There’s always something new to be learned, no matter how busy or hassled or plain pissed off I am. In the past week I’ve learned quite a few things professionally and personally, I feel I should write them down just so I won’t forget the next time I am busy or hassled or plain pissed [...]
A solidly old-fashioned courtroom drama such as ”The Verdict” could have gotten by with a serious, measured performance from its leading man, or it could have worked well with a dazzling movie-star turn. The fact that Paul Newman delivers both makes a clever, suspenseful, entertaining movie even better.
This is as good a role as Mr. [...]
Nothing like a weekend of movie flashbacks. I’ve lined up my slob list for this weekend. Braveheart, Ever After, The Name of the Rose, The Other Boleyn Girl, Robin Hood (the Patrick Bergin one, not the Kevin Costner one). Not just a bunch of people in renaissance clothing, I think it’s a healthy mix of [...]
Watching Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is like going to a family reunion. You wait for the event with as much anticipation as you can have with the thought of seeing relatives that you haven’t seen for twenty years. The event itself may be lavish and well-attended, and you do get [...]
