Posts Tagged ‘Film Review’
Day 1 – LA Trip
Hey all. We just got to LA, actually Burbank, picked up our Electric Blue VW Beetle and went off to Sherman Oaks. We found it really hard to fit all our luggage in the car, so I don't think we'll be buying one anytime soon, or at all. After a lovely vegan meal at Kung Pao Bistro (in Sherman Oaks, on Ventura), I bought a couple copies of [...]
Austin Film Festival Second Rounder / Son of Rambow
Just got a letter in the mail today from the Austin Film Festival. The script, HAPPY ACCIDENT, that I co-wrote with Jen Peel (MFA at NYU, Screenwriter Teacher UW and NWFF, etc.) got into the second round. Let me be clear, this was something of a surprise. Our little script seemed to get panned at all the various screenwriting contests, but then [...]
Tropic Thunder II / Enter the Ninja
I saw two movies, one awesome, one "nawesome" (aka not awesome). Went with Laura and few buddies to see Tropic Thunder, again. What an awesome movie. So funny. Tom Cruise should just do roles like that from now on. Seriously. Go see already. The day prior the same friends had DVR'd Enter the Ninja, a nawesome crapfest. [...]
L.A. Trip – Day 4
I rolled up to the WGA Library at 7000 W 3rd in the SOFAX area. Why go there? Because they have produced TV and Film script that you can read there. You can park underneath the WGA Foundation building (cheap, make sure you get your ticket validated), go upstairs, say hi to the front desk dudes, and head to the lockers, where you can [...]
L.A. Trip – Day 3
It's Sunday, and I spent it with my friend (an agent at CAA), and her husband, (a Film Editor) at the Sherman Oaks Galleria. I ate a giant belgian waffle at the Cheescake Factory. Oh wait, in the menu it was listed as GIANT BELGIAN WAFFLE. I'm glad they warned me. I ate the whole thing, drank a ton of coffee, then we dorked around looking [...]
Hancock
Just got back from seeing Hancock down at the Oak Tree. I love living five minutes walking distance from a theater. No spoilers here. I hate that. Will Smith was a different Will Smith--fully transformed from nice guy, leading man to alcoholic anti-hero. We bought it, big time. As usual, Peter Berg's direction was excellent (see The [...]
All Indians Look The Same / Girl 27
Just got back from another Obama planning meeting for my district. Sadly, somebody mistook me for one of the OTHER Indian guys who volunteers on the campaign. Not the first time that's happened in my life, so I took pity on the guy. If I had been in a bad mood I would asked if "All us Indian guys look the same to you?" There's nothing [...]
Films I’ve Seen Recently
I got behind on my movie watching, so I just crammed a whole bevy of films down my throat. The Brood: Cronenberg. Very dated, but cool. It has one of the most disturbing scenes of any movie in it--at the climax. Very f-ed up. Teeth: Vagina Dentata. Yep, that's pretty much it. Hulk: Pretty cool. Live Tyler was wispy as usual. Graphics were [...]
Untraceable
Tonight, I watched Untraceable with Diane Lane. No, she wasn't there with me (I wish), but she happens to be the star of the film. This was an interesting movie because it combined some of the graphic aspects of Saw with a cyber-thriller tone. This was directed by Gregory Hoblit (Fracture, Hart's War, Frequency, Fallen, Primal Fear), and [...]
Prepare for Awesomeness!
Laura is back in town, so we were able to go see (or hear) Jack Black and company in Kung Fu Panda. It had a couple different styles of animation (dream sequences vs. the rest of the thing), great sound, and followed the Vogler/Campbell/Snyder methods very closely. The beats just hit right on time. This movie is just plain fun. I [...]
