“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” USA. 2010. Directed by Edgar Wright. Screenplay written by Michael Bacall and Edgar Wright. Based on the original graphic novel by Bryan Lee O’Malley. Starring: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Ellen Wong, Alison Pill, Johnny Simmons, Mark Webber, Satya Bhabha, Chris Evans, Brandon Routh, Mae Whitman, Keita Saitou, [...]
“The Town” USA. 2010. Directed by Ben Affleck. Screenplay adapted by Peter Craig, Ben Affleck and Aaron Stockard. Based on the 2004 novel, “Prince of Thieves” by Chuck Hogan. Starring: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively, Chris Cooper, Slaine, Owen Burke, Titus Welliver, Jon Hamm, Pete Postlethwaite, Dennis McLaughlin and Corena Chase. Rating: [...]
“Let Me In” USA. 2010. Written for the screen and directed by Matt Reeves. Based on the source novel and screenplay by John Ajvide Lindqvist. Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloe Moretz, Richard Jenkins, Cara Buono, Elias Koteas, Sasha Barrese, Dylan Kenin, Chris Browning, Ritchie Coster, Dylan Minette, Jimmy Pinchak and Nicolai Dorian. Rating: ★★½ If I [...]
“The Social Network” USA. 2010. Directed by David Fincher. Screenplay adapted by Aaron Sorkin. Based on the book, “The Accidental Billionaires” by Ben Mezrich. Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer, Max Minghella, Rooney Mara, Brenda Song, Josh Pence, Dennis Grayson, Joseph Mazzello, Patrick Mapel and Douglas Urbanski. Rating: ★★★½ Perhaps
“The Best (and Worst) Movies of 2010” Upon first reflection, I was thinking to myself that 2010 was not really a strong year for movies, with mainstream Hollywood churning out the usual dribble like The Bounty Hunter and Sex and the City 2 seemingly every other week. But once I thought back at the more [...]
“Reactions to the 83rd Academy Award Nominations” Up to a few weeks ago, David Fincher’s The Social Network seemed to be the favorite to beat in this awards season. But that buzz tide has started to turn dramatically with The King’s Speech grabbing the Producers’ Guild Award for Best Picture and now leading the pack [...]
“Predictions for the 83rd Academy Awards”The 83rd Academy Awards will be aired this coming Sunday, February 27, 2011 and it is appearing like The King’s Speech will come out the most ahead. However, there are a few potential upsets I see coming, as The Social Network may take away a bit of thunder for a [...]