This morning’s news in Los Angeles is dominated by the announcement of this year’s Oscar nominees. As happens every year there are some names on the list that won’t come as a surprise, while others may be seen as strange choices. The full list is as follows: Performance by an actor in a leading role […]
Cloverfield
Cloverfield is one of those films that I expect people to be talking about for years. Of course a lot of people who will be talking about this “film event” probably won’t have even seen it, but that’s never stopped anyone before, so why would it in the future? Since I’m currently in Hollywood, California, […]
Vantage Point
With a tagline of “8 Strangers. 8 Points of View. 1 Truth” you more or less expect a high octane thriller. The cast list includes Sigourney Weaver, Forrest Whitaker, Dennis Quaid, William Hurt and Eduardo Noriega. You might remember Noriega from “Abre los Ojos” and “Tesis”. Since the film won’t be released until the end […]
Bourne Ultimatum on DVD
The Bourne Ultimatum, directed by Paul Greengrass, was one of the big hits of the summer, so it’s hardly surprising that the DVD would top the bestseller lists on etailers such as Amazon. I saw the film on the big screen when it was released last summer. While I enjoyed it overall there were several […]