From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – The Island
Originally published 7/22/2005 The Island Director: Michael Bay Writers: Story by Caspian Treadwell-Owen, Screenplay by Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci and Caspian Treadwell-Owen Producers: Michael Bay, Ian Bryce, Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald Stars: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Sean Bean, Steve Buscemi, Michael Clarke Duncan In Heavenly Creatures, Peter Jackson’s extraordinary pre-Lord of [...]
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – Fantastic Four
Originally published 7/18/2005 Fantastic Four Director: Tim Story Writers: Mark Frost and Michael France, based on the comic book created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby Producers: Bernd Eichinger, Avi Arad, Michael Barnathan Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian Nicholson, Hamish Linklater, Kerry Washington Fantastic Four is in a desperate rush [...]
Springtime for Pretty
After a couple of days’ rain, it’s a good idea to find a hike in Southern California – especially when the flowers are starting to bud. Took a walk in Laguna Canyon today – I hadn’t really taken the new camera off-road yet. It performed swimmingly, although RAW photo files take up a frakton of [...]
Fresh linkage
The latest issue of the on-line literary quarterly Front Porch Review is now posted, and the Fiction section features my short story “Marvin Karl and the Whatsit He Found on Tuesday”. This story was a change of pace when I took it on – a deliberate attempt to tell something that felt “clean”; no irony [...]
Lingo
Got to briefly sit in yesterday on a sound-mixing session for a feature film that a friend and old boss produced that will be released independently next month. They were fussing over a close-up that one of the post-team wanted to have an extra little impact sound in it underneath the musical score. “Make it [...]
Who are you going to prom with?
Squaresville is back with the epic “Mallscapade”: The series is already getting some lovely write-ups around the web and there will be new content rolling out every Friday for months. I’m so glad to see it receiving so much affection and attention – I know just how hard my friends worked to bring it to [...]
Stuff for you to read
Friends, Romans, et cetera – the new issue of the literary monthly The Legendary has now been posted on-line, and it contains not one, but two pieces by me In the fiction section you’ll find “The Frog Boogie” – wherein three friends go out camping in the desert and Nature takes its course. And in [...]
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Originally published 7/17/2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Director: Tim Burton Writers: John August, based on the novel by Roald Dahl Producers: Brad Grey, Richard D. Zanuck Stars: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox, Deep Roy, Christopher Lee, Adam Godley, Franziska Troegner, Annasophia Robb, Julia Winter, [...]
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – March of the Penguins
Originally published 7/9/2005 March of the Penguins Director: Luc Jacquet Writers: Story by Luc Jacquet, Screenplay by Michel Fessler and Luc Jacquet, Narration by Jordan Roberts Producers: Yves Darndeau, Christophe Lioud, Emmanuel Priou Stars: Morgan Freeman, Emperor Penguins Penguins are among the most anthropomorphized creatures in nature, and it is both easy and amusing to [...]
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – Crash
Originally published 7/5/2005 Crash Director: Paul Haggis Writers: Story by Paul Haggis, screenplay by Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco Producers: Don Cheadle, Paul Haggis, Mark R. Harris, Bobby Moresco, Cathy Schulman, Bob Yari Stars: Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe, [...]