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I've read 28. Watchmen, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The Shining, Breakfast of Champions, The Godfather, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Catch-22, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Once and Future King, The Lord of the Rings, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Lord of the Flies, Casino Royale, The Ca...

As a follow up to last year's blockbuster Batman Begins, Christopher Nolan is set to direct Warner Bros. Pictures' The Dark Knight, written by Jonathan Nolan, based on a story by Christopher Nolan and David Goyer. The film will be produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan. Additi...

01. A Scanner Darkly (d. Richard Linklater) **** 02. Cars (d. John Lasseter) *** 1/2 03. The King (d. James Marsh) *** 1/2 04. United 93 (d. Paul Greengrass) *** 1/2 05. Thank You For Smoking (d. Jason Reitman) *** 06. Superman Returns (d. Bryan Singer) *** 07. X-Men: The Last Stand (d. Brett Ratne...

Well, considering that Madeline Albright was on CNN the other day saying that Lebanon/Hezbollah attacked Israel first and that Israel has a right to defend itself, it seems as if the general consensus (including not only Republicans and Democrats, but the U.N. as well) is that Israel has done nothi...

1. Are you emotionally moved by a powerful speaker? No 2. Do you take pride in being part of a successful team? Yes, of course 3. Do you have any ethnic or racial pride? No 4. Do you get a little excited when bad things happen in the news? No, never 5. How much would a horrible disaster in a countr...

I'm gonna vacillate because I feel like I need to on some of these questions. It's not like I'm being graded anyway. :p 1. The government should subsidize struggling museums, theaters, and artists. Strongly Disagree because the key word here is "struggling." There's usually a reason why m...

anonymous, you seem like a very nice fellow, but can you please adhere to the customs of the board regarding this thread? There are films, like Pirates, that have their own threads, and all reviews should be placed there. This is a thread specifically set up for minor or obscurer films that don't r...

Syd Barrett, founder of Pink Floyd, dies 07/11/2006 12:45 PM, AP Jill Lawless Syd Barrett, the troubled Pink Floyd co-founder who spent his last years in reclusive anonymity, has died, the band said Tuesday. He was 60. A spokeswoman for the band said Barrett died several days ago, but she did not d...

It's been a month or so since I last posted, so I'm gonna drop I quick line and then scram. Sonic, do you remember last year when I had my own out-of-left-field prediction and tried to convince everyone that The Chronicles of Narnia was going to be the second coming of fantasy and continue to reap ...

What a stupid list... Saving Private Ryan is inspirational? In what way is the most graphic war film in history inspirational? Is it because Private Ryan gets saved? One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ? How is a movie in which Jack Nicholson's character gets a lobotomy and is smothered in his sleep, o...

I'm coming back briefly to vent on this film as well. I'm a huge X-Men fan. I own the first two films on DVD. That being said, I wasn't expecting a lot from this one, since Brett Ratner is probably the director I resent the most in Hollywood. Maybe he's not the worst, but he certainly is the most u...

I just received a backstage pass to the SXSW Film Festival in Austin (it runs from the 10th-19th this month), which is where A Prairie Home Companion is making its North American debut. The pass allows me to attend any screening I want (plus attend all the parties I want too), so I'll definately be...

01. Downfall (d. Oliver Hirschbiegel) **** 02. Pride & Prejudice (d. Joe Wright) **** 03. A History of Violence (d. David Cronenberg) **** 04. Brokeback Mountain (d. Ang Lee) **** 05. March of the Penguins (d. Luc Jacquet) *** ½ 06. The Constant Gardener (d. Fernando Meirelles) *** ½ 07. King K...