Quality interweb mischief from Jared Bridges
Christopher Lee’s character Saruman won’t appear in the Return of The King when it comes out next month. Lee says that 7 minutes of his character’s role has been cut from the final film. This is quite strange, because it will leave few loose ends remaining for moviegoers. If you read the book, you know … Read more
Last night we went to see the film Luther, the new movie about the 16th Century reformer Martin Luther. It’s only playing in limited release, so we had to go to the old, run down cinema here in Louisville. Most of the kids in line behind us at the box office were there to see … Read more
For those of you with broadband, the trailer for Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King is now online (finally).
I finished watching the epic Gods and Generals on DVD this weekend. I say “finished” because I watched it over a period of three days. Yes, it’s long. Yes, it’s slow in places. And yes, after all the shots were fired, I loved the film. Several things struck me about this first in a trilogy … Read more
Since I’ve already blasted Hollywood for its poor lineup of films this summer, I thought that it would be fitting to acknowledge at least a few good DVDs that I’ve seen recently. Antwone Fisher: (6.5 out of 10) This film tackles some really touch issues, and I like the fact that the ending is not … Read more
Granted, I haven’t seen (nor will see) any of these movies, but what’s with the abundance of just plain bad movies this summer? Is Hollywood starving for creativity? I know, I know, it’s just a rhetorical question. Think about it though, why would anyone waste their time and $7.50 to see such fare as Charlie’s … Read more
Mel Gibson’s upcoming film about the passion of Christ is coming under intense scrutiny–and the controversy is not even about Gibson’s decision to do the film entirely in Latin and Aramaic. Gibson is being criticized that grusome crucifixion scene will stir up anti-Semitism. Why? Apparently it is because Jesus’ executioners are Jewish in the film. … Read more
As I was flipping through the channels tonight (this is the phrase people use when they don’t want to be embarrassed at what they were watching), I caught about 15 minutes of one of the new reality shows called For Love or Money. Apparently the formula of this show is that 15 women vie for … Read more
Here is my promised, and brief review of The Matrix Reloaded. The effects are out-of-this world, the fight scenes borderlined on the beautiful, and the storyline was disappointing. The movie ran like a director’s cut at times, including scenes that could easily have been left out. There were good philosophical questions raised, but they didn’t … Read more