Well, I finally went to see Rise of the Guardians. It was one of the films I had been looking forward to this year. I liked the concept and I liked the William Joyce books they were based on, It[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Let’s start this by saying outright that I’m very much a fan of Guillermo del Toro‘s work. Even his mediocre films or the throw away projects that he participated in for the fun of it are well worth watching. I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I confess I had not been particularly excited about Thor: The Dark World. The trailer really didn’t do much for me and the main reason for me to be excited about the first movie (Kenneth Branagh) was no longer an[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s sketch is a little something I did while waiting t0 get into “Thor: The Dark World” The real fun of these free screenings is they’re very much a social event you meet a lot of interesting people while waiting[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This weeks’ double feature is just a little short because… okay I confess I was weak. I could not watch the first film in this week’s selection, Heaven’s Gate in its entirety. I toughed out the first hour and a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Because I felt I still needed time to clease my pallete after watching Holy Mountain last week, this week I went with AustralianComedies. The first , Siam Sunset oppens with the most blatant examples of women in the refrigerator I’ve[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For numerous reasons ( the biggest one being expense) I’ve been very selective about what films I see in the theaters lately and for the most part I have’t even seen the need anymore. Because I’m more than happy to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Before I start this review I have to give a very special thanks to the complete strangers who gave me their surplus ticket to this film. Random acts of kindness like that must never be ignored or go unappreciated. I’ve[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For this week I did the second of my “forgotten Oscars” selection though in this case, neither of these films are anything that I would call “forgotten” since 1976 was probably the best year for film for a long time[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This week’s theme was a bit of a comedy of errors. I started with the intent with going for corporate marketing based around the Hudsucker Proxy but when I arrived at Scarecrow I found both of their copies out. So[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
