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The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)–*** Quickie Review After being laid off from his job as a Boeing engineer, Steve Wiebe utilizes his obsessive personality and engineering-oriented mind to beat world champion Donkey Kong player Billy Mitchell’s high score. But Mitchell and his gang of devotees won’t let Wiebe take Billy’s record [...]
Archive for August, 2007
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Movie Review: Exiled
Posted by TheFilmChair on August 31st, 2007
Exiled (2007)–**1/2 Johnnie To owes a debt to Sam Peckinpah. To’s film Exiled, which premieres in New York City today, is a more stylish, less substantive update of the Peckinpah classic The Wild Bunch. On first read, that last line doesn’t sound like a solid indictment of the film’s flash-over-substance mentality. For genre fans, it [...]
The Contenders: Jodie Foster in ‘The Brave One’
Posted by TheFilmChair on August 28th, 2007
Everytime Jodie Foster is in a movie, Oscarwatchers take note. The 14-year-old Academy Award nominee turned two-time Oscar winner at 29 brings an intensity to even her more commercial roles in film like Flightplan or Panic Room. When Foster teams up with Neil Jordon, the Academy Award winning writer/director of The Crying Game, you have [...]
DVD Review: Year of the Dog
Posted by TheFilmChair on August 27th, 2007
Year of the Dog (2007)–*** DVD Review Mike White’s directorial debut Year of the Dog is definitely a Mike White film. The quirky, subtle comedy surprises the audience as it sneaks in alongside the tale of a tender, animal-loving secretary. More surprising, though, is seeing how much of White’s vision not only plays into this [...]
‘Ratatouille’ DVD Date Announced!
Posted by TheFilmChair on August 27th, 2007
Buena Vista Home Entertainment has officially announced that Disney-Pixar’s critically-acclaimed box office hit Ratatouille is coming to DVD and Blu-ray Hi Def on Nov. 6. Experience Paris from the unique perspective of a rat named Remy (Patton Oswalt), who dares to dream the impossible dream of becoming a gourmet chef in a five-star French restaurant. [...]
Quickie: Resurrecting the Champ
Posted by TheFilmChair on August 25th, 2007
Resurrecting the Champ (2007)–** Quickie Review A fact-driven boxing beat reporter tries to break out of his famous sportscaster father’s shadow by writing a heartbreaking feature on a homeless man who claims to be a legendary boxer. An earnest, but unaffecting sport drama, this Rod Lurie picture has all the skill of the reporter this [...]
Vid Pick: A Portrait of Envy
Posted by TheFilmChair on August 24th, 2007
A Portrait of Envy, a short dramatic movie by Enrique Garcia, is a subtly disturbing story about a timid, young woman and her obsession with her co-worker and his girlfriend. Starring Riley Rose, Kris Kjornes, and Jennifer Popagain. [youtube wuJJnk0htRA]
The Contenders: ‘Elizabeth: The Golden Age’
Posted by TheFilmChair on August 21st, 2007
After watching 1998 Academy favorite Elizabeth on DVD last week, I realized there was no better film to start out an Oscar contenders series than its quasi-sequel Elizabeth: The Golden Age. Cate Blanchett, who became an international star thanks to her first performance as the Virgin Queen, will reprise her role, along with Oscar winner [...]
Movie Review: Superbad
Posted by TheFilmChair on August 19th, 2007
Superbad (2007)–**1/2 Superbad is certainly funny, uproariously so at times. In fact, the first 15 minutes of the film are a pleasant surprise, with pop culture references that would make Kevin Smith salivate and just enough raunch to counteract the smart dialogue. Once those 15 minutes are over, however, it’s a long way to the [...]
Movie Review: Your Mommy Kills Animals
Posted by TheFilmChair on August 18th, 2007
Your Mommy Kills Animals (2007)–***1/2 Near the end of Your Mommy Kills Animals, a stunning thing happens. A lobbyist who speaks on behalf of food companies agrees with grassroots animal activist groups. They both recognize that organizations like PETA and Humans Society of the United States are corrupt, dangerous and greedy money-making schemes. Sure, the [...]
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