Well, before I walk out of the door for our trip to Paris, France, I thought it would be cool to make my final pre-trip post tie in to our vacation. So how about we look at 5 phenomenal movie scenes set in Paris this week. Now there are some really great scenes that I left out … Continue reading
OFF TO PARIS, FRANCE 2012
I love the months of June and July because for my family that means VACATION TIME! We’re doing something special next week. My wife and I are going on a trip to Paris, France as an early 20th wedding anniversary celebration. Sooo, that means no movies (and obviously no movie reviews) for the next several days. … Continue reading
“PROMETHEUS” – 4 1/2 STARS
Science fiction is often times a hard sell to movie critics. It can be an even harder sell to moviegoers who aren’t big fans of the genre. I can boldly state that I am a sci-fi guy. I can get lost in well written and well crafted science fiction. For science fiction to work you have to … Continue reading
“DJANGO UNCHAINED” – Breaking down the trailer…
Everyone has probably seen the new “Django Unchained” trailer that is supposed to hit big screens in front of tomorrow’s “Prometheus”. It’s the new film from Quentin Tarantino that’s set to be released this Christmas. This is a highly anticipated trailer from a highly anticipated film. In fact it’s #8 on my “Most Anticipated Films of … Continue reading
It’s Official…I’m 3D’d Out
3D technology in movies dates back to the 1920’s and really found an audience during the 1950’s. It made several reappearances often times finding and wowing audiences. But the technology is also known for it’s dissappearances as the interest fades in what some view as a fancy gimmick. Right now we are in the middle of one of those 3D … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Deliverance” (1972)
The 1972 nature thriller “Deliverance” is considered to be a landmark film that’s still held in high regard. It’s based on and follows closely James Dickey’s novel from 1970. Dickey played a key role in bringing the film to the big screen. He wrote most of the screenplay along with director and producer John Boorman. Dickey … Continue reading
