Saturday, March 15, 2008

10,000 BC

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When watching a Roland Emerich movie, you can pretty much expect massive action sequences mainly constructed of CGI, absurdly reductionist p...
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Highlander

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I can't speak to what Highlander was like to watch when it originally came out in 1986. I can only speak to what it was like watching a...
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Doomsday

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I confess I didn't immediately like Doomsday when I saw it in the theater. But the more I thought about it, the more I discussed it wit...
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Thursday, March 06, 2008

The Other Boleyn Girl

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I know that when criticizing a movie one is supposed to judge the film on its merits and not complain about what it could of been. But when ...
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Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Penelope

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If I've learned one thing from the new movie Penelope it is that if you have a physical flaw or some other type of flaw do not fret. Yo...

Be Kind Rewind

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The latest film from Michael Gondry Be Kind Rewind is in every way a fantasy film. Mr. Fletcher (Danny Glover) owns an old video rental sto...
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Monday, March 03, 2008

Definitely, Maybe

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The latest from Cinematic Arena is up for your reading leisure. ( Definitely, Maybe )
Saturday, March 01, 2008

RunningTally - Part 2

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February was not a very good month for movie watching. The quality films I was picking up from last year were dried up and I was mainly left...
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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Charlie Bartlett

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If one might criticize Juno for having dialog that is not reflective of the way teenagers speak, then Charlie Bartlett can be criticized f...
Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Vantage Point

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In a plaza in Spain, the President (William Hurt) is about to give a speech to kick off a conference on anti-terrorism. Suddenly he is shot ...
Tuesday, February 26, 2008

In Bruges

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After a botched hit, Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson) are ordered by their boss Harry (Ralph Fiennes) to get out of London and ...
Monday, February 25, 2008

The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford

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It's a bit on the strange side that I managed to fit in one final film before the Oscar show last night, thus permitting me to say that ...
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Marty - Winner 1955

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Marty is the story of a Marty (Ernest Borgnine) a butcher in New York City who lives with his mother and seems to be a perpetual bachelor. ...
Sunday, February 17, 2008

Persepolis

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I've never been much for animated features. This may be because even when touting that they are for mass audiences ultimately the are st...

Diary of the Dead

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George Romero has returned again with the fifth film in a franchise he pioneered starting with Night of the Living Dead . Romero has also re...
Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Why Hal Holbrook Should Win The Oscar

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I've already discoursed a little on why Hal Holbrook's performance in Into the Wild was one of the best of the year. I've even ...
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Saturday, February 09, 2008

It Happened One Night - Winner 1935

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A.O. Scott recently wrote a excellent analysis of the Romantic Comedy for the New York Times which I encourage you to read because when it c...
Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Give props to the Brits

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We cinephiles can get awfully worked up over the awards process. We pick our favorites and announce our top lists. We praise or complain abo...
Saturday, February 02, 2008

Running Tally

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I don't want to jinx it but January was a good month in terms of movies and in terms of a certain long dreamed but never realized goal o...
Thursday, January 31, 2008

Rambo

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(If there is anyone who actually cares, I must admit there is a spoiler discussed in this review, be warned) In a recent review by Roger Ebe...