Spike Lee's name is very prominent in the main trailer that has been circulating for months now: http://www.apple.com/trailers/univer...deman/trailer/ I don't think there was ever any intent to hide his attachment from this film. ~Edwin
Mike Newell's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - After the third installment (Prisoner of Azkaban) I have lost faith in this film series as its narrative relies heavily and is more or less a litany of deus ex machinas and eye candy. Still this fourth installment is better than its predecessor...
That's right, Rich. I was referring to an earlier version of your list. When I posted my thoughts on The Best Of Youth about a week or so ago, you had commented on it as well and said that it was in your Top 10 for the year. At the time you had it at #9 and Kong was in your Top 5, to my...
As someone who enjoyed the film, I'll trade your bewilderment over Batman Returns to your highly rated King Kong using some of the same reasons you gave above. I mean, I can understand going gaga over the special effects like a 7-year old in a candy store but rating it far higher than The Best...
Why even bother? ;) I wrote earlier: That averages to less than $1.50 per movie. No one can beat that (deal). To most consumers, those economies of scale will speak louder and resonate further than Jake Gyllenhaal and any other Hollywood symbol saying, "The only way to enjoy the movies is...
I didn't pay attention to the soundtrack but it looks like the Hong Kong release got the better audio treatment: http://www.viipillars.com/thebestofy...u/feature2.htm
I've read the same and I was wondering if it was ever released on Italian TV. In a post I read elsewhere it said that it...
I made sure I got both discs as I didn't want to wait that long to be able to finish it. It's a good thing both were in stock. Netflix opened a distribution center in my city a little over a month ago. I am now getting most of my discs from this location. Shipping discs from other locations...
Holadem, I skipped Sunshine because of its mixed reviews so, unfortunately, I cannot compare. I might have to give that one though a try one of these days. ~Edwin
'The Best of Youth' (Italy) 2005 Marco Tullio Giordana’s The Best of Youth is an epic drama that spans almost 40 years into the lives of two brothers and their immediate family. The two are the film’s centerpiece – the free-spirited Nicola (Luigi Lo Cascio) who later settles down and becomes...
Howl's Moving Castle - Hayao Miyazagi is still doing the best hand-drawn animated work there is these days. The visuals are very striking and leave a very lasting impression. Where the film falls short is in its final act, where Miyazagi can't seem to put all of his creations - characters and...
John, you are missing my point. There are a lot of unsung heroes out there with similarities to Cash's and June's story but theirs doesn't get published in the newspapers or turned into a novel or made into a movie. But these same people, in their own ways, inspire others in their own...
I'm sorry John but I have to go back to this: How many other couples in the world had this happen to them? Many and I know some myself. And just because its Johnny Cash and June Carter doesn't make their relationship any more special than the other ones that I know. Take the starstruck...
Please. Don't belittle those who didn't like the film. RE: The statements against DVD I wonder if all those anti-DVD statements were just a plug for full and continued employment as I wonder how many of these Academy members actually watch films in theaters versus on DVD. ~Edwin
A black director (Spike Lee) makes a film (Do The Right Thing) about bigotry and racism and doesn't even get nominated. But when a non-black director (Paul Haggis) makes a film about bigotry and racism (Crash), the Academy sings praises. Just an observation. ;) ~Edwin