Gordon-Levitt is definitely the best part of this movie.
Between this and “Brick,” it’s like he is trying to convince the world that he can really act; that he’s more [...]
