Director: Shane Black Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Guy Pearce, Ben Kingsley The first Iron Man film was, quite frankly, one of the best entries into the Marvel universe of films. It was a movie that embraced the silliness of the comic book yet somehow managed to bring some substance to the story. Now, … Continue reading »
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Contagion
Director: Steven Soderbergh Starring: Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law (and many, many others). What struck me about Steven Soderbergh’s thriller about an outbreak of a deadly disease was how fast everything moved, but also how well constructed the film was so that the fast pace and the shear amount of people involved didn’t become … Continue reading »
Academy Awards 2011 Running Diary
So the Oscars went down last night and I was watching for all 3+ hours to keep track of the highlights (or lowlights) in case anyone was disappointed in missing this telecast. I did a running diary of the events, something that I like to do and really haven’t done since the NFL draft that … Continue reading »