GREENBERG (2010) is the first masterpiece of the year
Dir. Noah Baumbach
Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, 2/19/10, 2:00pm
I am so glad to be able to write about a beautiful film. Most of the time I am mired in mediocrity, forced to view and write about rubbish or moderate achievements (i.e. Hot Tub Time Machine, The Crazies, Saint John of Las Vegas). Greenberg is [...]
I’d much rather UP IN THE AIR (2009) win an Oscar than PRECIOUS…
Dir. Jason Reitman
Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, 12/31/09, 1:40pm
You know its Oscar season when you go to see a movie because it got a lot of buzz at Toronto. Well this George Clooney vehicle is being talked about probably much more than it is being seen, so I braved the cold Texas air to ride [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
