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 [...]
Plagued by the Past in 2009
I have been thinking about writing a blog post on the cinema year in review. I’d take about the general trends that the year brought, the highs, lows, surprises and upsets of the year. That kind of thing.
As part of that project, I have been thinking about consistent themes of the [...]
FANTASTIC MR FOX (2009)
Dir. Wes Anderson
Cinemark Tinseltown 15 (Beaumont, TX), 12/02/09, 7:35pm
Earlier this year, Daniel and I had a discussion about Pixar’s latest film, Up. He felt that the film too often panders to children, and that Pixar’s proven abilities for storytelling and character development are wasted whenever the film allows for childish humor or action sequences. [...]
FANTASTIC MR FOX (2009)
Dir. Wes Anderson
Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, 11/27/09, 3:45pm
Am I disappointed by Wes Anderson’s newest film, an animated, extended version of a children’s novel by Roald Dahl? I must admit I was pretty excited for the film. Anderson is one of our best directors, and I spent the past week watching Rushmore, The Royal [...]
Stephen’s Thanksgiving Week Plans
Movie plans for this week:
Tuesday: Thirst on DVD, since I failed to take advantage of a number of opportunities to see it in theaters.
Wednesday: Take the parents to a movie here in Austin before heading out of town for Thanksgiving. The Messenger is playing at the Regal Arbor, but its strongly positive word of [...]
Daniel’s Thanksgiving Week Plans
On the cinema docket for this week:
Monday: Watch The Royal Tenenbaums on video with Corinna
Tuesday: Grey Gardens at 7:00 and Devils Express aka Gang Wars at 10:00
Wednesday: Dr. Death – Seeker of Souls at midnight
Thursday: New Thanksgiving Tradition:The Pawnbroker after dinner
Over the Weekend: Maybe Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and Fantastic Mr. Fox? I [...]
