Month: February 2009
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What Should I See Tonight, Dan? (2/27/09)
Gee, thanks for asking. Pretty much nothing, honestly. That being said, if you’re a twelve year old girl you could see the Jonas Brothers movie. But for most people not a screaming twelve year old female this isn’t really an option. Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li Currently has a 0% rating on Rottentomatoes. It doesn’t…
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“Get a gallon”–The Taking of Pelham 123 Trailer
The Taking of Pelham 123 Trailer Watch this trailer by clicking the underlined “The Taking of Pelham 123 Trailer” link above. This movie is about a subway train taken hostage (by John Travolta) and the civil service worker (Denzel Washington) who tries to help. It’s directed by the fabulous Tony Scott (Spy Game, Man on…
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Mickey Rourke’s Got Personality
This is so ridiculous, please watch it right now. Mickey Rourke basically cusses and embrasses everyone he knows but is still extremely likeable while doing it. Should be pretty awesome if he wins the Oscar in 20 minutes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og3tN7P6oKI
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Deconstructing Genre: Screenwriting
*In response to the popularity of my Fireproof article, here is another screenwriting article. Deconstructing Genre Is something tough to do. It seems like it should be easy right? But it’s not that easy, movies that just point out genre cliches (i.e. something like The Comebacks) tend to be pretty bad. Because just pointing out…
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Belabored
Fired Up Review Fired Up is one of those movies that will try to trick you into thinking it’s actually decent. Because as viewers we are so accustomed to these dumb comedies, where the emotional undercurrent is forced and unnatural, that we kind of give them a pass for a) not connecting emotionally b)not connecting…
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What Should I See Tonight, Dan? Friday 2/20/09
Well gee, thanks for asking. Are you really easily amused? See Fired Up, it’s pretty bad but you’ll probably still laugh…a little. Tyler Perry has a movie out….so yeah. If you’re a fan of his you probably know what you’re getting with that. Hey, second week of Friday the 13th, I’m gonna go see that!…
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Where Can I Get More Information About Screenwriting?
Someone commented on my Fireproof post asking this (or I’m assuming they meant screenwriting when they said “this” and not more information about Fireproof and Marley and Me–but I digress). So where can you get more information about screenwriting? Are you serious about it? Triggerstreet. Get on it. Read scripts by other wannabes (and in…
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Please Don’t See This Movie
Friday the 13th Review If you see this movie, you deserve it. So don’t complain about the following 13 things. 1. It’s Super-Dumb They just don’t care about how dumb it is. People literally say things like, “Let’s check it out!” before walking into some creepy abandoned place and dying. 2. The Kills Are Nothing…
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Pretty Classy For A Movie Called Donkey Punch
Donkey Punch Review Watching this movie it’s difficult to shake the sense that Director Oliver Blackburn is using this as a prom reel for himself. The thing is, for all the movie’s attention grabbing sex and drug use and title, it’s actually a fairly understated affair visually. It’s shot like a Calvin Klein ad by…