May 16 2010
Dir. Jon Favreau
Alamo Ritz, 5/12/10, 8:45pm
In 2008, Iron Man shocked moviegoers and box office prognosticators alike when a superhero without much established buzz wowed the crowds and delivered big bucks back to the studios. Similar to Johnny Depp’s mega-star turn as Jack Sparrow in the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie, Robert Downey Jr. [...]
Filed In: Reviews
Tags: Batman, Captain America, Christopher Nolan, Don Cheadle, Gwyneth Paltrow, Iron Man 2, Jon Favreau, Marvel, Mickey Rourke, Robert Downey Jr., Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, The Avengers, The Dark Knight, Thor
Mar 31 2010
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:
Write about five great Woody Allen films
We actually discussed and divied up the films [...]
Filed In: Assignments
Tags: Amarcord, Annie Hall, Bananas, Casablanca, Coen Brothers, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Deconstructing Harry, Django Reinhardt, Duck Soup, Every Thing You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask, Federico Fellini, Gordon Willis, Humphrey Bogart, Husbands and Wives, Ingmar Bergman, Interiors, Javier Bardem, Love and Death, Manhattan, Marcello Mastroianni, Marx Brothers, Melinda and Melinda, No Country for Old Men, Penelope Cruz, Play it Again Sam, Radio Days, Rebecca Hall, Samantha Morton, Scarlett Johansson, Sleeper, Stardust Memories, Take the Money and Run, The Purple Rose of Cairo, The Sid Caesar Show, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Whatever Works, Wild Strawberries, Woody Allen, Zelig
