General comments/observation on flix or TV trends
Seems like every other week there's news that another actor is trying their hand at directing. Just this past month alone, I read that James Franco is supposedly directing a Lindsay Lohan biopic (??) and Philip Seymour Hoffman seems ready to be back in the director's chair (after Jack Goes Boating) with a Depression-era ghost story …
Continue reading Musings on actors-turned-directors… who are your favorites?
Now, there are few prequels made that actually worked. In fact, I could only think of two that I actually like: Rise of the Planet of the Apes and X-Men: First Class. And The Hobbit is poised to join the scarce number of prequels people anticipated most, but generally speaking, few prequels—or sequels, for that …
Continue reading The [Untouchables] prequel I actually would LOVE to see: Capone Rising
It's September 11's eve as I'm writing this... eleven years after that infamy of the heinous terrorist attack, once again it falls on a Tuesday. I could not remember what I was doing that night of September 10, but I certainly won't ever forget where I was when I heard the news. I've jotted down …
Continue reading Reflecting on 9/11 and the Movies… 11 years later
Hello folks, it's time for the September 2012 edition of Five of the Fifth! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item/observation/poster, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts here. So let's …
I read the other day that Tom Hardy was being considered for lead role in the Jack Ryan spinoff Without Remorse, which prompts me to write this piece. Filmmakers and studio executives tend to cast the wrong actor/actress for a certain role many times. Some times it works out well, but other times, not so …
My friend Andina over at the gorgeous Inspired Ground blog invited me last week to take part in her ongoing series My Movie Influence. Here's the gist of what the series is all about: Many people have their own movies they think highly, praised and probably started seeing things differently after watching them. I’ve shared …
Continue reading My Movie Influence: Sense & Sensibility (1995)
Hello folks, it's time for the AUGUST 2012 edition of Five of the Fifth! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item/observation/poster, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts here. So let's …
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