Movies
The first weekend of May typically marks the opening of the summer movie season. Normally, this time of year is when the first of many films begin their theatrical release in hopes of reaching that blockbuster status. Not this year.
Let's start with delightful! This was the first adjective that popped into my head as the movie started.
Book Review: Guy Gallo's 'Screenwriter's Compass: Character as True North'
Posted by: Tony Hinds • April 18, 2012 @ 2:34am
The tough thing about many screenwriting books (an Amazon search lists a whopping 2342 of 'em) is that authors always seem to be trying to talk their readers out of actually writing a screenplay. Look to your left... look to your right... one of those people will not be here at the end of the... Zzzzzz.
With the scarred four-eyed wizard gone from the box-office, and those glimmering blood suckers soon to be on their way out, teens need a new franchise to spend their parents' money on. Part science fiction, part young romance, and all parts adventure, The Hunger Games is that new franchise.
First came a clown fish without a sense of humour searching for his lost son. Second, a trash compactor with a personality looking for love.
Lynne Ramsey's We Need to Talk about Kevin puts me in a difficult position. On one hand, the film is a brilliantly staged masterpiece, featuring some of the year's most daring performances. Without a doubt, it is a searing and powerful work of art. On the other hand, I could never bring myself to sit through it ever again.
The 2012 Oscars: An Exercise in Apathy
Posted by: Elizabeth Hughes Belzil • February 29, 2012 @ 7:31pm
Do you care about the Oscars? I know I sure don't. It's not because I don't care about movies -- a matter of fact, I care a great deal -- or because I believe that taste is wholly subjective and ranking favorites absurd.
It's official: February 29 (aka Leap Day) has been claimed Geek Day.
Oscar Talk: Artistic Triumph (Mike Walkey's 84th Academy Award Highlights)
Posted by: Mike Walkey • February 27, 2012 @ 11:02am
Meryl Streep won her first Oscar the year I was born. She won her second three years later, then proceeded to rack up more nominations than any living actor, cementing her reputation as greatest ever.
84th Academy Awards: A complete list of Oscar winners, plus our live tweets from the show
Posted by: Paul Little • February 26, 2012 @ 4:20am
It's finally here -- Oscar Sunday! All the other awards shows have come and gone, with the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Directors Guild of America Awards, the Writers Guild of America Awards, and the BAFTAs now behind us.
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