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Wednesday, February 27th 2008
“Sam Jackson is the new Sean Connery.”
Those words fell out of my mouth last night, not as a declaration, but as a realization.
Like Sir Sean before him, Samuel L. Jackson can make any movie he wants without worry of damaging his career. No matter how badly a film may flop, Jackson comes out unscathed. While studios may deem the rest of the cast box-office poison, they’re eager to sign Jackson to a follow-up project. It’s good to be Sam Jackson.
The Queen should just knight him now.
Posted at 1:29 PM in Commentary.
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Monday, February 25th 2008
Another Academy Awards done and gone, this one with relatively few surprises aside from a special effects win for a film no one actually saw in The Golden Compass, and Denzel Washington’s shaved head. So how’d I do on my picks? Let’s see…
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Posted at 12:43 PM in Commentary.
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Monday, February 18th 2008
Welcome to my picks, predictions, and condemnations for the 80th Academy Awards, honoring the “best” films of 2007. This year is better than most as far as nominations go, with only a single glaring shutout in Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead. That said, let’s get to the awards. MORE »
Posted at 5:02 PM in Commentary.
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Monday, February 11th 2008
In an introduction to the alternate version included on the forthcoming special-edition DVD, director Frank Darabont explains his desire to shoot his adaptation of Stephen King’s story in black and white.
While some will undoubtedly see this as a cop-out of a “director’s cut,” especially considering that it’s unlikely Darabont checked his dailies in both black and white and color as he shot the film, it could help mitigate some of the shoddy CGI present in the film’s trailers. Further, since Darabont truly considers the black and white version “his” version, what are the chances it starts popping up in midnight screenings?
Posted at 3:56 PM in Commentary.
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Monday, December 17th 2007
As some of my eight loyal readers may have noticed, my reviews now feature links to DVDs for sale at Amazon.
Any purchase made through these links gives me a small commission. Eventually, I hope to cover my monthly hosting costs, but for now I’ll settle for a free pint at the pub.
As for the links themselves, I make every effort to link to the best quality DVD available. This means original color and aspect ratio with the best print-quality possible. However, Amazon isn’t consistent with its DVD descriptions, so if anyone notices a sub-standard DVD link, please let me know via the comments and I’ll take the appropriate action.
Posted at 7:19 PM in Commentary.
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