Tag Archives: Film

Questions for a Friday evening

Because I’m too tired to throw together a long essay on either of these issues, and because sunny Friday afternoons were meant to be spent eating ice cream outside instead of writing, here are a few question running through my head as I sit and watch the sun set this evening.
Who stays for the credits?
Every […]

Make-believe.

A fantastic quote over on WWTDD (via):
Cameron Diaz was spotted in Santa Monica on the set of “My Sister’s Keeper” yesterday, in which she plays the sister of a girl with leukemia. In the movie, Cameron’s character shaves her head as a show of support. In reality, Cameron took the easy way out and used […]

Movies you must see before you die

Yesterday, I went through a list of must-read fiction books and discovered I had read about one-fifth of the list. Today, I’m going to continue to be inspired by Jason Kottke and examine a list of 1001 must-watch movies.
Most of you know me as a bit of a film nerd, so it’s probably not surprising […]

2008 Summer Movie Preview

I watch movies so you don’t have to.
And also because I enjoy them considerably.
Summer is the season of blockbusters. Hollywood studios spend millions of dollars in production and marketing to entice us all to take a trip to the local cinema and watch childish humor, unrealistic action, and overwrought drama. And I love it.
Like many […]