Oscar movie check-off list 01-25-10
I’ve been slacking on my Oscar buzz movie list. Luckily, I dragged my happy meal ass to see Crazy Heart at the Embarcadero Cinema after work on Friday. I was kind of skeptical about seeing such a movie on a Friday night. According to socially correct standards, one is supposed to go party and get...
Oscar movie check-off list 01-14-10
I can officially strike The Lovely Bones off the list! Stay tuned for the review…. Up in the Air Avatar The Hurt Locker Precious Inglorious Basterds Invicticus An Education Up A Serious Man The Messenger Julie & Julia A Single Man Crazy Heart The Blind Side The Last Station Nine Star Trek District 9 Fantastic...
Oscar movie check-off list 01-04-10
The Oscars are on March 7 and being the obsessive compulsive person that I am , I must see all of the movies that are generating buzz. Luckily, Entertainment Weekly gave me a helpful guide (and just in case you’re wondering, my lost issue finally came in the mail) of the “25 movies I need...
Asian pop culture tally: the ‘New York, I Love You’ edition
I know I am two weeks behind with this, but it’s not like Asian Americans have been flooding entertainment and pop culture (I’m jus’ sayin…) However, I did finally watch New York, I Love You (a continuation of the much more robust and enjoyable Paris, je t’aime) and despite what some people are saying, there...
Ang Lee finds the ‘Woodstock’ connection
Ang Lee has seamlessly jumped from Jane Austen fare (Sense and Sensibility) to gracefully flying martial artists (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) to giant green comic book superheroes (Hulk) to lovelorn cowboys (Brokeback Mountain) to a film called Lust, Caution (which is basically self-explanatory). With his latest film, Taking Woodstock, Lee shows that his directing chops...
