Define ironic: John Lasseter, CCO of Pixar/Disney, was fired from Disney in the 1980s for trying to use computers for animation.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1059955/
Monday, June 22, 2009
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
Subtle slapstick, a technique I wasn't aware existed.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464913/ (Original title: OSS 117: Le Caire nid d'Espions)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464913/ (Original title: OSS 117: Le Caire nid d'Espions)
Point Break
I'd rank this as by far the prettiest of Keanu Reeves' flicks.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102685/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102685/
Friday, June 19, 2009
The Hangover
You've seen the preview? Yeah, you've seen the film.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1119646/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1119646/
Brideshead Revisited
Somehow I thought a refresh of this would make it more interesting, but it's just as dull as the series.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0412536/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0412536/
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Last Chance Harvey
People say I look and act a little like Emma Thompson. There is no better compliment.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1046947/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1046947/
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Frantic
Ah, signs of Europe: little coffee spoons, little vroom-vroom cars, and soap on a stick.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095174/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095174/
The Forbidden Kingdom
How can such legends agree to work with such crappy plots?!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0865556/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0865556/
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Kung Fu Panda
First line had me: "Legend tells of a legendary warrior whose kung-fu skills were the stuff of legend!"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441773/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441773/
Friday, June 12, 2009
Inside I'm Dancing
"How's yer breathin'?" "In 'n out." Not your usual three-act tearjerker.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417791/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417791/
Penelope
Shoot, I thought the nose was cute as a bug.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/
Thursday, June 11, 2009
The Incredible Hulk
No, no, Mr. Norton, in action films you're supposed to emote LESS.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800080/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800080/
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Ghost Town
That dry wit is worth about half a film and then I just want to watch The Office instead.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995039/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995039/
Dan in Real Life
Proof that Steve Carell can be devastatingly charming as well as wickedly funny.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480242/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480242/
Saturday, June 6, 2009
The Jane Austen Book Club
Way too predictable. Except for the bit with Hugh Dancy trying to get Maria Bello to read Ursula LeGuin-- if only that had worked for me and my book club!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0866437/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0866437/
Friday, June 5, 2009
Becoming Jane
Forsooth, I believe this film is misunderstood in precisely the same way as Girl with a Pearl Earring.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416508/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416508/
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Tell No One
Wow, a modern French crime thriller. Complex, twisty, ranks with the best from any country.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362225/ (Original title: Ne le Dis à Personne)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362225/ (Original title: Ne le Dis à Personne)
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
All Creatures Great and Small: Season 5
Callum and Deirdre. Will you just make up your minds already?!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075472/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075472/
Monday, June 1, 2009
Frozen River
Proving that selfless behavior is a fundamental part of the human condition.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0978759/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0978759/
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