Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Reunion
It is time to get some sun and relax for a week. Today I embark on what is becoming an annual trip to Florida. This year it will be a distraction from everything that is going on in my everyday life, a chance to re-unite with an old friend and a mini family reunion with my brothers who I have not seen in possibly 10 years. While I am down there I'll probably see the new Harry Potter World and take in a few spring training games to see how my Braves are doing.
With the Illusionist behind me I now have a good grasp on most of the races for this years Oscars. I am looking forward to the show. Hopefully there will be a few surprises since this years awards thus far have been a bit predictable. A little controversy is always nice considering the Oscars tend to be a bit dry. They need to take a nod from the Grammy's and do something to bring this great tradition to the younger generation with out destroying the history behind it.
This week I will be shutting off my brain and watching a lot of movies that won't require much thought. After my run of foreign cinema I think I deserve it. I am on vacation remember. Before I go I must congratulate Black Swan for its well deserved wins at the Independent Spirit Awards. I am pleased to see the film is finally getting it's due. Sadly the Razzies will also get a quick mention from me. The Last Airbender rightfully got it's due, sorry M. Knight Shamalan, though I did think Clash of the Titans had a good chance in the 3D category. I hope they bring the category back next year until Hollywood realizes how to use the technology properly and not just as a way for films to gain extra revenue.
With the Illusionist behind me I now have a good grasp on most of the races for this years Oscars. I am looking forward to the show. Hopefully there will be a few surprises since this years awards thus far have been a bit predictable. A little controversy is always nice considering the Oscars tend to be a bit dry. They need to take a nod from the Grammy's and do something to bring this great tradition to the younger generation with out destroying the history behind it.
This week I will be shutting off my brain and watching a lot of movies that won't require much thought. After my run of foreign cinema I think I deserve it. I am on vacation remember. Before I go I must congratulate Black Swan for its well deserved wins at the Independent Spirit Awards. I am pleased to see the film is finally getting it's due. Sadly the Razzies will also get a quick mention from me. The Last Airbender rightfully got it's due, sorry M. Knight Shamalan, though I did think Clash of the Titans had a good chance in the 3D category. I hope they bring the category back next year until Hollywood realizes how to use the technology properly and not just as a way for films to gain extra revenue.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
East Asian Cinema Extended
Six days into this 14 day theme and I realized that I cannot limit myself to two weeks. I do not know if it will be extended to three, but I will definitely need some extra days. Five countries can produce a lot of good movies in a decade, more specifically four and a Special Administrative Region (SAR). I have been narrowing my list again and again, but with six movies from Japan, the five to come from Hong Kong and four from South Korea. There are just too many gems to see. That is a solid two weeks right there and I still have China and possibly Taiwan to go. The one thing that surprised me the most was being able to find copies of some of the long shots on my list. This might end up being a three week job after all and that is fine with me.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Journey Into Asian Cinema
Well, my search for American films from the last year was short lived. I quickly lost interest in that and have chosen a whole new direction.
I got off track with my foreign journey for a little while. I am going to get back on that train and do my first real theme. I will spend the next few weeks diving into Asian cinema, more specifically East Asian cinema. I have seen quite a few Asian films in my short life and would say close to half of the films were Japanese animation. There are so many classic films and just plain interesting ones that it could take forever to see them all. This go around will be limited to the last decade. There should be enough quality films for me to create a two week list of things I have not seen. Notable omissions will probably come from the horror genre because I could easily fill a week with things I have yet to see. Enough of my babbling. On with the show.
I got off track with my foreign journey for a little while. I am going to get back on that train and do my first real theme. I will spend the next few weeks diving into Asian cinema, more specifically East Asian cinema. I have seen quite a few Asian films in my short life and would say close to half of the films were Japanese animation. There are so many classic films and just plain interesting ones that it could take forever to see them all. This go around will be limited to the last decade. There should be enough quality films for me to create a two week list of things I have not seen. Notable omissions will probably come from the horror genre because I could easily fill a week with things I have yet to see. Enough of my babbling. On with the show.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
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