I Could Care Less about the New Twilight Movie: New Moon

I’ve been reading a lot of chatter on Twitter over the past month about the 2nd Twilight movie: New Moon. Here’s where I get real. Confession: I went to see the first Twilight movie with my wife at the theater. Having admitted that, I am compelled to also inform you that I was less than thrilled.

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Another Reason to Skip the Movie Theater

Over the weekend, my family and I wanted to do something together that didn’t require a lot of money. We went to the “cheap” theatre in town and saw Valkyrie. I enjoyed the movie a lot and would have probably enjoyed it even more if I had waited until it came out on demand video so I could watch it at home.

It seems like every time I go to the movies, I always leave there asking myself if people are rude, stupid or a combination of both.

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Sprawling from Grace: Driven to Madness

The Fallacy: Advances in technology will empower Americans to continue living life the way they have always lived, and it will do so by providing alternative energy sources to power their cars, trucks, and SUVs… and that everything will be fine.

“For as long as most Americans can remember, the car has been the icon of the American dream. It stirred our emotions and embodied our notions of freedom, wealth, and independence. At the same time, it reinforced our vision of a bright and shining future.”

That bright and shining future was an illusion. Fueled by the prowess of modern marketing and made possible by the frenzied shortsightedness of a post World War II generation, American citizens saw only the possibilities of a better life, with no consideration of the obvious future ramifications.

Former President Bill Clinton and former Governor Michael Dukakis are among the two dozen leaders warning of the dangers of the status quo of American city planning and transportation. These thought leaders urge Americans to refocus their energies on the wise creation of centralized livable communities. Sprawling from Grace: Driven to Madness, a film by David M. Edwards, addresses their concerns.

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New Batman Villains Hit the Wire: Open Thread

The rumors are circulating about the next Batman movie. Who will be the villain? Which actor/actress will play the role? These are just speculations and rumors at this point. No new Batman villains have been officially announced. Here is the original story from Newsday.com.

Both of these rumored actors are excellent picks. I actually suggested Johnny Depp in my previous Batman post, but did not think he would actually go for it. If you think back on the bizarre roles he chooses, he is a compelling pick… I don’t think it’s the roles themselves, but rather how he plays them and puts his own unique spin to them…Jack Sparrow, Edward Scissor Hands, Willie Wonka – the list goes on. He would make an excellent Riddler.

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Movie Review: Gone Baby Gone

I usually do my best to review a movie, give my opinions and still keep the important surprises for you to discover on your own should you decide to see the movie.

I started a blog for Gone Baby Gone a few weeks ago but stopped because I realized that I didn’t really want to do a review about it. I didn’t want to tell you bits and pieces to intrigue you to see it. I wanted to have a commentary on it, and when I read this article today about a severely neglected and abused child, I knew that was what I had to do. The article may be long, but I IMPLORE you to read it.

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Movie Review: The Dark Knight

Here it is, people. The one for which you’ve all been waiting. Quite honestly, I was at a loss for how to start this one. I loved the movie. It was fabulous. I can’t wait to see the next installment, but even I’m getting tired of hearing myself sing the praises of practically every movie I review. I feel like I purposely need to start watching movies that I hate so that I can build some credibility, you know? Or at least to stop exhausting my thesaurus in search for new synonyms for words like spectacular and tremendous and mesmerizing and enchanting, etc.

I’d like to say that The Dark Knight picks up where Batman Begins left off, mainly because it just sounds cool, but I don’t really remember a lot of Batman Begins. I enjoyed it, but I only saw it once, and it wasn’t one that I felt like I needed to add to my collection. So for artistic sake, we’ll just say that it picks up where it left off, k? K.

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Irony, Existentialism, and Extraterrestrials, Oh My!

Irony is defined in my trusty Webster’s New World Dictionary as an event or result that is the opposite of what is expected. It follows, logically, that ironic is opposite to what is or might be expected. So, by definition, it’s incredibly ironic that my movie viewing has decreased since I got this whole movie review blog gig.

There might be extenuating circumstances, i.e. going through an existential crisis that makes one question the last 2, possibly 3, years of one’s life, but that’s a different blog for a different website. Even if there is some sort of existential crisis, one would think that I would use movies to escape, and, therefore, have ample fodder from which to blog. On the contrary, I can’t seem to motivate myself to devote the 2 to 2.5 hours required for a movie. It’s much easier to turn on the equally trusty DVR and lose myself in a pointless, thoughtless hour long drama in which nothing of consequence really happens.

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