Archive for March, 2009
Next Entries »Jason Bourne vs. James Bond: scene vs. scene
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Written by Michael Vass
I was recently in an argument with a friend about Jason Bourne and James Bond. Many have had similar arguments in the past, and I’m sure more will come in the future. But I wanted to clarify why I felt Jason Bourne is better.
The best way to do [...]
He’s big! He’s blue! He’s naked!
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed
The above photo shows only part of Doctor Manhattan, one of the more significant characters in the new and much-anticipated “Watchmen” movie. If you’re a comic book illiterate like me, you may not know Doctor Manhattan from Dr. Scholl. I was ignorant until I saw all two hours [...]
Today’s worst person in Colorado
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed
If you’ve looked at this blog before, you know that from time-to-time I get off the movie track to talk about something else. This is part of my recognition that there’s life beyond the multiplex, which puts me in mind of a story that Martin Sheen told me [...]
Secrets in the Watchmen movie
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Written by Michael Vass
How could I not be a fan of the Watchmen graphic novel and not mention some of the extras that will be filling the movie screens this week? I am not talking about the action of the story, nor the conversion of scenes from picture to live-action. There [...]
Getting ready to watch “Watchmen”
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed
I made the mistake this morning of glancing at negative reviews of “Watchmen” in The New Yorker and New York Magazine. Variety’s review was a little more tempered. Early warnings aside, I’m still looking forward to the movie — and also to the crowd. I’m going tonight (Monday).
Movies [...]
Careers that ended in cardboard boxes
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed
I’d never seen a newspaper vanish — at least not from the inside. Friday, I stopped at The Rocky Mountain News. I don’t know why I felt compelled to pay a visit, but I did. I hadn’t been there in the year-and-a-half since I’d left. I wanted to say [...]
