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Survivor: China - Episode 7 Recap 2007-11-02 01:41:00 Despite a lack of action, this is officially one of my favorite episodes ever. But more on that later...We start with the losers from last week (Fei Long) returning to camp. As they settle in for a long winter's nap, all of the attention falls squarely on the two drama queens for this season, namely Jean-Robert and Angry Stick Figure (formerly Sad Stick Figure). See, Angry Stick Figure (ASF) didn't get her way at Tribal Council, and now the Big Bad JR is still there, ready and willing to blow her straw house away. Anti-Hulk mad! Anti-Hulk smash!Todd has the good sense to tell ASF "Shove it. No one cares that you don't like JR. Deal with it, bitch!" Not coincidentally, Todd earns a number of brownie points with me over the course of the episode.Meanwhile, back at Zhan Hu, James has his eyes on the second Immunity Idol, while PG has her eyes on James. No, not in that way. See, PG, who apparently suffers from a Memento-like condition that keeps her from remembering the recent Read more:China
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LAMB Report 2007-11-09 18:27:00 (Ed. note: This post was originally published over at The LAMB, but I made a few edits and thought it belonged here as well. Thanks.)Well, The Large Association of Movie Blogs is not even two weeks old, and I couldn't be much prouder of a parent.Already, there are 11 LAMBs posted, and one more pending, for an average of more than one site a day. I know that doesn't sound like much, but with the existing LAMBs all linking to the site, and with some very special LAMBs writing individual posts about it (gold stars are awarded to Joe at Intermission at Work, * (asterisk) from A Blog About Nowt, and Wayward Jam over at Reel Whore - let me know if I've snubbed you), I think it's a great start.Hopefully, all of you who've sent in entries so far are seeing an ever-so-slight traffic boost as well; I can't say that Blog Cabins has received all that much, but I also can't say that I expected all that much in the early stages, as I'm pretty familiar with many of you already.That's about a
Survivor: China - Episode 8 Recap 2007-11-08 22:07:00 Coming to you live from Casa de Fletch, it's that most unoriginal of gimmicks, the live blog. That said, I can't say that I've seen it done with this particular show. I'm joined as usual by Mrs. Fletch and our trusty, sleepy pug Scooter. Let the action begin!7:02: I could watch the Jamie/Idol gaffe over and over again, but alas, it's time for the new episode to start.7:03: Jean-Robert returns from council somewhat in shock, yet relieved that Jamie's idol was a fake. He shows his humility and appreciation by...hogging the sleeping quarters, not letting Erik on. Way to ingratiate yourself, JR - always looking to get in people's good graces. James asks him if he wants a hug and calls him a dumbass. We're off to a decent start.7:05: I'm proud to say I've never been a "Dollar Menu-aire." I probably never will be, either. Sorry, McDonalds.7:06: Raise your hand if you watch Num3ers. No one? Ok, raise your hand if you call it "numthers" like I do. Still no one?7:08: W Read more:China
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TGITDNMAR (11/9/07) 2007-11-08 17:45:00 It's that time again for TGITDNMAR, which (obviously) stands for Thank God It's The Day New Movies Are Released.Lions for LambsThe Kingdom bombed. Rendition ain't doing so hot, either. The buzz now is, will Lions for Lambs, the latest current events/Iraq war film, share the same fate? I tend to think so, but not just for the shared theme. Personally, I'd like to see the film, but even I admit that I know almost nothing about it. In other words, for the style of film that it is, the trailer is awful.Sci-fi flicks and comic book movies can get away with teasers, either due to some really cool sh*t in the teaser or because the audience may already be somewhat familiar with the characters/story, but that's not the case with a "serious drama." Sure, star power plays a role, but not so much here. Neither Redford nor Streep have been box office draws in decades (to say nothing of their quality), and Cruise has been plagued by craziness and/or bad press for the past three years.Short stor
Fletch's Film Review: Gone Baby Gone 2007-11-07 11:18:00 I’m sure it’s an unfair comparison, and it may seem blasphemous to some, but I liked Gone Baby Gone more than Mystic River. Maybe it’s a factor of being able to relate more to Casey Affleck than to Sean Penn; or maybe it’s because the Shakespearean melodrama at the end of River was not only a huge turnoff, but the lasting image the film has for me; or maybe it’s just because I think Tim Robbins’ performance was more laughable than laudable (and I’m normally a big fan). What can I say – I’m the same guy that’ll take Casino over GoodFellas any day of the week.I say it’s an unfair comparison because they really are two separate entities, and are directed by two different people at that, but it’s a pretty inescapable one as well. As a reader commented, Dennis Lehan’s novels are not all templates of one another, but these two (at least) do share some commonalities, not only in terms of story (female goes missing form the rough streets of south Boston) but in terms Read more:Fletch
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Steered in the wrong direction 2007-11-06 09:43:00 I don't usually delve into matter all that political here, but there's a controversy brewing and I feel compelled to comment, as hypocrisy needs to be called out.The story, as summed up by foxnews.com is this:"A children’s fantasy film that stars Nicole Kidman and features a little girl on a quest to kill God has some Christian groups upset over what they believe is a ploy to promote atheism to kids.The movie, “The Golden Compass,” is adapted from the first novel in a trilogy called “His Dark Materials” by English author Philip Pullman, an outspoken atheist. Critics fear that the film, due out in December, will encourage children to read the anti-Church series."New Line, the studio releasing the film, has repeatedly assured moviegoers that the film has been watered down from the original works, taking the religious aspects out of it, but none of that is appeasing Bill Donohue, president and CEO of the Catholic League, who has said "These books denigrate Christianity, thrash
Survivor: China - Episode 9 Recap 2007-11-16 00:39:00 The ninth episode of Survivor started much the same way that the prior few seem to have: with Courtney talking about Jean-Robert. The difference this time? She was practically singing in giddy delight at the fact that he was gone. You'd think he was the Wicked Witch. Poor JR. Of course, this is a happier tribe without him there...until the camera gave a few seconds of devotion to Lunchlady Land, still teeming over the prior vote, where we learn that she was the lone voter for PG. Turns out her fellow former Fei Longers thought she might switch allegiances at the last second and didn't want to risk keeping her in the loop. I wouldn't want that mullet mad at me.The reward challenge, while somewhat innovative, was another pointless "teaming up" contest, where two groups of four, using drums of various size, had to bounce what looked like tennis balls across a maze (of sorts) and eventually get the balls into a basket. Clever, sure, but the execution was a failure, as the two bes Read more:China
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TGITDNMAR (11/16/07) 2007-11-15 17:00:00 It's that time again for TGITDNMAR, which (obviously) stands for Thank God It's The Day New Movies Are Released.A full slate of flicks on tap for this weekend, with two super-wide releases, one kinda wide (I'm guessing), and two limited release. In order:BeowulfThey need to just stop running ads for this film, because the more I see of it, the worse I think it looks. Had I just seen a single trailer three months ago, followed by them releasing it now, there would be about a 90% chance of my seeing it, but lately, it just looks like a (bad) video game. Still intrigued, but just barely.Fletch’s Chance of Viewing (in the theater): 50%Mr. Magorium's Wonder EmporiumRemember The Emporium department store? No? Maybe it was just a California store. Hell, I don't even know that it doesn't still exist. Anyway, what an awful title. That said, since it seems Mrs. Fletch and I have seen depressing movie after depressing movie over the past two months (In the Valley of Elah, Michael Clayton,
Fletch's Film Review: Lars and the Real GIrl 2007-11-14 10:00:00 Or, When Good Actors Make Questionable Choices.I don’t want to give the impression that Lars is a bad film, but I have to wonder if, 15 years from now, will Ryan Gosling see a still from this film, and wonder to himself “WTF was I doing starring opposite a blow-up doll?!?”Oh, that’s right – “Bianca” isn’t a blow-up doll; she’s the 21st century version, a 100-lb. hunk of plastic made to look as real as possible - and she does. That said, this tale of a damaged-almost-beyond-repair young man plays out like one of the best Hallmark made-for-TV movies ever (which I think is both a compliment and an insult).The Swedishly (?) named Lars is a simple guy living in an unspecified northern Midwestern town. He lives in the converted garage next to the house occupied by his brother Gus (Paul Schneider) and Gus’s wife Karin (Emily Mortimer). Karin, as we learn, is always trying (and failing) to pull Lars out of his shell, and his house, and get him to join them for breakfast or Read more:Fletch
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Monday's Moods (11/12/07) 2007-11-12 17:10:00 New feature time!Monday
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will be a sad attempt by me to tap into the zeitgeist of the pop culture landscape. As we all know, living in Arizona working as a data monkey keeps me in tune with all of the celebrity goings-on and biz news that Variety wishes they could keep up with.The premise is simple – I’ll choose a few people, places and/or things and let you know how they’re feeling. We’ll all hope that none of them have “a case of the Mondays,” but that’s unlikely.Robert Redford – pissed offJudging from the tone of Lions for Lambs (which Mrs. Fletch and I saw this weekend; review to come), the squire of Sundance was already pretty peeved – but that was just at Bush, the war, and the apathy of Americans in this non-protest time of ours. Now he can add the moviegoing audience to that list, as Lambs took in just ~$7 million this past weekend, it’s first in wide release (also Tom Cruise’s first wide release in years not to open at #1).Jerry Seinfeld – mela
Fletch's Film Review: Lions for Lambs; Before the Devil Knows You're Dead 2007-11-20 23:46:00 A couple short takes so that I can catch up before the holiday:Lions
for LambsWhen your in high school (or maybe college), often times, though not often enough, your teachers might bring in a movie to demonstrate a theme or analogy to the current events of the day. Covering the Civil War in history class? Watch Glory. Covering Watergate? How bout All the President's Men? Not coincidentally, the star of that film is the director/co-star of this one, which I might show if I were covering the ongoing war in the Middle East.A bit unfortunately though, the movie feels a bit too much like class, which (as I alluded to with the marketing efforts previously) is probably the chief reason it's failing at the box office. It's preachy. It's lecture-y. It doesn't feature splashy action or much of a plot to speak of, and the sets are sparse, to say the least.But that's a shame, because Robert Redford has a clear message for its audience, and it's a powerful one that gives the film an Read more:Fletch
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Fletch's Film Review: Southland Tales (part I) 2007-11-19 10:40:00 I normally post my reviews in the order that I see them, partly due to topicality (a review of a two-month old movie has less impact than that of a new release), but mostly because it's freshest in my head right after I see it (obviously). I have to break that trend today.Saw Southland Tales
Friday. In case you haven't heard of it/much about it, it's the latest from Donnie Darko writer/director Richard Kelly. It's about...well...It's about a lot of things. It has a lot of characters. It is either one of the best or one of the worst movies that I've ever seen. At the very least, in accordance with the previous sentence, it is amongst the more interesting movies you could see for awhile, and definitely should be seen, for the spectacle of it all if for no other reason.At this point, I'm not even adequately prepared to give it a proper review. I need to see it again and will soon. Until then, if you saw and/or liked Donnie Darko at all (or Brazil or Twelve Monkeys, for starters), I Read more:Fletch
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Survivor: China - Episode 10 Recap 2007-11-23 18:41:00 Recap shows...pure evil...the scourge of the universe. Hell no I didn't watch. I went to see I'm Not There, instead.Regular programming resumes next Thursday.Survivor: China
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Blog Cabins REALLY hits the big time! 2007-12-01 07:37:00 (I posted much of this in the comments section of the post, but felt it deserved a new post as well.)Whoa. Just whoa.Blog Cabins is currently (Saturday morning here in Phoenix) linked by IMDb. On the front page! The bible has recognized me!This post, on "The 11 worst films on the IMDb Top 250," was made into their Daily Poll, which is featured about halfway down on the home page. As you might imagine, there's been some heated discussion regarding the inclusion of some of the films.First off, let me say that I'm truly honored. Second, let me say to you, the angry reader - please don't take this list so seriously. If I have one gripe about being listed on the FRONT PAGE OF IMDB it's the fact that I've been misquoted/taken out of context. The title of this post is "The 11 Worst Films" (not "Which films should be booted") and it is entirely subjective, partly tongue-in-cheek, and not meant to be taken absolutely literally.In short, of all the films that I've seen on the list (whi Read more:REALLY
Survivor: China - Episode 11 Recap 2007-11-29 22:28:00 After a two week break for the viewing audience, the contestants of Survivor resumed their play right where we left them - at Tribal Council, shortly after Frosti was voted off. Though the outlook was bleak, Jeff shocked the gang with news that they were staying not for another vote or anything like that, but to immediately jump into the Reward Challenge (for really no apparent reason).It was the standard multiple choice quiz style, with the topic at hand being "Potent Potables of China
," or at least that's what it might be titled if this were Jeopardy! First person to get five right wins the reward. As there was little drama, we'll fast forward to the end, where we find PG the winner. Immediately, the remaining contestants start their cries of "Shenanigans! No fair! She's Chinese!" Okay, that's a lie, but it would have been funny had they done that.As the winner, PG gets to take two losers of her choosing along with her on the trip, which will be to a remote mountain that h Read more:Episode
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Fletch's Film Review: Beowulf 2007-11-29 10:49:00 I managed to escape having to read Beowulf in high school, but that won't stop me from learning my literature the American way - on the big screen!It's hard to really praise or denounce the film too much. On one hand, it's a smorgasbord of cinematic magic that gets taken for granted these days - I start to feel old when I think that the sights featured in the film are pretty much commonplace for the kiddies out there in the audience. Despite its flaws (more on those later), the movie is pretty breathtaking to see when you disengage yourself from the story or the fact that a naked facsimile of Angelina Jolie is staring you in the face - the level of detail given, especially for closeups and/or frames without much movement, are photo-realistic. Meaning if you were looking at a still, you'd barely be able to tell that this was created by computers. As fancy as many of the special effects you see in films these days are, to this day, there aren't many that would pass that test.On the Read more:Fletch
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The 11 worst films on the IMDb Top 250 (and other random thoughts) 2007-11-27 11:10:00 As far as the internets go, the Internet Movie Database is one of the most credible non-news sites (not that those sites are credible - heyo!). However, aside from housing a mini-encyclopedia of every film you never wanted to know that much about, it's also home to probably the most comprehensive ranking system for films.I like their Top 250 (and it's sub-lists) for a number of reasons, chief of which is probably related to my age (31) and the average age of internet denizens (and therefore voters on IMDb). I'm not sure what that average age is, but I'm fairly certain it's significantly less than the average age of an American Film Institute member. The IMDb list, taken as a whole, is both critically and commercially minded, with all of the standards that you might expect to see on a typical critics' Top 10 Best Ever list, but it also includes films that go beyond mere critical success, ones that have had a cultural impact - in short, ones that are loved.Here's their Top 10:1. T Read more:thoughts
Survivor:China Episode 12 recap 2007-12-06 21:06:00 No foreplay - let's get right down to it. Expect typos galore.7:01: "Hooray," said the remaining six tribe members, now that the powerful James was gone. Oh, but wait - after watching the six of them "celebrate" their making the final 6, I can't help but despair the fact these we're left with a really boring group. Only Todd and Courtney bring much personality to the table, and they have a tendency (or in the case of Courtney, a lifestyle) to be pretty annoying. Blah.7:05: Todd: "I'm not an emotional person at all." Isn't having no emotion an emotion?7:06: Reward Challenge time already. Surprise! The castaways are paired with family members. Finally, we get to see if Courtney is capable of being decent to another human.7:08: We get to see where PG gets her looks from. Apparently that family does not believe in dentists.7:09: Todd's a liar. He's crying like a schoolgirl. And he was doing that before his little sister decided to tell him that another sister of their Read more:China
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TGITDNMAR (12/7/07) 2007-12-06 11:40:00 It's that time again for TGITDNMAR, which (obviously) stands for Thank God It's The Day New Movies Are Released.Finally! After a few weeks of notably un-notable films being released (I'm looking at you, Awake), December brings us a few worth talking about, and maybe worth seeing. And so, TGITDNMAR returns as well, with a preview of four films hitting theaters Friday. Still, the big week comes next Friday, with I am Legend, Juno, and...uh...Alvin and the Chipmunks. Well, they can't all be winners, I guess.The Golden CompassThe Catholic League does not want you or your children to see this film. As discussed here previously, The Golden Compass has brought on all sorts of contrived controversy, in the form of some overzealous people with nothing better to do attempting to launch a massive boycott, all stemming from fears that kids will read the books from which the film(s) are based. How dare an atheist write a book denouncing/attacking Christianity!As might be expected, the "boycott"
5 Great Things About...Being John Malkovich 2007-12-04 12:48:00 New feature time!I sometimes feel like I start up a new feature every other week and never get back to them, but that's not really true - some of them just aren't called for all that often or deserving of a frequent post. This one is, and the fact that its posts will most likely be somewhat brief serve to only aid me in writing them all that more often. But it has more to do with the content - really.The concept is pretty straightforward. Aside from going to the theater way too much, I happen to watch way too many movies on TV (or DVD). Since they're not new releases, it's pretty rare for me to write a review for them (though I have on a couple occasions), but there are often some things I'd like to say about them. And since I have a tendency to always find the negatives in things (I'm a champion pessimist...though I did win an "Optimist's Oratorical Award" as a junior high-schooler. Figure that one out.), I've decided to pick five things from a movie that I've recently viewed Read more:Great
Notes on the fallout from the IMDb linkage 2007-12-03 16:52:00 Well! That made for an interesting weekend. It's easy to make too much of such a random occurrence, but I suppose that's what happens when you double your site's visits all in one day. Here are some random tidbits inquiring minds are just dying to hear:* The link happened right after midnight early Saturday morning. Friday traffic (according to StatCounter, with my visits excluded as always) for Blog Cabins was 59 visitors and 72 pageloads. Saturday traffic was 11,190 vistors/12,886 pageloads. Sunday was down significantly, but still well above normal at 600/749. So far today (3PM AZ time), it sits at 116/133. Last Monday was 31/36.* Blog Cabins was started around mid-December 2006. Total visitors from then until 11/30 was 9,363. In the three days since, there have been 11,490 (numbers from Google Analytics, which I've had for the life of the site, are slightly different than those of StatCounter, which I've only had for about 6 months).* The post in question currently has 104 com Read more:Notes
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Lots of LAMBs 2007-12-19 22:06:00 (Editor's note: I posted this on the LAMB earlier today, but thought I ought to post it here. As you'll see, the LAMBs have made their choices for the top movies of the year - the official (cheesy) title of the awards is "The LIONs." Also, it gives me a chance to post something here without any extra work, and that's always a bonus.)A few days ago, I asked my fellow LAMBs to give me their top five films (released) for 2007. Well, the results are in, and they might shock you. There were 16 total entries (including my own), and though I like all of the top five entries that I've seen, I'm a bit surprised at how commercial they are (though it should be noted that a few LAMBs specialize in DVD reviews, thereby taking a number of films out of consideration). Another possible big factor? A total of 51 different films were listed - with 16 entries, the total possible field is 80, which means there weren't a lot of shared films. Therefore, a number of films that might have made one or
Rock the vote! 2007-12-18 12:26:00 With 179 votes cast, the people have spoken!The question: You can commit one of these acts and get away with it with no repercussions. Which do you choose?The runaway winner, with 93 votes (51%): Make George Bush a contestant on that "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" showRunner-up: Knock Britney Spears out, then perform a tubal ligation (44 votes)3rd place: Find the real killer, then pay him to have some fun with OJ (12 votes)Thanks to all who voted. Your new poll is off to the right, with the question this time being "What was the best performance of the year?" There are some tough choices there, so take your time answering.
Fletch's Film Review: American Gangster 2007-12-18 12:03:00 (Ed. note: Procrastination tends to build on itself, and that is surely the case here, as I've been sitting on this review for some time now. Fact of the matter is, I don't have a lot of thoughts regarding AmericanGangster
, so take from that what you will.)American Gangster is a good movie. No more, no less, really. Though it has little to do with the film itself, I was bothered by the fact that Russell Crowe and Denzel Wasginhton spend less time onscreen together than DeNiro and Pacino did in Heat - a faux pas that can be blamed on either the media or the marketers. The lack of shared screen time doesn't hurt the film terribly, but it certainly hurts its appeal, as what we instead get is a game of cat-and-mouse, with the bulk of the storytelling focusing on the mouse (Washington), Frank Lucas.Lucas is an interesting choice for a movie character. Though the title and some of the press would have you believe this to be a Scarface-like characterization for the ages, it's really the Read more:Film Review
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Survivor: China - Episode 14 Recap (The Finale) 2007-12-17 00:37:00 If I were into emoticons or smileys or whatever you choose to call them, I might bust out some sort of crying one or say ":weep: - is it that time already?"Yes, Survivor: China
has come to a close, with a finale that seemed to be unpredictable at times, but really ended up right where many thought (and hoped) it would - with the "scheming strategist (fill in alliterative synonym for "scheming" or "strategist" here)" Todd pulling out the victory over Amanda and Courtney.What's this? Giving away the ending prior to recapping the events? Yes, with such an unpredictably predictable finale, my desire for a cohesive review has gone out the window; instead, I give you a series of unrelated thoughts I had/have about the final episode of this season (and even some about next season). Where to start?* After the jury had said their peace and prior to the votes being read, I had convinced myself that Courtney was going to win. Amanda blew any chance she had of winning at the two tribal councils - Read more:Episode
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TGITDNMAR (12/14/07) 2007-12-14 15:30:00 It's that time again for TGITDNMAR, which (obviously) stands for Thank God It's The Day New Movies Are Released.It's mid-December...where is all the Oscar buzz? Where is the mad rush of SERIOUS DRAMAS that comes every year at this time? I mean, I know There Will Be Blood is still coming, and The Kite Runner is amongst this week's releases. The Hanks-Roberts-Hoffman flick Charlie Wilson's War comes to us next week, but that's really about it. I suppose this is why they're re-releasing The Hunting Party to theaters this week - in a year so devoid of serious Oscar contenders, even a little-seen Richard Gere-Terence Howard movie that no one really cared about has a chance.To say nothing of my favorites, at this point, I'm forecasting the Best Picture nominees to be: No Country for Old Men, Michael Clayton, Ratatouille, and American Gangster, with either Atonement, There Will Be Blood or Into the Wild possibly being the wild card fifth entry. Who are your predictions (again, not fav
Survivor: China - Episode 13 Recap 2007-12-13 23:01:00 Call episode 13 the "One with the Lost Opportunities."Right off the bat it was challenge time, with the players taking part in a popularity/arrow-shooting contest. The way it worked was a clever spin on the usual "break so and so's pot to get them out of the game, with each contestant getting 5 or so arrows. But instead of taking them and shooting them, they had to distribute them into jars with the other players' names on them, not being able to give themselves any. As such, the unlikable and outnumbered PG ended up with but one arrow (from Courtney of all people), while Courtney got 12 (Lunchlady Lady received two, Amanda four and Todd six, by the way). From there, the object was to shoot their arrows at a large checkerboard of sorts, with each players' name scattered about in a number of places. Get the most hits (yours or someone else's) and you win. Courtney missed out on the first opportunity, hitting mostly Denise's targets with her 12 arrows, but getting Todd a few as Read more:China
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Fletch's Film Review: I'm Not There 2007-12-13 09:21:00 You might not know this, but I was named after Bob Dylan (see my Blogger profile). As such, it should come as little surprise that I'm a fan of the man's work, though I wouldn't classify myself as a fanatic. That said, imagine my surprise when my parents (whom Mrs. Fletch
and I attended the film with on Thanksgiving) understood less of this highly artsy, ambitious, ambiguous film than I did. In case you haven't heard, this is probably one of the strangest "bio-pics" ever made, in that it's entirely about its subject while simultaneously not even mentioning his name or featuring a character by the name of Bob Dylan. Instead, 6 actors portray a "role" that Dylan "played" at one point or another in his life (just like I'm currently playing "quotes" guy).All well and good, and possibly even comprehensible, if that were taken on its own. Unfortunately, that's not the case, as director Todd Haynes complicates matters by jumbling the six (or more?) narratives around each other, leaving Read more:Film Review
Belated Birthday Wishes 2007-12-11 16:43:00 Blog Cabins turned one year old on Sunday, a day after Mrs. Fletch's birthday. As you might have imagined, it was a busy weekend in Fletchland. As such, I neglected to post anything commemorating the anniversary of my entering the blogosphere.However, I've done enough celebrating of Blog Cabins lately (all I'll say is "MUCHAS GRACIAS" to any regular readers I've had over the last 12 months - I really do appreciate you). In light of this, I'm handing out presents (awards) to some of my favorite bloggers (movie or otherwise). Some awards are probably wanted; others, not so much - but if you're here, it's because I read you often and love what you do, so keep on doing whatever it is you do.Best Blogger whose move to New York has temporarily killed his blog: Matt from The Spoon.In case you don't know it, Matt is one busy guy. As it was, he posted frequently on The Spoon. Then he decided to start up a sports blog (The Athlete's Footnotes). On top of that, he moved to New York and s Read more:Birthday
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Fletch's Film Review: No Country for Old Men 2007-12-09 16:47:00 The reviews are inescapable, and they are overwhelmingly positive. You get it...you've been beaten over the head with it: No Country
for Old Men
is superfantabulexcellenterrific. Well, yes and no. No Country certainly stands as one of the high points of the Coen brothers career, which certainly says something considering their resume (I'd rank it third probably, after Lebowski and Fargo). That said, it has a giant elephant-in-the-room sized issue that it seems not enough people have a problem with. The way I see it, there are three types of people with three different interpretations of the last act of No Country. The first group is "people who have read the book." I assume this group is small. They most likely "get" what happens. The second group is people like me (and the three people I saw the film with). We openly criticized the finale, questioning a number of the choices made, not to mention trying to interpret certain things. We could be classified as "morons who want ev Read more:Film Review
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