Saturday, March 24, 2007
A Movie Post (with videos!)
Related to various film issues, none of which is significant enough to post on my film blog.
Firstly: my articles were published. Some of the editing is questionable, but oh well.
1) Article about Mark Wahlberg: here.
2) Article about Wes Craven and his son: here.
3) Review of Shooter: Not on the Technician website for some reason. I will post it on my film blog if I get a chance. Basically, although it had some good one-liners and decent action, I didn't like it lot. Very unoriginal.
In other newspaper news - I have been to an early screening of Blades of Glory. I also have a conference call with Napoleon Dynamite himself (Jon Heder) on Monday. Woohoo!
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I saw Boogie Nights. Holy crap. I think Paul Anderson might possibly be my favorite director. He's certainly in my top five. Wow. This isn't as good as Magnolia (which has replaced Fight Club as my current overall favorite film). However, it's still excellent. Anderson crafts his characters and themes in very subtle, broad ways. This makes them even more powerful and effective at sucking in the viewer, without hitting them over the head with what he's trying to communicate. This is also, I believe, why Magnolia continues to get better on repeated viewings, and why I believe Boogie Nights will end up being the same way. There's a lot of stuff to pick apart and analyze.
This movie has one of the best ensemble casts I've ever seen, and a lot of the people ended up working for Anderson again in Magnolia. For example, here are some of the people in this movie: Mark Wahlberg, William H. Macy, Burt Reynolds, Don Cheadle, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Alfred Molina (whom I almost didn't recognize). There are also a lot of actors who I've seen in a lot of other movies, but whose names escape me. All of the acting is spectacular. I think Marky Mark's performance in this movie is his best yet, and that's taking into account his Oscar-nominated performance for The Departed.
This movie will stay with you long after you watch it. This is the most scathing depiction of the porn industry I have ever seen. This is the kind of film that churches should support instead of boycott, and have in their library. Seriously. I have yet to see anything, film or otherwise, that portrays the hypocrisy, falsity and superficiality of pornography as effectively as this.
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You see, folks? 300's for kids!
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I have discovered the short films of a comedy duo known as Barats and Bereta. I present you now with a few of my favorites from them.
"So Smooth"
"Cubicle War"
"The Good Word"
"Completely Uncalled For"
You can view more of their work at their official website. Short films like this are fun. Once I'm finished with my feature-length screenplay, I should write a few.
Firstly: my articles were published. Some of the editing is questionable, but oh well.
1) Article about Mark Wahlberg: here.
2) Article about Wes Craven and his son: here.
3) Review of Shooter: Not on the Technician website for some reason. I will post it on my film blog if I get a chance. Basically, although it had some good one-liners and decent action, I didn't like it lot. Very unoriginal.
In other newspaper news - I have been to an early screening of Blades of Glory. I also have a conference call with Napoleon Dynamite himself (Jon Heder) on Monday. Woohoo!
***
I saw Boogie Nights. Holy crap. I think Paul Anderson might possibly be my favorite director. He's certainly in my top five. Wow. This isn't as good as Magnolia (which has replaced Fight Club as my current overall favorite film). However, it's still excellent. Anderson crafts his characters and themes in very subtle, broad ways. This makes them even more powerful and effective at sucking in the viewer, without hitting them over the head with what he's trying to communicate. This is also, I believe, why Magnolia continues to get better on repeated viewings, and why I believe Boogie Nights will end up being the same way. There's a lot of stuff to pick apart and analyze.
This movie has one of the best ensemble casts I've ever seen, and a lot of the people ended up working for Anderson again in Magnolia. For example, here are some of the people in this movie: Mark Wahlberg, William H. Macy, Burt Reynolds, Don Cheadle, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Alfred Molina (whom I almost didn't recognize). There are also a lot of actors who I've seen in a lot of other movies, but whose names escape me. All of the acting is spectacular. I think Marky Mark's performance in this movie is his best yet, and that's taking into account his Oscar-nominated performance for The Departed.
This movie will stay with you long after you watch it. This is the most scathing depiction of the porn industry I have ever seen. This is the kind of film that churches should support instead of boycott, and have in their library. Seriously. I have yet to see anything, film or otherwise, that portrays the hypocrisy, falsity and superficiality of pornography as effectively as this.
***
You see, folks? 300's for kids!
***
I have discovered the short films of a comedy duo known as Barats and Bereta. I present you now with a few of my favorites from them.
You can view more of their work at their official website. Short films like this are fun. Once I'm finished with my feature-length screenplay, I should write a few.
# posted by Andrew Johnson : 3/24/2007 09:53:00 PM 
