Tag: Cinema

Wall-E’s Enemies and Ranking the Pixar Films

Wall-E’s Enemies and Ranking the Pixar Films

>> Some people have the tendency to see politics in everything. It’s often there, yes – I’m sure you could dissect the politics of …

 

Ten Beautiful Films You May Not Have Seen

Ten Beautiful Films You May Not Have Seen

The internet is flooded with movie lists. Search for virtually any variety, any theme, any mishmash of tags and qualities and plot twists, and …

 

Oscar Night Rambling

Oscar Night Rambling

The interesting thing about tonight, in my opinion, is that nearly everyone who’s won so far has actually deserved it. That’s rare indeed. Bardem and the …

 

Iron Man Cometh

Iron Man Cometh

>> The background music in the latest Iron Man ad is Audioslave’s “Cochise.” The rest of the ad is just as schoolkid head-slammingly awesome …

 

Peter and the Wolf

Peter and the Wolf

>> Whatever you are doing, wherever you are, eat lunch at your desk today, and watch this gorgeous stop-motion short film. A reminder that …

 

Cheese to my Macaroni

Cheese to my Macaroni

Su-Chin: I’m having a little trouble concentrating. Juno MacGuff: Oh, well, I could lend you some of my atoral if you want? Su-Chin: No thanks, I’m off …

 

No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men

>> I am amazed at how faithful the Coens are to the original text of No Country for Old Men, which is a pretty convoluted …

 

The Exhilaration of Vice

The Exhilaration of Vice

So one of the networks ran a package on the spate of recent war movies from Hollywood, most of them of distinctly anti-American thematic content, …