February 2004
February 27th, 2004
I have posted a new review up today in the reviews section, and it has also come to my attaintion that Ken Akamatsu's upcoming manga "Magister Negi Magi" will have about ten panels censored for its release, so that the series can be shown to the "largest possible audience." Seeing that Ken Akamatsu is one of my favorite manga artists out there this news is EXTREAMLY disapointing! Because of this decision I will NOT be reviewing "Magister Negi Magi" when it comes out (Although Del Ray's other manga will be reviewed since those works are not being censored)! If you guys want to show your disaproval to Del Ray you could always let them know how disapointed you are in them.
February 23rd, 2004
There's no review up today...seriously. However I did upload my first editorial, and chances are I'll upload a review or two on Wensday, so for now enjoy the editorial and I'll see you later this week with new reviews.
February 21st, 2004
In several days ABC will be airing the only 3+ hour event I care about: The Oscars! And so to celibrate I have decided to let you guys know of a movie poster sale that is taking place at "All Posters.com" (See above link). Basically pretty much all their posters are on sale for $6.98, and movie posters are really nice room decorations, so while the sale is going on (It lasts till Monday) now would be the perfect chance for you to pick up a couple of your favorite movie posters for an affordable price (Personally this was my favorite movie poster from last year, even though I hated the actual movie)! Another special feature for today is I'm going to do a "If I Picked The Winners" thing that Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper does every year. If you do not want to read my ramblings though you can just read the new review that's been posted in the reviews section. So without futhor ado I present:
If I Picked The Winners
Actor in a leading role
Johnny Depp in "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"
Ben Kingsley in "House of Sand and Fog"
Jude Law in "Cold Mountain"
Bill Murray in "Lost in Translation"
Sean Penn in "Mystic River"
My Pick: Johnny Depp
Actor in a supporting role
Alec Baldwin in "The Cooler"
Benicio Del Toro in "21 Grams"
Djimon Hounsou in "In America"
Tim Robbins in "Mystic River"
Ken Watanabe in "The Last Samurai"
My Pick: Alec Baldwin
Actress in a leading role
Keisha Castle-Hughes in "Whale Rider"
Diane Keaton in "Something's Gotta Give"
Samantha Morton in "In America"
Charlize Theron in "Monster"
Naomi Watts in "21 Grams"
My Pick: Charlize Theron
Actress in a supporting role
Shohreh Aghdashloo in "House of Sand and Fog"
Patricia Clarkson in "Pieces of April"
Marcia Gay Harden in "Mystic River"
Holly Hunter in "Thirteen"
Renée Zellweger in "Cold Mountain"
My Pick: Holly Hunter
Animated feature film
"Brother Bear"
"Finding Nemo"
"The Triplets of Belleville"
My Pick: "The Triplets of Belleville"
Directing
"City of God" Fernando Meirelles
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" Peter Jackson
"Lost in Translation" Sofia Coppola
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" Peter Weir
"Mystic River" Clint Eastwood
My Pick: Peter Jackson
Music (original score)
"Big Fish" Danny Elfman
"Cold Mountain" Gabriel Yared
"Finding Nemo" Thomas Newman
"House of Sand and Fog" James Horner
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" Howard Shore
My Pick: Howard Shore
Music (original song)
"Into the West" from "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
"A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" from "A Mighty Wind"
"Scarlet Tide" from "Cold Mountain"
"Belleville Rendez-vous" from "The Triplets of Belleville"
"You Will Be My Ain True Love" from "Cold Mountain"
My Pick: "Into The West"
Best picture
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
"Lost in Translation"
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
"Mystic River"
"Seabiscuit"
My Pick: "The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King"
Anyway I know there's more catigories, but I'll only bore you with the catigories you most likely care about. I wonder if these long updates are going to become normal around here? Guess we'll see!
February 16th, 2004
I was only going to upload one review today, but seeing how it's Presidents Day there was this one series I just HAD to review for today! Check out the reviews section to see which review it is, while I excuse myself to see "Lord of The Rings: Return of The King" for a second time. Chow!
February 13th, 2004
To this day I haven’t put much effort into the updates, which has made the main page kind of dull since every single update is me telling you that there is a new review up or something. Well let me tell you about this movie a saw last night called “The Triplets of Belleville,” which may be one of the weirdest animated movies I’ve ever seen. There are three animated movies being nominated for “Best Animated Feature Film,” those films are “Brother Bear,” “Finding Nemo,” and this one. All three are very good movies, however Triplets may be the only one to truly try something different with animation. The animation itself is hard to describe, but it has a look and feel to it that is creepy yet enchanting, and there’s pretty much no dialog, this movies plays to the tune of the silent film era. Did I mention the title song is one of the catchiest songs in an animated film? While I’m still rooting for the song from “Lord of The Rings” to win the award there is no denying that I was tapping my feet for hours after hearing the song from Triplets.
Oh and the dog Bruno isn’t very charming or cute, yet he’s still funny (A running gag about the dog and trains may be one of the best running gags in recent memory). Roger Ebert said that this was a film that just leaves you at a loss for words when describing it, and that is absolutely true. Here I am trying to convince everyone that they NEED to this movie, yet I can’t for the life of me find words to describe it, it’s just one of those films you need to see for yourself. So if the film is in your area then due yourself a favor and see it. Oh yeah, there’s also a new review up. Enjoy.
February 6th, 2004
Well folks, today I have two new reviews up, as well as my first feature for this site: An interview with Sean Howard! Who's Sean Howard you ask? Well head on over to the now open features section and find out! See you guys next week.