I’m beginning to believe that there is something worse than a bad movie, for both the film makers and the audience. I think that worse than making a bad movie, is making one that is just plain forgettable. There have been some pretty bad flops made in the history of Hollywood – PLAN 9, WATERWORLD,…
HANCOCK
I get the impression that this wasn’t the easiest property to adapt.
Bulls On Parade
Dear DreamWorks Animation… Just one week ago, I compared your competitors at Pixar to Michael Jordan. When I look at your creations however, I am reminded more of Scottie Pippen. He was one of the greats, one of the greatest of all time actually. But no matter how amazing he was, he was never as…
KUNG FU PANDA
For the moment, Dreamworks has remembered how to have fun with their animated offerings.
That Summer
If there’s fireworks bursting overhead, it must be July (Happy Independence Day to all my American friends btw). And while it may feel a tad unoriginal, I thought I’d take a moment to look back on the summer at the movies so far. I think I can sum it up in one word – “meh”…
Five to One
Today at the office was torture by spreadsheet. Though it gave me an excuse to shut out the rest of the bullpen by way of my headphones, I could swear that by the end of the day I was going to go cross-eyed…even blind. So I have to give many thanks to the fine folks…
News of The World
Seems like it was just yesterday that I was closing the book on another Toronto Film Festival. Yet here we are…ten months later and ramping up to do it all over again. I’ll admit that as much as I like to find an obscure treasure, or immerse in some domestic cinematic bliss, I quite enjoy…