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I just got back from Boston and have been catching up on all the news I missed while I was away. Part of that was watching Barack Obama accept the Democratic nomination for president via YouTube. Another part was going through my movie news sites like Deadline Hollywood Daily. On that particular site, Nikke criticized [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Obama is a Sorkin president
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on August 30th, 2008
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Tags: andrew shepard, barack obama, election 2008, jed bartlett, nikke finke, the american president, the west wing, tnt, youtube 
No Comments »New Obama music video – This is no time to dream?
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on August 24th, 2008
Now, I love Obama. Have since I watched him address the Democratic Convention in 2004. He is a transformational leader, as they say. But there’s something about this new Dave Stewart “American Prayer” music video that makes me feel uneasy. [youtube oVi4rUzf-0Q] Eh, it’s not a bad tune. But the video borders on parody. (Can [...]
Posted in Random Tags: barack obama, dave stewart, democratic convention, election 2008, hillary clinton, john mccain, will.i.am No Comments »Movie Review: The House Bunny
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on August 23rd, 2008
The House Bunny (2008)–**1/2 The House Bunny is flavored lip gloss. At first read, that might be considered a bad thing. But this light-hearted comedy starring Scary Movie comedienne Anna Faris is wrapped in a sweet, colorful coating of joy. It’s hard not to smile, even when you’re cringing. In the cut throat world of [...]
Australia: The movie I’m trying hard to ignore
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on August 20th, 2008
More than seven years have passed since Baz Luhrmann directed Moulin Rouge! The pop musical set in turn-of-the-century Paris brought the musical genre back to life. Now can Luhrmann do the same for the romantic epic with Australia? I’ve tried hard to ignore the picture, expecting the worst if my expectations get too high. I’m [...]
Posted in Random Tags: australia, baz luhrmann, hugh jackman, moulin rouge!, nicole kidman No Comments »The Dark Knight is in – Oscar predictions updated
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on August 17th, 2008
There’s buzz, and then there’s deafening noise. With $470 million in the bank and now a serious chance at challenging Titanic for the top spot, The Dark Knight is a phenomenon that cannot be ignored. It has a lot against it. It’s a sequel. It’s a superhero movie. But–and I keep hammering at this–the Academy [...]
Posted in Random Tags: academy awards, bfca, Box Office, no country for old men, oscar, the dark knight, titanic 1 Comment »Quickie: Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on August 17th, 2008
Vicky Christina Barcelona (2008)–***1/2 Quickie Review Vicky: …you’re trying to lose yourself in empty sex. Juan Antonio: Empty sex? Do you have such a low opinion of yourself? Two American tourists on vacation in Barcelona get caught up in love affair with an artist and his unstable ex-wife. This scrumptious and entertaining drama from aging [...]
The Dark Knight beats Star Wars today
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on August 16th, 2008
With $459 million dollars in the bank as of yesterday, The Dark Knight is sure to make history today. It will become the second-highest grossing film of all time beating out Star Wars. The Force is strong with this one. Next up: Becoming only the second film in history to cross the $500 million [...]
Quickie: Pineapple Express
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on August 15th, 2008
Pineapple Express (2008)–***1/2 Quickie Review A high-flying process server witnesses a murder and goes on the run, bringing his pot dealer along for the ride. A genre melting pot, this bromance/stoner comedy/action thriller mixes buckets of laughs with gallons of blood. Seth Rogen breaks the Team Apatow team mold with his hilarious screenplay while Southern [...]
Posted in Quickie Tags: danny mcbride, david gordon green, james franco, judd apatow, quentin tarantino, seth rogen No Comments »Harry Potter 6 to 2009
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on August 14th, 2008
Warner Bros. execs, apparently too exhausted from rolling naked in the loot The Dark Knight loot to market a Potter film, decided to move Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to July 17, 2009. With Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 set for 2010 and Part 2 for 2011, the move will give Potter fans 3 years in a [...]
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Twilight stakes out old Potter date
One adaptation of a YA literary sensation moved out of November, and now one has moved in. Looks like Twilight will go head-to-head with Disney’s Bolt on Nov. 21, pitting hordes of families against hordes of tween girls at the multiplex over the Thanksgiving holiday. Call me late to the game, but I wasn’t aware [...]