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A Sidelong Look at the Trailer for The Hobbit
So the trailer for The Hobbit is out today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0k3kHtyoqc Seems solid, if you're into that sort of thing. Which I sort of am. But instead of riffing, let me share with you this delightful bit from a 1968 edition …
San Diego Latino Film Festival Unveils Finalists for 2012 Poster Competition
The finalists for the 2012 San Diego Latino Film Festival poster competition are now on public display. The festival received over eighty submissions for its 3rd annual poster challenge. In addition to the local entries, graphics arrived from across the …
A Closer Look at the Trailer for Wrath of the Titans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs7fzOrUopc Hoo! Really, what is there to say? Except maybe this?
Ridley Scott Brings Out the Crass Fourth-Grader in Me
So a couple of days ago, I expressed a measure of surprise that the release of a teaser trailer could be dubbed "a launch event." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MHAm9LUDpA I was so much younger then, so naive. Now comes word of a teaser …
The Movie-Studio Logo Quiz: A New Beginning
I wanted so much to bring you a holiday edition of The Movie-Studio Logo Quiz, but alas, all I could unearth were two unique brands from Christmas movies. They lead off this installment which also includes a pair of Martys, …
The Dark Knight Rises: Christopher Nolan's Keen Sense of Social Commentary
How could have have known? He's Christopher Nolan, that's how. (Trailer here.)
The Dark Knight Rises: Proof that Bane's Momma Didn't Love Him
T-Shirt available here. Don't let your child grow up to be like Bane.
A Closer Look at the Trailer for The Dark Knight Rises
The trailer is here. The analysis starts...now. Apparently, director Christopher Nolan is finally ready to tackle the whole Bruce-Alfred issue. Here, Alfred says that Bruce is as precious to him as he was to his own mother and father...
Great Moments in Celebrity Broadloom
The Pie Wedge. The Malone aka Tufted Polypropylene. The Claudette Colbert. Shemp aka The Hooker Hitching Post. The Set-It-And-Forget-It aka The JCVD. Roman Helmet aka Friar's Club Brown No. 5 Hubbard Extensions aka The Little Dutch Boy. Shat. The Hymie …
We Need a Little Christmas Music
It's Christmas, so why not spread Yuletide cheer with a plug for my pal, former student turned eternal teacher, Rob Martinez. You may recognize Rob as "Colonna," the mad poster who ignites The Big Screen comments section with a blaze …
Review: Young Adult
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar_-v7dEEoo Ah, never mind. The capsule does a decent enough job. Just a couple of things. First: good gravy, was that trailer ever misleading. This is not a comedy, people. And while there are clearly moments designed to make you …
Support Your Local Film Festival and Art House: Give the Gift of Movies
Just a reminder that there is no better time than Christmas to give the gift of quality cinema. Why throw your money away on gift cards to mulitplexes whose staff can't differentiate between a focus knob and a mylar? What …
Review: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Remember the Russians? No, no – not the Russian mobsters from The Sopranos, those free-market capitalists extraordinaire who threatened to make the Mafia look like amateurs. I’m talking about the communists – the ideologically opposed Evil Empire on the other …
Great Moments in Celebrity Hair
Lickona's going to come through with some quality writing any minute now. In the meantime, I'm still off riding the curl of a permanent wave. The Cesarian Section aka Skunk, The Duke of Santos, and Lily Munster. The Agnes Moorehair …
Review: Alvin & The Chimpmunks: Chipwrecked
SCENE: The bowels of the Hollywood Sequel Building, Kiddie Division. Screenwriters Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger have finished their monthly cocaine ration in only nine days, and are now crashing hard. But in checking the calendar to see when the …
A Dusting of Dandruff from The Reader Christmas Party
Wednesday night saw the first of what I hope will be many appearances at the annual Reader Christmas party. Once I remember what happened, I'll never forget it. The bartender must have seen Written on the Wind. He had the …
A Closer, er, Wider Look at the Trailer for Men in Black 3: The Blackening
No, that's not the real title. And you know what else? I'm not going to post the trailer here. You know why? Here's a press release to tell you why. SONY PICTURES TAPS UNIQUE GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION ASSETS OF THE COMPANY …
Overheard: Spielberg and a Very Method-y Daniel Day-Lewis on the Set of Lincoln
I'm guessing it's gonna come when he visits Antietam... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS5W4RxGv4s
Golden Globe Nominations Spark "Scorsez" Snub!
Fighting off a hangover brought on by having too much fun at last night's Reader Christmas party, I awake to the soothing news that Marty hath received a Golden Globe nomination for His great and glorious holiday offering, Hugo. It …