I may not be one of the teenaged devotees of the original vampire romance novel, but having finished the Twilight book days before watching the movie adaptation, I surprisingly have a lot of issues with the film. (Be forewarned Twilighters, if you feel that nothing Twilight-related can be bad, please put away your claws and…
Author: alving4
Australia – Movie Review
When I think of director Baz Luhrmann’s previous work (such as Romeo + Juliet, or Moulin Rouge), words like “glittering” or “stylish” might come to mind, but not so much “saga” or “sweeping”. So going to see his take on the period epic had me expecting some surprises. While the outback cowboy romance that began…
Bolt – Movie Review
With every new animated movie, there comes the inevitable comparison to the gold standard laid down by megastudio Pixar. Bolt comes from Pixar’s parent company Disney, and while the animation quality is up there, and the kid-friendly humour and endearing characters are there as well, Bolt still just misses that Pixar mark. Perhaps there is…
“Pushing Daisies” Dead: Now ABC is on my naughty list, too
Breaking: ‘Pushing Daisies,’ ‘Eli Stone’ & ‘Dirty Sexy Money’ Axed? – KTV: Korbi TV – Zap2it Well, at least it’s not as bad as NBC keeping Knight Rider over My Own Worst Enemy, but ABC canceling Pushing Daisies after keeping it afloat for two seasons is a bit disappointing (I don’t really care about Eli…
Quantum of Solace – Movie Review
Wow! (That bit of shock is not for the latest Bond flick, but more about how long it’s been since I’ve gone to the cinema. Rhythmic thumping of feet against the back of my chair from the row behind, o how I’ve missed you. Seriously, I think it will be a meager winter for my…
TV: Flashback Fever
A recent number of TV episodes that caught my eye all seem to feature an oft-used device: the flashback. Obviously that has been an integral part of shows such as Lost and How I Met Your Mother, but there’s been a few other series that have taken peeks into their own storylines to fill in…
NBC Cancels “Enemy” (I’m not so happy with them anymore)
Breaking: NBC Axes ‘Lipstick,’ ‘Enemy’ | | Ausiello Files | EW.com Breaking News – NBC Pulls the Plug on “Enemy,” “Jungle” | TheFutonCritic.com I have to say, this kind of sucks. I was really enjoying My Own Worst Enemy, so I wish that NBC didn’t just cancel it. I mean for goodness sake, they picked…
Pop Culture comments: Bond, Bauer, and Archuleta(?)
OK. It’s coming up on almost a month that I haven’t posted. What gives? Well, for one thing, I haven’t really been out to the movies. Most of the candidates for my Saturday excursions to the cinema have gotten such mediocre/mixed reviews that I ended up staying home to catch up on the small screen….
Fall TV 2008, part 4
Here I was thinking that this fall premiere season was going to be boring simply because all my top shows (Lost, 24, Battlestar Galactica, Medium, Dollhouse, Burn Notice) were not coming until mid-season, but now I’m writing a 4-part post about new and returning shows. Go figure! Well, this will be the last part. There…
