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Bobby Dupea (Jack Nicholson) is a man dislocated in society. Dissatisfied with his working-class life and girlfriend, unable to cope with his academic family, he flees through life in a constant state of unease. His dislocation is not due to a lack-of-charm; we see just how charming he can be in many scenes; [...] American cinema of the 1970′s is often looked upon as a golden-age. Studios, unsure of what the public wanted, turned the reins over to up-and-coming filmmakers such as Francis Ford Coppola, Dennis Hopper, Robert Altman, Hal Ashby, Martin Scorsese, Terrence Malick, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Michael Cimino, and Brian DePalma, in the hopes [...] I started this site at the beginning of the year to share my thoughts on film. Cinema. The flicks! To celebrate my passion for life in light and sound. Over the past month it has ground to a halt as I pontificated over the longest piece I have ever written for [...] The teaser trailer left me a little on the fence. Sure, the visuals were great but something about it did not gel. Well, the latest trailer, all three and a half minutes of it, is now online. And it is a doozy! Check it out in HD at Yahoo. Roll on December 18!
Casting adult comedy stars Will Ferrell (Anchorman, Step Brothers, you’ve heard of him right?) and Danny McBride (Eastbound and Down, All the Real Girls, Tropic Thunder) in a “children’s film” was asking for trouble! And, I have no doubt that this was intended to be a “children’s film”. Special effects? Check! Simple [...]
‘Romantic comedy’ has become a dirty phrase. It embodies all that is wrong with Hollywood, as it throws its latest concoction of trite plot lines, odd supporting characters, ridiculous situations, and “happy endings” at the audience. Is it really “happy” when too obnoxious people suck face and [...]
Continuing on from my earlier post, I review Ralph Bakshi’s 1978 version of The Lord of the Rings: My first experience of the The Lord of the Rings was watching this film at the impressionable age of eight. So, I admit that my experience of Rings [...]
In case you haven’t heard, Toy Story 1 & 2 are getting released as a 3-D double feature later this year. No word yet on if this will be released in NZ, but a TV Spot has shown up online. Check it out below.
I do not like Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. There. I said it! I am a film buff living in Wellington, New Zealand, and I do not like our biggest cinematic export. I am a heathen! String me up by the neck and let’s be done with it! [...] |
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