Oct 29 2008
Take a look at the picture to your left. Do you know who that is? Yes, it’s Christian Bale, the actor who saved the Batman franchise. In the movie The Machinist, Christian Bale plays an extremely gaunt individual who has not slept in over a year.
In the beginning of The Machinist, we do not know why he has not slept in over a year; in the end, we do.
The question then is this: Is it worth the time finding out? Continue Reading »
Oct 21 2008
Sometimes you should listen to your movie store guy. I know…many of you go to blockbuster and your movie store guy is a tweaked out teenager who would rather be skateboarding. Others of you never see your movie store guy because he is now a computer screen that reads Netflix. Continue Reading »
Aug 23 2008
As a somewhat decent uncle, I offered to take my 9 and 10 year old niece and nephew to see a movie. They chose Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
I am not a Star Wars addict, have not seen any of the new ones, but I remember thoroughly enjoying Star Wars in my youth: Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. I probably saw each more than once. Continue Reading »
Aug 21 2008
A video clip has been released of the new movie Tropic Thunder where we find Tom Cruise fat, bald, and dancing. I did not even know which character he was at first, but listen for the voices. The voice of Tom Cruise is very distinct. Enjoy the preview: Continue Reading »
Jun 01 2008
May 26 2008
During the movie 21 (read my review here), we are introduced to a seemingly simple example of probability. The scenario is this: Continue Reading »
May 24 2008
I was anxious to see the movie 21 as I had read the book Bringing Down the House, the book on which the movie is based. However, aside from the idea of a bunch of MIT kids taking on Vegas, there are few similarities between the book and the movie. Continue Reading »
Apr 26 2008
When a movie ends, you look at that person you went with in that questioning manner. Your face does that did you like it? face.
After seeing I Could Never Be Your Woman, my friend and I made that scrunchy face, that face often made after someone just emitted a foul odor. Continue Reading »
Apr 14 2008
Yesterday, I wrote a movie review of the Bourne Ultimatum.
The ending of this movie certainly left room for a fourth in the series.
I got curious today as to what the readers think. Will there be another Bourne movie and do you want one? Continue Reading »
