As I’ve alluded to, one of the projects with which I’m tinkering involves putting together a list of 60’s pop songs that are ostensibly about love but, viewed through a certain lens, have disturbing undercurrents which can be exploited. The
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – Hotel Rwanda
Originally posted 2/9/05 Hotel Rwanda Director: Terry George Writer: Keir Pearson and Terry George Producers: A. Kitman Ho and Terry George Stars: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte, Joaquin Phoenix, Desmond Dube, David O’Hara, Cara Seymour, Fana Mokoena, Hakeem Kae-Kazim,
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – Finding Neverland
Originally posted 2/2/05 Finding Neverland Director: Marc Forster Writer: David Magee, based on the play The Man Who Was Peter Pan by Allan Knee Producers: Richard N. Gladstein, Nellie Bellflower Stars: Johnny Depp, Kate Winslett, Julie Christie, Radha Mitchell, Dustin
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – Million Dollar Baby
Originally posted 1/24/05 Million Dollar Baby Director: Clint Eastwood Writer: Paul Haggis, based on stories from Rope Burns by F.X. Toole Producers: Clint Eastwood, Tom Rosenberg, Albert S. Ruddy, Paul Haggis Stars: Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel,
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – The Woodsman
Originally published 1/21/05 The Woodsman Director: Nicole Kassell Writers: Steven Fechter and Nicole Kassell, based on the play by Steven Fechter Producer: Lee Daniels Stars: Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, David Alan Grier, Eve, Benjamin Bratt, Mos Def, Hannah Pilkes Is
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – In Good Company
Originally published 1/20/05 In Good Company Director: Paul Weitz Writer: Paul Weitz Producers: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz Stars: Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson, Marg Helgenberger, Clark Gregg, David Paymer In Good Company is built on a simple premise –
Making the movie proved too precious for the country to resist
File this under “News They Oughtta Know Isn’t Really News”; the LA Times is confirming that The Hobbit will film in New Zealand after all, in spite of weeks of recent grumbling amongst SAG, a small sister union Down Under,
Beowulf rates his chances versus the dragon at 50-50
What’s always stuck out for me about the Beowulf legend is that he takes on one quest too many. After slaying Grendel and Grendel’s Mother, he sets out against the dragon. Only now he’s too old, and not what he
This is how we do it
Got a rejection today from MAYDAY Magazine – I sent them How to Be Depressed in the Sunshine and they said it was a “really well written piece with flashes of brilliance” but that it “didn’t quite cohere enough as