George Clooney has directed only 3 movies, the last one being “Good Night and Good Luck.” Are you expecting great things for his follow-up?
Ummmm… I guess not.
- Or at least you shouldn’t be. It might be trying to achieve the feel of a screwball comedy, but it fell very short of the mark. I know Howard Hawks [...]
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Leatherheads
Posted in 2008, Comedy, Movies, Period Piece on April 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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, [...]
The Forsyte Saga (2002)
Posted in BBC, Based on a Book, British, Mini-Series, Period Piece, Remakes, Reviews on February 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Based on a series of nine books by John Galsworthy. I’m only 2 episodes in. I’ll keep updating as I go along.
To be honest, I didn’t really know much about this series before viewing it. I knew it concerned the affairs and the lives of a wealthy family (The Forsytes) beginning about 1874, London. I [...]
Atonement
Posted in '07, Based on a Book, British, Movies, Oscar Race, Period Piece, War on January 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Well, let me say this. I saw it with my Mother, and she cried (not a lot, but still). It was a great movie, and I completely see why it was nominated for an Oscar.
It was deeply tragic and had a fantastic cast. The costumes were fantastic. I enjoyed it very much.
If you want to [...]
