I loved this book. When I first read it, I felt like I was on the cutting edge. Jonathan Safran Foer’s experiments with the narrative were not only refreshingly innovative but harmonious and full of emotion and personality. Although I give a rowdy round of applause for the attempt, I can’t help but feel that this film, written and directed by Liev Schreiber was an unfortunate letdown. [Read More]
Cinema
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Everything Is Illuminated
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V for Vendetta
It’s no secret that Alan Moore stories always seem to be turned into crappy movies and V for Vendetta just may be the worst of them all. [Read More]
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Watchmen – Proof That Fanboys Would Destroy The Things They Love The Most
When I first saw the Watchmen trailer I was excited and apprehensive. The film looked great, but what got me scared was the director, Zack Snyder; the director of the surprisingly ok remake of George Romero’s “Dawn of the Dead” but also the director of the overtly slow motioned adaptation of Frank Miller’s “300″. [Read More]
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Rum Punch & Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown, directed by Quentin Tarantino, is perhaps the only film on this web site that is actually better than the book. [Read More]
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Where The Wild Things Are (2009)
I can’t criticize much about the unique direction taken in the movie, since the book was so open to interpretation. The movie wasn’t wrong, just so very different from the book. That being said, there were some aspects of the original that I would have liked to see brought into the movie adaptation. [Read More]
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Malcolm X: Black History and Costume Design
My girlfriend and I returned home from Far East Nashville (The best Vietnamese restaurant in East Nashville) when we found Spike Lee’s, Malcolm X waiting for us in its bright red Netflix envelope. We popped the DVD in my computer and settled in for a 3 hour journey through the life and times of Malcolm Little a.k.a. Malcolm X a.k.a. El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. As much as I love period films, they can often times leave a bitter taste in my mouth due to the marginalization of their black characters. [Read More]
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American Psycho: The Lost Message
Today I sat on my front porch and watched the methodical devastation of my morning glories by the pincers of bugs focused on consumption. This evokes images of the savagery displayed in Bret Easton Ellis’ novel, “American Psycho”. [Read More]
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Coraline
I was really looking forward to this film, a 2002 stop motion directed by Henry Selick, after *reading* in audiobook form the 2002 Neil Gaiman novel (read by Neil himself – excellent) and very much loving it. [Read More]
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Considering Douglas Adam’s hugely-cult-followed novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy has had many adaptations, even under Adam’s direction, and there have always been inconsistencies and shifts, I still have to say that the film of 2005, directed by Garth Jennings, isn’t as good as the book. And here are some reasons. [Read More]
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The Lord of The Rings
Overextended battles, a powerless Enemy, a friendless wilderness and a safe and incorruptible home. Those are what make Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy not as good as the books. [Read More]