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…
It’s been a SOCIAL NETWORK week. It feels like the film is on everyone’s lips thanks to a theatrical re-release, its debut on blu-ray, and a few more awards in the last ten days. And with all of that came someone repeating something I first heard upon the film’s debut last fall: “THE SOCIAL NETWORK…
Saw this one coming a few miles down the road – my local Blockbuster closed on the weekend. Now before I go any further, allow me to state for the record that this will not be a post bemoaning the death of this corporate entity, nor its place in our moviewatching habits. For me, the…
Those critters seem pretty harmless, wouldn’t you say? Well for one young boy, they were the source of cinematic trauma. Last week, when I spoke with Douglas Trumbull, I started the conversation off with one of my five questions. I broke the ice with Mr. Trumbull by asking him if he could recall his first…
I’ve been thinking. (Shut up!) Yesterday evening while looking for a bit of inspiration, I stopped by one of my favorite non-movie blogs Cover Me: a site dedicated to the art of the cover song. Last night I got a smile as I listened to an evocative arrangement of one of my least favorite Springsteen…
Since November began, some of you might have noticed a little addition to the design of this blog – specifically, in the banner. What you see there is a poppy, and it’s something that we pin to our coats and jackets here in Canada in the days leading up to Remembrance Day (which is today,…
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been noticing a bit of a trend. It all begins with an obvious statement that has been talked about quite a bit in recent weeks: This summer has disappointed at the movies. With few exceptions, the big guns have failed to capture audiences’ imagination, and very few blockbusters seem…
