We watched the first episode of The Pacific on HBO. It was great, as I expected. Except that I am familiar with the history, which makes the story somewhat less mysterious since I already know from the first episode who is going to die. This doesn’t make the series any less interesting to me. But [...]
This mornings email included a link to the trailer for the movie Brothers. I immediately thought three things: Jake Gyllenhaal could make his career on the Middle East. I could come to think of him anytime I think of war movies about Iraq or Afghanistan. In the same way I think of James Cagney as [...]
I have to say that The Dark Knight is the most violent Batman film I’ve ever seen. I might have been shocked. Except that I had seen Batman Begins, which was no slouch of a dark film. One of the Joker’s violent scenes reminds me of a scene from The Untouchables. Which was interesting. (I’m [...]
So I watched Rendition and have stuck in my head the image of Jake Gyllenhaal without a shirt in the opening scene. Clearly, I am a sick freak. Jake Gyllenhaal by Barbara.Doduk Not surprisingly, I was unimpressed by the social agenda of the film. I think it could have been spectacular without all the cheesy [...]
In Californication Season 2, Hank Moody, played by David Duchovny, continues to make a mess of his life. Or, if you look at it another way, he continues to live it exactly as he always has and now suffers the consequences as a forty-something parent of a teen does. Spoilers ahead. David Duchovny by mobu26 [...]
