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Dave’s view? Fabulous effects, pedestrian story.
Fed Reb thought its politics reflected reality. Except for the ending.
Eric says it’s fun to see but has no kind words for the actors or the script.
Entries Tagged as 'movies'
Reviews of the blue (people)
January 22nd, 2010
The best of 2009 (so far)
July 16th, 2009
Eric Armstrong at The Moving Arts Film Journal is a prolific blogger, on a team of bloggers concerning all things cinema. At the halfway point of 2009 he has a list of his top five movies so far.
More importantly he has the dish on who will play the Green Lantern. Two great things about this [...]
A good thing spoiled
June 3rd, 2009
Jerrod has graduated. He posts a kind and gracious tribute to some of the people that have helped him arrive at this milestone in his life.
Then he loses major man-points at the end by quoting the lyrics from The Golden Girl’s theme song. He recovers, somewhat, from the stumble with the Marcus Aurelius quote but [...]
Movie trailer: Where the Wild Things Are
April 6th, 2009
Yep. The book you loved is now a movie.
Why? Money.
Our company policy is we approve of any movie, sight unseen, if it includes Catherine Keener in the cast. We approve of, sight unseen, Where the Wild Things Are.
Wondering about the next Wolverine movie?
March 31st, 2009
We were too. The Prefect gets us caught up on the vibe surrounding the upcoming flick, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
If you have seen at least 100 movies
March 20th, 2009
you can help the NAACP:
rate films by, for or about people of color, primarily African Americans, that have significantly impacted our culture and society. The resulting film collection, which will be announced in June, is being assembled in honor of the NAACP’s 100th anniversary which began the year long celebration on Thursday, Feb. 12th.
Real geeks don’t choose
March 6th, 2009
Dr. Fox is on the horn’s of the classic “free ticket” dilemma; should he use the tickets to see Watchmen, Star Trek: The Reboot, or Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. You can help him decide which one his wife will let him see in his comments section.
Movies that proudly proclaim “we”
February 26th, 2009
Trying to come up with a list of good communitarian movies? In Medias Res has five films to help you get started.
The zombies have a school
February 18th, 2009
Rod’s film, The Dead Can’t Dance, has permission to shoot scenes at the Independent School.
It is now easier to find his movie columns on the Wichita Eagle website.
Rod discovers horrible
February 18th, 2009
Dr. Horrible that is. Rod’s a little late to the party but there is plenty of fun left for all those willing to join in the musical battle between the forces of the kinda-evil and the not-so-good.
Last chance to see Punisher: War Zone
February 12th, 2009
A list of movies leaving area theaters after tonight.
Scouting locations for the film
February 10th, 2009
Rod is visiting such exotic locales as Burrton, Yoder and Cheney as he seeks just the right visual settings for the undead.
A world shaped by movies
February 2nd, 2009
Ten movies that inform Aimee about love. Or mis-inform. Or completely warp. You decide.
So say we all
January 30th, 2009
“The final Watchmen poster. This movie better not suck” Thus says Morgan.
Sundance roundup
January 29th, 2009
A full report on Rod’s excellent trip to the Sundance Film Festival.
Kansas curtains
January 26th, 2009
3-see. Three friends, all from Kansas but two now live on the coasts, take pictures every day and share them. This one comes with bonus movie reviews.
Melville’s kind of movie goer
January 23rd, 2009
You are at a theater that is packed. A group shows up late and then asks the man in front of you to move over so they can sit together. What would you do? Todd knows what one man did.
Let the one who understands, giggle a little
January 23rd, 2009
You would have to be the Kurgan not to find the “cover” of this book funny.
If you like movies, retro design and/or visual puns you should click the rest of the links too.
Movie contemplation: Diner
January 19th, 2009
It’s not so much a review as an interaction with the film and life.
Say goodbye, say hello
January 14th, 2009
These movies will be gone tomorrow night.
These movies will arrive in Wichita Friday.
Does hope come with change?
January 12th, 2009
A nation, bone weary from travesty after travesty, sees a flicker of hope. The new Star Trek movie trailer has promise. Jason Grantz gives words to the deep hurt and optimism of Trekkers everywhere.
Love, hate and the movies
January 9th, 2009
Go to a theater and enjoy the big screen, excellent sound, phone conversations and half the people in theater flipping open brightly lit screens. This is why Dave rarely leaves the warehouse to see a movie and is behind on seeing the Oscar contenders for 2008. But the Oscar party will go on.
The zombies draw closer
January 6th, 2009
Rod is energized for the new year. He’s ready to get his movie, The Dead Can’t Dance, rolling and then he has plans to produce his friend’s movie, Bleeding Wichita. This one’s about vampires.
Local film (kinda) makes good
December 30th, 2008
It was shot in Kansas last year. Some of it was filmed in Wichita. Now The Only Good Indian has been chosen for the Sundance Film Festival.
A midwinters break
December 17th, 2008
Rod’s vacation includes a brother’s wreck (no injuries but yikes), movie viewing (a thumbs up for Australia) and a meeting with the special effects makeup guy. The zombies shuffle closer.
Inspiration for the focus challenged
December 15th, 2008
A challenge for your next get together…Forty inspirational speeches in two minutes.
First round, name all the actors.
Second round, name all the movies.
Challenge round to seperate out the posers.. recite the next line of each speech.
The zombie flick shambles forward slowly
December 2nd, 2008
but relentlessly. Want to see Rod’s previous movies “Sleepdancer” and “Dancing On the Moon?” He can tell you how to get the DVDs.
Because you have too much free time
November 28th, 2008
Entermotion Designs put together a list of movies they suggest you see. And they are all on Hulu.com. Which means you can watch them right now.
Movies that move
November 25th, 2008
Does a depressing film redeem itself by tacking on an uplifting ending? Does a movie have to be serious to be uplifting? Rod offers an uplifting answer.
Later tonight
October 31st, 2008
you will, or should, watch a scary movie to top off your Halloween evening. In Media Res has a few suggesitons.
Be sure and turn the lights down low and the sound up loud. Its no far to blunt the scariness.
Inspired
October 29th, 2008
Rod was pumped after the Tallgrass Film Festival and more film work will be the result. As well as more family time and better health. That must’ve been some film festival.
Fifty-fifty
September 25th, 2008
John B. recommends a movie sight, ahem, unseen and does a “not so fast there skippy” (our words not his) on the “re imagining” of a classic.
He used the Z word!
September 8th, 2008
Rod Pocowatchit, local movie maker, is bound to reality by laundry just like the rest of us. He sees two movies and likes them both, but for different reasons (House Bunny? Really?) and then he drops the knowledge on all that his next movie will be Zombie centered. I am there!
Recasting the movies
August 18th, 2008
Tony watches Dan in Real Life and kinda likes it but thinks a change in actresses would improve the movie. Then he asks a thought, and hopefully comment, provoking question:
And now I’m thinking — if you could substitute actors into films, who would you replace with whom, and why?
I get rid of Glen Campbell in [...]
