From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – Van Helsing
Originally posted 5/29/04 Van Helsing Director: Stephen Sommers Writer: Stephen Sommers Producer: Stephen Sommers, Bob Ducsay Stars: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham, Shuler Hensley How cool is that?, writer-director-producer Stephen Sommers seems to be saying with every flourish of over-emphatic music, every digital monster leaping into frame, every shot of figures swinging [...]
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – Laws of Attraction
Originally posted 5/15/04 Laws of Attraction Director: Peter Howitt Writers: Aline Brosh McKenna and Robert Harling, from a story by Aline Brosh McKenna Producers: David T. Friendly, Marc Turteltaub, Beau St. Clair, Julie Durk, David Bergstein Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore, Michael Sheen, Parker Posey, Frances Fisher, Nora Dunn Who are these people? I shouldn’t [...]
Campus-brand Pretty
Yesterday I enjoyed a brief, informal walking tour of Scripps College in Claremont. I took the opportunity to snap a few pictures, for those of you who are into that sort of thing: All pictures copyright 2009 by Nicholas Thurkettle. All rights reserved.
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – Kill Bill, Vol. 2
Originally posted 5/2/04 Kill Bill: Volume 2 Director: Quentin Tarantino Writer: Quentin Tarantino, based on the character “The Bride” created by “Q + U” Producer: Lawrence Bender Stars: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Darryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Gordon Liu When the credits “Based on the character ‘The Bride’ by Q+U” flash in big bold letters over [...]
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – Haute Tension
Originally posted 4/30/04 Haute Tension (High Tension) aka Switchblade Romance Director: Alexandre Aja Writers: Alexandre Aja, Gregory Lavasseur Producers: Alexandre Arcady, Robert Benmussa Stars: Cecile De France, Maiwenn, Philippe Nahon Those who have lately impugned the stick-to-it-iveness of the French (as people who use phrases like “cheese-eating surrender monkeys” seem to be possibly impugning) would [...]
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – Walking Tall
Originally published 4/18/04 Walking Tall Director: Kevin Bray Producers: Ashok Armritraj, Jim Burke, Lucas Foster, David Hoberman, Paul Schiff Writers: David Klass and Channing Gibson and David Levien & Brian Koppelman, based on the screenplay by Mort Briskin Starring: The Rock, Johnny Knoxville, Neal McDonough, Ashley Scott How can I help but smile this scene: [...]
Linkage
My reviews of Week Two’s episodes of Dancing With the Stars are now posted at I’m Not Here to Make Friends. Competition Night here, Results Night here. This week, an egotistical guest judge triggers my latent case of Baz Derangement Syndrome: “The vein in Aaron’s forehead looks like a writhing python when the judges are [...]