Monthly Archives: January 2006

Sin City

Posted on January 22, 2006

Technology has finally allowed artists like Frank Miller and Stan Lee to bring their visions to the big screen without compromise. Sin City, originally a series of graphic novels, did require navigating Hollywood politics so that Miller and Robert Rodriguez … Continue reading →

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The Great Escape

Posted on January 22, 2006

This John Sturges classic is over 40 years old now and while the production values (e.g., lack of big explosions and long sad pull shots) show it, there are only a handful of war movies which come close to it … Continue reading →

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Alexander

Posted on January 13, 2006

Oliver Stone made this trainwreck of a movie. Colin Farrell, hair dyed blonde, stars as the ancient Macedonian boy king who conquered most of the ‘known world’ before he was 30 and then died shortly after. Angelina Jolie plays his … Continue reading →

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Hostage

Posted on January 2, 2006

While you might think Sin City was the only graphic novel-type movie Bruce Willis made last year, you’d be wrong. Though it pretty much flew under everyone’s radar, Hostage was definitely in the same niche. Since I’ve not yet seen … Continue reading →

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