Monthly Archives: June 2010
Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 15: Part 2 of David Jacobs Interview, Prince of Persia, Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, and Survival of the Dead
The Islander. Nancy concludes her interview with David Jacobs, the creator of both Dallas and Knots Landing. David reveals the remainder of his desert island picks.
Prince of Persia: The Sand of Times. We’re not even half way through the summer and already a second film about time travel is playing in the theaters. The unavoidable question that has to be asked is, “If you could travel back in time and only avoid seeing one time travel film, which one would it be: Hot Tub Time Machine or The Prince of Persia?” And no fair picking Marmaduke. Just because time seems to stand still, doesn’t make it a time travel movie.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Thriller? Mystery? Feminist wish fulfillment flick? Character study? Or just a freak fest? The Misfits have a tough time pinning this one down.
Survival of the Dead. You’ll moan, you’ll groan, and after two hours, you might even stagger from the theater like a slack-jawed, brain dead zombie. Even though the dead survive in this latest George A. Romero film, Survival of the Dead might be the shot to the brianpan that ends this final cycle of living dead films.
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Such a Character: Gene Lockhart
What made Lockhart so special as a character actor was his ability to blend the two types for which he was famous, that of the overtly sinister villain and the bumbling nice guy, into a unique and compelling mix that never failed to delight. While Lockhart was known best for his work in film, he also had an impressive career on the stage, including his much-lauded performance as Willie Loman in the original Broadway production of Death of a Salesman (taking over from Lee J. Cobb). Continue reading
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Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 14: Interview With David Jacobs (Creator of Dallas), Harry Brown, What I learned at the Movies, and Robin Hood
The Islander is where guests are interviewed by Nancy and asked to pick the ten films they would take with them to a desert Island. Nancy’s guest this week is David Jacobs: producer, director, author, and creator of both Dallas and Knots Landing.
Harry Brown. What I want to know is, where’s the Harry Brown action figure? It could come with play money to drop everywhere in a drunken stupor, an asthma inhaler, and a cell phone that you can hear his old codger buddy being killed on. Depressing drug den and graffiti covered, urine stained pedestrian underpass sold separately.
It’s back to school for some show and tell as the Misfits share some of the things they learned at the movies.
Robin Hood. Although there’s no robbing the rich and giving to the poor in this new version, when it’s over, your wallet will definitely be ten dollars or so lighter and you might very well feel like you’ve been robbed. Continue reading
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