The Archives: Edition Forty-Six
These pictures came from: Backup/My Pictures/Godzilla/Crayfish Lobby Card Experiment Next week’s photos will come from: Backup/My Pictures/Godzilla/Godzilla Backgrounds
The Archives: Edition Forty-Five
The following pictures came from: Backup/My Pictures/Godzilla Next week’s pictures will come from: Backup/My Pictures/Godzilla/Crayfish Lobby Card Experiment
The Archives: Edition Forty-Two
These pictures come from: backup/My Pictures/A Scene from the Woods From now on out these pictures will be digital, for the most part. Therefore the quality of the pictures will be better, but maybe not the quality of the photography. The pictures in this folder come from the old RMB… Read More »The Archives: Edition Forty-Two
The Archives: Edition Twenty-Nine
These images come from the following folder: Backup/Old My Pictures/Project Universe Me and my chums have attempted to make many a film over the years: Stayin’ Alive: The Spurting Robots: Our Friends Sworn to Vengeance Games Quietus Gratuitous Violence Stayin’ Alive: The Spurting: The Remake Games 2 Corey Faust’s In… Read More »The Archives: Edition Twenty-Nine
RWPE Y2 #26 – LIGHT PLACEMENT
There were no submissions this week for LIGHT PLACEMENT. A perfect way to hit the halfway point of the Year 2 of the Random Weekly Photo Experiment. Here is my photo: Christopher D. Bennett The Random Theme Generator has spoken. Here is the theme for this week: BLACK & WHITE… Read More »RWPE Y2 #26 – LIGHT PLACEMENT
Movie Review: The Adjustment Bureau
I will be leaving the state for a few days on a photo sojourn, so the next two days of journal entries have been written and will publish automatically at 8 am on Thursday and Friday. I will not be sending out email copies of those entries until at least… Read More »Movie Review: The Adjustment Bureau
Movie Review: Hall Pass
EDITOR’S NOTE: SINCE THE ORIGINAL PUBLICATION OF THIS BLOG IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT MONICA AND JEFF WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DELICIOUS FRUIT PIZZA. MY APOLOGIES FOR GIVING THE CREDIT TO DERRICK. Movie – Hall Pass Director: Bobby and Peter Farrelly (Dumb & Dumber, Kingpin, There’s Something About… Read More »Movie Review: Hall Pass
Oscar Preview
I thought it wouldn’t hurt to give some predictions on tonight’s Academy Awards. At least the categories that I think I can write semi-competently about. Adapted Screenplay The nominees are… 127 Hours The Social Network Toy Story 3 True Grit Winter’s Bone I have seen all 5 of these movies… Read More »Oscar Preview
Movie Review: The Illusionist
Movie – The Illusionist Director: Sylvain Chomet (The Triplets of Belleville) Writers: Jacques Tati and Sylvain Chomet Starring: Jean-Claude Donda and Eilidh Rankin Theater – Fleur Cinema – Des Moines, Iowa Companion – Nader Food – China One International Buffet Intellectual Honesty I don’t know that I brought any positive… Read More »Movie Review: The Illusionist
Movie Reviews: Exit Through the Gift Shop and Restrepo
Movie – Exit Through the Gift Shop Director: Banksy Starring: Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Thierry Guetta, Space Invader and Rhys Ifans Theater – Bennett’s Union Street Theater – Boone, Iowa Companion – Flying Solo Food – I had dinner with Nader at Mongolian Buffet. Intellectual Honesty & Baggage Sometimes I feel… Read More »Movie Reviews: Exit Through the Gift Shop and Restrepo
The Archives: Edition Three
These pictures are from: backup/Old My Pictures/ Animals In retrospect, I don’t know why I named this folder Animals. There aren’t that many animal pictures in it. I guess I must have considered it witty at the time. IMAGE LOST Kalona For my 30th Birthday Party, I talked Andy and… Read More »The Archives: Edition Three
Movie Review: 127 Hours
Movie – 127 Hours Director: Danny Boyle (Slum Dog Millionaire, Trainspotting, 28 Days Later…) Writer: Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy (The Full Monty, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Slumdog Millionaire) Starring: James Franco (Spider-Man, Milk, Howl), Kate Mara (Shooter, Iron Man 2, We Are Marshall), and Amber Tamblyn (The… Read More »Movie Review: 127 Hours
Movie Reviews: Blue Valentine and The King’s Speech
Movie – Blue Valentine Director: Derek Cianfrance (Brother Tied) Writers: Derek Cianfrance, Cami Delavigne, and Joey Curtis Starring: Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain, Shutter Island, Halloween H20) and Ryan Gosling (Lars and the Real Girl, Half Nelson, Remember the Titans) Theater – AMC Southdale 16 – Edina, Minnesota Companion – Jill… Read More »Movie Reviews: Blue Valentine and The King’s Speech
Oscar Nominations
Just a few quick thoughts on the Oscar Nominations… Heading into this morning, here is my list of the Top Ten Movies of 2010 (based on what I’ve seen): 1. The Social Network 2. Inception 3. The Fighter 4. Hereafter 5. How to Train Your Dragon 6. Winter’s Bone 7.… Read More »Oscar Nominations
Movie Review: The Dilemma
Movie – The Dilemma Director: Ron Howard (Backdraft, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man, Frost/Nixon) Writer: Allan Loeb (Things We Lost in the Fire, 21, The Switch) Starring: Vince Vaughn (Wedding Crashers, Dodgeball, Old School, Swingers), Kevin James (I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Hitch, Paul Blart: Mall… Read More »Movie Review: The Dilemma
Movie Review: Country Strong
Movie – Country Strong Director: Shana Feste (The Greatest) Writer: Shana Feste (The Greatest) Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow (Se7en, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Royal Tenenbaums), Tim McGraw (The Blind Side, Flicka), Garrett Hedlund (Troy, Four Brothers, Tron: Legacy), and Leighton Meester (Gossip Girl, Date Night, The Roommate) Theater – Cinemark… Read More »Movie Review: Country Strong
Movie Reviews: Black Swan and The Tourist
Movie – Black Swan Director: Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler, The Fountain, Requiem for a Dream) Writers: Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, and John McLaughlin Starring: Natalie Portman (The Professional, Garden State, The Other Boleyn Girl), Mila Kunis (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Book of Eli, Date Night), Vincent Cassel (Ocean’s Twelve, Eastern… Read More »Movie Reviews: Black Swan and The Tourist
Movie Reviews: Little Fockers and True Grit
Movie – Little Fockers Director: Paul Weitz (American Pie, About a Boy, In Good Company) Writers: John Hamburg (Meet the Parents, Zoolander, I Love You, Man) & Larry Stuckey Starring: Ben Stiller (Meet the Parents, Zoolander, Greenberg), Robert De Niro (Taxi Driver, GoodFellas, Heat) & Teri Polo (Meet the Parents,… Read More »Movie Reviews: Little Fockers and True Grit
Movie Reviews: Love and Other Drugs and The Fighter
Movie – Love and Other Drugs Director: Edward Zwick (Blood Diamond, Legends of the Fall, Glory) Writer: Charles Randolph (The Life of David Gale, The Interpreter), Edward Zwick, and Marshall Herskovitz Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, Zodiac) and Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada, Bride Wars, Brokeback Mountain)… Read More »Movie Reviews: Love and Other Drugs and The Fighter
Proust No. Four
Jesse Howard correctly answered the Christopher D. Bennett Trivia Question: Q: Currently, what is Christopher D. Bennett’s favorite band? A: The Swell Season. Proust Quote “If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time.” Confessions… Read More »Proust No. Four
Movie Review: Conviction & Unstoppable
So I fell really far behind in my movie reviews, so I’m going to crank out a bunch of these in short order and without much detail. Movie – Conviction Director: Tony Goldwyn (The Last Kiss, A Walk on the Moon) Screenwriter: Pamela Gray (A Walk on the Moon) Starring:… Read More »Movie Review: Conviction & Unstoppable