Monthly Archives: May 2010
"Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown."
Don’t miss Roman Polanski’s brilliant neo-noir “Chinatown” With all the hoopla surrounding Roman Polanski’s impending extradition, trial and sentencing on charges of having unlawful sex with a 13- year-old girl in 1977, it’s easy to overlook his astounding track record as a director. After all, Polanski has helmed some of Western civilization”s finest films, including […]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-09
Lynn Redgrave has died … And so soon after the death of her niece, Natasha Richardson. # What I watched last night: “Ponyo” … Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Little Mermaid,” as interpreted by Hayao Miyazaki # I thought “above average” meant smart, funny, confident, confident … not waif-thin and tall. # I think it’s hilarious, […]
Summer's must-see movies
Summer’s must-see movies start today with “Iron Man 2” Pay no attention to those calendars, folks. For all intents and purposes, summer — or at least the summer movie season — starts today with the release of “Iron Man 2.” Part of Marvel Comics’ plan to conquer the cineplexes, this heavily hyped superhero flick is […]
James Dean goes "East of Eden"
“East of Eden” features “Rebel Without a Cause” star in his first major role” Get ready for an evening of old-fashioned fun, courtesy of the Foundation for the Performing Arts Center. Saturday’s event kicks off with a classic “Bugs Bunny” cartoon and an exciting installment of “The Perils of Pauline,” the 1933 movie serial starring […]
Lego loves "Star Wars"
Lego “Star Wars” video sums up the entire trilogy in two minutes Few science fiction franchises have achieved the same level of love, loyalty and out-and-out fanaticism as “Star Wars.” Sure, shows like “Star Trek”, “Doctor Who,” “Battlestar Galatica” and “Lost” have armies of faithful followers. They form fan clubs, pen slash fiction and attend […]
Hollywood: Computers are magic!
Ask any film or television executive: Computers can do anything As far as Hollywood executives are concerned, computers can do anything. High-tech gadgets enable our onscreen heroes and villains to track criminals, erase identities and hack into government databases with the click of a mouse. They let us lose ourselves in virtual reality and traverse […]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-02
What I watched last night: “F For Fake,” a brilliant Orson Welles doc about scams, scandals and “The War of the Worlds” # What I watched last night: “Paper Heart,” cute romantic comedy about Charlene Yi’s quest to find love. (She finds Michael Cera instead.) # What I watched last night: “Community” (Abed does “Goodfellas”), […]
She Likes to Watch 