DVD Review: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

2007 was the year that the western genre saw a sort of a re-birth. This first came with the critical and commercial hit remake “3:10 to Yuma.” Soon after that very impressive film, a very different western, “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” made its way into theaters. While its run [...]

The 80th Annual Academy Awards

It’s a good night… a good night… The biggest win of the night for me personally was Marion Cotillard’s win for “La Vie En Rose” and I’m very happy that fellow movie nerd Diablo Cody got the gold. “No Country For Old Men” was the biggest winner of the night, not my first choice, but [...]

ISP Winners!

The ISPs are always a good show and now that they’ve found a new host in Rainn Wilson, it’s gotten even better. “Juno” was the big winner, and we all found out that Tamara Jenkins (the writer/director of “The Savages”) looks like the Jigsaw doll from “Saw.”
Best Actor (Male Lead)
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Savages
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Oscar Preview

Amid months of controversy and an atrocious Golden Globes show – all attributed to the writer’s strike, the validity and the actual chances of an Academy Awards show seemed very hazy. The strike finally ended last Wednesday, and a sigh of relief was heard from movie fans around the country when the Oscar ceremony was [...]

The Goodbye Guy

I’m very sad to let all my fellow “Strangers With Candy” fans know that Roberto Gari a.k.a. Guy Blank has passed on. He was 87… At least Principal Blackman won’t be at the funeral.
Not only did Roberto leave his mark on my favorite TV show of all time, he was also an acclaimed artist. This [...]

Most anticipated film of 2009: Watchmen

I love everything that’s coming out of this film, especially the fact that Zack Snyder really knows how to bring the visuals from the book to the screen. I can only imagine how everything is going to work out and how he’ll bring the politics of the 80s to become relevant to today’s world. I [...]

"Star Trek" bumped

This is not cool at all. I was so excited to see the “Star Trek” reboot movie this year and Paramount has just bumped it to May 8, 2009…
At least the strike is over… but this still sucks.
I wonder how soon the film is close to being finished at this point and how long it’s [...]

BAFTA Winners!

American films dominated the BAFTA awards this year, and I’m happy to see that Marion Cotillard is winning more and more awards. She’s the most deserving nominee in any category this year who might not win the big award on the 24th. I hope the Academy realizes this too.
Also, good job England… “The Lives of [...]

The Strike is Over

Finally…
Now I can watch a real Academy Awards show.

R.I.P Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

The original inspiration and lyrics to “Sexy Sadie” and the introducer of eastern religion to The Beatles has passed on at the age of 91. He had both good and bad effects on the boys, but his place in their history is unmistakably important.

Maharishi, what have you done? You made a fool of everyone…