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Movies : Superman II – The Richard Donner Cut
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Watching the Richard Donner version of Superman II, a film long credited to director Richard Lester who took over partway through filming, is to step into another era of film making. The effects are transparently cheesy in many places and there are logic lapses that are big enough to drive an ocean liner through.
People are [...]
Movies: Happy-Go-Nomless
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
It’s easy to think of at least a few films and performances that got robbed at Oscar nominations time. The Dark Knight for picture and director come to mind, as does WAll-E for the same,Cate Blanchett for Benjamin Button, Michelle Williams for Wendy and Lucy, and Debra Winger for Rachel Getting Married all were conspicuous.
The [...]
Movies: The Curious Case of Benjamin Backlash
Monday, February 16, 2009
As the run-up to Academy Awards night enters its final week, I’ve noticed a particular amount of backlash for Slumdog Millionaire and especially The Curious Case of Benjamni Button.
The Slumdog grumbling centers mostly on the usual handwringing over cultural appropriation – is it OK for a Western director to shoot and set his film in [...]