I rarely anticipate the theatrical release of a particular movie any more. Today, however, there is a movie being released that I simply can't wait to see. In fact, I've been heavily anticipating this flick for several months. I'm talking about "Kill Bill: Volume 2". Back on November 2, 2003,
I love Office Space. It's a priceless gem of a movie I never get tired of watching. If you haven't seen it yet, and you've ever worked in the cubicle jungle, you should run out and rent it. Peter Gibbons remains one of my heroes. In honour of today, yet
For well over a decade, I've been dreaming about a full-length movie starring The Simpsons. If I close my eyes tight, I can see it now and it's damn funny. I can also see the smile on my face while I watch 100 minutes of my friends from Springfield on
When the Academy Award Nominees were announced on Tuesday, the first thing I noticed was that I hadn't seen a single movie nominated for Best Picture. Pathetic, eh? And the nominees for Best Picture are... The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingLost in TranslationMaster and Commander: The
James typically has two requests when it comes to watching DVDs. He wants "Homer Doh!" a.k.a "The Simpsons" or "Nemo" a.k.a "Finding Nemo". We've owned the Finding Nemo DVD for well over a month now, and James has seen it countless times, but I've never actually
When a movie is successful, there is often a sequel. A sequel to a box office champion is seen as an opportunity to print money. Movie sequels are often money-makers. A rarity in Hollywood is a sequel that is superior to the original. Of the hundreds of sequels I've personally
My friend lent me his Hulk DVD which I watched this morning. When I started the DVD three or four coming attractions began to play. Immediately I pressed the MENU button but this function was disabled. There was also no way to advance or fast forward to escape these commercials.
I watched Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl this afternoon. It wasn't a bad flick, but I couldn't get past the Keith Richards-like antics of Johnny Depp's performance. If you haven't seen it yet, Depp plays Jack Sparrow as if he's imitating Keith Richards. The voice
Listening to CFNY Edge 102 today, I heard an advertisement for Chasing Liberty starring Mandy Moore. The advertisement gave me a jolt by announcing this was a film starring Mandy Moore and Matthew Goode. Remember, you can't tell Goode is spelled with an "e" on the radio. I was a
As I've written previously, I hate Julia Roberts. That's why it brought me such joy to read the following synopsis of Julia Roberts' latest film, Mona Lisa Smile. This appeared recently in Time Magazine and was written by Richard Corliss. To judge from this appallingly reductive weepie, Wellesley College in
In 2003, U.S. and Canadian box office revenues fell for the first time since 1991. Attendance slid by 4.5 percent causing some concern in Hollywood. Is it that there are too many alternatives these days with DVD, video games and the Internet? Is it that tickets now cost
There are a couple of wicked scenes in a couple of movies I've seen lately. I thought both of these scenes were so cool I watched them over and over again. 25th Hour is a Spike Lee movie starring Ed Norton. I'm a big Ed Norton fan, so I was
I just watched It's A Wonderful Life for the first time. Believe it or not, I never saw this Christmas classic once during my previous 29 years. On the 30th Christmas Eve of my life, I finally sat down and watched the entire movie. I'm glad I did. It was
The finale of the Something's Gotta Give miniseries... I'd like to discuss the actual movie I saw this afternoon. If you're just joining the discussion, you may want to scroll down and read the previous four entries. Something's Gotta Give has received quite a few positive reviews. The lead actor
Yet another installment in the Something's Gotta Give miniseries... I've officially become that guy. You know that guy...the one who's always talking about his kid, always thinking about his kid, constantly missing his kid and being reminded of his kid. You feel sorry for that guy because he no
And so continues the Something's Gotta Give miniseries... This afternoon's movie was scheduled to start at 12:10. As if. Advertisers must love movie goers. Is there a more captive audience? You've paid big bucks for the flick so you've got your over priced food and you're comfy in your
And so begins the Something's Gotta Give miniseries... I remember the days we would go out to see a movie and there was a small concession stand on your way to your seat. Popcorn and pop were the staples but you could also buy an assortment of candy treats. Nothing
Taryn had a free pass to a Famous Players theatre, so we shipped James off to Grandma's house and ventured northbound to the Colossus Theatre. I picked Kill Bill Volume 1 for our last freebie, so this time it was Taryn's choice. A couple of years ago I made a
I just read the AFI Movies of the Year Official Selections. I haven't seen a single movie on their list. Has my life deteriorated to this point? Despite my disinterest in "Lord of the Rings", how did I manage to miss all nine of the others on their list? I
I have a confession to make. I don't really dig this whole Lord of the Rings thing. I saw the first movie of the trilogy and found it rather long and boring. Hell, there wasn't even an ending. The experience pissed me off so much that I refused to see
I hate Julia Roberts. In my humble opinion, she's the most over rated actress in motion picture history. She was fairly likable in Pretty Woman, and she did a half decent job in Erin Brokovich, but that's it. Want to talk dogs? Lets talk I Love Trouble, Mary Reilly, Runaway
watched About Schmidt yesterday. I enjoyed the movie as a whole and was pleased to see Jack Nicholson effectively underplay a character for once. Kathy Bates was also very good, but then again Kathy Bates is always good. She really exposed herself for the role. I mean, she literally exposed
In a previous blog entry, I wrote about the positive reviews Kill Bill Volume 1 was getting and how much I enjoy Quentin Tarantino's movies. I can now vouch first hand that Kill Bill is indeed a spectacular flick. I saw it yesterday and was blown away. Perhaps Geoff Pevere
There's a famous deleted scene in Pulp Fiction when Mia Wallace asks Vincent Vega if he's an "Elvis man or a Beatles man". Mia Wallace believes you can tell a great deal about a person by their answer to this question. Today we have another question that is equally as
Early reviews are in and it looks like Kill Bill is good. Phew! Kill Bill is the 4th film by Quentin Tarantino and is set to be released this Friday. If you've read my HyperLists, you know two of my ten favourite movies of all time were directed by Tarantino.
