Archive for May, 2010
Friday, May 28th, 2010
Desert Fantasies
кухни
Sex and the City 2
Written and Directed by Michael Patrick King
Starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristen Davis and Cynthia Nixon
**
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Directed by Mike Newell
Screenplay by Boaz Yakin, Doug Miro, Carlo Bernard
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Artertron, Sir Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina
*1/2
At first glance, this weekend’s two [...]
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Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Two Artists Walk Into a Cinema…
Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies
Directed by Arne Glimcher
***
Film has been the dominant form of mass art and entertainment for so long it’s difficult for contemporary audiences to conceive of a time when the very idea of “moving pictures” seemed incredible.
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Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Not An “Agora”-Phobe
I expect most of the reviews of Alejandro Amenabar’s Agora to be mixed to negative and while the movie does have a number of problems, I liked it anyway–primarily for the ideas it attempts to tackle rather than its often clumsy execution. If you have any interest in the ancient world or the origins of [...]
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Friday, May 21st, 2010
International Man of Action
MacGruber! The Saturday Night Live character becomes a major movie star. MacGruber! I was hoping it would be really funny but it’s only kind of so-so. MacGruber! My review is posted at Film Journal. MacGruber!
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Friday, May 21st, 2010
Cup Dreams
After the Cup: Sons of Sakhnin United
Directed by Christopher Browne
***
One of the television highlights of the past year has been ESPN’s ambitious series 30 for 30, 30 documentaries covering 30 significant events in the past 30 years of sports history. The great thing about the series is that it doesn’t demand any familiarity [...]
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Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Nottingham’s Most Wanted
Robin Hood is back with an all-new (but not improved) origin story courtesy of director Ridley Scott. Read my review at Film Journal.
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Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
Do The Robot!
Metropolis
Directed by Fritz Lang
****
My first viewing of Fritz Lang’s landmark 1927 film Metropolis happened sometime in the early ‘90s via an unassuming VHS tape (remember those?) that lived in my family’s home video collection. Presentation-wise, I couldn’t have asked for a worse way to see the film for the first time. The transfer was sub-par [...]
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Thursday, May 6th, 2010
The Babies Cometh
There’s only one word for this poster: Awwwwww. Judging the movie itself, on the other hand, requires about 700 words. Read my review over at Film Journal.
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Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
Man of Iron
Iron Man 2
Directed by Jon Favreau
Screenplay by Justin Theroux
Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell.
**1/2
It’s been six months since Tony Stark revealed to the world that he’s the metallic avenger (not to be confused with the capital-A Avengers, but more on them later) known as [...]
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Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
The Nightmare Continues
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Directed by Samuel Bayer
Starring Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara, Kyle Gallner, Thomas Dekker
*1/2
There are those horror filmmakers who have a genuine respect for the genre and always strive to craft distinctive movies that entertain and terrify, even if the finished product doesn’t always measure up to their ambitions.
