Video Tyme: Butterfly: A Love Story
File under: sympathy for the cameraman. Filming butterflies is hard, dude. Even slowed down, the action can be a little hard to follow, so here are a few stills with accompanying explanations. Our hero, barely visible as he clings to …
The Rock Band Word Cloud at the Gaslamp's Hard Rock Hotel
As you make your way from the elevator to the roof-deck pool, you pass through a hallway whose wall is festooned with band names and insignias. Because, as you learn when you hear Nine Inch Nails' "Closer" while shopping at …
Reviews!
This week, David Elliott takes up The Debt, a movie that involves Nazis and gynecological exams while thankfully avoiding Ilsa, She-Wolf of the SS. But more importantly, he pays tribute to his friend and fallen fellow film critic, Pauline Kael. …
So you want to make a movie?
This image is here because Mr. Harris served as an executive producer on Piranha 3D. Also because it's a fine metaphor for Hollywood. Sure you do. Everybody does. Stardust and the stuff that dreams are made of, baby. And the …
Feature: Local Company 3D Film Factory Looks to the Future
Keith Driver with 3D Film Factory camera rig. Keith Driver has a word for anyone who thinks 3D filmmaking is a passing fad. “Joe Six-Pack, living in his double-wide, can go down to Wal-Mart, buy a 3D TV, put it …
A Closer Look at the Trailer for Blackthorn
Hoo boy - a sequel to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. If nothing else, they've got guts - almost as much guts as it must have taken Coppola to make Godfather III. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4SgoLvj6FQ Look, I get the appeal. The …
Tracking Simian Reactions to San Diego Zoo's Screening of Rise of the Planet of the Apes
"Intriguing. Not at nuanced as Project Nim, but still, some food for thought there. I give it a thumbs-up, because I have an opposable thumb, you see. In fact, I've got four." "Meh. Sad to see my people relegated to …
Lawsuit from LucasFilms in 3...2...1...
This just landed in my inbox...it's an ad for an iPad keyboard case. That "R" looks a little familiar, no? To say nothing of that trooper fellow... Aw, what am I saying? Lucas wouldn't sue over something like that, would …
Comment: Colombiana
Over at New York Magazine, Kyle Buchanan makes a good point about the wasting away of female action stars, most recently manifested by Zoe Saldana in Colombiana. As he puts it, "Saldana's a talented actress who can sell ferocity with …
A Closer Look at the Trailer for Hysteria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnwougM4sYo So here we have Hysteria, a film named after lady troubles - "hysteria" translating, of course, as "from the womb." Poor ladies and their nervous conditions. If only there was some way to bring them relief. Basically, a film …
(More) Reviews!
Look, it's late August. Movies are released on weekends like this one because, well, they have to release something, don't they? So yeah — Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, written but not directed by creepmeister Guillermo Del Toro. That's …
Reviews!
This is getting silly. I swear these weren't there a day or two ago. But be that as it may, you need to read: David Elliott pumps up The Whistleblower, Salvation Boulevard, and Crime After Crime, but lets One Day, …
A Closer Look at the Trailer for Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scy56-_mr3k Okay people, think product placement. Those heads don't just light themselves on fire, you know. We got bills to pay. What's that, Susan? You've got something? Let's take a look... Perfect. Let's break for lunch.
France, home of "The Three Musketeers"
No, I'm not exactly sure what the quotation marks around "The Three Musketeers" are supposed to signify. Why don't we ask these fellows? What's that? Take a closer look at the fine print on the left? Okay... France, France...I feel …
Today in Disputable Claims: "The fans have spoken!"
Did this dude grow a metal beard and get metal wrinkles under his eyes when he got old, or was he made that way? Discuss. Press release just came in announcing Transformers: Dark of the Moon's triumphant return to IMAX …
Overheard at Disney: "Hey guys, remember when we were cool?"
Had occasion recently to watch the better-than-decent documentary The Pixar Story. I saw it on Netflix, but of course, it's also on the morally ambiguous YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgpKWdIGl-c&feature=related At any rate, there's a lot of talk about Disney in there. Not …
Video Tyme: Premiere of The Super Dentists Strike Back at Vista's Krikorian Theater
Well, that was fun! Following the Super Dentists' Super Car to the Theater! http://vimeo.com/28027126 Interview with supporting cast members Brandon Rowley and Ron Gay! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsfOXczHnkg As he mentioned, Rowley starred in the Super Dentists' first film, way back in 2004: …
Local Premiere: The Super Dentists Strike Back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4u0YjLUBmA Tomorrow morning, Vista’s Krikorian Theater will play host to the sold-out, red-carpet premiere of The Super Dentists Strike Back, the latest project from the pediatric dentistry and orthodontics practice of Drs. Nazli Keri and Kami Hoss. (Your humble correspondent …
That's it, I quit.*
Some days you wake up, and the sun is shining, and the breeze is blowing, and the birds are singing, and your hangover is slightly less brutal than usual, and you think, "By God, there are a lot of problems …
A Closer Look at the Trailer for The Woman in Black: Daniel Radcliffe Stars in Rise of the Planet of the Tiny Toy Apes?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arixaTWmIA0&feature=youtu.be Okay, let's try to ignore the silly, overdone "Unsuspecting city person visits spooky, haunted country house, discovers horrific crime that was once committed there" storyline in the trailer, and concentrate instead on the terrifying toys. These too are faintly …