Friday, May 25, 2012
Pray For Little Bennett Scheuermann
The five-month-old son of a friend is having open-heart surgery this morning. If you would like to follow along at home and know how things are going for the Scheuermann family, visit their blog at http://blog4bennett.blogspot.com/. You can learn more about how little Bennett is doing throughout the day, see photos of the cute baby, and find out about donation opportunities for the family.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Skyfall Poster & Trailer Released
Beginning last Friday, the teaser poster and trailer for the 23rd James Bond movie Skyfall were released. My initial reactions to both were boring and pretty fantastic.
The producers and director are going for a classic Bond feel with the latest installment in the franchise. The poster is highly influenced by this decision with the iconic gunbarrel in the background and Daniel Craig as Bond walking in the middle of the poster. While the gunbarrel is a classic image of the series, putting it as the main graphic of the poster seems rather obvious and clichéd in my opinion.
As far as the preview goes, it was really intriguing. It immediately peaked my interest and the visuals seen throughout are of the quality you find in art-house films, not action pictures. I liked it and if it weren't for my intense desire to not spoil anything from previews I would watch it a hundred times in the next week, but I will refrain and only watch it one or two more times between now and when the next trailer is released later this year.
The producers and director are going for a classic Bond feel with the latest installment in the franchise. The poster is highly influenced by this decision with the iconic gunbarrel in the background and Daniel Craig as Bond walking in the middle of the poster. While the gunbarrel is a classic image of the series, putting it as the main graphic of the poster seems rather obvious and clichéd in my opinion.
As far as the preview goes, it was really intriguing. It immediately peaked my interest and the visuals seen throughout are of the quality you find in art-house films, not action pictures. I liked it and if it weren't for my intense desire to not spoil anything from previews I would watch it a hundred times in the next week, but I will refrain and only watch it one or two more times between now and when the next trailer is released later this year.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Yesterday Was A Good Day
Two movie-related quick hits and then I will let you move along.
For those who enjoy the 007 series, a teaser poster was released for Skyfall that harkens back to the "classic" Bond movies. However, by doing so the image on the poster is rather boring and a little too obvious for my tastes. I am still excited to get something from the new film and hopefully this little tidbit of movie news will placate me until the trailer is released next week.
The other note that made yesterday so great was I went to see a screening of The Godfather last night with my friend James. Besides being my favorite movie of all time, it was great just to sit through a classic movie in the theater. I always enjoy retro movie night, whether it is a classic from the black-and-white era of Hollywood or some blockbuster from my youth that I wasn't able to appreciate until I started viewing it on VHS in my living room.
I suggest you find a theater that screens classic movies like the one I saw yesterday and enjoy some nostalgia on the big screen.
For those who enjoy the 007 series, a teaser poster was released for Skyfall that harkens back to the "classic" Bond movies. However, by doing so the image on the poster is rather boring and a little too obvious for my tastes. I am still excited to get something from the new film and hopefully this little tidbit of movie news will placate me until the trailer is released next week.
The other note that made yesterday so great was I went to see a screening of The Godfather last night with my friend James. Besides being my favorite movie of all time, it was great just to sit through a classic movie in the theater. I always enjoy retro movie night, whether it is a classic from the black-and-white era of Hollywood or some blockbuster from my youth that I wasn't able to appreciate until I started viewing it on VHS in my living room.
I suggest you find a theater that screens classic movies like the one I saw yesterday and enjoy some nostalgia on the big screen.
Thursday, May 03, 2012
2012 Summer Movie Preview
Normally I give a nice, long synopsis of each film I'm interested in seeing during the summer. However, this year I am too busy at work to do the research for all the movies and with moving in three weeks am not going to have time to see all the movies I want.
I am listing the movies below that I am interested in seeing, but it will likely end up that only three or four will actually be viewed by the end of the blockbuster season.
The Avengers - May 4
Battleship - May 18 (Looks like this year's Snakes on a Plane, which means so stupid it might actually be entertaining.)
Men in Black III - May 25 (I'm more interested in the James Bond preview that will debut at this release than I am the actual movie.)
Prometheus - June 8 (After the Batman movie, this is probably my most anticipated feature coming out.)
Brave - June 22
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - June 22
G.I. Joe: Retaliation - June 29 (Meh. Saw the first one.)
The Amazing Spider-man - July 3
The Dark Knight Rises - July 20
The Bourne Legacy - August 3
Total Recall - August 3 (I'm on the fence for this one.)
The Expendables 2 - August 17 (I'm required as a man to see this one.)
The order in which I am most anticipating these releases would be:
The Dark Knight Rises
Prometheus
Brave
The Avengers
The Amazing Spider-man
The Bourne Legacy
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Total Recall
Battleship
The Expendables 2
Men in Black III
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
I am listing the movies below that I am interested in seeing, but it will likely end up that only three or four will actually be viewed by the end of the blockbuster season.
The Avengers - May 4
Battleship - May 18 (Looks like this year's Snakes on a Plane, which means so stupid it might actually be entertaining.)
Men in Black III - May 25 (I'm more interested in the James Bond preview that will debut at this release than I am the actual movie.)
Prometheus - June 8 (After the Batman movie, this is probably my most anticipated feature coming out.)
Brave - June 22
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - June 22
G.I. Joe: Retaliation - June 29 (Meh. Saw the first one.)
The Amazing Spider-man - July 3
The Dark Knight Rises - July 20
The Bourne Legacy - August 3
Total Recall - August 3 (I'm on the fence for this one.)
The Expendables 2 - August 17 (I'm required as a man to see this one.)
The order in which I am most anticipating these releases would be:
The Dark Knight Rises
Prometheus
Brave
The Avengers
The Amazing Spider-man
The Bourne Legacy
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Total Recall
Battleship
The Expendables 2
Men in Black III
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
A Mighty Task
Early last year I counted up all of the Academy Awards' Best Picture nominee movies I had seen. It turned out I had watched 272 movies, out of a possible 475, at least one time. That equated to 57 percent of all the films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.
In nearly a year-and-a-half later I have been able to up the percentage to 79, seeing 394 of a possible 494 films.
Among the 100 films I have yet to see, one of those is this year's Best Picture winner The Artist. It is the only film among the winners I have not seen. I hope to have seen every nominee by the end of 2013. That is a lofty goal because at some point I am going to reach the films that are hard to find or not readily available on DVD. We'll see if I can pull this off.
In nearly a year-and-a-half later I have been able to up the percentage to 79, seeing 394 of a possible 494 films.
Among the 100 films I have yet to see, one of those is this year's Best Picture winner The Artist. It is the only film among the winners I have not seen. I hope to have seen every nominee by the end of 2013. That is a lofty goal because at some point I am going to reach the films that are hard to find or not readily available on DVD. We'll see if I can pull this off.
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