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The Globes at a Glance
Okay, quickly now.
No Country for Old Men, Juno, Daniel Day-Lewis, Keira Knightley, Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Javier Bardem, Amy Ryan, The Coens, Diablo Cody, "Guaranteed" from Into the Wild, Dario Marianelli from Atonement, Ratatouille, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Mad Men, 30 Rock, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Adam Beach, Sissy Spacek ( Read more... ) -
Ball of Fire
After seeing Howard Hawks' 1941 film Ball of Fire (starring Gary Cooper, Babs Stanwyck and the fella who voiced the Caterpillar in the animated Alice in Wonderland and written by Billy Wilder. Pretty great combo.), about a group of encyclopedia writers who enlist the help of Sugarpuss O'Shea to help write the entry on slang, I decided it'd be a ( Read more... ) -
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So the Globes got canned.
This is bad news for almost everyone involved. I like the Globes a lot.
Oh well.
At least we get a press conference.
And an Access-Hollywood-style look at the after parties.
Pardon me for being snooty, but if the stars aren't going to cross the picket line, why the hell should the get a bunch of parties?
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Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
I was watching Guiliani this morning (afternoon...it was nearly 2pm) while he was speaking to a group of Nashuans. What strikes me about him is that his platform is based solely on him not being Hillary Clinton. Maybe this is why he didn't even come close to breaking the top three in Iowa? I don't know. But he was being glib about how he wasn' ( Read more... ) -
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I love reading the Netflix reviews of movies that I love.
I was reading some of the reviews of Atonement. I can understand someone giving it a 3 or a 4, just because they weren't down with the time period or whatever...but giving it the lowest rating of 1 seems so crazy.
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Demon Barbers and Dewey Cox
I've never made my disdain of all things Tim Burton much of a secret. I think he's a bit of a hack, to be honest. He seems to be making the same kind of movie over and over again. While I respect his unique point-of-view, it's become rather stale. Yes, Tim...we know you're a strange fellow; we get it. His cinematic style feels so forced to me ( Read more... ) -
The Gilded Compass
I saw The Golden Compass a few weeks ago. I can't say that I didn't like the movie; I did like it. The best I can say about it is that there was a span of 10-15 minutes that was fantastic. From the bear fight to the final balloon flight to Lyra's "uncle's" hideout...those 10-15 minutes are as good as anything I've seen in a while. It's just a ( Read more... ) -
The Reunion (patent pending)
I wonder what a 20-year reunion of the Linz Realschule (high school) class of 1903 would be like ( Read more... ) -
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A lot of the time, I choose the more controversial side of an argument just to be contrary. Also, I like arguing. This isn't one of those times, though. I genuinely feel strongly about this. It's a very unpopular side to be on, but...
I think the WGA is in the wrong and am totally against their strike.
There.
I said it. I got it off my chest.
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