Movie Dearest: Year Three
Special thanks to my contributors, the Men on Film — Chris Carpenter, Neil Cohen and James Jaeger — and to all our readers!
Here's to another great year,
- Kirby
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Movie Dearest: Year Three
Movie Dearest: Year Three
Special thanks to my contributors, the Men on Film — Chris Carpenter, Neil Cohen and James Jaeger — and to all our readers!
Here's to another great year,
- Kirby
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Box Office: Iron Man 2 OutHeroes Robin Hood
A re-teaming of Crowe and Scott, “Robin Hood” has been marketed as a return to “Gladiator” glory for the duo, but American moviegoers apparently weren’t convinced. Made for a mega Hollywood budget of $200 million, the film did much better overseas, taking in $74 million for a worldwide total of $111 million, which bodes well for the film’s overall box office returns in the long run. “Iron Man 2″, meanwhile, has grossed $428 million worldwide, well on its way to surpassing the original’s $585 total.
Besides “Robin Hood”, there were two new openings, both romantic dramas “Letters to Juliet” and “Just Wright”. The Amanda Seyfried movie came in third with $13 million, besting Queen Latifah’s basketball romance, which came in fourth place with $8.5 million.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1) - Trailer
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
The final instalment of the Harry Potter series is almost upon us! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will bring the much loved set of films to a close.
If you're familiar with J.K.Rowling's books you will know the story of Harry's battle with evil Lord Voldemort; for those who are not, the seventh part to the tale once again sees best friends Harry, Ron and Hermione reunite. The friends know that to save the wizarding and muggle worlds they must find a way to destroy Voldemort's immortality.
Finding themselves removed from the safety of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the three teenagers must rely on their friendship and skills they've developed at school more than ever. There's no where safe for Harry to turn, Voldemort has tasked the Death Eaters to hunt down his sworn enemy and return him alive.
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Tom Felton, Michael Gambon, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Wright, Julie Walters, John Hurt, Brendan Gleeson, Richard Griffiths, Jason Isaacs, Helen McCrory, Bill Nighy, Miranda Richardson, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Imelda Staunton, David Thewlis, Evanna Lynch, Jamie Campbell Bower, Ciaran Hinds, Rhys Ifans, Clemence Poesy, Warwick Davis, Nick Moran, Dave Legeno, David O'Hara, Rade Serbedzija, Natalia Tena, Fiona Shaw, Toby Jones, Simon McBurney, Sophie Thompson, Mark Williams, David Bradley, Carolyn Pickles, David Ryall and Toby Regbo.
Directed by: David Yates
Produced by: David Heyman and David Barron, with Lionel Wigram executive producing. Screenplay by: Steve Kloves
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland review : I would only recommend my friends to watch it when it comes out on Blu-ray or if they can get tickets cheap (Orange Wednesday perhaps). I am not a huge fan of Tim Burton as I feel he churns out the same oddity in each of his films, crazy curly trees, same old music from Danny "hah hah" Elfman and predictably starring Johnny Depp and his wife, Helena Bonham Carter. Enough already.
So onto the film itself. Alice in Wonderland looks good, the 3D is pretty but not as stunning as Avatar and the characters have imaginative outfits, well all but the White Queen. On which point I cannot understand why Anne Hathaway was cast in the role, she pranced around the screen as if she only had just enough breath in her body to stay awake. Back to the film. The story started out well but then disappeared somewhere between tedium and going through the paces. If more time had been spent developing a nice coherent narrative and less on the floaty bits to make the 3D pop perhaps I would have enjoyed it more.
Some good turns from Stephen Fry and Alan Rickman but not enough to wow me.
My advice really is to stick to the original Disney cartoon.
So onto the film itself. Alice in Wonderland looks good, the 3D is pretty but not as stunning as Avatar and the characters have imaginative outfits, well all but the White Queen. On which point I cannot understand why Anne Hathaway was cast in the role, she pranced around the screen as if she only had just enough breath in her body to stay awake. Back to the film. The story started out well but then disappeared somewhere between tedium and going through the paces. If more time had been spent developing a nice coherent narrative and less on the floaty bits to make the 3D pop perhaps I would have enjoyed it more.
Some good turns from Stephen Fry and Alan Rickman but not enough to wow me.
My advice really is to stick to the original Disney cartoon.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
How To Watch Dear John Online Right Now!
There are a million and one reasons to watch Dear John online and there are probably a lot of people online right now searching that very term. I actually just finished watching the movie and it much better than I expected, and normally I am not really into the classic "chick flick", but this one was a real treat. I am sure you will enjoy the movie.
The movie is definitely a love story. To give you a very short synopsis, it's about a guy who loves a girl, shocking, and goes away to the military. He comes back, but not long after he is back, the terrorism of 9/11 happens. He decides he must go back to the military and serve his country once again. His love can't handle this and writes him a dear john letter breaking up with him. They both go about there lives until sometime later they meet again. I won't tell you what happens, but trust me, it isn't what you think is going to happen. It is definitely worth watching though.
Dear John is doing very well in the theaters right now and it looks like that is just going to continue. This country is in a deep recession right now and a lot of people just can't afford to go to the movies right now. The prices that the theaters are charging right now is just ridiculous too and that doesn't add to the easiness of going out to the movies.
The movie is definitely a love story. To give you a very short synopsis, it's about a guy who loves a girl, shocking, and goes away to the military. He comes back, but not long after he is back, the terrorism of 9/11 happens. He decides he must go back to the military and serve his country once again. His love can't handle this and writes him a dear john letter breaking up with him. They both go about there lives until sometime later they meet again. I won't tell you what happens, but trust me, it isn't what you think is going to happen. It is definitely worth watching though.
Dear John is doing very well in the theaters right now and it looks like that is just going to continue. This country is in a deep recession right now and a lot of people just can't afford to go to the movies right now. The prices that the theaters are charging right now is just ridiculous too and that doesn't add to the easiness of going out to the movies.
Download The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Full Movies
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Reverend's Reviews: Firth Time on DVD
Taking place over the course of one day in early-1960's Los Angeles, A Single Man's strongest attribute is a magnificent, Oscar-nominated lead performance by Colin Firth as Professor George Falconer. I believe Firth would have won the Academy Award for Best Actor if a certain Jeff Bridges hadn't snuck in under the wire with Crazy Heart. Firth will have to content himself with his Venice Film Festival and BAFTA awards. His performance is subtle and frequently amusing as well as heartbreaking.
Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode and Nicholas Hoult provide excellent support. In addition to a director's commentary by Ford, the DVD has a great, 12-minute making-of documentary that includes insightful interviews with Ford and all the principle cast members. Worth noting among Firth's and Hoult's recollections is how "well put-together" fashion designer Ford was while shooting his first movie. Firth remarks that Ford "consistently looked better behind the camera than any of us in front of it."
As Ford himself notes, "Fashion is fleeting; film lasts forever." A Single Man deserves a prominent place in GLBT and general cinema history. If you haven't seen it — or even if you have — buy or rent the Blu-Ray
or DVD
today!Congratulations to Terry A. of Chicago, IL, the winner of our "I Want A Single Man" contest, sponsored by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment! Thanks to all who entered!
Review by Rev. Chris Carpenter, resident film critic of Movie Dearest and the Orange County and Long Beach Blade.
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