It’s a grey and dreary downpour of a day here in Seattle. Help all of us in the Pacific Northwest fight this oppression. I’ve just posted this plea for help on my Facebook page: What are the most colorful movies you can think of?
Thanks to A Conversation On Cool for sharing this revelatory moment from the set of Marathon Man.
[An abridged version of this review was published previously at Image.] It happens every January — movie ads fill up with boasts about awards they’ve won. In a few days, those boasts will start to include Oscar nominations. And The Artist is currently the most boastful of all. Filmmaker Michael Hazanavicius’s tribute to Hollywood’s silent […]
It is a pleasure to announce that director Brad Bird’s Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol is worth every penny of today’s high ticket price. In this moviegoer’s opinion, it’s easily the finest installment in an otherwise mediocre franchise. Moreover, it’s leaves X-Men: First Class, Captain America, and the rest of 2011’s glorified Saturday morning cartoons in […]
Once upon a time — 1979, to be exact — along a freeway in the southwest, a car carrying the Muppets broke down. And their pursuit of a dream (“to make millions of people happy!”) came to a crashing halt. So they built a campfire beside their broken-down car. Kermit the Frog walked into the […]
“The story can only be told in a particular form. It can’t be told in a painting. The point is: it’s very important that what you do is specific to the medium in which you’re doing it, and that you utilise what is specific about that medium to do the work. And if you can’t […]
I’ve been asked to write a few words about the blu-ray release of The Tree of Life. I’m glad to do so, because the blu-ray is outstanding. But I suspect some of my friends are wishing I would stop writing so profusely about this film. If American theaters would screen even a few films as […]
Hal Hartley’s next movie is called Meanwhile. It’s unfinished. And he needs some funds to finish it. So he’s taken it to Kickstarter. Hartley has now set up a Kickstarter campaign where you can pre-order Meanwhile on limited-edition DVD, while at the same time contributing to the cost of finishing it. Those who donate up to $1,000 or more, […]
Do you have what it takes to watch the Top 25 Horror Films chosen by the film enthusiasts at artsandfaith.com? With Halloween coming right up, a lot of people are looking for scary movies. Is that really such a good idea? Is horror as a genre really worth our attention, especially in such troubling times? […]