Library Loot
It’s that time again. The time where I go to library and feel completely overwhelmed by my choices. Fortunately, I had some really great suggestions as to what I should watch next. But as for last weeks loot, here are some quick thoughts: Welcome to the Dollhouse – This movie is sad as crap. Really. It’s just sad. It only seems fitting that this guy would direct it. Blowup – This film was shot very well, and had some interesting moments. I was... Read More
Away We Go
Sam Mendes is, for me, one of the most interesting directors putting out films right now. He’s definitely had his misses. Jarhead was uneven and overly trite in it’s portrayal of affected American soldiers in Iraq, The Road to Perdition was a solid, good film, but vastly overrated. But he, at the very least, has a competence behind the camera that makes any of his films interesting to watch. Away We Go, written by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida, is no different. ... Read More
Today I Feel Like This
Happy Endings?
Prostitution is a stigmatized word in America. Not even Las Vegas allows it, pushing it out far into the desert suburbs, at brothels with names like The Bunny Ranch. The mention of the word brings to mind undercover cops soliciting sex and Dateline exposes. So it came as quite a shock to me to discover that it’s actually legal to work in the sex industry in Rhode Island, one of the most affluent communities of the world. Tara Hurley’s first feature length documentary Happy... Read More
The Proposal
I have an odd love/hate relationship with Sandra Bullock. I think her comedic timing and humor are quite excellent. But the projects she does are, well, it’s not that they’re just extremely low-brow, it’s that they’re mostly just insulting. It was refreshing to see her take a small, but not self-important role in the wildly overrated Crash of 2005, but she quickly burned through any credibility that that film might have garnered her by following it... Read More
Library Loot
I’m thrilled to report that I actually watched all four movies that I checked out the last time at the library. This is quite a feat since I had a ton of family here last weekend and attended a wedding that included several days of activity. Here are some quick thoughts about the last loot. Topsy Turvy – I enjoyed this film much more than I expected to. I have yet to find a Mike Leigh movie that I didn’t enjoy, so this shouldn’t have been a huge a... Read More
I want to rub this trailer all over me – Surveillance
Today I Feel Like This
Five Favorite Films for Father’s Day
I copied the Mad Hatter on Mother’s Day, and now I’m copying him on Father’s Day (here’s his original post). In honor of Father’s Day, I sent my Dad an email asking him about his five favorite films. He’s kind of hard core (last weekend he was camping, and his Coleman stove blew up in his face, and he didn’t even cut the trip short, he’s got a pain tolerance I didn’t inherit). He’s a man a few words, so while he... Read More
The Taking of Pelham 123
I had no plans to see Tony Scott’s latest frantic project. John Travolta has lost any appeal to me, as has Denzel Washington. Neither of them has done an interesting film for years now. Nor has Scott for that matter. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed Man on Fire and I more than enjoyed Spy Game, but this Deja Vu nonsense gets boring real fast. It’s due to Peter Travers rating of three and a half (not Bitchin’) stars, and what is almost a raving review... Read More
