I want to thank everyone at the Academy Awards last night who wore a beard in solidarity with the contributors of this site. It’s a great compliment to know that we’ve influenced their work so much. Here are a few examples:
Screenwriter Mark Boal, director Kathryn Bigelow and producer Greg Shapiro
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Akira Kurosawa said that even a great director couldn’t make a great film from a mediocre script. However, he never said what would happen to a great script with mediocre actors. I guess he couldn’t predict the coming of Crazy Heart.
Don’t be misled by that statement. Not everyone in the film was bad. In fact, Jeff Bridges gave us one of the best of his career. Sadly, he had to share several scenes with Maggie Gyllenhaal and even Bridges wasn’t able to raise her to the right level.
The best part of the bad parts was when everyone in the theatre laughed as Colin Farrell wandered onto the screen. It wasn’t supposed to be funny but somehow it was.
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I’m behind. Like really far behind on my movie watching. I’m so far behind that I’m in serious danger of getting my beard shaved off by the movie Gods.
What haven’t I seen you ask? (You may not have said it out loud but I know you were thinking it.)
AVATAR
Sure the movie has only been out a few days but in the movie addicted world that I live in, 2 days is like 30 years. Just ask any alcoholic what it feels like the first two days they don’t have a drink. Well, I’ll tell you. There’s shaking, sweating and getting up in the middle of the night to vomit. All I need is a fix. A good fix. Fortunately I’ll get that fix soon.
UP IN THE AIR
I first saw this trailer a month ago. I came across it on my daily trailer search over at Apple. And I was slightly dismissive. It looked like a romantic comedy about a guy who travels. Which it kind of is. But obviously with more depth. I can’t pretend to analyze from a preview but I can say that it looks better and better everytime I see it. I’ve been avoiding reviews because I don’t want anything to ruin it for me.
SHERLOCK HOLMES
I love Robert Downey, Jr. He’s a great actor. No one can deny that. I saw the new preview for Iron Man 2 and I’m a little embarrassed by how excited I became. I am a little worried that Downey is becoming too much of a movie star. He’s a great actor who obviously makes a great leading man and superstar but he has the ability to make great roles come to life and I’d hate to see that wasted on action movies, no matter how smart they may be.
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