Finally got to see ‘Dunkirk’ on the big screen last week, courtesy of Warner Brothers. There was a dessert service after the Q&A with Nolan, so yes, ‘For Your Consideration’ season has begun! I’m not a World War II buff by any means so Dunkirk didn’t hold a strong meaning to me beyond doing […]
Warner Brothers, you sneaky studio… When the world is more in a mood for a silly Dark Knight, we get the silliest of them all. ‘Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders’ is the latest animated film from WB Animation, and it’s a homerun (for what it is). Reuniting Adam West and Burt Ward as […]
Maybe my most memorable L.A. birthday was at Kate Mandellini’s. Probably would have been the regular spot if it still existed. Anyway, pretty much everyone I know was pissed we didn’t get to be in attendance at the ‘Heat’ screening they had at the Academy. DeNiro, Pacino, Michael Mann, with a Q&A moderated by […]
George Miller (again!) to the action film genre and its audience: Just my two cents, but ‘Fury Road’ is the best kick in the ass to the genre since the first ‘Bourne’ film (i.e., ‘the rest of you have gotten lazy and keep falling on the same cliches, this is how you keep the audience […]
So what does the genius Christopher Nolan do with his ‘blank check’? He makes a film that’s not quite on the level of 2001: A Space Odyssey. But honestly, what is? Interstellar is epic and ambitious and unique (especially in the current era of filmmaking). The McConnaisance is the headliner of this ‘near future’ tale of […]
So here’s the disclaimer, since I haven’t said this publicly in a couple years: whatever DC and/or Warner Brothers do now, I’m OK with it. The genius Christopher Nolan has already told my story better than I could have possibly imagined. Now, if I see something that I consider a Schumachery of my franchise, […]
Alright, it’s late Sunday night/Monday morning when this goes out, so most of you who were interested has seen The Dark Knight Rises at least once right? Good! If you haven’t seen it, leave now. Friday morning I gave my midnight screening, top level, not ruining anything for any of my friends review, if you’re still reading […]
So what happens when you take Batman and his mythology, and apply it to the timeless holiday story, ‘A Christmas Carol’? The result is ‘Batman: Noel’, a well done hybrid of two very popular stories/characters. I’m going to assume somewhere down the line you’ve seen at least one version of A Christmas Carol so […]
When I officially retire from my full geekdom in around 250 plus days, I’ll be able to say I saw a trilogy of great films (I hope) and 2 great video games all built around my favorite fictional character. I finished the story mode of Batman: Arkham City tonight, somewhat shocked at how dark […]
The latest animated feature from Warner Bros. Animation is a very faithful recreation of the classic comic, ‘Batman: Year One.’ (In the interest of full disclosure I’ll tell you that I’ve met the director of this film, Sam Liu, and talked briefly about the Batman. Not on any kind of business thing, just one […]
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