FILM: The 82nd Academy Awards

Mar 10, 2010 No Comments by

The Oscars are kind of silly, aren’t they? It’s one big popularity contest devised by the popular. They are filmmakers congratulating themselves for making films. Okay, I’m not actually that cynical about this subject, but I want to make it clear that I can understand the cynicism. It’s mostly fair. But the fact remains that [...]

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FILM: An Open Letter to the Academy

Feb 12, 2010 No Comments by

Dear Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, This year is a momentous one for the Oscars, primarily because you’ve nominated ten movies for best picture. Bravo. When I saw which movies had made the cut I was especially surprised. Up in the Air and The Hurt Locker I was expecting, but District 9? Hell [...]

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FILM: Review: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Jan 08, 2010 No Comments by

The story is (and you’re sure to hear it often) that Heath Ledger died midway through filming The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Since the film has a lot to do with what can best be described as alternate realities, Terry Gilliam’s fix was to cast three actors to fill in accordingly. Johnny Depp, Jude Law [...]

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FILM: Review: Avatar

Dec 26, 2009 No Comments

In an interview with the LA Times, James Cameron had this to say about his new film, Avatar: It’s been a while since something…took us on a journey…grabbed us by the lapels and dragged us out the door and took us on a journey of surprise. Jimmy considers Avatar’s greatest strength to be that it [...]

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