Posted in Ramblings on May 27th, 2008
Poor dialog.
Hands down the worst dialog out of all four Indiana Jones movies. Instead of existing to propel the plot of this film, a large portion of the dialog was used to fill in the gaps between the four films. In perilous situation, while surrounding by the enemy in an encampment, Indy and company [...]
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Posted in Ramblings on May 22nd, 2008
This tale starts with the horror movie Hostel, directed by Splat Packer Eli Roth. When Hostel premiered on January 6, 2006, it ushered in Eli Roth as a true blue horror director who possessed competency and confidence. In an article by film critic David Edelstein of the New York Magazine entitled Now Playing at Your [...]
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Posted in News, Ramblings on May 20th, 2008
Alternative Film Guide has posted a question and answer interview with Celine Sciamma, the writer/director of Water Lilies (Naissance des pieuvres). I usually would not do a post of this nature but since I thought Water Lilies was well executed, I decided to go ahead. An excerpt from the Q & A session:
What was [...]
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Posted in Ramblings on Apr 11th, 2008
The Pick
Street Kings
Why I picked it
Street Kings is the only film coming out this weekend that interests me in the slightest. It’s a Rated R cop/bad guy action film that has an all star cast and seems fairly intense. I also like the fact that Keanu plays an anti-hero and that House is in the [...]
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Posted in Ramblings, Television on Apr 11th, 2008
I have a confession to make. I contributed to the downfall and cancellation of this TV Program. I, like many people, didn’t watch Firefly when it originally aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company a few years ago. It wasn’t my fault though. Fox dumped Firefly (a new show) on a Friday night time slot, so [...]
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