July 2009
1 post
life
The other day, I was with my grandparents after graduating college. I was opening cards that I had received, while some of my family was congratulating me. My grandfather leans over to me, and says, “you know I never went to college or got any degrees” he then looks over at my grandma and he scans the room with his tearing eyes and says, “but I raised a hell of a family”...
June 2009
5 posts
Spring Awakening
I saw Spring Awakening the other day in Philly. Great show. Similar to the themes of Dead Poets Society, lots of teen angst, but with more music and nudity.
A few lines in the play, stuck with me, one being, “shame is a product of education” Then yesterday, I was reading an article about gay and lesbian couples raising children. Some of the children can’t help but feel...
Night at the Museum 2
Short review:
Doesn’t have the same magic as the first (should be a december movie, magic month)
Amy Adam is adorable, (was she channeling katherine hepburn?)
Bill Hader was hilarious.
Still a decent ride, but def a step below the first one.
Away We Go
Dear Sam Mendes,
PLEASE MAKE MORE MOVIES.
Love,
TommyO
Sam Mendes I think is one of the best director’s actors out there today. Every movie he directs, the performances are just pitch perfect. The scenes are so tight, never missing a beat, always on the right note, hitting every naunce within a character to truly bring the richness out of the scene. He knows how to use composition for emotion,...
The Hangover
Well this was the funniest movie since Role Models for me. Todd Philips, director of Road Trip, Starsky and Hutch, and Old School, further proves himself as a great raunchy comedy Galifianakis director.
Zach Galifianakis, I think stole the show, with his unique brand of absurd humor. He has no fear of being offensive or exposing his himself (i still can’t believe he mimed that with the...
UP 3d
Just saw UP in 3D last night. The academy award should just give pixar the oscar for best animation at the beginning of every year. The only sure thing in Hollywood is Pixar, where every single one of their films has been a commercial and critical hit. The company who could be churning out 5 pictures a year, instead works on a film for sometimes five years, concentrating on story, and bringing...
May 2009
1 post
IMAX
The other day, after the success of Star Trek in imax theaters, there was a slew of articles, deflating the new crop of imax theaters popping up in your popular amc theater of whatever. Stand alone imax theaters are typically many stories high, with uncompressed sound, and projected on true imax 70mm film. Where as all of the new theaters are really, just top notch regular theaters, taunting...
March 2009
2 posts
Favorite Films of 2007
I wrote this last year before I had the blog, but since I just posted my favorite of 2008, thought this might be relevant and fun to see last years.
My Top Favorite Films of 2007
Gone Baby Gone – brilliant acting and direction from the Affleck brothers, with one of the greatest moral questions that should leave people debating its aftermath all the way home and then some.
Eastern Promises –...
My Favorite Films of 2008
These are some of my favorite films of 2008. I can’t say they are the top ten best films because I just feel that is too tough to judge. For me, I can only tell you the top films that stuck with me, touched an emotion, something I felt related too. Ultimately that is what films are supposed to do, tell a story that touches an emotion which one can relate too. Every story does that for...