2 result(s) tagged “Ang Lee”

Blowing It

12 Jun 2006

Michelle Williams and Heath Ledger The final two stops on the Culture Snob tour of 2005 Best Picture Oscar nominees are striking for their similarities. Both Brokeback Mountain and Munich are patient, well-made genre movies that strip most of the politics out of charged subjects. Sadly, both are also botches.

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You Wouldn’t Like Me When I’m Bored

10 Jul 2003

Much of what’s been written about Hulk is true: It’s boring, lead Eric Bana gives a lifeless performance, the titular CGI creature looks more like a rubber ball than several hundred pounds of flesh and bone, and the script has all the sharpness and bite of flat soda. But there is a more fundamental problem with the project: the source material.

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Box Office Power Rankings: December 26-28, 2008
As 2008 exited, withered and old and tired, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was birthed into theaters, fully formed as a Best Picture favorite. ...
Box Office Power Rankings: December 19-21, 2008
Earlier this month, I noted that no 10th-place-gross movie has ever won the Box Office Power Rankings title. That’s still true. But Danny Boyle’s Slumdog ...
Culture Snob on Ebert's "Answer Man"
Roger Ebert, in his December 17 “Answer Man” column, quoted this essay on Magnolia. Thanks to Colin Marshall for pointing out the mention. Also: Ebert’s ...
Box Office Power Rankings: December 12-14, 2008
If you’ve heard of the animated Delgo, it’s most likely for its infamy. Opening this past weekend in 2,160 theaters, it barely grossed $500,000. Its ...
Battle of the Summer Superheroes
Let’s break this down like a logic puzzle. Iron Man is a better beginning-to-end movie than The Dark Knight or Hancock.The Dark Knight’s best scenes ...

We watched the Shining for the umpteenth time today, as Kubrick is one of hubby’s favorite directors. We wind up playing MST3K with the movie, ...
Marsha G
Burnt Toast
“nation of psychopaths” Loved that line. Pretty much describes us these days, and explains the Right “real America” theory. Small town altruism and cooperation is ...
Denise Long
The Psychopathic Chicken (and Other Lessons of Evolution)
Just found your blog through Ebert’s “Answer Man” mention. Solid stuff; I’m especially impressed with your Top 100 list, which is one of the best ...
Colin Marshall
Box Office Power Rankings: December 12-14, 2008
But it was six years in the making. What was it trying to cash in on — Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie? My guess is that ...
Culture Snob
Box Office Power Rankings: December 12-14, 2008
Uh, sorry, I don’t have any valuable web offers for you. But I do have a comment... I hadn’t heard anything about “Delgo” up ...
Jamie
Box Office Power Rankings: December 12-14, 2008

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