Qmuze loves movies and tis the season for viewing if you want to get yourself ready for “Oscar 2012.” You probably aren’t a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and therefore you won’t be filling out an official ballot, but you very well may be marking a ballot for your office pool, or for an Oscar party, so here’s a brief “muze” on each of the nine movies nominated for best Read More…
I expected the movie Bridesmaids to be funny and I was not disappointed — it was hilarious. I was however, a little surprised by how ribald the humor was. The girls, it seems, can get just as down and dirty as the guys. Kristen Wiig, of Saturday Night Live fame, co-wrote the movie and stars as Annie, old friend, maid-of-honor, and loser at love. Helen (Rose Byrne) is the bride’s new (and perfect) friend, and Read More…
If you think The Beaver sounds like a comedy you would be oh-so-wrong. Mel Gibson’s character, Walter, is suffering from depression, and while he resorts to using a beaver hand puppet to express himself, the result is heartbreaking, not funny. Mr. Gibson is very good in this role (possible Oscar nod?) – a role his real life seems to have been preparing him for. Mr. Gibson doesn’t hold anything back — he is a Read More…
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS — SOURCE CODE – THE CONSPIRATOR If you can hold your eyes open tonight (I know you’re tired from getting up before daybreak to catch the royal wedding) you should take yourself out to the movies. Depending on your mood, all three of these films are good for a Friday night when you may be a little tired from a hard week of work…or a busy week of royal watching. Water for Elephants is Read More…
I have a big crush on three fictional characters — Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice, Batman, and Mr. Rochester from Jane Eyre. All three men are smart, mysterious, slightly tortured, and they are all ‘man enough’ to handle a strong woman. I love the story of Jane Eyre in all its Gothic glory — the repressed emotions, pent-up sexual desire, grand manor homes, and lonely moors equal Romance with a capital R. Director Cary Fukunaga Read More…
Last Friday as I was perusing the movie section of the paper I noticed the review for a movie titled, Win Win. I don’t read reviews before I see a movie and write my own review, but I did look at the information box to check out the writer and director. In this case they were one and the same, Thomas McCarthy. I like when movies are written and directed by the same person — Read More…
Friday night is pizza and movie night for our family. This past Friday we went with some friends to our favorite pizza place, Patxi’s in the Marina — that was the easy part. When it came time to choose a movie, things got complicated. Two new releases were in contention — Matthew McConaughey’s The Lincoln Lawyer, and Bradley Cooper’s Limitless were both playing five minutes away on Chestnut Street. Both movies have plenty of action Read More…
Have you ever been out to dinner with a group of friends and the food’s not that great, but the conversation is really thought provoking? You go home hungry, but thinking. That’s how I felt about The Adjustment Bureau. I love the movie’s theme — destiny vs. free will — but unfortunately, the plot got in the way. David Norris (Matt Damon) is a politician destined to do great things, and Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) Read More…
The esteemed Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has given out its awards and office pools have been paid off — no need to go out and see a highbrow movie this weekend. A good comedy is the perfect antidote to the award season, so if you are in the mood for some laughs go see Cedar Rapids. A friend aptly described this movie as The Hangover meets Fargo. Ed Helms (The Hangover) plays Read More…
Great songs have a tune that you can’t stop humming and great movies have lines that live past the credits and on into history. One of my family’s favorite movies is “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.” We watch it every Christmas season, and after all these years it’s like a mid-night showing of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” — we say the lines along with the actors. Our favorite is a line from Read More…
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