Monthly Archives: April 2008

Surf's Up

Sony Film is attempting to establish a beach head in the computer animation space to complete against Pixar/Disney and Fox but hasn’t made a great deal of progress yet. Surf’s Up is their third major release, better than either Open … Continue reading 

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Reign Over Me

There have been a number of movies in the last few years focused on people dealing with the emotional devastation of 9/11 and, for the most point, I tend to avoid them as too painful or too likely to be … Continue reading 

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Advise & Consent

When I was about 10 or 12 I started reading Allen Drury’s Cold War tales of political intrigue in Washington, D.C. He had such an imaginative way of retelling what the real life pundits and politicos tried to warn us … Continue reading 

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Next

Nicholas Cage has starred in many big action movies over the years but given his physical and emotional natures has been a poor choice for the roles (e.g., Gone in 60 Seconds, Face/Off, Con Air). Characters that are a bit … Continue reading 

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