Posts tagged “movies”
Airplane
Listen Betty, don’t start up with your white zone shit again!
John Williams
In which he goes to an amazing concert
Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing
Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing – Chris Isaak I really dig this song. I still haven’t seen Eyes Wide Shut and don’t know that I ever will, but this is a cool song. It reminds me of Baby Please Don’t Go from Wild at Heart.
A.I.
Rebecca’s Pocket has an excellent and terse review of A.I.: “[*1/2— ] Disney does Blade Runner. Skip it.” There’s a longer, very well-written review, albeit with major spoilers, at unHip.
Guess the Name
I love playing Guess the Movie. I’m surprised that it took as long as it did to guess Raiders of the Lost Ark. The clincher was, “Does the main character HATE snakes?” Did anyone else happen to catch the AFI 100 Years of 100 Thrills special on last night? Here’s the list. You should visit
AntiTrust
I caught AntiTrust on the plane last week. I liked it, if for no other reason than it was probably the first movie I saw that didn’t have things like “EMAIL!” flashing on the monitor when someone received a message. It’s a pretty good “computer” movie. And Tim Robbins is an excellent actor, meat. Props
Fake Fans, Fake Buzz
Fake Fans, Fake Buzz, Real Bucks After being blindsided by the Web hype on “The Blair Witch Project,” movie studios are paying for phony sites, often striving for the clunky naivete of a genuine effort.
The 73rd Annual Academy Awards
If you’re one of those people that just can’t get enough of the movies … Oscar.com has a handy list of all the nominees for The 73rd Annual Academy Awards.
BladeRunner
Director Ridley Scott took issues already noticeable in the 1980s, such as urban development, genetic engineering, and, of course, climate change, and took them to what he thought was their next logical stage. So what else did Blade Runner get right? link via Follow Me Here …