21 Thoughts on a Monday Morning How come new releases can’t crack $20M for an opening weekend lately? I’m told GONE BABY GONE is surprisingly good, might have to go see that after all. After all the RENDITION/30 DAYS conversation Friday, I ended up seeing neither. Just added my brother’s movie blog to my link…
Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind
I’m in the mood for a movie tonight, just not entirely sure which one. At the moment, I find myself trying to decide between 30 DAYS OF NIGHT and RENDITION…..which is sort of like asking yourself “Do I want steak for dinner or a baloney sandwich?” Now, I’m not trying to say that one of…
RESERVATION ROAD
What was it Hitchcock used to say about the bomb under the table?
Fight Test – CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR Trailer
This past weekend, I finally got around to watching the new special edition DVD of THE GRADUATE. It’s a rather good package that I highly recommend (pretty cheap too), and on the whole I find that the film has aged really well. Â Matter of fact, i find that it makes a swell double feature when…
Pictures of You
I was thinking long and hard about this week’s top five, and found myself staring out my apartment window while doing so. I noticed a building a few blocks over from me, that has an entire wall painted up as a movie poster. In three years of living here, that wall has never not had…
MICHAEL CLAYTON
Once upon a time, Hollywood used to make tense dramas for grown-ups. Once in a while, it remembers how to do that.
File Under ‘Favorites’: EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED
I bought thirteen tickets for friends and family to go to an amazing concert this week – the sort of concert that leaves you hoarse, sore, and sweaty. As the show was drawing to a close, I couldn’t help but think back to what brought me there in the first place, since the band I…