Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombStarring: Peter Sellers, George C. ScottDirected: Stanley Kubrick (2001: A Space Odyssey, Spartacus, The Shining)Rating: ★★★ 1/2 SYNOPSIS Dr. Strangelove is considered a classic, top 10 movie among many film reviewers and film connoisseurs. I have seen many clips but never watched the…
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Movie Recap – Sin City
Sin CityStarring: Bruce Willis, Micky Rourke, Jessica Alba, Benecio DelTorro, Elijah WoodDirected: Robert Rodriguez (From Dusk Till Dawn, Spy Kids)Rating : ★★★ SYNOPSIS I’ve never been a graphic novel reader (for no reason whatsoever, just never was into “that scene”) but I wanted to see Sin City for no other reason than pure visual curiosity…
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ElephantStarring: Nobody except the GW impersonator and star of “That’s My Bush” (come on, don’t you remember that show?), Timothy Bottoms — well not “nobody” but its pointless to list people’s names you wouldn’t know.Directed: Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Psycho [remake], Finding Forrester)Rating : ★ 1/2 SYNOPSISVan Sant attempts an art-house linear minimalist…
Read MoreMovie Recap – A History of Violence
To follow in line with the aforementioned Friday movie-going high-jinx I’ll add quick reviews of the other films we’ve seen on our Mini-Van Mob afternoons. A History of ViolenceStarring: Viggo Mortensen (I sure hope you know who he is), Ed Harris, Maria Bello, William HurtDirected: David Cronenberg (Crash, The Dead Zone, They Fly)Rating : ★★…
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I know this is going backward. I’m lazy. Get over it. The IslandStarring: Ewan McGregor, Scartlett JohanssonDirected: Michael Bay (Pearl Harbor, Bad Boys)Rating : ★★★ SYNPOSISThe Island is a very ambitious project — which unfortunately slowly falls apart, but not without making some interesting premises (although not completely original) – about genetic manipulation and cloning….
Read MoreMovie Recap – Domino
I spent the afternoon blowing off work and seeing a movie with my friend Ryan. Ryan is a movie guy. Literally. Went to film school. Interned on the set of X-Men. Does film work for church and is a partner in a film production company. It’s become our new tradition to see a matinee on…
Read MoreI’ve got it, I’ve got it …
Thank you to Sha for passing me the musical baton. I shall try my best to hold tight (and yes, this is somewhat redundant as it nearly exactly mirros what I have on Wiseacre). For those of you who don’t know what it is; I believe it was started by Keegan Jones at The Big…
Read MoreA really good show
Last night I went up to Columbus to catch Matt Kearney and Mute Math show at the Little Brothers (trash) club — with Andy, Nate and Ryan (from church). After chugging a pint of Nut Brown, we sat down along the wall/shelf/seat (?) and waited for the show to start. Ryan and I went up…
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