HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2010) roasts Alice and Avatar
Dir. Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders
Regal Gateway, 3/30/10, 7:20pm
Like a broken record, critics continue to argue that this new wave of 3D film will succeed only if the stories and character behind the fancy technology remain strong. In that regard, Dreamworks’ latest, How to Train Your Dragon, has trumped other recent 3D hits like [...]
Burton’s ALICE, A Not-so-Wonder(ful)land – Reviewing ALICE IN WONDERLAND (2010)
Dir. Tim Burton
Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, 3/6/10, 10:00pm
Just a few weeks after declaring myself a Burton and Depp nut on assignment #4 I found myself face to face with one of my most anticipated films of 2010. Tim Burton’s latest fairy tale is yet another remake of a beloved childhood adventure. He’s done Dahl. He’s [...]
ALICE IN WONDERLAND (2010) makes me yearn for Sex, Lies, and 3D glasses
Dir. Tim Burton
Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, 3/14/10, 10:00pm
As Tim Burton’s new film starts, the camera whisks us through a Victorian landscape, scenery blushing with artistic flourishes, costuming brilliant and gorgeous. The first five minutes features subdued dream sequences, subjective perspective, ambiguous characterizations. I sat in the theatre, my special, non-temporary AVTR 3-D [...]
Top 10 of 2010
Well, last night’s Alice in Wonderland marked the tenth film I’ve seen with a 2010 release date, so I have compiled the first ordering of my continuously updating Top 10 of 2010 list.
From now on, when I see a new release, it will not automatically be added to the list, but in fact will be [...]
Assignment #4: Dedicated Fans
Every week, we will be posting a prompt related to cinephilia, and some of our founding members will contribute a short response. Hopefully you, our dear readers, will feel compelled to respond in our comment section as well. This week’s prompt was:
Are there any actors/directors whose new films you will see regardless of any conditions?
Daniel
I [...]
