There has been a lot of talk this Oscar season (including on this site) about films that people presume will win and what that means in the grand scheme of things. However, the more I think about it, the more I realize that Oscar voters lack any access to what ultimately lauds a movie as…
I did this six months ago, and had so much fun with it I thought I’d give it another go. It’s another interactive day at The Matinee… Ask me any movie related question about myself that you’d like. As the day goes on (and as long as the questions keep coming) I’ll continue to update…
I’ve mentioned before, that all things being equal I prefer to see a film in a cinema versus home theatre. My exhibit A would have to be ANIMAL KINGDOM. This Australian film is the story of The Cody family in Melbourne. After his mother dies of a heroin overdose, teenaged Joshua goes to live with…
I’m down a quart this week, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. In the span of one week I got a screening time wrong and showed up late, had a projector break before the film even started, and thought a desired title would be on-demand only to find out I was wrong. making that…
Today, I Feel Like This…
Go figure. I went to see a movie this week and for the first time in more than seven year, the projector broke. Making it suck that much more, it was my last chance to see a particular Oscar nominated film on a big screen. Oh well, much as I am a disciple of the…
Another small programming note… Two weeks ago I decided to flip my comment feature here at The Matinee from the built-in Blogger function to Disqus. After a two week experiment, I found the results wanting, and thus have decided to switch ’em back. So yeah, to paraphrase my regular Saturday feature, today I do indeed…
