movies

[go birds]

Stargate is also getting a reboot..................................with almost all the same people involved

[Jocephus]

and a new paul blart mall cop!

[Schlich]

Saw the Oscar-nominated live-action short films at the Tivoli.

Parvaneh

[SHOW]

awful. too much plot in too little time.

Butter Lamp

[SHOW]

Well put together, just the right amount of levity and simplicity. A nice little original idea with the fixed-camera shots through the whole thing. I wondered if i was missing something at the end when they pulled the sheet away, though.

The Phone Call

[SHOW]

holy [expletive], this one will hit you like a ton of bricks. they just had to throw in those scenes at the end though, didnt they? EPILOGUES ARE NEVER A GOOD IDEA.

Aya

[SHOW]

the longest, but my favorite of the group. Maybe that's cheating, I don't know. Everything was perfect about this. The characters, the actors, the setting, the suspense, the twist. Will be watching again.

Boogaloo and Graham

[SHOW]

Much-needed comic relief from the rest of the bunch. Except for that [expletive] scene where the soldier guns down that guy. What the [expletive] was that all about? I guess short films feel like they need to be political to stand any shot. Hrmph.

This was the first time I've done this and it was really fun.

[Vidor]

Two meditations on that unjustly forgotten classic, "Joe Versus the Volcano".

Interview with writer/director John Patrick Shanley.

http://www.rogerebert.com/mzs/the-unlov ... the-volano

And a piece by Nathan Rabin from 2007.

http://www.avclub.com/article/my-year-o ... volc-14872

[Famous Mortimer]

Stargate is also getting a reboot..................................with almost all the same people involved

I bet the cast of the TV version are probably hoping for a reboot of their show too, with not-exactly-stellar careers since.

Best Of The Best 3: No Turning Back
Eric Roberts and his magnificent hair are not brought back or even mentioned. Philip Rhee, coincidentally also the producer/director, is front and centre in a tale of neo-Nazis in the small town of Liberty. It's so heavy-handed that even the NAACP were probably like "yeah, that's a bit much".

[pioneer98]

Jupiter Ascending is getting terrible reviews, not that it's a surprise. The trailer made me cringe. They spent $175 million on it. As I've said on here I loved Cloud Atlas and I think it is one of the most underrated and misunderstood movies of the past 5-10 years, easy. But since most people didn't like Cloud Atlas, either, this is being viewed as just another part of a long decline by the Wachowskis. And even though I'm sitting here defending Cloud Atlas, I have to acknowledge that half of it was directed by Tom Tykwer. I think the Wachowskis are probably great at creating ideas for movies, but I am questioning their ability to bring them to the screen any more. It seems like they are at their best when kept on a tighter leash or when they are co-directing with someone. When they are given free reign, they flounder.

[Freed Roger]

Glad I didn't make Gone Girl into a date night movie. ai yi yi.

[ghostrunner]

This by itself makes me cringe:

the film is centered on Jupiter Jones, a down-on-her-luck janitor, and an interplanetary warrior who informs Jones that her destiny extends beyond Earth.

I think we just need a good 20 year rest for that trope.

[thrill]

All this talk about Jupiter Ascending being bad when all along we've had the idea of "British Accent Channing Tatum" staring us right in the face. Of course it's [expletive].

[Michael]

He has flying laser shoes.