Because if it's in the movies, it must be true.
“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. MORE »
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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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 »
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?
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. MORE »
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