You know how every so often an indie movie will come out with a good cast and appropriately quirky trailer and you think, “Hm, that looks pretty good,” and then, because you don’t live in a city, it never comes to theaters anywhere near you and over the course of a year you completely forget…
Well, I did it. I finally read all of The Lord of the Rings in one go, cover-to-cover. I’ve been a fan of the series for actually most of my life, and though I’d read scattered bits and pieces that amounted to a majority of the book, I’d never just read the whole thing from…
Interestingly, if you do a Google Images search of “Ben Affleck Is So Hot Right Now” the number one hit is a blurry close-up of Abe Lincoln’s face. How about that? Gone Baby Gone (2007) The Plot: When a four-year-old girl goes missing, the distraught family hires private investigators Patrick (Casey Affleck) and Angie (Michelle…
In 2001, Pixar studios released Monsters Inc., a wonderful, wonderful film exploring the world of the monsters that live in our closets. In this world, monsters harvest human screams for energy, so the most important people in that society are the official scarers. The film focuses on the adventures of the top scarer, James P.…
I will now give you a brief, concise history of my experience with magicians. When I was but a wee little sprog, I possessed an acute fondness for magic. Were I to trace this to an exact source, I would lay the blame with Merlin from The Sword in the Stone. I was never convinced…
It was only a matter of time before I infringed upon Mindless Action Mondays, right? This only leaves Single Malt Movies and Strange Bacon that I haven’t done, so I’m thinking maybe later I’ll watch a Canadian movie and base a mixed drink on it. It’ll be a blast. Anyway, Drew won’t care, since he’s…
It’s Memorial Day Weekend! A time to forget why we have Monday off and go to the movies to watch Star Trek Into Darkness and Fast and the Furious 6. What does that opening imply? Perhaps that I’m looking back into cinematic history to honor our troops. Or maybe I’m just being obnoxious, and yes,…
Rooster Illusion 