Do yourself a favor. Go watch the trailer, think to yourself, “Wow, that looks like it might be a great film,” and leave it at that.
I’ve never been a huge Brian De Palma fan, and I should have remembered that when I went to see this film. I kept thinking that it might […]
Mmm-hm. Reckon I’d like some o’ dem french fried potaters. Mmm-hm.
Yes, yes. So I’m 6 years late to the “imitating that guy from Sling Blade” party. Sosumi. I like the way he talks. 🙂
“That guy” in question is Karl, a somewhat mentally unstable fellow played by Billy Bob Thornton, who also wrote and […]
I wanted to like this movie. I really wanted to like this movie. As it turns out, though, this is one of those select few films that drag in the beginning and the end, yet are compelling in the middle. I suppose that’s a risk you run when you make a movie based on a […]
That’s right. Stationinthemetro.com is up for renewal on December 24th, and I’m letting it die. It has served me well over the past five years or so, but since I’m moving most of my personal stuff here, and my films are at Lookit-Intense… there’s just doesn’t seem to be much need for it. Taking its place in the lineup first quarter 2003 will be a hi-tech service site that I’m working out the details on, but for the moment is very hush-hush.
So, let’s everyone wish SITM a hearty Bon Voyage!
As some of you may know, about a month ago, I lost my job at NIH due to a number of reasons, the main points being:
1.) Financial. The Medical Arts and Photography Branch ended the fiscal year something like $0.5 million in the hole.
2.) Political. I ended up doing a lot of work […]
I have to admit, when the opening credits came on, and the cheesy 60s music started, I thought I would find it hard to take this movie seriously… but with all the humor (intentional and unintentional) it drew me in, and in the end, made me think, which, to me, is what a good film is all about.
It’s a very funny picture, a good part of it being the nervous tension that you feel right along with the characters. It keeps being funny all the way through, while hitting some big home runs when it comes to actually addressing the issues of prejudice. An incredible movie that still hits its mark 35 years later.
:: 1967 :: dir. Stanley Kramer :: 
Well, I’ve figured out how to make category icons to appear next to my post titles, but I’m still working on making them appear in the category list in the right-hand menu.
In any case, I’m having a lot of fun figuring out this database-driven stuff. 😀
