Bright Star is what used to be surefire Masterpiece Theater bait. A serious, deliberate and restrained piece of lushly designed period romance and tragedy. A film where moments and vistas swirl around its centerpiece stars, all managed with a steady and deliberate directorial hand. All said in today’s bombastic, spoon-fed world of cinema… that’s some boring crap. And yet, it’s like comparing Bach to Beatles. Where most mainstream films feel like they’ve got a bouncy hook and melody to bring …
Month: October 2009
I really haven’t delved too deeply into the release schedule for 2010 yet, but one movie I am absolutely looking forward to is Louis Leterrier’s (The Incredible Hulk) remake of the 1981 classic, The Clash of the Titans. Next to the Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogies, I’m not sure there is another movie from the 1980s that captivated and enthralled me as much as Clash. In fact, I loved the movie so much that in third grade I dressed …
Happy October 1st to all the faithful readers of AATM.com (that’s Andy at The Movies for the uninitiated) and to celebrate this eventful day, I present you with three new posters for November’s release of The Twilight Saga: New Moon. To be honest, there’s nothing really special or significant about October 1st, I just thought we could all celebrate, especially considering the snow Mother Nature prematurely crapped on the Valley yesterday. At any rate, click the thumbnail versions below and …