Posted in DVD, Directors, Movies on November 29th, 2008 No Comments »
I really know very little about director Nicholas Ray. But I know a little more now thanks to Noir of the Week and a review of On Dangerous Ground (1952) by clydefro. You, too, can learn a little more about Ray, of whom he says:
Ray’s decade was the 1950’s. You can look at and appreciate [...]
Posted in Blather on November 15th, 2008 No Comments »
As someone who actually lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick, I’m a bit chagrined as to the tardiness of this post but … it ain’t too late! The 8th Annual Silver Wave Film Festival is on now, November 13th to 16th. The schedule is here. I’m still pretty much a Maritime newbie, so I suggest you [...]
Posted in Actors, DVD, John Wayne, Movies on November 13th, 2008 No Comments »
This movie, North to Alaska, is a difficult one to account for. I really like it a lot. But I can’t think of a single cinematic merit it has going for it. Essentially, if you don’t like John Wayne’s later movies, especially the comic ones, you won’t likely take to this film. In fact, you [...]
Posted in DVD, Movies on August 7th, 2008 No Comments »
Yes, I’ve watched and even reviewed another film. Hard to believe. Perhaps I am waking up. Whatever the case, the scribbling goes like this:
Directed by Ivan Reitman
I watched the movie Dave the other day (for probably the third or fourth time since it came out back in 1993 – yes, fifteen years old now) and [...]
Posted in Casablanca, DVD, Movies on August 6th, 2008 No Comments »
The answer is no. So think of this as rambling. It is, after all, kind of a shambling, all over the place kind of thing.
Casablanca (1942)
Directed by Michael Curtiz
What it the world do you write about Casablanca? And why would you? I suppose if I were possessed of some brilliantly critical mind that, after much [...]
Posted in Blood Work, Clint Eastwood, Movies on July 23rd, 2008 1 Comment »
Last night I watched Clint Eastwood’s movie, Blood Work. I saw it, and wrote about it, back in 2002. I liked it then. Perhaps I liked it a little more this time. It really is a good movie. Here’s what I wrote back in 2002, with it’s asinine opening paragraph and some opinions I don’t [...]
Posted in DVD, Movies on June 16th, 2008 No Comments »
I actually wrote my review of The Golden Compass a while ago but only now got around to posting it.
As it turns out, I may have been harder on it than warranted. But as you’ll see by the review, I was annoyed by the ending. And it also may be that I simply wasn’t in [...]
