‘True Grit’ is Good if You Want it To Be
The following conversation between my father and I ensued before I attended a screening for True Grit: “I am about to walk into a screening of True Grit” “What’s that?” “It’s a remake of that movie with John Wayne.” “Really?! That’s an old one.” “Yeah, but this is a remake — and it’s based on...
Flynn Takes his Son to the Best Rave in ‘Tron: Legacy’
As a winter blockbuster of ejaculatory eyegasm proportions, it is virtually impossible to avoid rumblings, apprehensions and early reviews of Tron: Legacy. Diehard “Flynn Lives” fanboys of the 1982 predecessor have expectations that probably will never be met, therefore starting a snowball of reviews that leave a bad taste in the mouths of Tron-o-philes and...
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...
Kevin and Jeff keep it street at the SAG Awards
Jeff Bridges accepts the award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role for “Crazy Heart” (left) and Kevin Bacon accepts the award for best actor in a miniseries for “Taking Chance” (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) When Jeff Bridges and Kevin Bacon won their SAG Awards Did you notice anything “cool and...
