Archive for March, 2010
Movie Preview: The Losers
Rating 4.00 out of 5
[?]Written by Black Entertainment USA
If there is one thing you know that Hollywood loves, it’s ripping off an idea. That’s where the A-Team movie came from. It’s why Armeggedon and Deep Impact went head to head. There is no end of the copycat and ripped-off ideas Hollywood is willing to flood [...]
Movie Preview: The Expendables
Rating 3.50 out of 5
[?]Written by Black Entertainment USA
Sometimes a movie is just what you expect it to be. With the Expendables the promise is action, explosions, and a few snappy lines. I see no reason for the film to fail to deliver on all 3.
This is an action movie first and foremost. It’s a [...]
Movie Preview: The Joneses
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Written by Black Entertainment USA
Ok, I have to give it to whoever came up with this idea. Hollywood loves liberal values. They hate almost anything not ultra-green, liberal, or anti-patriotic. There are exceptions, but they are rare these days. There have been numerous films depicting all the above, and every one [...]
‘Green Zone’ peddles yesterday’s news
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed
Matt Damon searches for the truth in Green Zone.
Green Zone, which deals with the early stages of the war in Iraq, winds up firing more blanks than expected. The problem: The movie revolves around a discovery - there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq — that’s [...]
‘Remember’ strains not to be forgotten
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed
Emilie de Ravin and Robert Pattinson talk things over.
What you think of Remember Me probably depends on whether you believe the movie’s emotional end justifies the mediocre means by which it got there. I’d vote no.
Teen-age girls who are enamored of Robert Pattinson, of Twilight-movie fame, may well [...]
A summary of my Oscar Tweets, Part 9
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed
OK, the room’s clearing out. There’s no more wine. I have only one more thing to say, The Hurt Locker kicked butt — and all the right butts, at that. And that brings an end to a generally unsurprising evening and to the interminable awards season. See you [...]
A summary of my Oscar Tweets, Part 8
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed
9:59 The Academy does the right thing, and gives the best picture Oscar to “The Hurt Locker.” 9:50 p.m. Kathryn Bigelow wins the Oscar for best director. It’s a great honor for her, but did we need Babs to remind us that the time had come for a [...]
A summary of my Oscar Tweets, Part 7
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed
9:35 p.m. Good for Jeff Bridges. Everyone knew he’d win and you gotta love a guy who seems to enjoy winning. He calls acting a “groovy profession.” The Dude abides. 9:28 p.m. Having actors and actresses who starred with the best actor nominees introduce each one of them [...]
A summary of my Oscar Tweets, Part 6
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed
9:06 p.m. The Hurt Locker wins best editing. It’s on its way to best picture. Maybe. And it’s not even in 3-D. 9:05 p.m. Tyler Perry appears on the Oscars and makes a joke about the fact that this could be a one-and-only gig for him. 9:03 p.m. [...]
A summary of my Oscar Tweets, Part 4
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed
8:25 p.m. I know I’m in an older crowd because many of my companions on this endless journey keep asking who some of the younger presenters are. 8:20 p.m. I don’t know about you, but I’m getting bored with Oscar. Looks like George Clooney has had his fill, [...]
A summary of my Oscar Tweets, Part 3
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed
7:55 p.m. Mo’Nique thanks the Academy for honoring her performance and not taking the political route. What would have been the political route, Maggie Gyllenhaal? Oh well, Mo’Nique was great, and she deserves her award. 7:50 p.m. Precious beats Up in the Air for best adapted screenplay, the [...]
A summary of my Oscar Tweets, Part 2
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed
7:23 p.m. The salute to the late John Hughes is a nice touch. Hughes made teen movies that you didn’t have to be ashamed to watch. Someone mentions that this edition of Oscar seems more scripted than any other in recent history. 7:14 p.m. Mark Boal (The Hurt [...]
A summary of my Oscar Tweets, Part 1
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed
6:46 p.m. Christoph Waltz wins the Oscar we all expected him to win. Gracious guy. Not a memorable speech, but to the point. Hope Woody Harrelson gets another chance some day. He was terrific in The Messenger. 6:35 p.m. The Oscars or Vegas? I’m bummed already. Hate this [...]
A great trilogy about pervasive corruption
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed
Andrew Garfield as a reporter in 1974.
Paddy Considine squares off with Sean Harris in 1980.
David Morrissey plays a troubled cop in 1983.I don’t know when I’ve seen a movie as devastating as The Red Riding Trilogy, a three-picture adaptation of four novels by British author David Peace. The [...]
Handicapping Oscar: My predictions
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed
I look for Hurt Locker to blow up big on Oscar night.
Jeff Bridges should have no trouble taking home Oscar gold.
It pays to be bossy, if you’re Sandra Bullock.
It’s time for the fun game the whole family can play. We’re talking about that international pastime and water [...]
