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Tag: steven spielberg

trailers

Honesty – LINCOLN Trailer and Thoughts About Trailers in General

A much-anticipated film gets its trailer on a week where I ponder the usefulness

Posted on September 18, 2012December 11, 2014
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 50

Talkin’ WAR HORSE with guest Jake Cole from Not Just Movies. He and Ryan also read some listener feedback on hotly anticipated 2012 films and rattle off their top five Spielberg scenes.

Posted on January 16, 2012July 3, 2013
reviews

WAR HORSE

The “Movie About a Horse” is About More Than Just a Horse

Posted on December 26, 2011December 31, 2011
reviews

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN

Steven Spielberg harnesses the potential of 3-D filmmaking, and uses it to lead us on the adventure of a lifetime.

Posted on December 21, 2011December 26, 2011
thoughts & opinions

Moment of Weakness

Lesser Moments by Scorsese and Spielberg Are Forever Linked – and Not Just Because I Bought Blu-Rays of Both Yesterday.

Posted on November 10, 2011March 19, 2012
trailers

Dig a Pony (WAR HORSE Trailer)

I realize that news of this this is “so last week”, but it’s been a good long while since I posted any trailer on this … Read More ›

Posted on July 6, 2011November 8, 2012
trailers

Eye Candy (TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN Teaser)

I get the suspicion this film will have a slight uphill climb (mo-cap always seems to these days), but it’s a Spielberg film so I’m … Read More ›

Posted on May 18, 2011November 8, 2012
watchin' & writin'

Another Day: SAVING PRIVATE RYAN

The first time you watch it, you will be overwhelmed by its battle scenes. Watch this film a second time, and you realize its true heart beats in between those epic battles.

Posted on March 24, 2011March 6, 2013
watchin' & writin'

Back to Basics – AI: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Come away, o human child!
To the waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand,
For the world’s more full of weeping than you can understand…

Posted on May 17, 2010November 8, 2012
reviews

INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL

The man in the hat is back, and this time he’s brought his fridge.

Posted on May 23, 2008November 8, 2012

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