Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Moore Re-RunsMichael Moore wants to make a sequel to Fahrenheit 9/11, his last successful movie. Sicko bombed, as I said it would.
Moore’s decision not to make his next film with the Weinstein Co. comes after “Sicko” failed to ignite the box office. Film, which took on the U.S. health care system, grossed $24.5 million domestically and $11.2 million internationally. Topically, the film didn’t resonate with overseas auds.
To be fair, those are good numbers for a documentary, but Moore probably thinks he should be making the kind of numbers Fahrenheit did. Here’s the problem, that was then, this is now. When his next film comes out, a new President will have been elected. Bush bashing will be quaint nostalgia, like Nixon bashing is for old hippies. And on top of that, Michael Moore isn’t the celebrated darling of the left he once was. The truth is, his inability to tell honest facts has hurt his credibility with many who were once his core believers. Fahrenheit 9/11 was revealed to be made up of one lie after another. Sicko was full of ludicrous claims about Canadian, British and Cuban health care.
He’s got an uphill battle, and I suspect he will find a lot less people interested in thi rehash than he thinks. Especially if Obama were to win.
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Wolverine and the X-Men
Marvel has a new animated X-Men movie coming out.
UPDATE: Iron Man meets Spiderman
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DNA in Action
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Monday, May 12, 2008
Japanese Pushers
They’ve been doing this since the 1970s.
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Good Morning
The kids have a new playground.
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
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Bill O’Reilly Behind the Scenes
His legendary temper on display. It’s funny to see him turn it on and off.
UPDATE: FIxed link
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Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of Balance
This is a great movie if you haven’t seen it. It came out in the mid-1980s and features stunning music by Phillip Glass. I have it and the sequels on DVD. basically, the film is just videos of nature vs industry. Its’ supposed to be a critique of modern life. It’s hard to take your eyes off it once you start watching.
Here’s the trailer:
Here’s the trailer for the sequel:
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REVIEW: Speed Racer
I’m not surprised this movie bombed over the weekend. It suffers from too much gee whiz and not enough solid craft. It’s an endless blur of CGI and color mixed with a lot of talking heads with sporadic action. The end result is a too long, too silly story about evil corporate sponsors vs race car drivers for justice.
I think they were trying for something cutting edge, thinking kids have grown up on video games, so lets make a whole movie that looks like one. The sad thing is, the 1960s cartoon had better animation that sections of this film. It was too gaudy and grainy in places and the colors would make a gay fashion designer wince.
The script was as cartoony as the look of the film. Over all, it screams “rental.”
I think I’ll check out Forbidden Kingdom or Red Belt next.
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