MOVIE REVIEW – 9
9 Director: Shane Acker Writer: Story by Shane Acker, Screenplay by Pamela Pettler Producers: Timur Bekmambetov, Tim Burton, Dana Ginsburg, Jinko Gotoh, Jim Lemley Featuring the Vocal Talents of: Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer, Crispin Glover, Martin Landau, Fred Tatasciore, Alan Oppenheimer How small and fragile these creatures are; and what [...]
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – The Chronicles of Riddick
Originally published 7/1/04 The Chronicles of Riddick Director: David Twohy Writer: David Twohy, based on characters created by Jim Wheat and Ken Wheat Producers: Scott Kroopf and Vin Diesel Stars: Vin Diesel, Colm Feore, Dame Judi Dench, Thandie Newton, Karl Urban, Alexa Davalos, Keith David Let’s start with the obvious – one of the biggest [...]
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Originally posted 6/21/04 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber Writer: Rawson Marshall Thurber Producers: Stuart Cornfeld, Ben Stiller Stars: Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Rip Torn, Justin Long, Stephen Root The non sequiter is the redheaded stepchild of American humor, particularly in movies and television. Executives at world-straddling conglomerates are uncomfortable [...]
Call Rich Little: I need a Sniglet
There must be a term for the threshold beyond which the behavior of an individual or organization becomes unmockably retarded. When you have found the exaggeration someone might have used to satirize your actions and actually lapped it. From Variety.com: Sony Takes ‘Risk’ With Board Game Risk. The board game. The one they made fun [...]
In Process
It is a rare thing to be able to write your first novel for money; and more rare still to be cashing checks from someone patient enough to understand you are learning on the job. Not every form of writing is the same ol’ Amish barn to raise, and it’s difficult to estimate progress when [...]